By Mike Stackhouse 1-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (2-0) Last season’s runner-ups had, arguably, the toughest weekend match up and won both games. 2-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (2-0) Plenty of talent and a new face behind the bench, but the same old results. 3-MELFORT MUSTANGS (2-0) The two time defending champs have lost a lot of offense but it […]
By Curtis Stepp The Battlefords North Stars were presented September 16th, 2016 the KidSport Cup for being the Saskatchewan SJHL team that scored the most goals in the 2015/2016 season, 102 in total, with forward Layne Young being recognized as the 1,000th goal scorer. “What an exciting way for the league to give back to their […]
By Craig Stein ANOTHER HOME AND HOME SWEEP ON OPENING WEEKEND There were the six traditional home and home series’ to open up the SJHL regular season, and there wasn’t one single split. After five different clubs (Battlefords, Estevan, Flin Flon, Melfort & Weyburn) all won back to back games Friday/Saturday, the Humboldt Broncos made it […]
By Craig Stein BRONCOS OPEN SEASON WITH HOME ICE WIN In short, everyone who opened the season with wins on Friday night, made it back to back wins on Saturday, as five clubs improved to 2-0-0-0 on the young season. The Melfort Mustangs started their quest for a three-peat, sweeping La Ronge over the weekend by […]
By Craig Stein Dondre Watson’s first SJHL goal came less than a minute into overtime of his first SJHL game, as he helped his new club, the Flin Flon Bombers, to a 4-3 (OT) opening night victory over the visiting Nipawin Hawks at the Whitney Forum. The 20-year-old Watson spent last season split between three teams […]
By Shannon Doka, SaskEnergy The SJHL, the SaskEnergy Network of independent retailers and contractors, and KidSport are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2015/2016 Goals for KidSport Program. Thanks to SaskEnergy Network Member companies, community volunteers and fans of the SJHL, $26,918 was donated to KidSport through the Program. “Since it was introduced in 2014, […]
By Dave Leaderhouse It was a natural step for Logan Fraser to expand his role with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and become the public relations/marketing person. Fraser was after all managing the league’s sponsorship program for the last five years through Fraser Strategy and he also had been working with the individual teams in fulfilling […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The puck drops on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s 49th season this weekend and the excitement is building to see who will emerge as the Canalta Cup champion in seven months time. Can the Melfort Mustangs perform a three-peat or will it be one of the other 11 franchises capturing bragging rights? Parity […]
By Mike Stackhouse Geoff Grimwood is only in year two as head coach of the Kindersley Klippers, but that doesn’t mean he’s a new face. “I’ve only been here a year and I feel like a new guy, but there are about five who have been hired around the league after I was, so I’m moving […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The Weyburn Red Wings returned to the upper echelon of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League one year ago winning the Viterra Division title with a 35-14-5-4 record. A quarter-final loss to the Flin Flon Bombers ended the spectacular turnaround leaving the southeastern Saskatchewan community excited about the future, but that future is now […]
