Monday 30 June 2014

Stamps' acquire Dman Cronin from Yorkton



The Swan Valley Stampeders have acquired 1995-born  defenceman Holden Cronin from the SJHL’s Yorkton Terriers for future considerations.

The Regina product had 7 points in 35 regular season games with the Terriers.

Sunday 29 June 2014

Locals selected in 2014 NHL Draft






Haydn Fleury (Carlyle, Saskatchewan)-- 7th overall to the Carolina Hurricanes

Travis Sanheim (Elkhorn, MB)--- 17th overall to the Philadelphia Flyers


                          Jayce Hawryluk (Roblin, Manitoba)-- 32nd overall to the Florida Panthers

Chat with Roblin's Jayce Hawryluk below:





Friday 27 June 2014

Mils AGM Notes

The Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League who were league finalists this past season,  held their annual general meeting last Tuesday at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

The team is pleased to announce that the 13/14 hockey season produced a profit of around $17,000.

"Yes, its definately nice to make some $, it doesn't get much better than the support that our fans give us" said Mils President Dawn Melnychuk.

Melnychuk adds the club is staying status quo with the same executive, officers and directors for the upcoming season and that the committee is working on their bid for the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup that needs to be submitted by September 10th.

Interview with Mils President Dawn Melnychuk below:

Broncos' Brockman joins WHL's Saskatoon Blades

(Saskatoon Blades Press Release)

The Saskatoon Blades are extremely pleased to announce that they have hired Dean Brockman as their new assistant coach.
Brockman joins the Blades from the Humboldt Broncos, where he was a 4-time SJHL Coach Of The Year, most recently in 2013.
"Dean is a winner, plain and simple," said Saskatoon Blades general manager and head coach Bob Woods.  "He brings experience, leadership and a winning mentality to this organization.  He's proven himself at the SJHL level and with Hockey Canada and we're very excited to welcome him to the Saskatoon Blades."
Brockman has spent the last 10 seasons as the general manager and head coach of the SJHL's Humboldt Broncos.   During those 10 seasons he was named SJHL Coach Of The Year in 2013, 2009, 2008 and 2007.  Prior to that, Brockman was the assistant coach of the club from 1997 until 2003, while also serving as general manager.
"This is obviously a great opportunity for me and one that I have been seeking for a while," said Brockman.  "The Saskatoon Blades are a team that I watched growing up, going way back to the days of Jackie McLeod.  I'm certainly looking forward to doing everything that I can to help this team win games."
Team success has been a regular theme when looking at Brockman's history.  The product of St. Benedict, Saskatchewan, guided the Broncos to four Anavet Cup Championship titles in five appearances at the event, which matches up the SJHL and MJHL Champions.
Brockman also has a history of success with Hockey Canada.  He coached Canada West to a Silver medal at the World Jr. A Championship in 2012, taking home a Gold medal at that same event as an assistant coach one year earlier in 2011.   
The Blades would like to welcome Dean and his family to the organization.

Thursday 26 June 2014

Terriers acquire Johnas from Oil Captials





The Yorkton Terriers are pleased to announced that they have acquired 20 year old forward Kurt Johnas from the Virden Oil Capitals of the MJHL as part of the futures in the deal that sent Curtis Oliver to the Oil Caps before the 13/14 season.

The 6'3 200lbs Winnipeg product scored 17 goals, 17 assists for 34 points in 56 games with Virden this past season

Women's Division added to Canadian Open Grand Slam Curling Event in Yorkton





There is more exciting news for Curling Fans in the Yorkton Area, as Sportsnet has informed the Yorkton Curling Club that they will be adding the Women's Division of 16 teams to go along with the Men's division of 16 teams for this upcoming December's Canadian Open Grand Slam curling event right here in Yorkton.

The event will run from Tues Dec. 9th to Sunday Dec 14th at the Farrrell Agencies Arena and tickets for the event can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at the Gallagher Center at 306-786-1740

Event Chair Gerry Adam talks about the announcement below:

Yorkton Terriers AGM Notes




The Yorkton Terriers who captured their first RBC Cup National Title this past May in Vernon, BC held their Annual General Meeting last night.

The Terriers have announced that their title came at a cost as the team has lost around $35,000.

"Anytime your successful,its gonna cost you little bit of money,you have staff around for extra weeks,few more weeks of broken sticks , and you got to pay the billets a few more weeks" Terriers President Dave Baron said in a interview earlier today. "Your ultimate goal is obviously to win the title and we did, but it costed us a little money to do that." Baron also noted that their Lottery wasn't as successful as past years.

Baron though added with winning the National Championships has open doors for the franchise for the good. "We've had kids and players contacting us now, that we've not had a shot at before saying we saw your organization play through the playoffs we are interested in coming to play for ya and that's exciting."

Other items discussed were a possibility of a new Dressing Room built for the Terriers and about their bid for the 2016 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup

Two Board of Directors Danny Ismond & Kendra Sedley have stepped down, while 4 more directors have been added in Blaine Buckle, Dean Percival, Pat Holtkamp and Michelle Strocen.


