Thursday 29 November 2012

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

Wednesday 28 November 2012

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



Tuesday 27 November 2012

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.

Monday 26 November 2012

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.
                **mjhlhockey.ca

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.




SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
2006-07Yorkton TerriersSJHL4843789
2007-08Yorkton TerriersSJHL541121394
2008-09Yorkton TerriersSJHL4610192960
2009-10Yorkton TerriersSJHL4410132360
2010-11Fayetteville FireAntzSPHL134158-2----------
2010-11U. of ReginaCWUAA102130-4
2011-12U. of ReginaCWUAA2013410-12
2012-13Louisiana IceGatorsSPHL801112-2

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 24 November 2012

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.

Friday 23 November 2012

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.

Thursday 22 November 2012

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.
SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
2007-08Yorkton TerriersSJHL40000
2008-09Yorkton TerriersSJHL48581326
2009-10Yorkton TerriersSJHL567152230
2010-11Swan Valley StampedersMJHL5310293954
2011-12Louisiana IceGatorsSPHL561141527120002
2012-13Louisiana IceGatorsSPHL61010-

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

Wednesday 21 November 2012

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.

Tuesday 20 November 2012

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)


Monday 19 November 2012

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.

Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan- Nov 19th Edition



Mils fall; Terriers receive HM in CJHL's Weekly Top 20 Rankings

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, November 19th:
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (2) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
3. (3) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
4. (5) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
5. (8) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
6. (6) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
7. (17) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
8. (4) Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
9. (10) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
10. (9) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
11. (15) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
12. (11) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
13. (13) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
14. (18) Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
15. (12) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
16. (7) Melville Millionaires (SJHL) 17. (16) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
18. (HM) North Bay Trappers (NOJHL)
19. (19) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
20. (20) Saint Jerome Pantheres (LHJAAAQ)
Honourable Mention goes to the Yorkton Terriers (SJHL), Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL), St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL), Oakville Blades (OJHL), Nepean Raiders (CCHL).

Sunday 18 November 2012

Terriers move into 1st with nail biting win over Flin Flon

Tayler Thompson scored his 2nd of 2 goals in the game with only 7 seconds in regulation to move the Yorkton Terriers into 1st in the Sherwood conference with a 5-4 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers. Thompson also scored earlier in the game while Tyler Giebel, Brendon Poncelet, and Daylan Gatzke also scored for the Terriers.

Kale Thomson got the start in net and stopped 29 shots for the win.
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Saturday 17 November 2012

Tough Saturday Night for our Junior A Teams

The Melville Millionaires opened the scoring but that was the only lead they would have as they fell 5-2 to the visiting Flin Flon Bombers. A team without veterans Ian McNulty, Lucas Froese and Landon Hall got goals from Michael Sagen and Daniel Orsborne. Alex Wakaluk let in 3 then was replaced by Kyle Baumgardner the newcomer who is in for the injured Troy Trombley.

Mils return to action Tuesday when they host the Nipawin Hawks.
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The Swan Valley Stampeders got 3 out of a possible 4 points on their 2 game roadie but they fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Virden Oil Capitals on Saturday night. Gavin Froese got his 1st MJHL goal and Colin Baudry got the goals for the Stamps.

They will meet the Way Way Wolverines on Wednesday on GX
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The Waywayseecappo Wolverines fell 7-3 to the visiting Steinbach Pistons. Brendan Luchinski, Curtis Veitch and Brett Pinkerton got the Wolves goals.

Friday 16 November 2012

Stamps use 5 different scorers to dump Neepawa

The Swan Valley scored early and didnt look back as they went on to defeat the hometown Neepawa Natives 5-1 on Friday night.

Dylan Reimer opened the scoring just over a minute in as he capitalized on a turnover and put it top shelf for his 15th goal of the season. Brayden McDonald would make it 2-0 deflecting a Gavin Froese point shot . Kyle Smart would get the third goal of the period his 8th of the year.

The Stamps would make it 4-0 when Dylan Favell would finish off a nice passing play from his linemates Mitchell Eisenberg and Max Flanagan for his 8th. Max Flanagan would cap the scoring on the Powerplay later in the 2nd period. Landon Noel would have his shutout snapped midway through the 3rd on a Neepawa Powerplay goal . Noel stopped 22 shots for his 10th Win of the season. Their record now improves to 13-8-1 on the season.

