Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

FRIDAY RECAP – Wings rally, down Bombers in OT

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REGINA, SK – It was a night of high drama around the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Weyburn forward Lucas Schmid tied the game with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation, and Max Chakrabarti sniped the winner 3:31 into the extra frame as the Red Wings edged the Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 Friday.

It was the 1700th victory in Weyburn’s history and snapped a seven-game Flin Flon win streak. The Bombers’ unbeaten-in-regulation run was extended to 24 contests.

In Estevan, the Kindersley Klippers scored twice in the final minute of regulation, then got the overtime winner from Mason Bueckert to rally past the Bruins 5-4 dramatically. Will Christian’s game-tying goal came with just 11 seconds left in the third period.

Tate Schofer notched the winner 29 seconds into the middle frame, and the Yorkton Terriers held on to edge the Nipawin Hawks 3-2 in Yorkton. Terriers’ captain, Jaron Desnoyers, returned from injury with a pair of assists on the night.

The La Ronge Ice Wolves held 2-0 and 3-2 leads in Melfort, but the defending champions showed their pedigree once again, scoring five times in the second period en route to a 6-4 Mustangs win.

Ty Thornton posted a game-high four points for Melfort, while rookie Taite Donkin added three helpers for La Ronge.

Finally, in North Battleford, the Melville Millionaires earned the week sweep with a 6-3 win. Three different Moneymen counted a goal and an assist on the evening, while North Stars’ forward Nikita Ivaschenko has goals in four straight appearances.

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Friday, Jan. 24, 2025

Weyburn 3 Flin Flon 2 OT

Kindersley 5 Estevan 4 OT

Yorkton 3 Nipawin 2

Melfort 6 La Ronge 4

Melville 6 Battlefords 3

The league returns with four games on Saturday. They are the final contests before the 2025 SJHL/MJHL Showcase in Winnipeg, MB, next week.

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025

  • Flin Flon Bombers @ Notre Dame Hounds, 7:00 P.M. ST
  • Weyburn Red Wings @ Yorkton Terriers, 7:00 P.M. ST
  • Melfort Mustangs @ Nipawin Hawks, 7:00 P.M. ST
  • Kindersley Klippers @ Estevan Bruins, 7:00 P.M. ST