Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

CASSAN ACCEPTS POST WITH CALGARY HITMEN

By Mike Stackhouse Cassan resigns It is with mixed emotions the Yorkton Terrier Board of Directors announces the resignation of Head Coach and General Manager Trent Cassan.  Fortunate for Trent but unfortunate for the Terriers is the fact that he has accepted an Assistant Coach position with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. Trent […]

LEONENKO EARNS NHL AMATEUR TRYOUT

FORMER NORTH STAR HEADED TO TRAVERSE CITY ROOKIE TOURNAMENT Battlefords North Stars graduate Igor Leonenko will suit up in the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in mid-September, after earning an amateur tryout agreement with the St. Louis Blues. Leonenko had a league-high 47 goals, and was second in points with 88 last season in Battlefords. He […]

SJHL MEDIA PASS REQUESTS

By Craig Stein Members of the media are being provided Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Passes. Below are the media members that are listed as being employees of your organization. These members are allowed usage of the pass, misuse of the pass or allowing other person(s) not listed will constitute your organization to surrender all passes provided […]

SJHL to honour legendary Gordie Howe

By Dave Leaderhouse The passing of Gordie Howe has given everybody time to reflect on what is arguably the most dynamic hockey career and person the sport has ever seen. Tributes have come from around the globe for the 88-year-old legend and fittingly it is the Junior “A” circuit from his home province that is about […]

UPDATED – Challenging events to start 2016 ultimately bring Bedford to the Battlefords North Stars

By Dave Leaderhouse Photo credit: Robert Murray/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network (Part of the story was inadvertently omitted from the original post. Below is the original article in its entirety.) The current calendar year has been challenging, to say the least, but finally Nate Bedford has something positive to build on. After watching his former job at Keyano College […]

Rudy’s rise to head coach of the Weyburn Red Wings was years in the making

By Dave Leaderhouse Sometimes things are just meant to be! Wes Rudy was a fan of the Weyburn Red Wings more than 30 years ago when his older brother Tom was a member of the 1984 Centennial Cup championship squad from that southeastern Saskatchewan city and now he is the head coach of that same franchise. […]

Hounds Hire Assistant Coach

By Notre Dame Hounds Taras McEwen has been hired as the new Assistant Coach of the Notre Dame Hounds, of the SJHL. Taras replaces Bear Trapp, who stepped down after two seasons with the Hounds. Taras is from Whitewood, SK, and has been involved with SHA and Jr B programs in SK for numerous seasons. He […]

Red Wings Announce New Assistant Coach

By Weyburn Red Wings FORMER RED WING JOINS THE COACHING STAFF The Weyburn Red Wings are pleased to announce the newest addition to hockey operations, with the hiring of Brock Appleyard as the new Assistant Coach for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. “He recently completed his 5 seasons of CIS hockey with the U of R Cougars, and comes […]

NIPAWIN HAWKS PLAYER UPDATES

By Nipawin Hawks It has been an exciting off season for the Nipawin Hawks.  This offseason has seen Devin Windle our former Asst Coach, be named the Head Coach/GM of the Melville Millionaires.  With this, it really shows that the Nipawin Hawks not only develop great hockey players and move them on to the next level […]

BEDFORD IS NEW MAN IN CHARGE OF NORTH STARS

By Mike Stackhouse Photo credit: Robert Murray/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network The Battlefords North Stars have named Nate Bedford as their new Head Coach and General Manager. Bedford spent the last four seasons with Keyano College in Fort McMurray, where he led the school to its best ever year in 2016, finishing with a bronze medal in the […]