Weekly Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show- Feb 29th Edition

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Couple Terriers recognized for SJHL League Award Nominations

       

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League announced their nominees for the 5 major SJHL awards earlier today (Mon).

Rookie Yorkton Terriers forward McKenzie Welke (pictured above right) was named as the Viterra Division Finalist for the league's Rookie of the Year. 

The Yorkton product is currently tied for the team lead in scoring with 19 goals, 18 assists for 37 points in 53 games this season.

Meanwhile, 2nd year defenceman and Moose Jaw product Regan Seiferling (pictured above left) was named one of the two Viterra division Top Defenceman finalists.

The RIT Tigers commit has 9 goals, & 32 points in 55 games this season.

For a full lists of the Award nominees Click Here

Wayway snaps 6 game losing streak; Stamps fall on home ice on Sunday Night

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines snapped their 6 game losing steak, doubling up the Virden Oil Capitals 2-1 on Sunday night.

The Wolverines would come out really fast to start the first and they would get the opening goal just 31 seconds into the 1st as Layne Anderson's shot was deflecting home by Johl Swedlo for his 23rd goal of the season to give Wayway a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

In the 2nd period, the Wolverines would add to their lead as Layne Anderson would finish off a nice passing play for his 3rd goal of the season, to give the Wolverines a 2 goal lead at 2-0 after 2 periods.

Mack Hardy would make things interesting as he would cut the Wolverines' lead in half with a PP goal, his 27th of the year to make it 2-1 but thats as close as they would get as the Wolverines' held on for their 15th victory of the season.

Troy Martyniuk (pictured above) was very solid in net for the Wolverines and earned his 5th win of the season.

The Wolverines' play their 2nd to last regular season game on Tuesday night when they host the defending RBC Cup champion Portage Terriers. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30 from Waywayseecappo.

Elsewhere in the MJHL,

The Swan Valley Stampeders lost on home ice at the Centennial Arena, dropping a 6-1 decision to the  visiting Steinbach Pistons.

Cody Ellingson scored the lone goal for the Stamps while Brett Evans got the loss in goal for Swan making 35 saves.

The Stamps will wrap up their regular season with what could possibly be a playoff preview, on Thursday when they visit the Wayway Wolverines at 7:30

Mils; Terriers both fall in Friday Night SJHL Action

The Melville Millionaires dropped their 2nd to last road game of the season 4-2 to the Humboldt Broncos at the Elgar Petersen Arena.

The Mils after a shaky 1st half of opening period, they would take control in the 2nd half as Drew Litwin would knock home his 1st of the season to give the Mils an early 1-0 lead. The Mils would add to their lead as Cole Filler would walk across the Broncos' blue line and go bar down on Carter Semenuk for his 14th of the year that gave the Mils a 2 goal lead at 2-0 after 20 minutes. Shots were 14-10 Mils after 1 period.

The Broncos would grab a little confidence very early into the 2nd period as Daniel Mckitrick would get sprung on a breakaway & make no mistake slipping it through the five-hole of Brandon Wells for his 22nd of the season to make it 2-1. Then the Broncos would draw even just 37 seconds later as 19 year old Trevor Posch would hammer home his 14th of the year to knot things up at 2-2 after 2 periods. Broncos had a slight edge in shot column after 40 minutes at 22-21.

The Broncos would grab their first lead of the night 4 minutes into the 3rd as Chris Van-Os Shaw would jam home his 15th of the season to give them a 3-2 lead. Trevor Posch would add some insurance late in the period, his 2nd of the night and 15th of the season help Humboldt win their 15th game of the season a 4-2 decision over the Millionaires.

Bronco netminder Carter Semenuk made 28 saves for the win in goal while Mils' goalie Brandon Wells made 29 saves in the losing cause.

The Mils go right back at it on Saturday night when they host the Melfort Mustangs at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.


