Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Bruins looking to wake up offence as they return to action after lengthy break

It has been nearly two weeks since the Estevan Bruins last played a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League contest and this weekend they will get a huge dose of the upper echelon as the league-leading Battlefords North Stars pay a visit to Affinity Place on Friday followed by the league’s stingiest defence in the Nipawin Hawks […]

Brett Gammar, Battlefords North Stars

Last year when the Battlefords North Stars captured their second Canalta Cup championship in three years, Brett Gammer was an 18-year-old rookie getting his feet wet at the Junior “A” level. Despite being more of a role player he still managed to collect 34 points in 57 games, but his production was noticeably on the […]

Daylon Mannon, La Ronge Ice Wolves

Two years ago Daylon Mannon had a mindboggling 150 points in 51 games with the Fresno Monsters of the Western States Hockey League so there was little doubt he had a nose for the net. Last year when he tallied 32 points in 49 games with the Maryland Black Bears of the United States Hockey […]

Nic Porterfield, Melville Millionaires

Over the course of the last two seasons, while playing Midget AAA hockey with the Calgary North Stars, Nic Porterfield got a taste of Junior “A” hockey with a pair of call-ups to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Grand Prairie Storm. The 18-year-old forward picked up one assist in five games during that span, but […]

Ethan Slobodzian, Nipawin Hawks

For the last two years the Nipawin Hawks have allowed the fewest goals against in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Their goaltenders – Declan Hobbs and Jake Anthony in 2017-18 and Hobbs and Patrick Pugliese last year – sported the best goals-against averages and as a result the Hawks were regular-season pennant winners in each […]

Another busy weekend schedule leads SJHL into annual Showcase event

There was a little bit of everything during the first week of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s regular schedule. Some of it was spectacular; some of it made the national news. Nipawin Hawks’ goaltender Ethan Slobodzian turned in a perfect performance stopping all 51 shots he faced in helping the Hawks post back-to-back 3-0 victories […]

Johnson reaches 300-win milestone while also laying claim to Nipawin coaching record

By Dave Leaderhouse Two major characteristics of a Doug Johnson coached team are team defence and strong goaltending. Those traits have propelled his Nipawin Hawks to back-to-back regular-season pennants, one league title and three coach-of-the-year honours in his first nine seasons in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Team defence and strong goaltending were also on […]

SJHL lifts curtain on 51st regular season tonight

By Dave Leaderhouse Let the games begin! After more than four months away from the rink – in some cases it has been six months – the 12 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams get back to work for real this weekend with the first batch of 348 regular-season games taking to the ice in five […]