C. Norrish plays hero as Terriers defeat Mils in Overtime

Yorkton Terriers Defenceman Chase Norrish (pictured above) was the hero as he got his hat-trick goal just 18 seconds into the overtime period as the Yorkton Terriers defeated the Melville Millionaires on Sunday night.

The teams would try and shake the rust off in the first half of the 1st period then the Mils Brennan Ritchie would walk in from the blue line and put it bar down on Kale Thomson for his fifth goal of the season and that gave the Mils a early 1 goal after 1 period of play.

Terriers would tie it up as C. Norrish would score 2:23 into the 2nd period his 4th to make it 1-1, but just 18 seconds later Allan Kilback would reply back for the Mils his 1st of 2 on the night and his 4th goal of the season to regain the Mils 2-1 lead. Just over 5 minutes later it would be
Kilback again his 5th goal of the season to increase the Mils lead to 3-1. But at 9:06 of the 2nd Patrick Martens would get his 17th goal of the season for the home team and then 2:12 later Austin Bourhis would take a pass from the slot and made no mistake for his 3rd goal of the season to make 3-3 after 40 minutes.

Daniel Orsborn would give the Millionaires the lead once again at 6:18 of the 3rd his 4th goal of the season but with 5:02 remaining the 3rd C.Norrish would get his 1st of 2 shorthanded goals and 2nd goal of the game to tie it back at 4-4.

In the overtime period, Patrick Martens was dinged with a 4 minute High Sticking double minor just 8 seconds into the Overtime, but just 10 seconds into the Mils Powerplay, Norrish would steal it at his own blueline and put it short side on Alex Wakaluk for the Overtime winner.

Kale Thomson made 19 saves in the Terrier goal for the victory, while despite being tagged with the loss Alex Wakaluk was outstanding keeping the Mils in the game all night long as he stopped 41 of 46 shots.

These two team will do it all again on New Years Day (Tues) in Melville at the HCUC at 2:00, make sure you try and make it out for the game which is going to be a dandy but if you can't pregame show 1:50, play play at 2:00 on GX94 or listen live at gx94radio.com

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everybody who follows this blog and thank you very much for the support along the way.

Christmas Break

There won't be much blogging on here for a week or so until everything starts to get going again with the Yorkton/ Melville gets going on Dec 30th.

So Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody and thanks for supporting the blog and we will talk to you as 2013 nears

Stamps head into break with a loss

The Swan Valley Stampeders fell in their last game before the Christmas Break 5-2 to the visiting Portage Terriers on Saturday night.

Richard Olson got both goals for the Stamps who got 32 saves by Landon Noel but was tagged with the loss.

The Stamps will return to action on Jan 4th when they visit the Neepawa Natives.

Wolverines; Stamps both fall on Friday Night

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines went into the Christmas Break on the wrong foot as they gave up a 2-0 lead as they fell 3-2 to the visiting and Addison Division leading Winnipeg Blues on Friday Night.

The teams would exchange chances in the first period but they would remain scoreless after 20 minutes of play.

Brett Pinkerton got the first two goals for the Wolverines in the 2nd period his 13 and 14th goals of the season and the Wolverines had an early 2-0 lead but the Winnipeg Blues would quickly reply with 2 goals of their own less than 2 minutes apart by Joel Schreyer and Jake Heisinger and that made it 2-2 after 2 periods of play.

The Winnipeg Blues would take their first lead of the hockey game with only 2:29 to go in the third as Kyle Bodnaruk would get the game winner for the Blues as they defeated the WayWay Wolverines 3-2

Cory Simons was really good despite taking the loss stopping 32 of 35 shots while Blues Goalie Isiah Plett stopped 15 of 17 shots for the Win.

The Wolverines will go into the Christmas Break in 5th place in the Sherwood Division and they will return to action on Saturday January 4th when they visit the Dauphin.
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The Swan Valley Stampeders had their 4 game winning streak snapped last night by the Neepawa Natives 3-2 in the shootout.

Mitchell Eisenberg and Max Flanagan had the goals for the Stamps who got 39 stops from Nathan Armstrong but he got tagged with the Shootout loss.

The Stamps will conclude their pre-Xmas schedule tonight when they host the Portage Terriers 7:30 Centennial Arena in Swan River.

Benefit Alumni Hockey Game in Balcarres on Saturday.

The Restorex Broncs of Balcarres and Milestone Flyers will play a benefit Alumni Hockey Game this Saturday at the Polar Dome in Balcarres.

I chatted with Broncs Coach Craig "Gubba" Geisler about the game and what they will try and be raising money for on Saturday.




Thats Saturday night 7:30 in Balcarrees, Kyle Deck Benefit Alumni Hockey game which will be followed by a cabaret following the game. For more infortmation contact Gubba 331-8149

Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show with Dwayne Kirkup- Dec 20th

Baudry leads Swan to 4th straight win; Mils fall in Pre Xmas Finale

The Swan Valley Stampeders were able to improve their winning streak to 4 games with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Virden Oil Capitals .

Dylan Hykaway and Colin Baudry both got goals for the Stamps in the opening frame , both long shots from the point as the Stamps led 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Kolby Woods would cut the Stamps lead in half as he got Virden on the board but Colin Baudry would reply for the Stamps on the Powerplay his 2nd of the night and 14th of the season which would give Swan a 3-1 lead after 2 periods.

The Oil Caps would get two quick goals in period number 3 as Devin Schramm and Corey Haverstick would tie up the hockey game but Mitchell Eisenberg would give Swan the lead right back to make it 4-3. But Haverstick would tie it up once again for his 2nd of the night and that would send it to overtime which decided nothing. Then in the shootout the first five shooters would not score until the 6th and final shooter as Colin Baudry scored putting it five hole for the Shootout winner and the Stamps 5-4 shootout victory.

Landon Noel stopped 50 of 54 shots for his 17th victory of the season while Kyler Beckett stopped 36 shots but was tagged for the shootout loss.