Swan Valley Co-Op 3 Stars:
1) Mitchell Eisenberg
2) Gavin Froese
3) Justin Valentino

The Stamps next action on Saturday when they visit Virden at 7:30
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While in the SJHL , Zak Majkowski , Nathan Murray and Chase Norrish all scored and the Yorkton Terriers got a 24 save performance from Dawson McAuley who recorded the victory.

Terriers will host Flin Flon Bombers on Sunday at 6:00 FAA on Teddy Bear Toss night at the rink.
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While the Melville Millionaires sent 24 shots on goal but couldn't get any past goaltender Davis Jones as they fell 1-0 to the Nipawin Hawks. Alex Wakaluk 33 saves but took the loss.

Mils will host the Flin Flon Bombers on Saturday 7:30 HCUC

Wednesday 14 November 2012

Martens 1st SJ Hat Trick leads Terriers over Ice Wolves

The Yorkton Terriers (13-7-0-1) overcame an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the La Ronge Ice Wolves 6-3 to salvagev 2 out of a possible 4 points on the 2 game Northern road trip.

Patrick Martens led the way including his 1st SJHL Hat Trick and an assist, his 8th, 9th and 10th goals of the season. Nathan Murray, Dylan Johnson and Brenden Poncelet add the others. Austin Bourhis added 2 assists from the backend. Goalie Dawson McAuley got the start and stopped 22 of 25 shots to get the victory for the Terriers who improved to 2nd place in the Sherwood conference.

Integra Tire 3 Stars:
1) Patrick Martens: 3G 1A
2) Nathan Murray: 1G 1A
3) Austin Bourhis: 2A

The Terriers return to action on Friday in Weyburn before hosting Flin Flon on Sunday at 6;00 on "Terry Bear Toss" at the FAA.
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The Melville Millionaires snapped a losing streak of their own with a 3-2 victory over the Estevan Bruins. Kyle Scaber his 1st Mils and SJ goal, Russell Trudeau and Sean Aschim scored for the Mils. Alex Wakaluk got the start and the victory for the Moneymen .

The Mils will visit the Nipawin Hawks on Friday night.

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While in the MJHL, the Swan Valley Stampeders got two goals from thereigning MJHL Player of the Week Garrett Johnston as they went on to defeat the Dauphin Kings 5-2 on Wedneaday on home ice: Colin Baudry, Mitchell Eisenberg and Justin Valentino with the other Stamps markers. Landon Noel 26 saves for the victory as they improved their record to 13-8-0-1, 1 point ahead of Dauphin for 2nd in Sherwood division.

Swan returns to action on Friday when they visit the Neepawa Natives, 7:20/7:30 on GX94

Home from the Roady and time to hit the sheets. Goodnight everybody

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Terriers fall 4-0 in Flin Flon

The Yorkton Terriers outshot the Flin Flon Bombers 35-33 but it wasn't enough as they fell 4-0 to the Flin Flon Bombers on Tuesday. The Terriers had good chances but just couldn't get anything by reigning SJHL Rookie of the Year who was very good as he stopped 35 for his league leading 3rd shutout of the season. Connor Barrie got the start in net for the Terriers and stopped 29 of 33 but was tagged wth the loss. Konrad Litke, Dylan Balaski, Brett Boehm and Spencer Mault scored for the Bombers who improved their record to 17-4 on the season. While the Terriers record drops to 12-7-0-1 3rd place in the Sherwood 1 point behind the Notre Dame Hounds.

The Terriers finish 2 game Northern road trip on Wednesday when they visit La Ronge 7:20/7:30 on GX94 from the Mel Hegland Arena.
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While in WayWay, the Wolverines scored 7 goals in the final 2 periods to defeat the Neepawa Natives 8-1. Kyle Threndyle led the way with 1 goals and 3 assists, while Cody Labrecque (2), Russell Turner, David Haaf, Brendan Luchinski, JJ Cruikshank and Matt Miller with the goals. Brett Pinkerton chipped in with 4 assists. Cory Simons 21 of 22 for the win.

Langenburg's Jeff Hartung set for 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.



Jeff Hartung's Langenburg rink of Brooklyn Lemon, Kody Hartung, and Nicole Lang are set to take on the rest of Canada at the 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships that begin this Thursday November 15th to November 24th in Montreal, Quebec.

