Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

SOURCE EMBROIDERY POWER RANKINGS (Dec 9)

1-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (1) 26-5-2 Sound the alarm, Stars winless in four. 2-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (2) 21-6-4 There was actually some thought to put them number one this week as they are 8-1-1 in last ten. 3-YORKTON TERRIERS (3) 19-14-1 The win over Melfort keeps them third, but they give up a ton of shots […]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Dec 3)

CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Cole Rafuse, Flin Flon Bombers 1999 F Cole Rafuse (Kentville NS) gets the nod for the second time in three weeks after he rifled off 4-goals and 6-assists in 4-road games played last week, all of them being Bomber victories.  His biggest performance came on Friday when he […]

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH (November)

RBC SJHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH:  Chantz Petruic, Yorkton Terriers 1999 F Chantz Petruic (Moose Jaw SK) wins the award for the second straight month and actually trumped his September/October performance as he terrorized the league with 15-goals and 12-assists in 13-games played.  His 27-points in 13-games represents an improvement over Sept/Oct when he had […]

SOURCE EMBROIDERY POWER RANKINGS (Dec 2)

1-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (1) 26-3 Not content, the Stars hope they’ve boosted their powerplay with the acquisition of Ben Hiltz. 2-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (3) 20-6-3 Four game road trip, four victories for the surprising road warriors from Flin Flon. 3-YORKTON TERRIERS (4) 18-12-1 Three wins in four games against the North Stars has to be […]

HILTZ, SPADAFORA HEADLINE DECEMBER 1 TRANSACTIONS

Last year’s SJHL Rookie Of The Year, Luke Spadafora, is headed back to the Humboldt Broncos.  The Mils dealt 2000 F Spadafora (Calgary AB) for 2001 F Zach McIntyre (Rhein SK) and 2001 F Spencer Weinkauf (Calgary AB).  Of note here is that Spadafora, Weinkauf, and Mils rookie Nic Porterfield are all from the Calgary […]

BATTLEFORDS BOLSTERS OFFENSE

The Battlefords North Stars, already leading the league with a 26-and-3 record and boasting the second most goals scored in the league, have added 1998 F Ben Hiltz (Weyburn SK) to their stable in a three player trade with Weyburn. Hiltz, at 6’3″ 185 lbs, is expected to step in and jumpstart a North Star […]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Nov 26)

CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Isaiah Thomas, Estevan Bruins 2000 F Isaiah Thomas (Bismarck ND USA) busted out during a four game road trip this past week, firing 4-goals and 2-assists to help the Bruins emerge 2-and-2.  Thomas scored a pair at Kindersley on Tuesday in a 4-1 victory and then scored on […]

MUSTANGS ADD PROVEN SCORING IN BOSCH, NAULT

The Melfort Mustangs have picked up 20-year-old forwards Kyle Bosch and Austin Nault from the Kindersley Klippers in an effort to solidify their offensive attack up front. Bosch (Kindersley SK) will be leaving his hometown to finish his U21 career with the Mustangs after he put up 7-goals and 17-assists in 27-games played.  Last season, […]

SOURCE EMBROIDERY POWER RANKINGS (Nov 25)

1-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (1) 24-2 They looked to be in danger of loss number 3 until they erupted for four in six minutes late in the third period. 2-MELFORT MUSTANGS (3) 16-7-2-1 Their win over Flin Flon this weekend moves them up a spot. 3-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (2) 16-6-3 Bombers and Mustangs have been back […]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Nov 18)

CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Cole Rafuse, Flin Flon Bombers 1999 F Cole Rafuse (Kentville NS) fired five goals and three assists in two games played last week to help the Bombers to a pair of victories and maintain their lead atop the Sherwood Division.  On Friday, he had two powerplay goals and […]