Swan Valley Co-op 3 Stars:
1) Colin Baudry (SV)- 2G and SO winner
2) Corey Haverstick (VIR)- 2G
3) Landon Noel (SV)- 50 saves , 17th win

Swan will return to action Friday when they host Neepawa.
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The Melville Millionaires fell 2-0 in their final game before the Xmas Break to the Humboldt Broncos.

Rhett Blackmur and Adam Antkowiak with the goals for Humboldt.

The Mils will return to action Sunday Dec 30 when they visit the Yorkton Terriers

Melville Millionaires Coaches Show with Jamie Fiesel- Dec 19th Edition

Mils fall to Estevan in Carlyle

The Melville Millionaires had their 3 game winning streak snapped last night in Carlyle by the Estevan Bruins 4-3.

The Bruins would get 2 quick goals half way through the 1st period as Hudson Morrison and Taylor Reich got the Bruins on the board and it was 2-0 for the Bruins after 1 period of play.

The Mils would get on the board 14:26 into period number 2 as Alex Elliot would score one of the nicest goals you will see for his 6th goal of the season to make it 2-1. But just a short 20 seconds later, Alex Cote would get his first goal in the SJHL to regain Estevan's 2 goal lead after 40 minutes.

But just 4:54 into the last frame, Ian McNulty would corral the loose puck and make no mistake for his 14th goal of the season and the cut the Bruins lead to just one goal.  But Estevan would rebound back once again this time just over 2 and a half minutes later as Tyler Kauk's long shot from the point beat goaltender Alex Wakaluk going post and in that made the Estevan lead grow to 4-2. Nathan Boyer would bring the Mils as close as they would get though as his wrist shot went bar down on Curtis Martinu for his 18th goal of the season and that would make the score where it would stand at 4-3.

Bruins' goalie Curtis Martinu was outstanding in goal stopping 44 of 47 shots while Mils' Alex Wakaluk was equally as good but just didn't really have much chance on most of the Bruins' goals.

The Mils PP: 0/2
        EST PP: 0/1

The Mils will play their last game before they head off for the Christmas Break tonight (WED) when they host the Humboldt Broncos 7:30 HCUC.
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The Yorkton Terriers move a little more ahead of the Notre Dame Hounds as they defeated them last night 4-1.

Dylan Johnson, Jeremy Johnson, Tayler Thompson and Nathan Murray all scored for the Terriers who got 36 saves on 37 shots from Kale Thomson.

The Terriers will go into the Christmas Break leading the SJHL and the Sherwood conference with 24-8-1 record and 49 points and will return to action on Sunday Dec 30th when they host the Melville Millionaires 7:20/7:30 on GX94 or gx94radio.com
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The Waywayseecappo Wolverines fell last night to the MJHL leading OCN Blizzard 3-2 at the WayWay Arena Complex.

Zane Morin and Russell Turner got the goals for the Wolverines who got 13 saves from Cory Simons and he was tagged with the loss as they were only 40 shots total in the whole game.

The Wolverines will play their final game before the Christmas Break on Friday when they host the Winnipeg Blues 7:20 pre game 7:30 Play by play on GX94 or gx94radio.com

McNulty; Wakaluk claim SJHL Weekly Player Honors

Ian McNulty, Melville Millionaires1992 F Ian McNulty (Brooks AB) appears to be back to full health and he dominated the SJHL again this past week with 4-goals and 3-assists in 3-games played. He began the week with a goal and an assist up in La Ronge and then followed it up with a pair of goals at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon to beat the Bombers on home ice. He capped it with a three point effort back on home ice against Melfort. McNulty, the SJHL scoring leader, has 13-goals and 29-assists in 28-games overall.

Alex Wakaluk, Melville Millionaires1993 G Alex Wakaluk (Bellevue AB) was superb in all three starts last week, going 3-and-0, and stopping 97-of-102 shots faced (.951 SPCT). He posted a 1.67-GAA for the week and was instrumental in helping the Mils win a tough road game in Flin Flon. For the season, Wakaluk leads the league in minutes played and is tied for the league lead in wins (15). His 2.29-GAA ranks second and his .930-SPCT is also second.

Cancelled and Rescheduled Games

The game tonight ( dec 17th) has been cancelled between the Waywayseecappo Wolverines and Swan Valley Stampeders due to power outage issues. Make up to be announced.

While the game cancelled between Virden @ Swan Valley on Dec 1st has been rescheduled to Wed Jan 16 at 7:30

Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan Dec 17th Edition

Terriers' rise to #4; Stamps receive HM in CJHL's Top 20 Weekly Rankings

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, December 17th:
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (2) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
3. (4) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
4. (6) Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
5. (14) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
6. (3) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
7. (8) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
8. (11) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
9. (9) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
10. (5) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
11. (10) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
12. (12) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
13. (13) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
14. (16) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
15. (15) Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
16. (18) Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)
17. (19) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
18. (17) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
19. (HM) St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
20. (NR) College Francais de Longueuil (LHJAAAQ)

Honourable Mention goes to the Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL), North Bay Trappers (NOJHL), Oakville Blades (OJHL), Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), Amherst Ramblers (MHL)
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Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy holiday season - The Top 20 Weekly CJHL Rankings will return Monday, January 7, 2013.
The weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the teams play, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.

Saturday Night Recap

The Yorkton Terriers got a 24 saves shutout from Dawson McAuley as they won their 2nd straight game a 6-0 victory over the Estevan Bruins.

The Terriers got 6 different goal scorers that included Dallas Rossiter, Jeremy Johnson , Daylan Gatzke , Patrick Martens, Nathan Murray and Kailum Gervais.

The Terriers will return to action on Tuesdaywhen they host the Notre Dame Hounds.
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The Melville Millionaires made it 3 wins in a row as they defeated the Melfort Mustangs 6-2.

Russell Trudeau and Colin Mospanchuk led the way with 2 goals each while Nathan Boyer and Ian McNulty also scored for the Mils.

The Mils also got 30 Saves from Alex Wakaluk for the win.

They will return to action Tuesday when they take on the Estevan Bruins in Carlyle. 7:20 Pregame 7:30 PXP on GX94 or gx94radio.com

Stamps make it 3 straight with win over Virden; Stamps and Terriers also win

The Swan Valley Stampeders got down a goal early but then scored 3 straight goals to go on and defeat the Virden Oil Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Ryan Leaf would open the scoring for the Oil Capitals but Peter Horecka would quickly reply with his 6th goal of the season to make it a 1-1 after 1 period of play.