NOV 17th: MB vs SK

NOV 18th: SK vs NB
                   SK vs QC

NOV 19th: Q1 vs SK

NOV 20th: SK vs NO
                    Q2 vs SK

NOV 21ST: NT vs SK
                     AB vs SK

NOV 22nd: SK vs BC
                    SK vs PEI



SKIP Jeff Hartung


Monday 12 November 2012

Stamps' Johnston named MJHL Player of the Week



Swan Valley Stampeders defenceman and 17 year old Winnipeg product Garrett Johnson was named Manitoba Junior Hockey League Player of the Week after tallying 1 goal and 7 assists for 8 games over 4 games for his Stampeders. Through 20 games this season for the 2nd place Stampeders Johnston has 3 goals and 10 assist for 13 points.

Mils Slip to 7th in CJHL Top 20 Rankings

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, November 12th:
1. (1) Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2. (2) Truro Bearcats (MHL)
3. (3) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
4. (10) Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
5. (7) Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL)
6. (5) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
7. (4) Melville Millionaires (SJHL)8. (11) OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
9. (9) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
10. (20) Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
11. (HM) Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
12. (6) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
13. (18) Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
14. (12) Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
15. (13) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
16. (14) Yarmouth Jr. 'A' Mariners (MHL)
17. (HM) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
18. (NR) Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
19. (17) Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
20. (19) Saint Jerome Pantheres (LHJAAAQ)
Honourable Mention goes to the Merritt Centennials (BCHL), Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL), Dauphin Kings (MJHL), North Bay Trappers (NOJHL), Ottawa Jr. 'A' Senators (CCHL).

(cjhlhockey.com)

Sunday 11 November 2012

Stamps fall in third game of their 3 in 3

The Swan Valley Stampeders fell to the hometown Steinbach Pistons 6-4 on Sunday evening. Mitchell Eisenberg, Kyle Smart, Bryce Enns and Bryce Enns scored for the Stampeders. Their record after their 3 games in 3 nights now sits at 12-8-0-1 good for 2nd place in the Sherwood Division, 6 points behind the 1st place OCN Blizzard.

The Stamps return to action on Wednesday when they host the Dauphin Kings.

Reeve captures Silver at World Junior A Challenge

Melville Millionaires forward and Grenfell product TJ Reeve and his Canada West teammates came up short falling 6-3 to the USA in the Gold Medal Game of the 2012 World Junior A Challenge.

Congrats to Reeve and the rest of the SJHL and MJHL representatives for a good effort and making us proud.

Saturday 10 November 2012

Stamps win; Mils fall on Saturday night

The Swan Valley Stampeders won a game that a total of 14 goals as they defeated the Winkler Flyers 8-6. Dylan Reimer led the way with 2 goals and an assist, while Mitchell Eisenberg (2), Jagger Thomas, Landon Peel, Colin Baudry and Kyle Smart also scored for Swan. Landon Noel got the start making 31 saves for the win.

They continue road swing Sunday in Steinbach.
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While the Melville Millionaires went winless on their two game Northern roadtrip with a tought 6-2 loss in Flin Flon against the Bombers. Zack Simpson and Dirk de Waal with the goals.

Friday 9 November 2012

Friday Night Recap

The Swan Valley Stampeders despite out shooting the Selkirk Steelers fell 8-5 in Selkirk. Mitchell Eisenberg, Dylan Hykaway, Dylan Reimer, Dylan Favell and Kyle Smart scored for the Stamps.
Landon Noel 14 saves to take the loss.

They continue their roadie through Winkler Saturday.
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The Yorkton Terriers fell to the Humboldt Broncos 6-2 at the ELgar Peterson Arena in Humboldt. Austin Bourhis and Jeremy Johnson the goal scorers for the Terriers.

They will hit the road on Tues and Wed in Flin Flon and La Ronge, both games will be on GX94.
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The Melville Millionaires started ther two game northern trip on the wrong foot dropping a 4-2 decision to the La Ronge Ice Wolves. Ian McNulty and Russell Trudeau 1G 1A each to lead way.

They will continue the trip Saturday on Flin Flon.
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The Waywayseecappo Wolverines were the only Local team to win on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over the hometown Neepawa Natives. Russell Turner led the way with 2 Goals while Curtis Veitch got the other. Cory Simons 31 saves for the victory. The Wolverines will host Neepawa on Tuesday night .

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Tonight's MJHL Broadcast Postponed

Unfortunately, tonight's broadcast of Swan Valley and Dauphin has been postponed as I have came down with a bad flu/illness. Tentative make up broadcast will be Sunday Jan 27th/13 vs Winkler. Sorry for the inconvenience

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Terriers' Gatzke receives weekly SJHL Rookie Honours



Daylan Gatzke, Yorkton Terriers
1994 F Daylan Gatzke (Swift Current SK) had a couple of big games in Kindersley last week, the SJHL center closest to his hometown, and that propelled him to this week’s nod.  Gatzke scored a pair of goals in Friday night’s 7-1 decision.  One night later, he fired two more and also had a hand in two as part of a 6-5 shootout victory.  Gatzke now has 6-goals and 5-assists in 16-games and is fifth in the SJHL rookie scoring parade overall.

