By Dave Leaderhouse MELVILLE MILLIONAIRES, LW It has been a wild ride for Isaac Embree this season, but the 19-year-old has finally found a home with the Melville Millionaires. After spending all of last year and the first month this season with the Estevan Bruins, the Ladner, B.C., product was traded twice in the same day […]
By Dave Leaderhouse NOTRE DAME HOUNDS, LW The Notre Dame Hounds are in a unique situation as they can have players develop through their bantam and midget programs before making the jump to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League entry. Curtis Wiebe is one of those players and with several of his teammates having gone through the […]
By Dave Leaderhouse YORKTON TERRIERS, LW It certainly hasn’t been a season to remember for the Yorkton Terriers, but the way Quinten Hobbs is finishing off his second year with the club it looks like they have something to look forward to for next year. The 5-foot-7, 177-pound Hobbs has more than doubled his season output […]
By Dave Leaderhouse KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS, LW A year ago Cameron Shorrock had no fixed address as he was with three different teams in the span of two months. This season the native of Dewinton, Alta., has been a mainstay with the Kindersley Klippers and the 19-year-old forward has played a significant role in helping that team […]
By Dave Leaderhouse BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS, LW An already explosive offence got that much more dynamic when the Battlefords North Stars made a deadline deal with the Lloydminster Bobcats to land 19-year-old winger Cole Johnson. In 15 games since sending Jacob Tibbatts to Lloydminster for the former second-round pick of the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current […]
By Dave Leaderhouse FLIN FLON BOMBERS, D The Flin Flon Bombers have been to the league final in each of the last two seasons and a key to that success was strong defensive play. In order for them to make it three years in a row they will once again need a solid effort from the […]
By Dave Leaderhouse HUMBOLDT BRONCOS, G There is a saying that goaltending wins hockey games and if that is the case the Humboldt Broncos can’t be taken too lightly down the stretch drive and entering the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League post-season. The Broncos are fortunate to have a pair of 18-year-olds between the pipes and while […]
By Dave Leaderhouse MELFORT MUSTANGS, D The Melfort Mustangs have returned to the upper echelon of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this year and the much-improved play of defenceman Kayle Tosh has played a big part in the turnaround. Narrowly making the playoffs a year ago after winning the Canalta Cup championship the previous seasons, the […]
By Dave Leaderhouse LA RONGE ICE WOLVES, D It has been a season of struggles for the La Ronge Ice Wolves, but an Oct. 23 trade with the Humboldt Broncos has given the club a nice building block for the future. Antonio Di Paolo was part of the Bryce Fiske trade and since arriving in La […]
By Dave Leaderhouse ESTEVAN BRUINS, C The Estevan Bruins have scored the most goals of any team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and they have also been among the leaders in penalty minutes for most of the season. Rookie forward Matthew Chekay has contributed to both of those totals. The 18-year-old Regina product has eight […]
