MJHL update

The Neepawa Natives have suffered through some lean years of late, but the junior A team feels this is their year to turn things around.
The team has been extremely active this off season, and they pulled off another deal last week when they acquired 20-year old goaltender Wendell Vye.
The overage netminder played with the P.E.I. Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last year. Due to a limit on the number of overage players at the major junior level, Vye is ready to play his final year of junior at the junior A level.
Last year, the Moncton, N.B., product finished first in save percentage in the Canadian Hockey League. He also finished third with a 2.20 GAA.
Neepawa Natives head coach Bryant Perrier told the MJHL website that Vye was “on our wish list”, though he admitted he had his doubts he could acquire the netminder.
“It was a pipe dream at times because we were fighting so many factors,” he said.”The team that owned his junior A rights was obviously not looking to move him. As well, with his ability, we were of the mind that he would be back in the QMJHL.”
Vye, who is not overly large at five foot 11 inches and 160 pounds, said he’s looking forward to playing for the Natives.
“The (Neepawa Natives) staff takes great pride in getting players to the next level and helping them out with their careers,” said Vye in a release. “I am very excited.”
In other deals, the Dauphin Kings have traded 17-year-old forward E.J. Faust to the OCN Blizzard for future considerations.
Not done there, the Dauphin Kings shipped 20-year-old forward Dale Hunt and future considerations to the Cowichan Capitals of the BCHL for 19-year-old forward Chris Daniels.
The Dauphin Kings also traded 20-year-old defenceman Mike Boese and future considerations to the Miramichi Timberwolves of the Maratime Junior A Hockey League for 20-year-old forward Keith Grondin and 19-year-old goaltender Leo Podolsky.
• The radio schedule for GX94 has been released, and the Swan Valley Stampeders will be on the air 15 times on the Yorkton-based radio station.
The first game is Sept. 29, when the Stampeders visit the Dauphin Kings.
GX94 will also broadcast 10 Waywayseecappo Wolverines games. Their first game will be on Sept. 19 against the Dauphin Kings.
In fact GX94 will carry five Wayway vs. Swan Valley games, three Wayway vs. OCN games, and two Wayway vs. Dauphin games.
Swan Valley’s other games include three against Dauphin, three against Portage, two against Neepawa and two against OCN.
GX94 isn’t planning to cover any Addison Division games this year.
You can see their full schedule at www.gx94radio.com.