Also in the SJHL in Yorkton,

The Terriers gave up a late 4-3 lead and then fell in overtime to hose very same Melfort Mustangs 5-4 at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

Tyler Baier led the way for the Terriers with 2 goals while Jordan McCausland, and Adam Santoro also chipped in with markers for Yorkton. Co-Captain Kailum Gervais chipped in with 3 assists.

Jakob Severson took the loss in goal for the Terriers making 24 saves.

The Terriers are back on home ice on Tuesday night when they host the Notre Dame Hounds.

Mils; Stamps & Wolverines all lose in Wednesday Night Jr. A Action

The Swan Valley Stampeders lost their 4th straight game on Wednesday night, 7-3 to the visiting Dauphin Kings at the Centennial Arena.

After a sluggish start for both sides to begin the 1st, the Stamps would grab control towards the midway point and would have some glorious chances including Brayden Groot who was close to getting his 1st MJHL goal but he rang it right off the iron. But the Kings would be the only team who would convert as Graham Hore would walk out from the left corner and flip it over the right shoulder of Brett Evans for his 8th goal of the season, a PP goal to give the Kings a 1-0 lead over Swan after 1. Shots 9-5 Stamps.

In the 2nd, the Stamps would strike first and even things up just 42 seconds in as Cody Ellingson would poke home his 13th of the year to make it 1-1. But then the Kings would explode with 4 goals in span of 8:36 in the middle frame off the sticks of Riese Gaber (1st MJHL goal), Kirklan Lycar shorthanded (22nd), Landon Plett on PP (15th) and Keaton Leininger (15th) to go up 5-1. Trevor Mann would add one late with 2:50 to go in the 2nd by Trevor Mann, his 11th of the season to cut the Wolverines' within 3 a 5-2 Dauphin lead after 40 minutes.

In the 3rd, Connor Navrot would notch home his 8th of the season to cut the Stamps within 2 at 5-3. But just 30 seconds later, Kings' Captain Tyler Garrioch would back hand home his 14th to make it a 6-3 lead. Trevor Kavanaugh would add another one late for the Kings' on the PP to give the Kings a 7-3 victory.

Jarod Schamerhorn made 27 saves to get his 10th win of the season for the Kings' while Brett Evans made 17 saves on 21 shots in the losing.

The Stamps return to action this weekend for a couple of home games as on Saturday they host the Portage Terriers and host the Steinbach Pistons on Sunday evening.


Elsewhere in the MJHL,

With the Stamps loss and the Wayway Wolverines losing to the OCN Blizzard on Wednesday night, 3-1, the Blizzard are now 3 points ahead of Swan for 6th place the MJHL standings.

Layne Anderson had the lone goal for the Wolverines' while Troy Martyniuk made 29 saves in the loss.

The Wolverines' next game will be on Sunday when they host the Virden Oil Capitals. Pregame 7:20, pxp at 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on Gx94.



In the SJHL on Wednesday in Melville, the Millionaires dropped their 3rd to last home game of the season 4-1 to the Estevan Bruins.

Tyler Kreklewich's 14th goal of the season on the PP was the only marker of the season for the Mils.

The Mils' next action will be on Friday night when they visit the EPA in Humboldt to take on the Broncos. Pregame 7:20, pxp at 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.

Weekly Millionaires Coaches Show- Feb 24th Edition

Weekly Swan Valley Stampeder Coaches Show- Feb 23rd Edition

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Other Stamps notes:

The Swan Valley Stampeders are excited to announce FREE ADMISSION to Feb 24's game vs the Dauphin Kings - puck drop is 7:30!

Season Ticket Holders: Please bring your lanyards and flex tickets to the game for a special draw reserved for season ticket holders only!

The walk-up admission is sponsored by Swan Valley Kinsmen and Key Chev Olds!!

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      Stamps' Tripp named to MJHL All-Rookie Team

                                                  

The Swan Valley Stampeders are pleased to announce that F Josh Tripp (98) was named as one of the forwards to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's All-Rookie team.

The Swan River, MB product has 23 goals, 24 assists in 51 games with the Stamps this season.

