By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Arthur Miller, Estevan Bruins. 1997 F Arthur Miller (Regina SK) led the Bruins with two goals in each of the first two games of their semi-final series with the Battlefords North Stars this week, pacing the Bruins to a 2-0 series lead as the series […]

By Mike Stackhouse RBC SJHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH:  Jack Flaman, Notre Dame Hounds 1997 F Jack Flaman (Vibank SK) lit up the scoresheet with 4-goals and 11-assists in just 6-games played during the month of March.  Flaman, who’s slated to lace them up with Acadia of USports next Fall, had 8-assists in the last […]

By Mike Stackhouse A former SJHL standout blueliner has made an impact in his first season at the NCAA level. Alaska Anchorage defenseman Eric Sinclair was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team the league announced earlier this week. Sinclair paced rookie defensemen with 41 blocked shots in league games, tied for first with two goals […]

By Craig Stein The Estevan Bruins went into Battlefords on the weekend and they’re heading home with a 2-0 series lead, thanks to Saturday night’s 7-2 romp over the defending champs. Tanner Manz opened the scoring 18 seconds in, make it 2-0 nine minutes later, and finished with a hat trick to lead the charge.  […]

By Craig Stein Bruins Strike First in Battlefords Michael Grant scored on a powerplay, 2:33 into double overtime, and the Nipawin Hawks won Game 1 of their Semi-Final series with Humboldt, 3-2 (2OT). The Hawks opened the scoring with a Tyler Adams short-handed goal late in the first period, but they were forced to tie […]

By Dave Leaderhouse Nipawin-Humboldt semi-final not expected to follow a familiar script Past history indicates that the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semi-final series between the Nipawin Hawks and Humboldt Broncos shouldn’t even be close. Both coaches say don’t let past history fool you. “You can’t be overconfident or cocky; they have made a lot of […]

HUMBOLDT BRONCOS, F Humboldt’s Jaxon Joseph enters the SJHL Semi-Finals tied for the league-lead in playoff goals, bulging the twine six times in five games during the Broncos’ five game series win over Melfort in the Quarter-Finals.  Joseph had points in all five games, finishing with eight points in the series, in what had to […]

BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS, F Layne Young got the bulk of the headlines from Battlefords this season and for good reason, joining some rare company with a 100+ point campaign, but almost lost in the shadows was probably the league’s most improved player year-over-year in Stars’ second-year forward MacGregor Sinclair.  The Irma, AB product put up […]

ESTEVAN BRUINS, G Not that goaltending was ever an achilles heel for the Estevan Bruins this season, but it would be hard to argue that Bo Didur’s arrival in December didn’t further solidify the position down the stretch.  Didur was 12-5-1-1 during the regular season, with a 2.46 GAA, .920% and a shutout.  He was […]

By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Kaelan Holt, Estevan Bruins 1997 F Kaelan Holt (Estevan SK) scored the series clinching goal on Wednesday night against Kindersley as the Bruins emerged 3-2 winners to sweep their best of seven set with the Klippers.  Holt had two points in that game and also […]