The Humboldt Broncos have an abundance of young talent this season and a month into the regular schedule they added another one when they acquired Logan Kurki from Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League. Since arriving in Humboldt Kurki has averaged nearly a point per game and he put the ultimate stamp on […]
by Dave Leaderhouse With just over a week remaining on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s regular schedule most of the pieces to the playoff puzzle are on the table; now they just have to be put together to form a final picture. The defending champion Battlefords North Stars will be the No. 1 seed and […]
Kindersley Klippers captain Brendon Borbely apparently doesn’t want his junior hockey career to end any sooner that it has to. The 20-year-old defenceman from Okotoks, Alta., has done his part in the past week to try and keep the Klippers in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff race first setting up the overtime winner in […]
With the Melfort Mustangs engaged in a heated battle with three other teams to try and secure a top-four seed for the playoffs, it is almost a certainty that they will be leaning on 21-year-old Shawn Parkinson down the stretch to keep the puck out of their net. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound goaltender from Victoria, B.C., […]
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff picture is starting to get a little clearer with each passing day and by the end of this Family Day long weekend there should be some things that have crystalized. The most obvious is the chase for first place overall and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. The magic number […]
The sprint to the finish line is in full stride and with just over three weeks remaining on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s regular schedule two teams have already finished the first part of the race. The defending champion Battlefords North Stars long ago became the first team to secure a spot in the […]
Prior to Flin Flon captain Mason Martin going on a tear and recording 15 points in his last seven games, another team captain, Matthew Fletcher of the Battlefords North Stars, was quietly leading all Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League defencemen in every offensive category. While he now trails Martin in goals and points by a rearguard, […]
The level of excitement in La Ronge is at a long-time high as the Ice Wolves are on the cusp of returning to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs for the first time in four years. For 20-year-old forward Jake Gudjonson that prospect has to be somewhat overwhelming. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound product of Golden, B.C., […]
The Melville Millionaires have to wonder what could have been. On opening weekend starting netminder Berk Berkeliev was injured in an ugly on-ice incident and ultimately sidelined for the next two months. During his absence the Millionaires struggled to a 3-13-2-1 record, which has put Melville in a difficult situation to claim a spot in […]
The Nipawin Hawks have been somewhat of a goaltending factory in recent years and rookie Ross Hawryluk appears to be the latest product. The 18-year-old Lloydminster, Alta., native has appeared in eight of the Hawks’ 10 games since the Christmas break picking up points in six of those ultra-important contests and improving his overall record […]