6 Athletes from Yorkton area qualify for Can West

(Submitted by Marcel Porte, Club Manager)


                                            
Can West is the Western Canada University Track & Field Championships, which will be in Saskatoon this year on Feb 26 & 27^th.

Come out and support your Yorkton athletes:

-       Brandey Blahut (U of S)- 1,000m and 4 x800m

-       Preston Liebrecht (U of R)- 300m and 4 x 200m

-       Brooke Mentanko (U of S)- 3,000m

-       Jaden Porte (U of S)- 1,000m , 4x400m , 4x800m

-       Brendon Weber (U of R)- 60m, 300m and 4x400m

-       Avery Westerberg (U of R)- 1,500m and 3,000m

Refer to link for more info:

http://www.canadawest.org/sports/mtrack/2015-16/schedule

Weekly Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show- Feb 22nd edition

Terriers clinch SJHL playoff spot; MJHL races become lot more interesting

The Yorkton Terriers came from 4-1 down to tie things up but they lose in the shootout 5-4 to the Kindersley Klippers.

The Terriers with the point do clinch a SJHL playoff spot after missing the playoffs last season.

Jordan McCausland, Corwin Stevely, Kevin Wolf and Tyler Baier scored for the Terriers while Jakob Severson made 37 saves in the SO loss.

The Terriers return to ice on Friday when they host the defending  SJHL champion Melfort Mustangs at 7:30 from the FAA.


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In Melville,

The Melville Millionaires were officially eliminated from the postseason losing 5-2 on home ice to the visiting Nipawin Hawks.

Christian Stevens and Keegan Milligan scored for the Mils while Brandon Wells made 33 saves in the loss.

The Mils will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2004/05.

The Mils' next action will be on Wednesday night when they host the Estevan Bruins at 7:30.

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In Winnipeg,

The Swan Valley Stampeders for the 2nd straight night got a point but fell in overtime, this time 5-4 to the Winnipeg Blues.

Josh Tripp led the way with 1G 2A while Conor Navrot, Peter Matthews & Cody Ellingson also replied for the Stampeders.

Local product Quinn Munro made his MJHL debut and made 30 saves in the SO loss.

The Stamps are now tied with OCN for 6th in the standings and next action will be Wednesday when they host the Dauphin Kings. GX94 will broadcast game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30.

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In OCN,

Rhett Lough had a 3rd period Hat Trick to make things interesting for Wayway but they eventual fell for the 2nd straight night to the OCN Blizzard 4-3.

The Wolverines' next action is on Wednesday when they host the OCN Blizzard at 7:30.

Local Teams fall on Friday Night

The Yorkton Terriers started off their final multiple game roady of the regular season on a losing note, a 3-2 decision to the Battlefords North Stars.

The Terriers would come out with a very solid road opening period and they would get rewarded for their efforts with only goal in the first frame as Adam Santoro would send it on net and Kailum Gervais would deflect home his 6th of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Shots 12-7 Yorkton after 1.

In the 2nd period, the North Stars would kinda find their legs as they did get a couple power plays  and sent a lot of rubber the way of the Terrier net but they would not able to get the equalizer in the middle period as the Terriers held on to their 1 goal at 1-0 after 2 periods. Shots after 40 minutes for the North Stars was 16-14.

The North Stars would break through in the 3rd as they would score all of their goals in the final frame as Layne Young would tie things up at 1-1 just 1:19 in with his 22nd of the season. Coby Downs would give the Stars their first lead as he would notch home his 26th of the year to make it 2-1. Reed Delainey, a short time later would get his 13th to make it a 3-1 lead for the top ranked North Stars. Corwin Stevely would get the Terriers within 1 as he would take a nice feed in front from Gervais & hammer home his 13th to make it a 3-2 game but thats as close as the Terriers would get as the North Stars would get their 37th win of the season, 3-2.

Tyler Fuhr got his 18th win of the season making 20 saves on 32 shots while Jakob Severson with once again another solid performance making 29 saves in the loss.

The Terriers will try and get that single point on Saturday to clinch that playoff spot when they visit the Kindersley Klippers. Puck drop is at 7:30.


