Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Layne Young, Battlefords North Stars 1997 F Layne Young (Frenchman Butte SK) helped lead the Battlefords North Stars to a 2-0 series lead in their quarter-final matchup with Weyburn by contributing a goal and four assists in the two home games over the weekend.  Young had […]

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), SaskEnergy Network Members and KidSport close out the 2016-2017 Goals for KidSport season

By Shannon Doka, SaskEnergy Release Date March 17, 2017   Today we are excited to announce that the winner of the 2016-17 KidSport Cup is the Battlefords North Stars, who had a league leading 102 goals at the time the 1,000 goal target was reached.  This is the second season in a row that the North Stars […]

FOUR CLUBS OPEN UP 2-0 SERIES LEADS

By Craig Stein The Flin Flon Bombers have a 2-0 series lead over the Notre Dame Hounds, after posting back to back 4-1 victories on home ice, including in Saturday night’s Game 2. The Bombers out-shot the Hounds 53-19 in Game 2, and 90-41 over the two games at the Whitney Forum. Zac Robidoux was steady […]

HOME TEAMS PERFECT TO KICK OFF QUARTER-FINALS

By Craig Stein TOP SEEDS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS EARLY (Hawks-Broncos photo credit: Clark Stork) Zach Goberis scored just 42 seconds into overtime, and the Estevan Bruins were the first overtime winners of the 2017 Canalta Cup Playoffs, as they edged the Yorkton Terriers 2-1 (OT) in Game 1 of their Best-of-Seven Quarter-Final series. The Bruins […]

Red Wings looking to keep playing North Stars tough in intriguing quarter-final match-up

By Dave Leaderhouse Photo Credit: K & P Wilkes Don’t let the 40-point difference in the regular-season standings fool you, the Battlefords North Stars have their hands full with the Weyburn Red Wings when the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s quarter-final round begins on Friday. The North Stars, who ran away with both the Olympic Building Division […]

Bruins can’t take Terriers lightly as quarter-final match-up begins on Friday

By Dave Leaderhouse Photo Credit Durr Photography The Estevan Bruins long ago locked up the Viterra Division banner and knew they were going to be the No. 3 seed entering the playoffs. Entering the final three weeks of the regular schedule it looked like they were going to be drawing any one of four teams as […]

Battle-tested Bombers and Hounds set to square off in quarter-final round

By Dave Leaderhouse Although the Flin Flon Bombers have been on the sidelines for more than a week it is safe to say that both the Bombers and Notre Dame Hounds are already battle tested as they prepare to open their quarter-final match-up in northern Manitoba on Friday. The Bombers were in a fierce race for […]

Nipawin and Humboldt set to renew regional rivalry in quarter-final match-up

By Dave Leaderhouse Photo credit: DiscoverHumboldt.com Of all the quarter-final match-ups the Nipawin Hawks-Humboldt Broncos series is the only one with a regional flavor and it has the makings of being a long drawn out affair. The Hawks, who finished the regular season 19 points clear of the Broncos in the standings, had to win the […]

SOURCE EMBROIDERY POWER RANKINGS

By Mike Stackhouse ODDS ON FAVORITE BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS –Stars are loaded at every position, especially on defense.  But, they don’t appear to have any weak links.  They lost just 9 times in regulation this season, just 4 in the final 44 games. SOLID CONTENDERS FLIN FLON BOMBERS –The Bombers beat a similarly stacked North Star […]

TRAPP CONTINUES TO IMPRESS IN DIVISION 1 RANKS

By SJHL FORMER HOUND MAKES CONFERENCE ALL-STAR TEAM (Photo courtesy www.goholycross.com ) Former Notre Dame Hounds’ defenseman Spencer Trapp, nearing the end of his second full season with the NCAA Division I Holy Cross Crusaders, has been named to the All-AHC Conference team, the first defenseman from the Crusaders to receive such an honour in nine years. Trapp, […]