Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse When the world was normal the Estevan Bruins were a team that was building for the future as that franchise and city had been awarded the 2022 Centennial Cup championship. As hosts for that event, the Bruins knew they would be playing significant hockey in […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse The sample size is pretty small, but it looks like the Battlefords North Stars have needed to go only as far as their own backyard to help with a rebuilding process that was necessitated with the departure of almost all of the club’s leading scorers […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse As an 18-year-old rookie last season it took Burke Simpson eight games to notch his third goal of the season; one year later the Mequon, WI, product had reached that total in less than two periods of hockey. In fact, before the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse Playing major junior hockey as a 17-year-old is a major accomplishment and cracking the line-up of your hometown team is even more impressive. Stephane Huard Jr. did just that last season when he got into 46 games with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Blaineville-Boisbriand […]

Dave Leaderhouse There has been no official word as of yet, but a published story on the CBC.ca website has the Flin Flon Bombers’ Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season on hold until further notice meaning a doubleheader in the Battlefords this weekend against the North Stars is likely the latest of that northern Manitoba team’s […]

Dave Leaderhouse The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has for a long time been a training ground for players, coaches and officials to gain more experience and develop their skills in preparation for a jump to a higher level of hockey. The current pandemic has added a bit of a twist to that scenario as a […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse Last year was a disappointment for the Melville Millionaires in so many ways, but one bright spot that did emerge was the play of forward Jonathan Krahn. Acquired from the British Columbia Hockey League’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks just as the season was getting under way, […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse At the tender age of 17 Michael Neumeier is already considered a veteran in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The 6-foot-0, 161-pound Kerrobert, Sask., product was one of a handful of 16-year-olds to crack an SJHL roster last year and after recording 10 points in […]

Dave Leaderhouse Week one of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s return to play program was relatively smooth from a health perspective, but Mother Nature decided to have something to say about games being played as four of six games last Saturday – and another on Monday – were postponed due to a huge winter storm […]

Koch SUPERU – Change the Way You Grow Dave Leaderhouse A trade in early 2019 with the forward-strong Battlefords North Stars cost the La Ronge Ice Wolves just a fourth-round pick in the annual Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League bantam draft, but it gave Aaron Greyeyes a great opportunity to prolong his hockey career. The Marcelin, […]