Elsewhere in the SJHL,

The Melville Millionaires couldn't gain any ground on their Highway 10 rivals as they for the 2nd time in less than a week lost to the Weyburn Red Wings, this time 5-1.

Liam Shaw had the lone goal for the Mils while Brandon Wells stopped 31 shots in the loss.

The Mils will be back on home ice on Saturday when they host the Nipawin Hawks at 7:30.


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In the MJHL,

The Swan Valley Stampeders got a point, but dropped their first game of their 2 game roady, 3-2 to the Selkirk Steelers.

Michael Fortin & Gavin Froese scored for the Stampeders. Brett Evans made 43 saves in the loss for Swan. 

The Stamps will wrap up their roady on Saturday when they visit the Winnipeg Blues at 7:00. 

Also tonight, 

The Wayway Wolverines outshot OCN, 49-27 but lost on the road 4-2 to the Blizzard. 

Johl Swedlo led the way for Wayway with 1G 1A while Rhett Lough had the other goal for the Wolverines. 

These two teams will go right back at it on Saturday at 7pm. 

Stamps doubled up on home ice, 4-2 to Virden

For the 4th time this season the Swan Valley Stampeders fell to Virden, this time a 4-2 decision to the Oil Capitals on Wednesday night. 

The Oil Caps would get on the board first as Devan Schramm would find Kyle Bird back door and he would make no mistake for his 5th of the season just 8:32 in to give them a 1-0 lead. Stamps would reply just 1:29 later as the red hot Riley McKay would bang home his 12th goal of the season & 4th in as many games to make it a 1-1 game after 20 mins. Shots 13-8 for Virden after 1.

In the 2nd period the Oil Caps would get the lone marker of the middle frame and it would be Dylan Thiessen getting the goal as he would deflect home a Drake Bodie shot for his 18th goal of the season to make it a 2-1 game. Ben Dalke would give the Oil Caps their first 2 goal lead as he sniped home his 24th of the season to make it 3-1. The two teams would exchange late goals by Colton Brausen (SV) & Devan Schram (VIR) and it would end as the Oil Caps got their 33rd win of the season a 4-2 decision in Swan River. 

Sean Keuhn made 21 saves to get the win in goal for Virden while Zach Degraves made 12 saves on 13 shots before he was relieved by Brett Evans for the final 40 minutes and he made 19 saves on 21 shots. 

The Stamps remain 2 points up on OCN for 6th place in the standings and they will return to action on Friday when they visit the Selkirk Steelers. 

Mils Coaches Show- Feb 17th Edition

Tuesday Night Recap

The Yorkton Terriers got a big point but that's all they'd get as they dropped a 5-4 overtime decision on home ice last night (Tues) to the Estevan Bruins.

Lynnden Pastachak scored his 2nd goal of the game at the 3:40 mark of overtime to seal the Bruins' to their 4th straight win.

Cole Keenleyside scored a pair of goals for the Terriers in the loss while Corwin Stevely and Jordan McCausland also scored for the Terriers.

Jakob Severson made 26 saves on 31 shots in the losing cause.

The Terriers return to the ice on Friday night when they start a 2 game road trip visiting the Battlefords North Stars. Pregame show 7:20, pxp at 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.

Meanwhile in the MJHL.

The Wayway Wolverines dropped to 14-36-1-4 on the season as they host at home, 7-2 to the Winker Flyers.

Johl Swedlo and Alex Keena scored for Wayway while Troy Martyniuk made 34 saves in the loss.

The Wolverines will head on the road for a couple starting Friday night when they visit the OCN Blizzard at 7PM.

