By Dave Leaderhouse WEYBURN RED WINGS, LW It’s a pretty safe bet that no one saw this coming, but there was a slight hint of what was to come during last spring’s playoffs. Weyburn Red Wing forward Ben Hiltz shares the team lead in scoring with 43 points in 37 games and what makes that so […]

By Dave Leaderhouse NIPAWIN HAWKS, LW For a team to have success like what the Nipawin Hawks are enjoying right now everyone on the roster has to contribute and Chad McCartney is certainly doing his part. The 19-year-old winger from Edson, Alta., has more than tripled his output from his rookie season a year ago and […]

By Dave Leaderhouse MELVILLE MILLIONAIRES, RW The Melville Millionaires have had their share of struggles this year, but one thing that has been consistent is the play of forward Damian Bentz. The soon-to-be 20 year-old (his birthday is this Sunday) leads the Millionaires in goals with 13 despite not having played in a game since Jan. […]

By Dave Leaderhouse NOTRE DAME HOUNDS, LW The Notre Dame Hounds are one of the youngest teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and one of the youngest players on that squad is 17-year-old forward Zack Kosteniuk. Still eligible to play at the midget level, Kosteniuk has been a huge contributor to the Hounds’ success this […]

By Dave Leaderhouse YORKTON TERRIERS, C To say it has been a struggle for the Yorkton Terriers this season might be an understatement, but there is some form of a silver lining taking place as the Yorkton line-up is dotted with first-year players and all of them are only going to grow from the experience gained […]

By Dave Leaderhouse KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS, D It is hard to miss Tate Page out on the ice and the 19-year-old defenceman for the Kindersley Klippers certainly lets the opposition know when he is out there too. At 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, the Vanderhoof, B.C., product takes up a lot of space, but he is also very […]

By Dave Leaderhouse BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS, C Good teams always seem to find a way to restock the shelves and the Battlefords North Stars have done an excellent job in that department in recent years. The two-time defending regular-season champions, and last year’s winners of the Canalta Cup, were decimated with graduations after their championship season, […]

By Dave Leaderhouse FLIN FLON BOMBERS, D There is likely no one else who has taken a more circuitous route to get to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League than Flin Flon Bomber defenceman Calvon Boots. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Boots played a pair of seasons at West Valley High School before moving to Colorado where he […]

By Dave Leaderhouse MELFORT MUSTANGS, D Nolan Kadachuk is looking fairly comfortable in his “new” surroundings as the 18-year-old blueliner is playing a big role in the Melfort Mustangs being one of the stingiest teams to score against in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. After spending the last two seasons playing Midget AAA hockey less than […]

By Dave Leaderhouse HUMBOLDT BRONCOS, D He was late in arriving in Humboldt, but 18-year-old Ryan Straschnitzki has been a key addition to a Bronco squad that has made the Global Ag Risk Solutions Division the most competitive of the three in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound rearguard began the season with the […]