Dylan Favell would get his 5th goal in the last 2 games as he would snipe his 15th goal of the season into the top shelf to give the Stamps their first lead of the hockey game 2-1. Colin Baudry would give the Stamps a 2 goal lead on the Powerplay as he banged home the loose puck into the open net for his 13th goal to make it 3-1 Swan Valley after 40 minutes.

The teams would exchange chances in the 3rd but goalies Landon Noel and Kyler Beckett played outstanding kept the game as it was until the final seconds when Virden got the 2nd goal of the game when Cody Nelson put it home to make it a 3-2 final.

Landon Noel would get his 16th win of the season stopping 28 of 30 shots while Kyler Beckett stopped 29 shots for the loss.

Swan Valley Coop 3 Stars:
1) Landon Noel- 28 save Victory
2) Colin Baudry- GWG
3) Max Flanagan- 2 assists

The Stamps will return to action when they visit the WayWay Wolverines 7:20/7:30 on GX94.
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The Way Way Wolverines snapped their 5 game winning streak as they beat the Portage Terriers 4-3.

Captain Curtis Veitch led the way with 2 goals while Brett Lafond had a goal and an assist while Kyle Threndyle got the other goal for the Wolverines who got 32 saves from Cory Simons for the victory.
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Patrick Martens had 2 goals and an assist to lead the Yorkton Terriers defeated the Melfort Mustangs 5-3.

Curtis Oliver, Devon McMullen and Jeremy Johnson also scored for the Terriers who got 23 saves for the victory.

The Terriers will host the Estevan Bruins on Saturday 7:30 FAA

Mils trade Hall to Whitecourt

The Melville Millionaires have traded 20-year old defenceman Landon Hall (Killarney, Manitoba) to the Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) for the exercised rights to 20 year old Forward Jamie Johnson.

Hall had 1 goal and 8 points in 26 game for the Millionaires this season.

Elliot plays hero in Flin Flon; Stamps hammer Wolverines

Alex Elliot got the GWG with 16.4 seconds remaining in the game as the Melville Millionaires defeated the Flin Flon Bombers 4-2 to sweep both games on their Northern Road trip.

Ian McNulty would open the scoring and get the only goal of the 1st with his 11th goal of the season to make It 1-0 after 1.

The Bombers would even it up on the Powerplay as Brandt Weldon would make it 1-1. But Allen Kilback would regain the Mils one goal as he would scored on a penalty shot after being hauled down while Shorthanded to make it 2-1 after 4 minutes.

The Bombers would even it half way through the 3rd as Brock Hounsell would make no mistake back door to make it 2-2. But Elliot would put the Mils in the lead for good as he put it through the five hole of Wildung after taking a pass from corner from Colin Mospanchuk. Ian McNulty would get the Mils 4th goal his 2nd of night and 12th of season for a 4-2 final.

Alex Wakaluk was fantastic once again stopping 32 of 34 shots for the win.

The Mils take 4 points from the road swing through La Ronge and Flin Flom to increase record to 18-10-1-2.

They will return to action Saturday when they host the Melfort Mustangs.
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While the Swan Valley Stampeders got 4G and an assist from Dylan Favell as they defeated the WayWay Wolverines 8-1 on Wednesday night.

Colin Baudry, Dylan Reimer, Brayden McDonald and BJ Avery also scored for the Stamps while Russell Turner would get the lone goal for the Wolverines.

The Stamps return to action on Friday when they visit Virden. 7:20/7:30 on GX94

The Wolves will be in Portage Friday night

Mils hammer La Ronge 5-1; Terriers win streak snapped at 9

The Melville Millionaires snapped their 2 game losing skid with a 5-1 road victory over the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

Former Ice Wolve Nathan Boyer opened the scoring 30 seconds into the game for his 16th goal of the season to make it 1-0. Ian McNulty would make it 2-0 under 4 minutes later his 10th of the year. The Mils would make it 3-0 after 1 as Adam Koopman long shot got through for his 1st SJHL goal.

The teams would exchange chances in the 2nd period but the teams would go scoreless in the middle frame to keep it 3-0 Mils after 40 minutes.

The Mils would make it 5-0 in the 3rd period as Rylan Badduke would bang home his 1st SJHL goal and Russell Trudeau would get his 18th goal of the season. But Louis Joseph Sawyer would break the shutout of Alex Wakaluk win 2:15 to go to make it a final of 5-1.

Alex Wakaluk stopped 32 shots for the victory while Myles Hovedebo stopped 42 of 44 shots after relieving Dason Sydora who let in 2 goals on 2 shots.

The Mils will return to action on Wednesday when they visit the Flin Flon Bombers 7:20/7:30 on gx94 or gx94radio.com
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The Yorkton Terriers had their 9 game winning streak snapped as they fell 4-2 to the hometown Estevan Bruins.

Derek Falloon and Kailum Gervais got the Terriers goals who got 28 saves from Dawson McAuley despite the loss.

The Terriers will return to action on Friday when they host the Melfort Mustangs 7:30 FAA

Terriers' B. Norrish recevies SJHL Dman of Week Honors

Brady Norrish, Yorkton Terriers
1993 D Brady Norrish (Strongfield SK) had a banner night on Sunday in a win over the Kindersley Klippers, scoring two goals and two assists. Norrish, who is in his second SJHL season, is starting to dominate games from the back end and is maturing into one of the top two-way defensemen in the league. Offensively, he’s up to 5-goals and 14-assists in 27-games this season
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Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan- Dec 10th Edition

Terriers' vault to #6 in CJHL's Top 20 Rankings

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, December 10th:
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (3) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
3. (2) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
4. (4) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
5. (6) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
6. (12) Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
7. (5) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
8. (10) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
9. (14) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
10. (9) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
11. (15) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
12. (7) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
13. (11) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
14. (13) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
15. (16) Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
16. (HM) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
17. (8) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
18. (NR) Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)
19. (18) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
20. (20) Saint Jerome Pantheres (LHJAAAQ)

Honourable Mention goes to the Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL), Winnipeg Blues (MJHL), North Bay Trappers (NOJHL), St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL), Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)

The weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the teams play, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc

Wolverines fall in Dauphin; Terriers win their 9th straight

The WayWay Wolverines were shut out on Sunday to the Dauphin Kings 3-0.