Other results:

Triangle Hockey League Playoffs (1)
Theodore Buffaloes 3 @ Bredenbury Cougars 7(Bredenbury wins Best of 5 series, 3-0)

Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (2)

Notre Dame Hounds 8 vs. Notre Dame Argos 1
Tisdale Trojans 2 @ Saskatoon Contacts 5

 **The Yorkton Rawtech Maulers' next game will be tonight (Wed) when they host the Regina Pat Canadians at 8PM from the FAA

Prairie Junior Hockey League (2)

West Central Rage 2 @ Tri-Town Thunder 5
(Tri-Town leads Best of 5 Survivor Series 1-0)

Saskatoon Royals 0 vs. Saskatoon Westleys 6
(Westleys lead Best of 5 Survivor Series 1-0)

**The next game for the Fort Knox will be on Thurs. Feb 25th when they visit the Regina Capitals for Game 1 of the Best of 7 South Semi-Final. Puck drop is at 7:30.

WHL (1)
Red Deer Rebels 1 @ Kelowna Rockets 3

Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League

**The next action for the Melville Prairie Fire will be on Saturday night when they visit the Notre Dame Hounds at 1PM.

Stampeders Coaches Show- Feb 16th Edition

Yorkton will put in bid to host 2018 RBC Cup

The Yorkton Terriers held their annual Sportsmen's Dinner this past Saturday night and at the event team President Dave Baron announced there is a Yorkton committee in place to put in a bid for the 2018 RBC Cup.

"Several years ago we had thought about placing a bid for the Western Canada Cup but felt like in the end there were some good things, but also some shaky things that scared us off", Terriers President Dave Baron.

Baron also added "From that possible WCC bid we were going to put in, we had a package and committee together already and we think though we can do a heck of a job hosting a RBC Cup.

There are 3 other place across Western Canada that have rumored to have expressed interest in also putting in a bid which includes Chilliwack BC, Brooks AB & Kindersley SK.

The Terriers last hosted the National Junior A Championships back in 1999.

I had chance to catch up with Terriers President Dave Baron below to recap Sportsmen's Dinner and to talk about the RBC Cup bid.

Mils doubled up 4-2 by Weyburn on Monday

The Melville Millionaires put a good road effort together but lost their 2nd straight, 4-2 to the Weyburn Red Wings on Monday afternoon. 

The Mils after a holding off a big Weyburn push in the first few minutes of the 1st, the Mils would then strike first at 11:02 mark of the opening period as Dalton Menke would slide home his 8th of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Shots in 1st were 13-9 for the Red Wings.

In the 2nd, the Mils would make it an early 2-0 lead just 1:06 into the middle frame as Christian Stevens would snipe home his team leading 20th of the season to give the Mils an early 2 goal lead. But just 3:19 later,  the Wings would cut their deficit in half as Connor Burk would go top shelf on Brandon Wells for his 9th to make it 2-1. Then late in the period, the Wings would grab their first as they would score 2 goals just 57 seconds a part of the sticks of Aiden Teilborg (27th) & Lumb (5th) to give the home team a 3-2 lead after 2 periods of play with the shots being 26-16 Weyburn after 40 minutes.

The Mils would have a nice push in the 3rd but they wouldn't be able to get the equalizer as Jacob Wozney would ice it in the final minute to give the Red Wings their 32nd win of the season a 4-2 win over Melville. 

Carter Phair made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win in the Red Wings goal while Brandon Wells stopped 33 shots in the losing cause. 

The Mils next action will be on Friday when they return back to Weyburn to take on the Red Wings. 

Sookro's 2 goal leads Terriers to a 3-2 win over Melville in Highway 10 Battle Season Finale

The Yorkton Terriers came back to win the 9th and final installment of the Highway 10 battle for the season beating the Melville Millionaires 3-2.

In the 1st, the Mils would provide the only offence as Cole Filler would start a nice rush and go top shelf on Matt Kustra for his 13th of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Shots 11-7 Terriers in the 1st.

The Terriers would even it up at the 13:41 mark of the 2nd as Brandon Sookro (pictured above) would knock home his 24th of the season to make it 1-1. But just a short time later, the Mils would strike back as Liam Shaw would bang home his 13th of the year to regain the Mils their lead at 2-1. The Terriers would get a glorious chance to come back and tie it up again with a full 2 minute 5 on 3 powerplay and they would convert with their 2nd power play goal of the period as a big rebound would come out and Mackenzie Welke would help the Terriers tie it up with his 18th for the 16 year old to make it a 2-2 game after 2 periods. Shots on goal after 40 minutes was 22-14 Yorkton.

