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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Weyburn Red Wings The Weyburn Red Wings are please to announce that after an extensive search they have name Wes Rudy as the new Head Coach and Tanner McCall as the new General Manager/Head Scout for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Team president Brent Stephanson said that the hiring of Rudy came after a number of […]
By Mike Stackhouse The Executive Board of the Battlefords North Stars was thrown a curve ball late in the offseason when head coach Kevin Hasselberg announced he had accepted a job in the minor pro ranks. Enter Nate Bedford, the former coach of Keyano College in Fort McMurray. Bedford comes to the team late in the […]
By Mike Stackhouse For the second year in a row, Flin Flon Bombers head coach Mike Reagan has been named to the Canada West World Junior A Challenge coaching staff. Reagan was part of the gold medal winning group last year that defeated Russia 2-1 in the championship game. The tournament was held in Cobourg/Whitby, […]
By Dave Leaderhouse Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League training camps get under way in less than a month, but it has been far from a quiet summer for most of the 12 franchises. The recent resignations of two of the up-and-coming young coaches in the league – Bryce Thoma with the Weyburn Red Wings and Kevin Hasselberg […]
By Dave Leaderhouse The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s coaching fraternity took a bit of a hit this summer when the Battleford North Stars’ Kevin Hasselberg and the Weyburn Red Wings’ Bryce Thoma both abruptly announced that they were leaving their positions for employment elsewhere. Hasselberg and Thoma were both coming off pennant-winning seasons with the former […]
