~ Written by Marty Martinson, battlefordsNOW; Image courtesy Marty Martinson The Battlefords North Stars split their home-and-home with La Ronge over the weekend, winning Saturday 10-4, followed by a 6-5 shootout loss to the Ice Wolves in La Ronge Sunday. The Stars are now 4-1 through the preseason, with two games remaining in the exhibition […]

~ Article and image by Marty Martinson, battlefordsNOW Ryland McNinch and Zane Florence scored a pair each, while Daniel Thiessen and Holden Doell also added a goal apiece, as the Battlefords North Stars topped the Kindersley Klippers 6-4 Wednesday in North Battleford. For the Stars, the win came in their first home preseason game of […]

~Written by Jamie Neugebauer (@Neugsie) A sure sign of the health of a junior hockey league is whether local elite players aspire to play in it and that the Battlefords North Stars have acquired the commitment of Holden Doell is absolutely a win for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in that regard. Doell, a 2003-born […]

~ Written by Martin Martinson, BattlefordsNOW The search is over, and the answer is a familiar face to the local rink. The Battlefords North Stars announced Tuesday, the club has hired local, Garry Childerhose as an assistant coach with the team. No stranger to the junior hockey ranks in the province, Childerhose spent five seasons […]