In the 3rd it would stay tied til just 3:57 remaining in regulation when  Sookro would send a backhand through Wells for his 2nd of the night & 25th of the season to give the Terriers a 3-2 win to push now 10 points ahead of the Mils for the final playoff spot in the SJHL.

Matt Kustra made 22 saves on 24 shots for the victory for the Terriers while Brandon Wells made 29 saves on 32 shots.

The Terriers next action will be on Tuesday night when they host the Estevan Bruins at 7:30 while the Mils will be in Weyburn to take on the Red Wings. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 2:50 pxp at 3PM.

Mils gain a point beating Yorkton in shootout; Stamps win big on home ice over Selkirk; Wayway falls on the road in Portage

The Melville Millionaires won the 8th meeting of the Highway 10 battle tonight (Fri) on home ice, 3-2 in the shootout over the Yorkton Terriers at the Horizon Credit Union Center. 

The Terriers would strike first at the 12:11 mark of the 1st as Brandon Sookro would bang home his team leading 23rd of the season to give them an early 1-0 lead. The Mils would even it up 4 minutes later as Keegan Milligan would take a nice cross ice feed and go top shelf on Jakob Severson for his 8th to tie things up at 1-1 after 20 minutes. 

After a scoreless 2nd period, the Mils would grab their first lead at 6:18 of the 3rd as Cole Filler would back home his 12th of the season to give the home team a 2-1 advantage. It would stay like that until 1:32 remaining as Terrier Co-Captain Corwin Stevely would sneak one through Brandon Wells to give the visitors the equalizer at 2-2. 

After overtime solved nothing, the two teams would head to the shootout where only 1 of the 6 combined shooters would score and that would be Cole Filler (pictured above) on a nice move to give the Mils their 15th win of the season a 3-2 decision. 

Brandon Wells got his 11th victory of the season for the Mils stopping 31 of 33 shots while Terrier net minder Jakob Severson made 24 saves in the loss. 

These two teams will go right back at it on Saturday afternoon at 2PM from the Farrell Agencies Arena. Pregame show 1:50 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94. 

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Meanwhile in the MJHL, 

The Swan Valley Stampeders exploded for 11 goals in a 11-0 rout over the Selkirk Steelers. 

Colton Brausen and Riley McKay each had Hat Tricks for the Stamps while Evan Last, Trevor Mann, Connor Navrot, Daylan Creasy and Jordie Valentino also scored for Swan. 

20 year old Zach Degraves made 27 saves in goal for Swan Valley to get the shutout. 

The Stamps next action will be on GX94 on Wednesday night when they host the Virden Oil Capitals. Pregame show gets going at 7:20, pxp at 7:30. 

Elsewhere on Friday, 

Brock Paddock and Tyler Ham score for the Wayway Wolverines but they fell on the road, 8-2 to the Portage Terriers. 

The Wolverines next action will be on Tuesday night when they host the Winkler Flyers at 7:30. 

Wolverines comeback falls short, lose 3-2 in Virden; Mils get point but fall in shootout to Flin Flon

The Wayway Wolverines got behind early and couldn't complete the comeback as they fell to Virden Oil Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday night from Tundra Oil and Gas Place.

The Oil Capitals would click first as Dylan Cusmano would snipe home his 5th of the season to give them an early 1-0 lead just 6:09 into the 1st. The score would stay like that until the 17:48 mark of the opening frame when Zach Whitecloud would take a nice feed from Cusmano & snipe home his 4th of the year as Virden took a 2-0 advantage into the 1st intermission. Shots after 1 were even at 12-12.

The only offence in the 2nd would come very quickly as Devan Schram would take a nice feed in front from Drake Bodie and snipe home his 16th of the season to give the Oil Caps a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes. Shots after 40 minutes were 27-17 Virden.

