Around the Pound: February 2, 2026

It was a quieter week on the ice for the Terriers with only two home games over the last seven days. Portage fell 3-0 to the Niverville Nighthawks on Tuesday, which was a makeup game from December that was cancelled due to poor road conditions. On Sunday night the Terriers beat the Winkler Flyers for the fifth time this season, 6-5. The win was the 750th regular season win for head coach and GM Blake Spiller. He broke Doug Stokes’ wins record of 670 in 2024.

On Friday the Portage Terriers added G Logan Cunningham (05) to the roster. “With the uncertainty of our injury situation in goal we felt it necessary to add another goaltender to our roster,” says Terrier coach and GM Blake Spiller. “We are fortunate an experienced goaltender was available this late in the season.” Cunningham (6’3″, 190) has spent parts of four seasons in the WHL with the Victoria Royals, Edmonton Oil Kings and Saskatoon Blades. Cunningham picked up the win in his first start on Sunday against Winkler.

At the game on Tuesday, Marilyn Gagnon’s name was drawn for the Panko’s Food Centre Meat Draw! Congrats Marilyn!

On Sunday, Owen Witt was named the Fehr Auto & Ag Terrier of the month for January. He had five points in eight games.

UPCOMING

The Portage Terriers have a busy week traveling to Steinbach on Wednesday, hosting Swan Valley on Friday and then going back to Steinbach on Saturday. The second game against the Pistons is a make up game from earlier in January. Get your tickets for Friday night’s game at tickets.portageterriers.com. The games on the road will be broadcast on 920AM CFRY and Portageonline.com.

Keep an eye out for our annual gigantic 50/50, with a pot guaranteed at a minimum of $50,000! We will start selling on Feb. 16.

The Terriers will be releasing their annual hockey cards after the Louis Riel Classic on Feb. 16. We will also be wearing a special Metis themed jersey that will be auctioned off.

We are excited to announce our Ag Appreciation night coming up on March 6 at Canad Inns Portage. In partnership with the Portage Chamber of Commerce, there will be a guest speaker, Ag Awards presentation and a comedian. FULL DETAILS HERE

COMMUNITY

This week the Terriers visited with and read to some young fans at the Family Resource Centre. The team will be visiting many schools in the area in February for I love to Read month!

The Portage Terriers’ Ladies Auxiliary has started their “Family Funds” day draw! Tickets are 1 for $2. The grand prize is $500 cash with the final draw on Feb. 16. Tickets will be sold at Terrier home games and from Terrier players.