The teams would exchange chances in the 1st period with the Wolverines outplaying the Kings for most of it but the game would remain scoreless.

The Kings would open the scoring just under 5 minutes into the 2nd period on the Powerplay as Mitch Van Teeling would get his 2nd of the season to make it 1-0 Dauphin would make it 2-0 late in the period as Tanner Butlers shot would go off the post and in and it was 2-0 Kings after 40 minutes of play.

The lone goal of the 3rd would come into the empty net as Jon Gaudet would get his 15th goal of the season and that made it a 3-0 final.

Jeremy Pominville would stop 24 shots for his 3rd shutout of the season, while Cory Simons stopped 32 of 34 shots but was tagged with the loss.

The Wolverines were 0/5 on the Powerplay while the Kings were 1/7.

They will return to action on Wednesday when they visit the Swan Valley Stampeders 7:30 Centennial Arena
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The Yorkton Terriers would make it 9 straight victories on Sunday with a 5-1 victory over the Kindersely Klippers.

Brady Norrish led the way with 2 goals while Daylan Gatzke, Brenden Poncelet and Curtis Oliver got the goals for the Terriers who got 23 saves from Dawson McAuley.

Colton Schick got the Klippers lone goal snapping the shutout late in the 3rd.

The Terriers will return to action Tuesday when they visit the Estevan Bruins.

Saturday Night Recap

The Melville Millionaires were able to get a point but they fell 6-5 at home to the Kindersley in overtime.

Christian Magnus led the way with 4 goals while Daniel Orsborne added the other.

The Mils will return to action Tuesday when they visit the La Ronge Ice Wolves.
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The Swan Valley Stampeders returned back to the win column with a 5-2 victory over the Winkler Flyers.

Richard Olson led the way with 2 goals while Garrett Johnston, Peter Horecka and BJ Avery got the others.

Landon Noel stopped 34 shots for the victory for the Stamps.

The Stamps return to action Wednesday when they take on the WayWay Wolverines .
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The WayWay Wolverines fell 3-2 to the Virden Oil Capitals on Saturday night.

Brett Pinkerton got the only 2 goals for the Wolves.

The Wolverines return to action Sunday when they visit the Dauphin Kings 6:50/ 7:00 on GX94 or gx94radio.com

Stamps fall in a thriller to the Blues in Overtime

The Swan Valley Stampeders were able to get a point out of the Winnipeg Blues but they fell 4-3 in overtime.

Warren Callis got the game winner for the Blues half way into overtime as he slipped it through the five hole of Landon Noel.

The Stamps would get the first two goals early as they scored just under 7 minutes into the opening frame 20 seconds apart as Colin Baudry and Dylan Favell would score for the Stamps. Joel Schreyer would get a Powerplay goal for Blues late in the 1st to make it 2-1.

Taeron Lewis would get the lone goal of the 2nd period to make it tied at 2 after 40 minutes of play.

The Blues would get the first lead of the game early in the 3rd as Paul Stoykewichs shot from the point would get through and beat Noel to make it 3-2 but Colin Baudry would reply with 4:58 remaining to tie it up at 3.

Isiah Plett would stop 37 shots for the victory while Landon Noel would stop 33 shots but was tagged with the loss.

The Stamps would move within one point of the Dauphin Kings who fell to Virden. The Stamps will host the Winkler Flyers tonight 7:30 Centennial Arena.
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While the Yorkton Terriers would make it 8 straight games as they defeated the Kindersley Klippers 5-2 on Friday night.

Curtis Oliver would lead the way for the Terriers while Patrick Martens had a goal and an assist and Zak Majkowski and Austin Bourhis also scored.

Kale Thomson stopped 23 shots for the win while former Terrier Warren Shymko in his first game back at the FAA stopped 39 for the loss.

The Terriers would host these same Klippers on Sunday at 6:00 FAA

Millionaires having Toy Drive on Saturday!

The Melville Millionaires are pleased to announce that their annual toy drive to benefit those a little less fortunate than others will be held on December 8th 2012, when the Millionaires play host to the Kindersley Klippers.
All you have to do to help out is to bring a new unwrapped toy (minimum value $10.00) and you will get into the game FREE! All toys collected will be donated to the Melville Association of Christian Churches. We thank everyone in advance for their generosity.
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Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show with Dwayne Kirkup- Dec 6th Edition

Mils fall 2-1 at home to Notre Dame

The Melville Millionaires had their short 2 game winning streak snapped as they fell 2-1 to the visiting Notre Dame Hounds.

The Mils came out flat in the 1st and Brandon Millin made them pay as he scored his 14th goal on the Powerplay to give the Hounds a 1-0 after 1.

The Mils would pick up their play in the 2nd and had some glorious chances but couldn't beat Ty Reichenbach and it was the Hounds getting the only goal as Brandon Millin got his 2nd of the game to give Notre Dame a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

But the Mils would make a game of it early in the 3rd as Sean Aschim on a scrabble play got his 12th of the season but that was as close as they would get as the Hounds held on to move 3 points ahead of Melville for 2nd place in Sherwood.

Alex Wakaluk stopped 24 shots for th e loss, while Ty Reichenbach stopped 25 out of 26 for the win.

Mils Powerplay was 0/4 while ND was 1/4

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While in Swan River, the Swan Valley Stampeders had their 4 game win streak snapped as they fell 5-3 to the OCN Blizzard.

Mitchell Eisenberg led way with a goal and an assist while Kyle Smart and Jagger Thomas also scored for the Stamps who got 31 saves from Landon Noel but he took the loss.

