ItSA国际影视传媒檚 the back half of the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown and that means a busier week for Team NT.

The week one athletes cleaned out their dorms over the weekend and are now back home, while the week two athletes have settled in and are now in action. Team NTSA国际影视传媒檚 contribution to week two includes badminton, menSA国际影视传媒檚 curling, mixed doubles curling, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, archery, womenSA国际影视传媒檚 hockey, and figure skating.

The girls hockey team took to the ice Monday against Newfoundland and Labrador, which ended in a 9-0 defeat. Tuesday saw the NWT girls face off with Prince Edward Island and they were on the wrong end of a 5-0 decision in that one.

Ellie Loutitt was between the pipes for the girls in both of those games and to say she was busy would be an understatement. In those two contests, Loutitt faced a total of 137 shots SA国际影视传媒� 73 against Newfoundland and Labrador and 64 against Prince Edward Island.

Yellowknifer spoke with Loutitt on Tuesday and she said she knew she would be peppered, but not to that extent.

SA国际影视传媒淎t the Arctic Winter Games, I was facing around 35 shots a game and then in my first game here, I got 73,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 tired and a bit sore. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 the best of all the provinces and territories here, so I knew the level would be different, but itSA国际影视传媒檚 more than I thought it would be.SA国际影视传媒�

Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 Kami Gostick is scheduled to start against Yukon today, giving Loutitt a much-needed rest, one she said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 going to appreciate.

Loutitt added that sheSA国际影视传媒檚 been having fun between games and is involving herself in pin trading, the unofficial sport of the Canada Winter Games.

She also got to watch Ontario play Nova Scotia on Tuesday afternoon, and while the girls wonSA国际影视传媒檛 be playing either of those teams, she said she wouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 mind a shot at playing Ontario.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檇 do it just to see how well I would do against them,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

Over on the courtSA国际影视传媒�

Mixed doubles badminton saw two duos from the NWT in action on Tuesday. The team of Hilary Huynh and Riley Steinwand lost their opening-round contest to New Brunswick, while Grady and Morgan Stabel were unlucky in two contests versus teams from Ontario. In menSA国际影视传媒檚 singles, there was no success for Steinwand, Grady Stabel, Dante Kay-Grenier, Lucas Wilson or Ben Naugler. Huynh was a winner over Aaliyah Yoga of Newfoundland and Labrador in womenSA国际影视传媒檚 singles, but Andie Cockney and Brittany Kendo werenSA国际影视传媒檛 as lucky as they dropped their opening contests.

Jullian Bowling and his rink of David Dragon, Ian Gau and Tasir Bhuiyan out of the Yellowknife Curling Centre were on the ice twice on Tuesday versus Alberta and Ontario, but were unsuccessful in both games, losing 10-3 and 10-2, respectively. In mixed doubles curling, Adrianna Hendrick and Mason MacNeil dropped both of their games on Tuesday to New Brunswick (11-4) and Ontario (11-2).

In snowboarding, Hawke Williams-Ellis and Grayson Marchiori were on the hill in the menSA国际影视传媒檚 slopestyle and neither scored well enough to make it into the finals.

See the next edition of Yellowknifer for another update.