By Dave Leaderhouse Photo credit: Stefanie Davis, Yorkton This Week The Yorkton Terriers have stumbled out of the starting gate early in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season, but the team did get some good news on Tuesday when it was announced that rookie netminder Nolan Maier has been picked to represent Canada at […]
By Craig Stein Keillan Olson scored two goals and an assist, and Thomas Lenchyshyn added three helpers and the Nipawin Hawks went into Yorkton and defeated the Terriers 6-2 on Tuesday night. Carter Doerksen and Daven Smith added second period goals for the Hawks (7-1-1-1) before Olson, Brandan Arnold and Austin Mikesch added third period […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The Estevan Bruins and Weyburn Red Wings have both been acknowledged for their solid starts in the most recent Canadian Junior Hockey League rankings of its 132 teams with Estevan claiming the No. 17 position while the Red Wings gets an honourable mention. The Bruins and Red Wings join the Battlefords North […]
By Mike Stackhouse 1-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS 6-0-1 (1) The only thing about the Stars you can pick apart is that they haven’t played that many games. 2-ESTEVAN BRUINS 10-2-1 (2) No regulation losses in their last eight and continuing to fill the net. 3-NIPAWIN HAWKS 6-1-1-1 (4) Hawks haven’t lost in regulation since opening weekend. […]
By Mike Stackhouse CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zach Goberis, Estevan Bruins 1997 F Zach Goberis (Arvada CO) continued his assault on SJHL goaltenders last week by firing 6-goals in 3-games played, increasing his SJHL scoring lead to 16-goals and 12-assists in 13-games played. Goberis had a goal in Yorkton on Tuesday, added […]
By Craig Stein Jacob Wassermann stopped 36 of the 37 shots he faced and the Humboldt Broncos (6-5-1-0) knocked off the league-leading Melfort Mustangs (10-1-1-1), 2-1 in a shootout. Melfort’s Evan Plotnik made 30/31 saves at the other end, as he stopped everything in regulation and overtime after Humboldt’s Kaleb Dahlgren opened the scoring in the […]
By Craig Stein Going into Friday night’s action, some SJHL teams had as many as 12 games under their belts, while the Battlefords North Stars had played just six. The Stars played their first game in 10 days on Friday, and still remain without a regulation loss, defeating the visiting Melville Millionaires 5-2. Keith Anderson, […]
By Craig Stein The Norwich University Cadets has become a prime and popular landing spot for SJHL players looking to further their schooling and hockey careers. The NCAA Division III school located in Northfield, Vermont, has been a perennial juggernaut over the past two decades, and are the defending Division III National Champions. When the […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The Battlefords North Stars have to be getting just a bit tired of practising as the early Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League schedule has seen them sit on the sidelines for extended periods while other teams pile up the games. The defending Canalta Cup champions have played just once in October and when […]
By Craig Stein Chance Longjohn (1g-2a) and Chaz Smedsrud (3a) each had three point nights and the Notre Dame Hounds (4-3-1-1) picked up a convincing 6-1 win over the Flin Flon Bombers Thursday night in Wilcox. The multi-point Hounds didn’t stop there as Alec Zawatsky continued his hot streak with another goal and an assist […]