They will return to action Friday when they host the Winnipeg Blues. 7:20/7:30 on GX94 or gx94radio.com

Stamps' Johnston named MJHL Defenseman and Rookie of the Month

DEFENCEMAN OF THE MONTH
While he may be a rookie, Garrett Johnston is playing like a seasoned veteran. The Winnipeg native led all defencemen in scoring with 16 points (4-12) during an 11-game span.The runners up are 18 year old Landon Peel of the Swan Valley Stampeders and 20 year old Kyle Rous of the Steinbach Pistons.

ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Garrett Johnston is off to a great MJHL career. The 17-year-old rookie defenceman led all rookies in scoring with 16 points (4-12) in November.The runners up are 18 year old Mitchell Eisenberg of the Swan Valley Stampeders and 18 year old forward Grant Valiquette of the OCN Blizzard.

Stamps come back to beat Dauphin in a shootout

The Swan Valley Stampeders were able to make it 4 wins in a row when they were able to come back from 2-0 deficit to defeat the Dauphin Kings 3-2 shootout to move to within 2 points of the 2nd place Kings in the Sherwood Division standings.

Dauphin came out firing getting 2 goals just over a minute apart in the 1st period when Jon Gaudet and Francis Alarie found the back of the net to make it 2-0 Kings after 1 period.

But the Swan Valley Stampeders will show some life in 2nd period when Brayden McDonald took a pass in the slot and made no mistake top shelf for his 4th of the season to cut the lead in half 2-1 kings after 40 minutes of play.

In the 3rd there wasn't much action until the Stamps caught a break when Landon Peel's shot hit off the back glass and hits Kings' goalie Jeremy's Pominvilles back and in to tie up the game at 2-2 after 60 minutes.

The teams would exchange chances in the overtime but none could hit the back of the net

In the shootout Jon Gaudet would score for the Kings, and Richard Olson would reply agaisnt his former teammate for the Stamps. 2nd round Guillame Naud would miss for the Kings and Dylan Reimer would miss for the Stamps and in the 3rd round Jesse Sinatynski would miss for the Kings and Max Flanagan would put it top shelf to make it a 3-2 Stamps Shootout win.

Stamps- 0/3 on PP;     Kings- 1/4 on PP

Landon Noel was outstanding once again stopping 34-36 shots for his 13th victory of the season.

The Stamps go right back it tonight when they host the OCN Blizzard 7:30 Swan River Centennial Arena
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The WayWay Wolverines would come back from 2-0 down but were not able to squeak out a victory against the OCN Blizzard dropping a 4-3 decision.

Brett Lafond led the way for the Wolves with a goal and an assist while Zane Morin and Russell Turner also scored while Cory Simons stopped 20 of 24 shots but was tagged with the loss

The Wolves return to action Saturday when they visit the Virden Oil Capitals

Melville Millionaires Coaches Show with Jamie Fiesel- Dec 5th Edition

WayWay Wolverines Coaches Show with Barry Butler- Dec 4th Edition

Mils' Wakaluk earns Goalie of the Week Honors

Alex Wakaluk, Melville Millionaires1993 G Alex Wakaluk (Bellevue AB) had a minor hiccup during the early part of November; but he’s been a model of consistency between the pipes for the Millionaires, who have suffered through some sharp peaks and low valleys so far this season. Wakaluk helped them get back on the winning track this week by posting a 1.50-GAA , 1-shutout, and a .963-SPCT. Wakaluk, who leads the league in minutes played, is ranked third in GAA and SPCT overall on the year.
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Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan- Dec 3rd Edition

Terriers Climb 4 spots in CJHL's Top 20 Rankings

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, December 3rd
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (2) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
3. (4) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
4. (5) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
5. (3) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
6. (6) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
7. (7) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
8. (8) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
9. (11) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
10. (10) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
11. (9) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
12. (16) Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
13. (15) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
14. (13) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
15. (12) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
16. (NR) Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
17. (HM) St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
18. (19) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
19. (20) Saint Jerome Pantheres (LHJAAAQ)
20. (NR) College Francais Longeueil (LHJAAAQ)

Honourable Mention goes to the Surrey Eagles (BCHL), Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL), Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL), North Bay Trappers (NOJHL), Nepean Raiders (CCHL)
The weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the teams play, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.

Stamps 6, Blizzard 5 OT

Richard Olson got his hat trick goal just 2:53 into OT as the Swan Valley Stampeders defeated the OCN Blizzard 6-5 on Sunday night.

BJ Avery, Mitchell Eisenberg and Colin Baudry also scored while Landon Noel stopped 25 shots for the win.

They will return to action Tuesday night when they take on the Dauphin Kings .

December 1st Moves

-The Swan Valley Stampeders trade Sam Briscoe to the Neepawa Natives for Daylon Creasy

- WayWay trades 20 year old goalie Riley Feser to Selkirk Steelers for 17 year old dman Dylan Betteridge and futures

- WayWay Trades Matt Hadley to Portage Terriers for 18 year old goalie Brenden Fiebelkorn and futures

Virden @ Swan has been postponed due to bad road conditions. Make up Date to be Determined

Stamps escape with a 4-3 victory in Neepawa.

The Swan Valley Stampeders didn't put their best effort on the ice but it was enough as they beat the Neepawa Natives 4-3 on Friday night.

Jagger Thomas would open the scoring just 28 seconds in while Justin Valentino would make it 2-0 SV 8:35 into the 1st. But the Neepawa Natives would respond on the Powerplay at 14:13 to make it 2-1 when Lyndon Soper point shot got passed goalie Nathan Armstrong. But before the end of the period , Landon Peel would make it 3-1.

The Stamps would get a 3 goal lead 11:25 into the middle frame when Kyle Smart got his 10th, but once again Neepawa would strike on the Powerplay as Brayden Cuthbert would reply for the Natives to make it 4-2

Neepawa would get the only goal of the 3rd period as Drake Lindsay scored just 1:02 into the last frame.

Nathan Armstrong making his 2nd start of the season would get his 1st MJHL win stopping 28 of 31 shots while Jeff Stallard stopped 45-49 in a losing cause.

The Stamps were 0-4 on the PP while Neepawa was 2-5.

