By CJHL BATTLEFORDS REMAIN IN CJHL TOP 10; FLIN FLON GETS HONOURABLE MENTION CALGARY, Alta. – The latest edition of the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Top 20 rankings sees no change among one through five in the weekly listings as the CJHL gets set to welcome 40 NHL Draft-eligible players to Cornwall, Ont., for its annual Prospects […]
By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dakota Boutin, Melfort Mustangs 1997 F Dakota Boutin (Moosomin SK) led the Mustangs to a pair of victories this weekend, scoring the overtime winner against Notre Dame on Friday night and then picking up a hat trick and five points in a win over La Ronge […]
By Craig Stein Dakota Boutin had three goals and two assists to lead the Melfort Mustangs to an 8-2 victory over the La Ronge Ice Wolves in Kinistino on Saturday night. That’s the Mustangs’ (19-17-2-4) third straight win as they remain in sole possession of sixth place overall in the standings. Andrew Thompson had a goal and two assists […]
By Craig Stein RARE MID-WEEK HIATUS ENDS WITH FOUR GAME SKED After a Sunday-Thursday of NO games in the SJHL, the league was back in action with four games on Friday night, and there was no shortage of meaningful games as races continue to tighten up. For instance the Weyburn Red Wings were idle and fell […]
By Dave Leaderhouse Outside of the holiday break there is seldom a five-day stretch when the lights are completely out on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season, but that is what occurred this week with no games having been played since last Sunday. That is all about to change in a big way as the […]
By Mike Stackhouse Former Weyburn Red Wing Keegan Bruce is okay after his professional hockey team’s charter bus went off the road and flipped over near Peoria, the city where Bruce’s team (Columbus Cottonmouths) was scheduled to play this weekend. “We left around midnight and were about ten minutes away from Peoria and we were getting […]
By Dave Leaderhouse WEYBURN’S PARKER A MASSIVELY COMPLETE PACKAGE READY TO SOAR ON TO POST-SECONDARY FUTURE Ian Parker is hoping to be the big man on campus some day. The 6-foot-9, 234-pound centre for the Weyburn Red Wings is winding down his junior career, but securing a post-secondary opportunity is something he really hopes comes to […]
By Mike Stackhouse 1996 D Braxx George (Prince Albert SK) isn’t the first name that pops into someone’s head when looking at the Melfort Mustangs roster of talent; but he’s a player that has been key to their success of the past as well as any the club will have for the remainder of the 2016-17 […]
By Mike Stackhouse 1-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (34-7-0-1) Better record on the road (18-3) than at home (16-4-1), but that’s nitpicking. 2-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (27-10-2-2) Vulnerable on the road, but near unbeatable at home (16-1-2-2). 3-ESTEVAN BRUINS (26-13-0-1) Second most penalized team in the league with the 7th ranked PK unit. 4-HUMBOLDT BRONCOS (23-16-0-1) A combined 2-and-8 […]
By Mike Stackhouse Layne Young has been fortunate to play his Junior ‘A’ hockey near his hometown of Frenchman Butte so to say he has scored everywhere he has gone is, somewhat, misleading. Nevertheless, Young has put up major offensive numbers at every level, including his Bantam AA season of 2012 with the Battlefords Barons when […]
