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 […]
By Dave Leaderhouse It is definitely going to be a fresh start for the Estevan Bruins. After spending the better part of the last season and a half gearing up to be the host team for the hugely successful 2016 Crescent Point Place Western Canada Cup, the 2016-17 edition of the Bruins will be an almost […]
By Dave Leaderhouse Could this be the year for the Nipawin Hawks? The Hawks advanced to the semi-finals in each of the last two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League seasons only to be sidelined by the eventual Canalta Cup champion Melfort Mustangs. Two years ago the series was over in five games while last spring Nipawin pushed […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The La Ronge Ice Wolves got a taste of the good life last year and now they want more. After three consecutive seasons without a spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s post-season, the Ice Wolves made a return to the second season after posting a 26-24-4-4 record in a regular season that […]
By Mike Stackhouse The Flin Flon Bombers may not have won the Canalta Cup last year, but losing to the Melfort Mustangs in the championship series did have its rewards. Mike Reagan, the longest currently serving SJHL Coach/General Manager, says having a summer to reflect on the year was helpful. “As an organization, it has been […]
By Mike Stackhouse The Melfort Mustangs aren’t backing down after winning two straight Canalta Cups. Head Coach/General Manager Trevor Blevins says it’s not necessary to strip down. “I think it’s been an exciting two years and we will take the approach of let’s see what happens. That’s what we did last year. Everyone is excited about […]
By Darren Zary, Saskatoon StarPhoenix There are more than mere line-changes happening in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Continue reading at… http://thestarphoenix.com/sports/hockey/coaching-changes-reign-supreme-as-sjhl-starts-new-season Tag(s): Home
By Craig Stein STRONG CROP OF RETURNEES IN HUMBOLDT For the first time since the 2013-2014 season, the Humboldt Broncos will have the same coach behind the bench as they finished the previous season with, as Darcy Haugen gets set for his second season of duty. Haugen says the comfort level is a whole lot higher […]