Newcomer Richard Olson was held pointless in his Stamps debut

Swan will continue their weekend 3 in 3 tonight when they host Virden weather permitting.
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While in WayWay, the Wolves were able to get one point but fell 3-2 overtime to the Portage Terriers as Bryce Lipinski scored 4:24 into overtime.

Matthew Miller and Kyle Threndyle scored for the Wolves who got 26 saves from Cory Simons in a losing cause.

They will return to action Tuesday when they host the OCN Blizzard.
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The new look Melville Millionares snapped a 5 game slide last night as they defeated the Battlefords North Stars 5-2.

Ian McNulty led the way with a goal and 3 assists in his 1st game back from injury while newcomers Nathan Boyer (2G) and Brennan Ritchie (2A) each had 2 points each in their debut, while Russell Trudeau and Michael Sagen got the other markers and they got 40 saves from goalie Alex Wakaluk in the victory.

The Mils will be in Nipawin tonight.

Terriers make it 7th straight with win over the North Stars

Derek Falloon got the overtime winner just 2:45 into overtime as the Yorkton Terriers defeated the Battlefords North Stars 3-2 on Thursday night .

John Neibrandt and Nathan Murray also replied for Terriers who got 20 saves from Dawson McAuley for the victory.

The Terriers will visit the Humboldt Broncos on Sunday night 5:50 Pregame , 6:00 pxp on GX94 or gx94radio.com

Mils acquire 20 year olds Boyer and Ritchie from Ice Wolves

The Melville Millionaires have a made a splash in a very big way as they acquired 20-year old Forward Nathan Boyer (pictured left)  and 20 year old dman Brennan Ritchie (pictured right)  from the La Ronge Ice Wolves for 18 year old forward Rhett Kehoe and list rights to 16 year old Kade Kehoe (who is currently a member of the Saskatoon Contacts)

Boyer , Prince Albert native has 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 27 games this season while Ritchie from St. Anne manitoba has 7 points in 25 games this season.

While Rhett Kehoe, a Saskatoon native  has 7 points in his rookie season for the Mils

Blouin, Dempster shine as Knox shutout Capitals 3-0

The Fort Knox were able to move into a 3rd place tie with the Regina Capitals with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night .

Dominic Blouin led the way for the Knox with a Hat Trick while 20 year old net minder David Dempster stopped 32 shots for his 2nd shutout and 4th victory of the season.

The Knox improve their record to 9-6-1 on the season for 19 points. They will return to action on Saturday when they host the PJHLs best team the Saskatoon Royaks.

Stamps' acquire Olson from Virden

The Swan Valley Stampeders made a splash in the trade front acquiring 20-year old forward Richard Olson and futures from the Virden Oil Capitals for Tanner Lewis, Brayden Masson and MJHL rights to Ben Williams.

Olson, a Winnipeg product is in his  5th year in the MJHL, and in 26 games this season with Oil Caps has 14 goals and 12 assists and 26 penalty minutes.

Swan Valley Stampeders Head Coach Dwayne Kirkup explains the acquistion of Olson and what he brings to the club.


Olson is expected to be in the lineup on Friday night when they Stamps visit the Neepawa Natives 7:20/7:30 on GX94 or gx94radio.com

Melville Millionaires Coaches Show with Jamie Fiesel- Nov 28th Edition

Terrier upend Estevan to make it 6 straight

The Yorkton Terriers got out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as they won their 6th straight and moved into sole possession of 1st place in Sherwood Conference with a 4-1 home ice victory over the Yorkton Terriers.

Zak Majkowski opened the scoring 7:15 into the opening frame his 8th goal of the season and thats all the scoring for the first as they Terriers led 1-0 after 1

Patrick Martens would make it 2-0 shorthanded when he interecepted and errant clearing attempt by goalie Curtis Martinu and put it glove side on the Bruins goalie for his 11th of the season to make it 2-0. Just under 4 minutes later Tyler Giebel would get his team leading 15th goal of the season and the 2nd powerplay goal for the Terriers in the hockey game and that made 3-0 Terriers after 40 minutes of play.

The Estevan Bruins would get their lone goal 5:32 into the last frame as Cole Olson put the Bruins on the board but thats all they would get, as Patrick Martens would ice it with an empty netter his 2nd of the game and 12th of the season.
Terrier goalie and SJHL Goalie of the Week Kale Thomson was outstanding once again and stopped 27 shots for his 11th win of the season, while Bruins' goalie Curtis Martinu was equally as solid stopped 32 of 35 shots but was tagged with the loss.

The Terriers increase their record to 18-7-0-1 for 37 points, 2 points ahead of the idle Notre Dame Hounds. The Terriers will return to action on Thursday night when they host the Battlefords North Stars 7:30 FAA.

The Terriers have also a tentative deal in place to trade goaltender Conor Barrie to the Pickering Panthers of OJHL for cash considerations.
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While in the MJHL, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines improved their winning streak to 3 games with a 3-2 shootout home victory over the Dauphin Kings. Brett Lafond, Brett Pinkerton scored in the shootout while Russell Turner got the shootout winner. Brett Pinkerton and Brendan Luchinski got the Wolverines goals in regulation while goaltender Riley Feser stopped 28 of 30 shots for his 3rd straight victory.

The 12-11-2 Wolverines with the win move 1 point ahead of the Virden Oil Capitals for 4th in Sherwood Conference and will next be in action on Friday when they host the Portage Terriers.

Terriers' Thomson awarded SJHL Goalie of the Week for a 2nd time

Kale Thomson, Yorkton Terriers
1993 G Kale Thomson (Yorkton SK) is back in the groove after a brief hiccup earlier this month. Thomson won both of his starts last week against Melville, posting a 1.44 GAA and a .952 SPCT. For the season, Thomson is now 10-4-and-1 with a 2.68-GAA and a SPCT of .912.

Grenier sent to Steinbach

The Swan Valley Stampeders have sent the rights to 19-year old goaltender Alcide Grenier to the MJHL's Steinbach Pistons for future considerations. The St. Leon, Manitoba native played 5 games this season with Stamps sportign a 3-1 record and a shutout and also had a 2.55 GAA and a 0.913 save percentage.

