Feb. 17, 2017 Virden, MB – The Virden Oil Capitals take down the first place, Steinbach Pistons 4-2 on home ice.  Head Coach, Troy Leslie said, " It was nice to get a solid effort from everyone tonight. Our compete level and energy was really good, it was a win our team needed."  The first period was a quiet one with neither team able to put one on the board. The Caps had their chances, outshooting the Pistons 21-11 in the first. The Caps opened up the scoring at 6:49 in the second with a power-play goal from assistant captain, Carter Cowlthorp assisted by Kyle Salaway. The Pistons answered back at 14:00 with a goal from Braden Purtill assisted by Joseph Leonidas and Landon Plett, 1-1. At the end of the second period, the Caps and Pistons were tied 1-1. The shots on goal were 16-12 for the Caps.  Carter Cowlthorp put away a short-handed goal at 6:56 in the third period assisted by Dylan Thiessen to take the lead, 2-1. It didn't take long for the Pistons to answer back with a goal at 8:01 on the power play scored by William Koop assisted by Ryan Carlson and Tyler Anderson, 2-2. The Caps took the lead 3-2 at 16:33 with a goal from Jesse Korytko for his third of the season assisted by Jordan Thomson. Seconds later Kolten Kanaski would stretch the lead to two assisted by Ben Dalke and Carter Cowlthorp, 4-2. That would be enough for the Caps to take the game 4-2. The final shots on goal were 46-43 Pistons.  The Redferns Farmer Strong Player of the Game – Jordan Thomson STARS OF THE GAME  1st STAR  2nd STAR  3rd STAR Virden Oil Capitals  Jesse Korytko Virden Oil Capitals  Carter Cowlthorp Virden Oil Capitals  Riley McVeigh   The Caps and Pistons square up again tomorrow night at Tundra Oil & Gas Place – 7:30 pm puck drop.  

October 22, 2016 Virden, MB – It was Hockey Night in Oil Country as the Caps took on the Neepawa Natives at Tundra Oil & Gas Place. The Caps got the outcome they were looking for, beating Neepawa 3-1.  The Caps got on the board early in the first with a powerplay goal at 5:32 – scored by Jeran Knorr assisted by Mack Hardy and Tyler Kirkup.  It didn’t take long for the Caps to score their second of the game getting on the board again at 7:35 – powerplay goal was scored by Kyle Salaway assisted by Turner Santin and Sam Schultz. After the first period of play, the Caps were in the lead 2-0.  The second period was a quiet one with neither team able to find the back of the net. After 40-minutes of play, the Caps were in the lead 2-0.  The Natives scored their first goal of the game at 14:34 in the third period. The Natives pulled their goalie in the last minute of play and the Caps were able to score an empty net goal to win the game 3-1. The goal was scored by Jeran Knorr, getting his second of the game assisted by Mack Hardy and Carter Cowlthorp.  The final score was 3-1, Capitals and final shots on goal were 47 – 35 in favour of the Caps. The Oil Caps next game is an away game, Wednesday, October 26 against Neepawa. The Caps next home game is Sunday, November 6 vs Selkirk Steelers.   Multi-point night: Jeran Knorr – 2 Goals Mack Hardy – 2 Assists The Farmer Strong hardest worker of the game went to Turner Santin. All three stars went to the Caps:  1st STAR  2nd STAR  3rd STAR Virden Oil Capitals  Jeran Knorr Virden Oil Capitals  Marc Audet Virden Oil Capitals  Sam Schultz

October 9,2016 Virden, MB – Oil Caps continue on their winnings ways after beating Winkler Flyers tonight, 3-0.  Marc Audet earned his second win as an Oil Cap and his first shutout in tonight’s game. The first period was a lot of back and forth action with neither team able to get one on the board. Shots on goal after the first period were 12-10 in favour of the Caps. The Oil Caps put one up on the board first at 9:57 in the second period. The powerplay goal was scored by #22 Mack Hardy assisted by #12 Tyler Kirkup and #20 Ben Dalke.  The third period the Caps capitalized at 5:00 minutes – goal was scored by #9 Sam Shultz for his first of the season assisted by #8 Tristen Cross, 2-0 Caps. The Caps finished the game off with an empty net goal scored by #24 Dlyan Cusmano at 19:58 in the third period to earn their fifth win of the season, beating Flyers 3-0. Final shots on goal were 40 – 36 in favour of the Caps. The Caps record is 5-2-1 and currently sit in third place in the league with 11 points close behind the first place team- Pistons that have 14 points. With tonights win the Caps extend their winning streak to three.  Caps next game is at home Tuesday, October 11 vs OCN Blizzard – puck drop 7:30p.m.  Redferns Farmer Strong Hardest Working Player of the game: #24 Dylan Cusmano Caps earned two of the three stars tonight:  1st STAR  2nd STAR  3rd STAR Virden Oil Capitals  Marco Audet Winkler Flyers  Cole Weaver Virden Oil Capitals  Mack Hardy

Key Note Speakers: Kristjan Hebert — kristjanhebert.com Kristjan Hebert was born and raised a farmer.  He left the family farm briefly to obtain his bachelor of commerce at the University of Saskatchewan and articled at MNP to fulfill his CPA requirements.He then returned to pursue his passion for farming. Grateful for being born into farming, Kristjan […]

   Ag Summit to be held in November at Tundra Oil and Gas Place By: Lanny Stewart It’s much more than just a partnership for the Virden Oil Capitals. The Oil Caps Crop Club has become an extension of the organization to help connect with its agricultural partners in showcasing their businesses, new technologies, services […]

Oil Caps cap off special night with a big championship final win over the Pistons The MJHL championship final resumed on Thursday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Tundra Oil and Gas Place as the Oil Caps wound up coming away with a big 4-3 win over the Steinbach Pistons. After a horrific […]

Zimmer scores twice as Oil Caps take down Steelers, take 2-1 series lead The Oil Caps picked up a big Game 3 win over the visiting Selkirk Steelers on Tuesday night at Tundra Oil and Gas Place. Rylee Zimmer played a key role in this contest, netting two tallies on the night as the home […]

The Virden Oil Capitals have taken an early lead in their first round best-of-seven playoff series, defeating the Selkirk Steelers 4-3 on Saturday night at Tundra Oil and Gas Place. “The game went well,” said Oil Caps forward Ben Dalke. “The boys were just kind of getting a feel of a playoff atmosphere. It was […]

The annual Oil Caps awards banquet took place on Thursday night inside the Sunrise Banquet Hall at Tundra Oil and Gas Place. It was a packed house as Oil Caps staff, players, billets, marketing partners, fans, volunteers and many others were in attendance to enjoy some cocktails and a wonderful dinner before the main program […]

After giving up the lead in the third period, the resilient Oil Capitals found a way to battle back, eventually defeating the Portage Terriers 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Tundra Oil and Gas Place. In what was a battle for second place yet again in the MJHL standings, the Oil Capitals found […]