Monday 5 November 2012

Stamps' Favell gets MJHL Player of the Week Honours



Dylan Favell of the Swan Valley Stampeders has been named the MJHL Player of the Week, ending November 4.

The Stamps are currently riding a three-game winning streak, made possible by the offensive contributions of  Favell, who recorded seven points (3-4) over a four-game span. Stamps sit second in the Sher-Wood Division with 11 wins and 23 points.

Favell, 19, hails from Fisher River, Mb.

*mjhlhockey.ca

The Stamps will host the Dauphin Kings on Wednesday, pre game 7:20, play by play 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94

Former Terrier Riley Paterson now a Sait Trojan


*from saittrojans.com

Former Yorkton Terrier and last year's Captian Riley Paterson is now a member of the SAIT Trojans of the Albeta Colleges Athletic Conference. Paterson currently has 4 goals and 3 assists in 8 games with the club who sits with a 6-1-0-1 record, good for 3rd in the conference. Paterson's Terrier teammate Brent Struble is also a member of the Trojans and he has 2 goals and 5 assists in 8 games.

Paterson, a Calgary native had 34 Goals and 32 assists for 64 points in 160 Games with the Yorkton Terriers.

Sunday 4 November 2012

Terriers fall in the Battlefords to finish 3 in 3

The Yorkton Terriers (12-5-0-1) fell to the hometown Battlefords North Stars (7-8-0-0) 6-4 but were able to take 4 out of a possible 6 points over their 3 games in less than 48 hours over the weekend in Kindersley and North Battleford.

Derek Falloon opened the scoring for the Terriers 7:31 into the game with his 5th but just over 3 minutes later Austin Evans got his 1st of 2 on the night to tie it up at 1 after 1 period.

Shots: 10-4 NB

The teams would exchange goals in the 2nd period as well as Tyler Giebels 11th of the season while Austin Evans got his 2nd of the game to even the game after 40 minutes at 2.

Shots: 15-8 NB

There would be 6 goals scored in the third period, 4 of them by the Stars. Justin Waskewitch would make it 3-2 early in third on the period but the Terriers Nathan Murray would even the hockey game again with his 5th. But the Stars would get the next two markers as Spencer Gosselin and Brandon Long (GWG) would reply for Battlefords. The Terriers would cut the deficit to one with 2:28 to go when Giebel got his 2nd of game, and league tying 12th goal but the Stars would ice it into the empty net with 3 seconds to go as Josh Betinol put It home.

Connor Barrie who returned from a lengthy absence because of injury an he stopped 30 of 35 shots but was tagged with the loss, while 20 year old Connor Creech stopped 26 for the win.

Terriers PP: 4/8
Stars PP: 1/6

Integra Tire 3 Star:
1: Tyler Giebel YOR- 2G 1A
2: Austin Evans BFD- 2G 1A
3: Devon McMullen YOR- 2A

The Terriers continue on the road on Friday when they visit the Humboldt Broncos.
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The Melville Millionaires had their winning streak snapped at 7 games after falling 5-4 to the visiting Humboldt Broncos. Russell Trudeau (2), Sean Aschim, and Alex Elliot scored for the Mils. Alex Wakaluk was tagged with the loss, stopped 38 shots.

The Mils return to action on Friday in La Ronge against the Icewolves.
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The WayWay Wolverines dropped a 7-1 decision to the hometown Winnipeg Blues. Russell Turner gets the lone tally for the Wolverines. Riley Feser 22 saves but was tagged with the loss.

The Wolves will be in Neepawa on Friday 7:20/7:30 on GX

Saturday 3 November 2012

Saturday night Recap

The Swan Valley Stampeders improved their record to 11-5-1 on the season with a 4-1 victory against the Portage Terriers. Dylan Favell, Justin Valentino, Garret Johnston and Bo Sigurdson with the Stamps goals. Landon Noel stops 39 of 40 shots for his 7th win of the season.
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The Yorkton Terriers beat the Kindersley Klippers for the 2nd straight night this time 6-5 in the shootout Daylan Gatzke had a big night with 2 goals and 2 assists, while Tyler Giebel also chipped in with 2 goals while Derek Falloon got the other. Zak Majkowski and Falloon got the goals in the shootout. Dawson McAuley stopped 22 shots to get his 2nd straight win.