WayWay's Turner earns MJHL Player of the Week Honors

Russell Turner of the Waywayseecappo Wolverines has been named the inaugural winner of the Recycle Everywhere-MJHL Player of the Week, ending November 24th.

Turner, 20, recorded eight points (5-3) in three games for the Wolverines, who are riding a two-game winning streak. The Sher-Wood Division club sits fifth in its division with 11 wins and 24 points.
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Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan - Nov 26th Edition

Zubko enjoying first season with SPHL's Louisana Ice Gators

Former Yorkton Terrier and Preeceville native Cody Zubko is enjoying his 1st full season in the Southern Professional Hockey League with Louisana Ice Gators alongside former Teammates Clark and Kirk Byczynski. Zubko in 8 games this season has 1 assist.

Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006-07	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	48	4	3	7	89
2007-08	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	54	11	2	13	94
2008-09	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	46	10	19	29	60
2009-10	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	44	10	13	23	60
2010-11	Fayetteville FireAntz	SPHL	13	4	1	5	8	-2	--	--	--	--	--
2010-11	U. of Regina	CWUAA	10	2	1	3	0	-4
2011-12	U. of Regina	CWUAA	20	1	3	4	10	-12
2012-13	Louisiana IceGators	SPHL	8	0	1	1	12	-2

Terriers sit at #17

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, November 26th:
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (3) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
3. (2) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
4. (4) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
5. (6) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
6. (5) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
7. (10) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
8. (7) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
9. (9) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
10. (12) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
11. (13) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
12. (11) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
13. (15) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
15. (8) Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
16. (17) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
17. (HM) Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
18. (HM) Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
19. (19) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
20. (20) Saint Jerome Pantheres (LHJAAAQ)
Honourable Mention goes to the Surrey Eagles (BCHL), Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL), St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL), Oakville Blades (OJHL), Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL).
The weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the teams play, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.

Saturday Night Recap

The Yorkton Terriers were able to sweep both games over the weekend with the Melville Millionaires after defeating them in a shootout on Saturday night.

Tyler Giebel (who also got the lone Terriers goal in regulation) and Derek Falloon scored in the shootout. Christian Magnus got the lone goal for the Mils.

Both goalies were outstanding? Kale Thomson got the start and stopped 41 of 42 shots for the win while Mils goalie Alex Wakaluk stopped 39-40 shots.

The Terriers return to action on Tuesday night when they host Estevan on GX94 or gx94radio.com pregame 7:20, play by play 7:30 while the Mils will host the Battlefords North Stars on Friday night.

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While the WayWay Wolverines won their 2nd straight with a big 6-2 win over the Neepawa Natives.

Russell Turner led the way with 2G 2A while Kyle Threndyle, Curtis Veitch, Drake Bodie , And Matty Miller also scored for the Wolverines who got 27 saves from Riley Feser in the win.

They will return to action Tuesday night when they host the Dauphin Kings.

Terriers dump Mils 3-2 on Friday night

The Yorkton Terriers moved into sole possession of 1st place in the Sherwood conference with a 3-2 victory over the Melville Millionaires.

Daniel Orsborne opened the scoring for the Mils his 2nd on the Powerplay to make it 1-0. Allen Kilback would make it 2-0 Mils with 5 seconds remaining in 1st his 2nd.

The Yorkton Terriers would control the scoring from here as they would get the next 3 goals, Tayler Thompson went bar down for his 8th, while John Odgers would even it up at 2 with the weirdest Shorthanded goal you'll see as he went to clear it down to Mils zone and as goalie Alex Wakaluk went to play it he tripped a fell and the puck went a different direction right into the open cage for his 1st of the season made it 2-2 after 40 minutes.

Chase Norrish would get the winning goal on the Powerplay as he threw the puck on net and it got by the Mils goalie for his 3rd to make it 3-2.

Kale Thomson stopped 19 shots for the victory while Alex Wakaluk despite the loss was outstanding stopping 32 of 35 shots.

The Terriers improve record to 16-9-1 while Mils record drops to 14-9-1 for 3rd in the Sherwood.

Integra Tire 3 Stars:
1) Alex Wakaluk
2) Tayler Thompson
3) John Odgers

The teams go back at it on Saturday night 7:30 FAA
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While in the MJHL, Kyle Threndyle and Brett Pinkerton got the goals in the shootout as the WayWay Wolverines defeated the OCN Blizzard 6-5 in the shootout. Russell Turner and Kyle Threndyle led the way with 1 goal and 2 assists each, while Brett Pinkerton added 2 goals of his own while David Haaf got the other. Riley Feser 21 saves for the victory.

The Wolves return to action Saturday when they host Neepawa.

Byczynski enjoying 2nd season with Louisana Ice Gators

Former Yorkton Terrier and Swan Valley Stampeders and Bredenbury product Clark Byczynski is enjoying a pretty successful start to his 2nd season with Louisana Ice Gators of Souther Professional Hockey League. His teammates on the club incldue brother Kirk, and former Terrier teammate Cody Zubko from Stenen.


Clark's Junior Career also included a MJHL Defenceman of the Year award in 2010/11.

Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007-08	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	4	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	48	5	8	13	26
2009-10	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	56	7	15	22	30
2010-11	Swan Valley Stampeders	MJHL	53	10	29	39	54
2011-12	Louisiana IceGators	SPHL	56	1	14	15	27	1	2	0	0	0	2
2012-13	Louisiana IceGators	SPHL	6	1	0	1	0	-

Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show with Dwayne Kirkup- Nov 22nd Editition

Foam Lake Compostie High School in 2012 Underarmour Finding Undeniable Competition

The Foam Lake Composite High School along with their Athletics department have entered themselves into a National Competition Called the " Under Armour Finding Undeniable" Competition with the winning school getting $100,000 in athletic equipment and uniforms.

I chatted with one of the organizers and football coach at the FLCS Bill Ruetz (Ritz) about the competion and how people can help out.