In the 3rd, you would expecting a tired and exhausted Wolverine bunch who played 2 players short to start with, then lost Cody Durdle to a fight and Dylan Tanner was injured in the 3rd but the Wolverines were not tired one bit. The Wolverines were the better team in the final frame and scored 2 goals late, a power play goal from Riley Shamray and then Landyn Cochrane would pull the Wolverines within one with a minute to go but that's as close as Wayway would get, losing 3-2 eventual to the Virden Oil Capitals.

Patrick Zubick got his 7th victory in goal stopping 29 of 31 shots for Virden while Troy Martyiuk was impressive keeping his Wolverine team in it but in a losing cause making 33 saves.

The Wolverines will look to rebound on Friday night when they visit the Portage Terriers at 7:30 while the Oil Caps next game is also on Friday night when they visit the Manitoba capital to battle the 5th place Winnipeg Blues.

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In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,

The Melville Millionaires gave up a 4-2 3rd period lead as they dropped a 5-4 shootout decision to the Flin Flon Bombers on Wednesday night.

Dylan Ostertag led that 4 goal 2nd period offensively for the Mils with 2 goals while Dalton Menke and Liam Shaw had the other Mils' markers. Tyler Kreklewich who scored the only Mils goal in the shootout, chipped in with 3 assists in the loss.

Brandon Wells made his 2nd straight start and in the shootout loss made 33 saves on 37 shots.

The Mils with the point are now 9 points back of Yorkton for the final playoff spot and their next action will be on Friday night host those Terriers at the Horizon Credit Union Center. Pregame 7:20, pxp at 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.


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** In WHL action on Thursday,

The Prince Albert Raiders fell on the road in Western Hockey League to the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 but it was big night for a local product.

15 year old Yorkton native Carson Miller (pictured above) made his WHL debut for the Raiders after being selected by the team in the 1st round of last June's draft.

Miller along with fellow 1st rounder Cole Fonstad combined for the Raiders' first goal as Miller would go top shelf for his 1st WHL goal.

Miller in his rookie season with Yorkton Rawtech Maulers and has 15 goals & 28 points in 36 games this season.

Speaking of the Maulers (SMAAAHL), they lost their 3rd straight shootout decision on Wednesday, 4-3 to the visiting the Notre Dame Hounds. Maulers still sit in 2nd place in the overall standings, one point back of the first place Regina Pat Canadians.

Weekly Mils Coaches Show- Feb 10th Edition

Stamps drop OT decision on road in Dauphin; Wolverines & Terriers both win on home ice on Tuesday Night

The Swan Valley Stampeders got a point in their 5th meeting with Dauphin as they fell to the Kings on the road on Tuesday, 2-1 in Overtime.

After a scoreless 1st period, just 5:59 into the 2nd Kirklan Lycar would jump on a rebound and bang home his team leading 19th of the season to give the Kings a 1-0. Cody Ellingson would even things up at 1-1, with 7:22 to go in the middle frame as he would take a nice chip pass from Josh Tripp and go top shelf on Jarod Schamerhorn for his 11th of the year to knot it up at 1-1 after 40 mins.

After the 3rd period solved nothing, just 1:15 into the overtime, Brandon Young's long point would hit a Stampeder in front and get by Zach Degraves for his 5th of the season to give the Kings their 2nd win over the Stamps this season, a 2-1 overtime decision.

The pair of 20 year olds in goal played pretty solid in their respective nets as Jarod Schamerhorn would make 29 saves for his 9th victory of the season while Zach Degraves made 33 saves on 35 shots in a losing cause.

The Stamps with a point, are now 2 points up on the OCN Blizzard for 6th place in the MJHL standings with their next action being on Friday night when they host the Selkirk Steelers from the Centennial Arena in Swan River at 7:30.

Elsewhere in the MJHL,

Nathan Peabody would get his first goal as Wolverine just 2:09 into OT as Wayway held on for a 4-3 win over the Neepawa Natives.

