By Dave Leaderhouse ESTEVAN BRUINS, D He has been on the Estevan Bruins’ radar for several years and while it took a little longer than expected it appears that Jake Heerspink is settling in as a key cog to a dynamic offensive club. The 19-year-old rearguard first appeared in a game with the Bruins as a […]

By Dave Leaderhouse LA RONGE ICE WOLVES, C Things are looking up for the La Ronge Ice Wolves. With one game left on their pre-Christmas portion of the schedule the Ice Wolves already have more wins this season than they did the entire 2016-17 campaign and when play resumes after the break a bonafide scoring threat […]

By Dave Leaderhouse WEYBURN RED WINGS, RW He might be small in stature, but he is certainly getting noticed in his rookie Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season. At 5-foot-7 and 152 pounds, 18-year-old Jordan Kazymyra won’t be a physical presence on the ice, but the Regina product definitely knows what to do with the puck once […]

By Dave Leaderhouse NIPAWIN HAWKS, C After spending the entirety of his career within driving distance of his home in Pense, Sask., 17-year-old Jake Tremblay made a move to the northern part of the province this year and the rookie forward appears to have settled into his new surroundings in Nipawin quite nicely. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound […]

By Dave Leaderhouse NOTRE DAME HOUNDS,D  When Tim Gould moved thousands of kilometres from home as a 15-year-old he wanted to continue developing as a hockey player while also having an opportunity to further his education. Now in his third year at Athol Murray College in Wilcox, the Riverview, N.B., product appears to be on track […]

By Dave Leaderhouse MELVILLE MILLIONAIRES, LW In the last five years of hockey, Cory Schillo has never scored more than 11 goals in a season. At the half-way point of his second season with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melville Millionaires it is clear he will surpass that number with ease. The 19-year-old winger from Kasson, […]

By Dave Leaderhouse KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS, LW Sometimes it is all about location. Kindersley Klipper forward Eddie May had played Junior “A” hockey with two other teams in his native Alberta prior to this season, but on both occasions never really found any kind of success. That has all changed since the 19-year-old moved to west-central Saskatchewan […]

By Dave Leaderhouse YORKTON TERRIERS, RW When a player is brought in in exchange for a pair of local fan favorites, the expectations can be overwhelming, but Slater Strong appears to have taken that all in stride. Strong, a 6-foot-0, 173-pound forward from Calgary, was the player the Yorkton Terriers received (along with a player development […]

By Dave Leaderhouse BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS, C The Battlefords North Stars have been the regular-season champions in each of the last two seasons for good reason – they consistently have players step in to fill vacancies left behind from players who have moved on. Enter MacGregor Sinclair. The 19-year-old forward is in his second full season […]

By Dave Leaderhouse FLIN FLON BOMBERS, RW Patience is always a key when bringing in first-year players to the league and for the Flin Flon Bombers that trait will undoubtedly pay off with Dawson McKenzie. The 18-year-old winger from Winnipeg was held off the scoresheet in his first four games with the Bombers, but with three […]