The website to vote is  http://findingundeniable.ca/school/foam-lake-composite-school

Swan Valley wins goalfest over WayWay

The Swan Valley Stampeders (15-8-2)  and Waywayseecappo Wolverines (9-11-2)  combined for a total of 10 goals, but the Stamps were able to end up with more as Swan defeated the Wolverines 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Justin Valentino led the way for the Stamps with a goal and 2 assists while Dylan Reimer, Kyle Smart, Peter Horecka, Dylan Favell and Mitchell Eisenberg who got the Game winner with 1:21 to go got the Stamps goals while Curtis Veitch, Cody Koskimaki, Brett Lafond and Drake Bodie replied for the Wolverines.

The teams also combined for a total of 104 shots with the Stamps' Landon Noel stopping 40 of 44 shots for the victory, while more busier goalie the Wolves' Riley Feser stopped 55 out of 60 shots was tagged with the loss.

The Wolverines will return to action on Friday when they host the Sherwood leading OCN Blizzard, while the Stampeders don't play til Fri Nov 30th when they visit the Neepawa Natives on GX94

Unfortunately we were supposed to broadcast this hockey game tonight, but due to the very poor winter driving conditions I wasn't able to make it to Swan, but the broadcast has been tentatively been rescheduled for Mon Dec 17th in Way Way between these two clubs

Chat with MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis

Melville Millionaires Coaches Show with Jamie Fiesel- Nov 21st Edition

Fairall dealt to the Winkler Flyers

The Swan Valley Stampeders have traded 20-year old forward TJ Fairall (St. Albert, Alberta) to the Winkler Flyers for two list players, 16 year old Ezra Hall and 15-year old Garrett Armour. Fairall had 3 assists in 8 games for the Stamps this season. Hall is a 6'5", 194 pound Forward who as 6 goals and 9 points in 15 games this season for the Manitoba Midget AAA Hockey League's Winnipeg Wild while Armour is a 6'2", 184 pound left winger from Winnipeg who plays with the Winnipeg Hawks.

2013 Western Canada Cup Championship in Nanaimo BC Schedule

Game #		Date		Time		Guest		Home		Venue
1	Saturday, April 27		2:00 PM		AJHL		vs		BCHL		Frank Crane
2	Saturday, April 27		7:00 PM		SJHL		vs		HOST		Frank Crane
3	Sunday, April 28		2:00 PM		MJHL		vs		SJHL		Frank Crane
4	Sunday, April 28		7:00 PM		HOST		vs		AJHL		Frank Crane
5	Monday, April 29		7:00 PM		BCHL		vs		MJHL		Frank Crane
6	Tuesday, April 30		2:00 PM		AJHL		vs		SJHL		Frank Crane
7	Tuesday, April 30		7:00 PM		BCHL		vs		HOST		Frank Crane
8	Wednesday, May 1		7:00 PM		MJHL		vs		AJHL		Frank Crane
9	Thursday, May 2		2:00 PM		SJHL		vs		BCHL		Frank Crane
10	Thursday, May 2		7:00 PM		HOST		vs		MJHL		Frank Crane

The schedule for the 1st Western Canada Cup Championship that will be held in Nanaimo, BC and hosted by the BCHL's Nanaimo Clippers.


The tournament will feature a new playoff format designed by Clippers staffer Kyle Anderson. Striving to ensure the highest level of competition for all tournament games Kyle has modified the Page Playoff System from curling to create an exciting weekend of playoff hockey. After the round robin portion of the tournament ends on Thursday, the teams will be rank by order of wins with teams going 4-0, 3-1, 2-2, 1-3 and 0-4. The fifth place team will be eliminated from week-end play. Starting Saturday, May 4, at 2:00 PM, the 2-2 team (third place) will face off against the 1-3 team (fourth place). The loser of this game will be eliminated from further play while the winner will have a chance to compete for the tournament runner up position and the second seed to the Royal Bank Cup.

On Saturday evening, the puck will drop on the championship game, with the 4-0 team (first place round robin facing off against the 3-1 team (second place round robin). The winner of this game will be declared tournament champion and earn the first berth to the Royal Bank Cup. The loser of this game will play the winner of the 3rd place versus 4th place teams for the tournament runner up position and the second berth to the Royal Bank Cup. This new format has received the endorsement of the tournament directorate and the feedback from coaches around the league has been very positive

(from Media Release) 

Jones shuts out Mils for 2nd straight game

The Melville Millionaires have not been able to get a goal past Davis Jones for now two straight games as they fell 2-0 to the visiting Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday night. Jones stopped all 25 shots he face to record the victory, while Mils goalie Alex Wakaluk was again their best players as he made some unreal stops and had 24 saves despite being tagged with the loss. The Mils have now lost 6 out of their last 10 games they have played.

The Mils return to action on Friday when they host the Yorkton Terriers . Pre game 7:20, Play by Play at 7:30 on GX94 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

C. Norrish receives SJHL Defenceman of the Week Honours

Chase Norrish, Yorkton Terriers
1993 D Chase Norrish (Strongfield SK) collected a goal and two assists in four games played last week as he continues to be one of the pillars on the Terrier blueline. Norrish had his biggest offensive game on Friday night when he scored a goal and an assist in a victory over Weyburn. He also had an assist earlier in the week against the La Ronge Ice Wolves. For the season, Norrish has 2-goals and 7-assists in 23-games. 
(sjhl.ca)

Yorkton Football Coach receives RMF Coach of the Year.

The Yorkon Jr. Raiders Football team ahd a very successful season despite falling in the Bantam Division Championship game to the Regina Raiders and their Mike Jarvis has been recognized as the Regina Minor Footbal Bantam Division Coach of the Year.

Yorkton Harvest sweep Beardy's over the Weekend

The Yorkton Harvest got a 2 game home sweep over the weekend against the Beardy's Blackhawks. The Harvest took Game 1 on Saturday 5-2 with Carson Cayer leading the way with 2 goals, then they completed the sweep on Sunday afternoon with a 5-3 victory with Lyndon Pastachak leading the way with 2 goals and 2 assists. Carson Bogdan got the start in net for both games and stopped 42-47 shots for the two victories.

The Harvest improved their record to 5-10-0-1 on the season for 11 points. They will hit the ice again on Wednesday night when they host the Notre Dame Argos.