Rhett Lough (1G 1A) and Johl Swedlo (1G 1A) led the way for the Wolverines while Brock Paddock had the other marker.

Troy Martyniuk stopped 43 shots in goal for Wayway to get the victory.

The Wolverines return to the ice on Wednesday night when they visit the Virden Oil Capitals. Pregame show 6:50, pxp at 7:00 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.


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In the SJHL,

The Yorkton Terriers snapped a mini 2 game slide as Jordan Ross got the GWG with just 1:35 left as they slipped by the Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 on Tuesday.

Jordan McCausland and Brandon Sookro also scored for the Terriers while Jakob Severson was outstanding making 37 saves for the win.

The Terriers now have 9 point cushion on Humboldt & 10 points ahead of the Melville Millionaires for the final playoff spot in the SJHL.

The Terriers will visit their Highway 10 rivals on Friday night, a game you'll hear on GX94 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

Polonich to headline Yorkton Terriers Sportsman's Dinner set for this Saturday!

The Yorkton Terriers are hosting their Annual Sportsmen's Dinner on Saturday.

The dinner will take place at the Gallagher Centre Flexihall. Cocktails will begin at 5:00pm, the horse races begin a 6:15pm followed by dinner at 6:30pm and  the program to following dinner.

This year's guest speaker is former NHLer and former Yorkton Terrier head coach and general manager Dennis Polonich (pictured above)

Also joining us for the evening is comedian Ken Hicks and the Master of Ceremonies is former Yorkton Terrier Trevor Secundiak.

Tickets are $60 individually or $450 for a table of 8 and tickets can be purchased through Terrier office manager Sheri Woolridge at 306 783 4077 or by email at yorktonterriers@sasktel.net.


I had a chance to catch up with Terrier Alumni & Master of Ceremonies of the night Trevor Secundiak to preview the night.

Weekly Terriers Coaches Show- Feb 8th Edition

Saltcoats' Laycock & his Saskatoon foursome win 3rd straight Sasktel Tankard

 

The 3-peat was completed yesterday (Sun) for Steve Laycock & his Saskatoon foursome.

The Saltcoats' product and his rink won their 3rd straight Sasktel Tankard yesterday (Sun) slipping by fellow Saskatoon foursome Shawn Meachem 6-4 in the Championship final.

Team Laycock which includes third Kirk Muyres, second Colton Flasch and lead Dallan Muyres will now represent Saskatchewan at the 2016 Tim Hortons' Brier which goes March 5th-11th in Ottawa, Ontario.

The winning Skip Steve Laycock spoke with reporters after the game.




**Thanks again to John Fraser of CJWW Saskatoon for the photo and audio use.

Scotiabank brings Canada’s celebration of hockey to Yorkton

 

(Scotia Bank Press Release)

 YORKTON, SK – – Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada’s cross-country celebration is coming to Yorkton. NHL Alumnus^TM Marty McSorley (pictured above), will be at the Gallagher Centre Arena for Scotiabank Community HockeyFest, leading skills and drills with Yorkton minor hockey teams, signing autographs and taking photos.

The event in Yorkton is part of the country-wide celebration for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada, the biggest celebration of hockey and the official holiday of Canada’s 5^th Season. Yorkton’s events will be featured as a live remote location during the 13-hour Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada broadcast on Sportsnet and CBC.

WHAT:           Scotiabank Community HockeyFest at the Yorkton Novice Tier II Tournament

WHO:             NHL Alumnus^TM Marty McSorley, Yorkton Minor Hockey Association, Scotiabank representatives and Sportsnet broadcaster Sean Reynolds.

                       

WHEN:          Saturday, February 6, 2016

·         10 a.m. Photos and autographs with Marty McSorley

·         12 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Community hockey festival: skills and drills with local novice teams

·         2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Guest Speaker Presentation by Marty McSorley

                       

WHERE:        Gallagher Centre

455 Broadway St. W., Yorkton, SK I chatted with Yorkton Minor Hockey Vice-President Fred Schrader to chat about Saturday's Event.