Chat with Terriers President Dave Baron Below

2014/15 Swan Valley Stampeders Schedule

09-19-2014
7:00PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Dauphin
09-23-2014
7:30PM
Tuesday
OCN
Swan Valley
09-26-2014
7:30PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Steinbach
09-27-2014
7:00PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Winnipeg
09-28-2014
2:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Selkirk
09-30-2014
7:30PM
Tuesday
Virden
Swan Valley
10-03-2014
4:00PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Portage
Showcase
10-04-2014
7:00PM
Saturday
Dauphin
Swan Valley
Showcase
10-07-2014
7:00PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
OCN
10-11-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Steinbach
Swan Valley
10-14-2014
7:30PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
Wayway
10-17-2014
7:30PM
Friday
Winnipeg
Swan Valley
10-18-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Winnipeg
Swan Valley
10-19-2014
6:00PM
Sunday
Winkler
Swan Valley
10-24-2014
7:30PM
Friday
Neepawa
Swan Valley
10-25-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Selkirk
Swan Valley
10-30-2014
7:30PM
Thursday
Swan Valley
Virden
11-01-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Dauphin
Swan Valley
11-02-2014
6:00PM
Sunday
Steinbach
Swan Valley
11-05-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
Dauphin
Swan Valley
11-09-2014
6:00PM
Sunday
Virden
Swan Valley
11-12-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
Selkirk
Swan Valley
11-15-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Portage
Swan Valley
11-18-2014
7:30PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
Virden
11-21-2014
7:30PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Selkirk
11-22-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Winkler
11-23-2014
6:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Winnipeg
11-26-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
Wayway
Swan Valley
12-03-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
OCN
Swan Valley
12-07-2014
6:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Neepawa
12-10-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
Wayway
Swan Valley
12-13-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Wayway
Swan Valley
12-17-2014
7:30PM
Wednesday
Selkirk
Swan Valley
12-20-2014
7:30PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Neepawa
01-02-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Neepawa
Swan Valley
01-04-2015
7:00PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Dauphin
01-09-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Portage
01-10-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Selkirk
01-11-2015
7:00PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Steinbach
01-14-2015
7:30PM
Wednesday
Swan Valley
Wayway
01-17-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Steinbach
Swan Valley
01-20-2015
7:00PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
Dauphin
01-23-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Winkler
Swan Valley
01-24-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Virden
Swan Valley
01-27-2015
7:00PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
OCN
01-31-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Virden
02-03-2015
7:00PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
OCN
02-06-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Portage
Swan Valley
02-07-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Portage
Swan Valley
02-08-2015
6:00PM
Sunday
Winnipeg
Swan Valley
02-11-2015
7:30PM
Wednesday
Swan Valley
Wayway
02-14-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Winkler
Swan Valley
02-15-2015
6:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Portage
02-17-2015
7:30PM
Tuesday
OCN
Swan Valley
02-20-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Swan Valley
Winkler
02-21-2015
7:30PM
Saturday
Swan Valley
Steinbach
02-22-2015
6:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Winnipeg
02-27-2015
7:30PM
Friday
Neepawa
Swan Valley
03-01-2015
2:30PM
Sunday
Swan Valley
Winkler
03-03-2015
7:30PM
Tuesday
Swan Valley
Neepawa

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Kroeker named Stamps' New Asst.Coach/Director of Marketing


The Swan Valley Stampeders Jr. A Hockey Club are excited to announce the hiring of Landon Kroeker (pictured above) as their Assistant Coach/Director of Marketing.

Kroeker has been playing hockey for over 20 years and his coaching background began over 11 years ago. He has been working with beginner to elite goaltenders between the ages of 7 - 20 on a regular basis. Notably, Former student and goaltender for the Prince George Spruce Kings, Kirk Thompson, accepted an NCAA Division 1 scholarship to the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Other Accolades:
- 3-time National Champion at the CCAA level with the SAIT Trojans
- Sr Mens AAA National Allan Cup Champion
- SAIT Trojans Regional Scout

Chat with Kroeker Below

Success for Yorkton Legion Track Club



(Submitted by Marcel Porte)

In 2012 at the Westerns Canadian Championship at Medicine Hat only 1 athlete represented this area.

In 2013 we had 5 athletes attend the same meet in Calgary. 

This year we have 14 athletes that been accepted on Team Saskatchewan.

“My goal was to have 10 athletes represent this area”, says Yorkton legion track club manager Porte. “The Western Canadian Championship with be held in Saskatoon this year on July 18 – 20th.  We are very excited that we will have a good presence at this meet”.

The following athletes have been chosen on Team Saskatchewan.

Midget Team (Under 16)
Jarod Stachowich
Derek Campbell
Kelsey Haczkewicz
Nicki Nagy
Brooke Hausermann
Karlee Duczek

Youth Team (Under 18)
Cole Burkholder
Mikaila Ortynsky
Jonah Sutter
Kellie Onda-Inglis
Jared Yeadon
Evan Lajambe
Justine Zarowny
Jaden Porte

The biggest high light of them all is Derek Campbell has qualified for the 2014 Midget National Track and Field Championship in Langley, BC. “ We are all very proud of Derek”, says YLTC Club Manager Porte”. “The national standard for the 2,000m is 6:22.00 and Derek did it in 6:16.6, that is over a 6 second difference”. “ He is also 3 seconds off the 1,200m and 4 seconds off the 800m, which he will still have an opportunity to qualify at Westerns for the National Competition”.