By Craig Stein The Flin Flon Bombers got back in the win column Wednesday, scoring four first period goals on their way to a 6-1 win over the Weyburn Red Wings. Donovan Houle-Villeneuve led the way with two goals and an assist. Chrystopher Collin and Nate Hooper each had a goal and an assist, with Caleb […]
By Dave The annual World Junior A Challenge returns to Bonnyville, Alta., in two weeks and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will once again have one of its coaches on the bench for Team West. Estevan Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood was named as an assistant this week joining head coach Rick Swan […]
By Craig Stein HAWKS & MUSTANGS STINGY DEFENSIVELY AGAIN (Photo courtesy: Clark Stork. Bruins/Hawks faced off in Nipawin, where the Canalta Cup was handed out in Game 7 between the same clubs 7 months ago) The Nipawin Hawks and Melfort Mustangs were both on home ice Tuesday night, and gave up about as many goals as they […]
By Dave Leaderhouse Unless some of the top-ranked teams in the Canadian Junior Hockey League stumble considerably it appears that the higher-end Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League entries will have little opportunity to make a significant jump in the weekly Top 20 rankings. Take the Melfort Mustangs for example. They stretched their current winning streak to nine […]
By Mike Stackhouse 1-MELFORT MUSTANGS (19-6-1) Nine straight wins and a clamping the lid tight on their defensive play have gone hand in hand. 2-HUMBOLDT BRONCOS (19-7-2-1) Addition of Warkentine, who has 7-goals in 5-games, has given them an added dimension on offense to go with Michael Clarke. 3-NIPAWIN HAWKS (18-8-0-1) They’ve only scored 73 goals […]
By SJHL The Hockey is Family collection was created to display the importance of Family in Sport. Family can take on many definitions; from your immediate family, to your host family, to the brothers and sisters you tape shin pads next to before battle. Playing hockey at any level can be demanding on both the body […]
By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Warkentine, Humboldt Broncos 1998 F Drew Warkentine (Prince Albert SK) paced the Broncos with 5-goals in 3-games played this past week and is off to a hot start with his new team, scoring 7-goals in his first 5-games overall. The much travelled Warkentine was dealt […]
By Mike Stackhouse The hockey world is in mourning this weekend. SJHL Hall of Famer and former NHL referee Mick McGeough passed away at the age of 62 after suffering a stroke a little over a week ago. He was removed from life support after the damage was deemed to be irreversible. McGeough got his start […]
By Craig Stein It’s now nine in a row for the Melfort Mustangs, who extended their winning streak again Saturday, beating the visiting Melville Millionaires 5-1. While the team’s streak continued, an incredible individual mark nearly came to an end, but Justin Ball scored an empty-netter with 1:01 remaining, his 25th of the season, giving him […]
By Craig Stein The Melfort Mustangs kept their winning streak intact, running it to eight games Friday, defeating the visiting Yorkton Terriers 6-2. The Mustangs (18-6-1-0) also now have the league’s best winning percentage (.740) by a slim margin over Humboldt. Justin Ball scored twice, giving him 24-goals and 41-points on the season, second in the […]