The Terriers finish their 3 in 3 nights with a afternoon game in the Battlefords. Pregame Show at 1:50, Play by Play at 2:00 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94

Friday 2 November 2012

Terriers; Stampeders both win big on Friday night

The Yorkton Terriers (11-4-0-1) got a little redemption on the Kindersley Klippers and on their former goalie Warren Shymko by hammering the Kindersley Klippers 7-1 on Friday night. Dayan Gatzke led the way with 2 goals, while Patrick Martens, Curtis Oliver, Brady Norrish, Brenden Poncelet and Zak Majkowski also scored for the Terriers. Dawson McAuley stopped 24 out of 25 for the win.

They will face these same Klippers Saturday night before finishing off the 3 in 3 in Battlefords Sunday afternoon on GX94.
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The Swan Valley Stampeders (10-5-1) made it 8 wins in their last 9 games with a 4-0 shutout victory over the visiting Neepawa Natives and moved into sole possession of 2nd place in the Sherwood. Garret Johnston got his 1st MJHL goal plus an assist while Bryce Enns , Mitchell Eisenberg, and Landon Peel also scored for Swan Valley. Alcide Grenier got the start on net and stopped 20 shots for the shutout.

The Stamps will go right back at it Saturday night when they host the Portage Terriers.

Haaf receives MJHL Monthly Honours


MJHL Defenseman of the Month for October


David Haaf, 20, of the Waywayseecappo Wolverines was outstanding during the past month. Defensively, he was a key figure along the Wolverines’ blueline, in addition to his outstanding offensive game ─ 13 points (7-6) in 12 games.

The runners up are 19 year old Riley Hiebert of the Swan Valley Stampeders and 19 year old Tanner Butler of the Dauphin Kings.

Haaf's Teammate Drake Bodie was an honorable mention for Rookie of the Month, while Landon Noel was an honorable mention for Goalie and Player of the Month

Thursday 1 November 2012

Mils' Reeve selected to Team Canada West

 
      

 
    Melville Millionaires forward TJ Reeve has been selected to Team Canada West that will be heading to the 2012 World Junior A Challenge from November 5th to November 11th,2012 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

     The 18 year-old Grenfell product was one of only 2 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League players selected to the team along with La Ronge Ice Wolves's forward Rhyse Dieno while Humboldt Broncos Head Coach Dean Brockman will be the Head Coach of Team Canada West.

    Reeve is in 2nd season with the Millionaires. So far in 11 games this season, Reeve has 9 goals and 9 points plus 2 penalty minutes. In his rookie season last year, he had 8 goals and 5 assists for 13 points in 32 games. Before the Mils, Reeve played his Midget hockey with the Moose Jaw Generals of the SMAAAHL.

    Team Canada West are slated to take off to Nova Scotia today, before playing an exhibition game against the USA on Saturday. Despite the tournament opening up on Monday, Team Canada West will play their first game on Tuesday against the Czech Republic before finishing off the short round robin against Team Russia on Wednesday. The playoff portion of the tournament will take place on Thursday with the Gold Medal game going on Sunday (Nov 11th) on TSN.Reeve will miss 3 Millionaires regular season games.

Wakaluk; McNulty receive SJHL Monthly honours


Ian McNulty, Melville Millionaires1992 F Ian McNulty (Airdrie AB) led all SJHL players during the abbreviated month of September and the full month of October with 7-goals and 17-assists in 15-games played to take home this year’s first RBC Player Of The Month award. Amongst the highlights for McNulty were three different 4-point games, as well as six multi-point games. Obviously, he enters November as the SJHL scoring leader.


Alex Wakaluk, Melville Millionaires1993 G Alex Wakaluk (Bellevue AB), playing behind an inexperienced defense, backstopped the Millionaires to the league’s best record during the September/October playing period to win the RBC Goaltender Of The Month award. Wakaluk went 9-1-0-1 with two shutouts, a 1.96-GAA and a .935-SPCT. He goes into November on a personal five game winning streak and has posted a SPCT lower than .900 only once in a game this season.

*SJHL.ca





Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show with Dwyane Kirkup- Nov 1st Edition




Thedore Senior Hockey to Celebrate 80 years this weekend!



Theodore Senior Hockey is going to be celebration 80 years of hockey in that community with a reunion this Friday and Saturday in Theodore.

One of the event organziers Garry Gawryliuk explains what the event will be all about.