The Weyburn Southern Range Gold Wings Female Midget AAA hockey team has been nominated as a finalist in the team category of the 2014 Sask. Sport Inc. awards.
The Gold Wings defeated the Edmonton Thunder 2-1 to win their first National Female Midget AAA Championship on April 26, 2014 in Stoney Creek, Ontario. The team went through the round-robin event with a four win, one loss record, and defeated Sudbury in the semi-final 3-0.
On the road to the Esso Cup, the Gold Wings defeated the Regina Rebels in the Saskatchewan Female AAA Hockey League final to win the league title.
They then went on to defeat the Manitoba Champion, Pembina Valley, in a best of three, to win the Western Regional Championships, securing a place at the Esso Cup National Championships to represent Team West (Saskatchewan/Manitoba);
The team was nominated by the Saskatchewan Hockey Association.
Other team finalists include: Saskatoon Hilltops, Saskatoon, Football, nominated by Football Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan Women's Under-15 Basketball Team, Regina, Basketball, nominated by Basketball Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan Women's Under-23 Rowing 2-Person Team (Sabina Proctor, Sierra Bronkhorst), Saskatoon, Rowing, nominated by Saskatchewan Rowing Association.
The winner of the Sask Sport Inc. team of the year, along with the athletes of the year will be announced on January 29.
