October 31st MJHL/SJHL Local Recap

 MJHL

20 year old Mack Belinski had 2 goals 1 assist including the game winner on the powerplay with 45 seconds left on the clock to lead the Waywayseecappo Wolverines to a 5-4 victory over the Swan Valley Stampeders to sweep their home and home series.

Reagan Rabbit, Tyson Zimmer and Gerik Ripley scored for the Wolverines while Randy Cooke made 24 saves for the win in his Wolverines' debut. 

Callum Fortin and Carter Cockburn netted a 1 goal and 1 assist each to lead the Stampeders' while Noah Fladager and Cody Barnes also scored. 

Mikael Foucher made 31 saves on 36 shots for the Stamps' in the loss.

Other Saturday games in the MJHL:

Portage 3 Neepawa 1

Winkler 2 Virden 3

Steinbach 5 Selkirk 2

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SJHL Preseason

The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers completed the preseason sweep of their Highway 10 rivals, the Melville Millionaires by defeating them on Saturday night, 6-0 at the Westland Insurance Arena. 

Jackson Berezowski led the way offensively for the Terriers with a goal and 2 assists while Carson Miller, Vaughn Watterodt, Kishaun Gervais, Vaughn Watterodt and Keenan Taphorn chipped in with singles.

Jacob Herman stopped all 30 shots in the Terrier net to record the shutout while the Mils split their goaltending duties once again as Kaleb McEachern made 19 saves on 23 shots while Alexis Giroux stopped 23 of 25 shots. 

The Terriers will open up their 2020/21 regular season on Friday night when they host the Humboldt Broncos at 7:30PM from the Westland Insurance Arena. 

Meanwhile, the Mils home opener will also be on Friday at 7:30 when they entertain the Estevan Bruins from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

Other Saturday preseason results:

La Ronge 2 Flin Flon 6

Weyburn 4 Estevan 6

Melfort 3 Nipawin 2

Notre Dame 6 Humboldt 5 (OT)

Belinski's 4 point night leads Waywayseecappo to a victory in Swan River

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines improved their record to 4-3-0 on the season on Friday after a 5-2 victory over the Swan Valley Stampeders at the Centennial Arena in Swan River. 

The Wolverines got the only marker of the 1st period as just 2:24 in, after a nice individual effort to find himself in alone Rayman Bassi was able to slide it five-hole on Stamps' G Dylan Black for his 2nd of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 1 period with Wayway leading the shot column 13-7. 

In the 2nd, Wayway would add to their lead as Mack Belinski worked his way into the Stamps' zone and then hit the trailer which was Chad Nychuk, who was playing in his 1st game with the Wolverines this season after being loaned back from the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings, sniped it home to make it 2-0 just 6:49 into the middle frame.

The Stamps' drew even just over 8 minutes later when newcomer Brad Fortin finished off a nifty feed from Cody Barnes for his 1st as a Stampeder to make it 2-1.

But the Wolverines regained their two goal lead on a short-handed goal by Mack Belinski, his 4th of the season to give the road squad a 3-1 advantage through 40 minutes. 

Swan Valley cut their deficit within one once again early in the 3rd period when Brad Fortin added his 2nd of the night making it 3-2 but just over a minute later Mack Belinski added his 2nd of the night to regain the Wolverines' their two goal lead.

Rayman Bassi add his second of the night into the empty net late to seal the victory.

Wayway G Liam Tereposky improved to 3-1 on the season after making 21 saves in goal while Stamps' netminder Dylan Black turned aside 39 of 43 shots. 

The two teams will meet once again on Saturday night in Waywayseecappo at 7PM MB time and just a reminder that the game will be closed for spectators.

Elsewhere in the MJHL,

Steinbach 6 Selkirk 1 

Virden 5 Winkler 3 

Neepawa 1 Portage 6

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SJHL Preseason

Brett Kemp had 4 goals and 2 assists while Kishaun Gervais added three points (2G 1A) to lead the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers to a 6-3 win over the Melville Millionaires on Friday night.

Jayden Dureau, Campbell McLean and Christian Adlys replied for the Mils in the loss.

The two teams wrap up their preseason on Saturday at the Westland Insurance Arena in Yorkton at 7:30PM. (The game is sold-out)

Other Friday results:

Nipawin 5 Melfort 1

Estevan 2 Weyburn 5

Yorkton's Korczak named to Hockey Canada's Junior Selection Camp Roster

 

Hockey Canada announced on Thursday morning, the 46 hopefuls that will participate in the Canadian Junior Selection Camp that will begin November 16th in a co-hort bubble in Red Deer, Alberta.

Among the participants announced include Yorkton's Kaedan Korczak. 

Korczak had his 3rd season with the WHL's Kelowna Rockets cut short this past spring due to the pandemic, but in 60 games this past season he had 11 goals 38 assists for 49 points. 

The players will participate in the month-long selection camp ahead of the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships that will be held in a bubble-type format from Christmas Day until January 5th, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Prince Albert's Braden Schneider of the Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon products Connor Zary (Kamloops Blazers) & Adam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs) were other Saskatchewan players selected while Manitoba players selected included Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman and Brandon, MB product Daemon Hunt and Winnipeg's Seth Jarvis of the Portland Winterhawks.

You can find the full list of the players named by clicking HERE


Audio with Korczak below:

bennywalchuk2 · Korczak Team Canada (Oct 29th)

Millionaires and Terriers slated to kick off 2020/21 SJHL Regular Season on Friday. Nov 6th

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced that their 2020/21 regular season will tentatively start on Fri, Nov. 6th. 

The league is still hoping to get approval to allow for more than 150 fans to attend when the regular season does arrive or the start of the season may have to be delayed. 

The Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Hyundai Terriers will both open their regular seasons on home ice on opening night with the Mils hosting Estevan and the Terriers welcoming Humboldt. 

The 12 member clubs will each play a 50 game modified schedule with Melville and Yorkton playing the first half of their season until the middle of January against each other along with the Estevan Bruins, Weyburn Red Wings, Humboldt Broncos and Notre Dame Hounds. 

The Mils and Terriers will play each other 10 times while playing Estevan & Weyburn 6 times, and Notre Dame & Humboldt 4 times each respectively while playing the remaining 6 other teams in a home & home series in the New Year. 

The Battlefords, Kindersley, Melfort, Nipawin, Flin Flon and La Ronge will make up the other group of 6. 

CLICK HERE for full Millionaires schedule

CLICK HERE for full Terriers' schedule

Waywayseecappo Wolverines Coaches Show - Oct. 27th edition

 

bennywalchuk2 · Wolverines Coaches Show - Oct 27th

Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show - Oct 26th edition

 

bennywalchuk2 · Terriers Coaches Show - Oct 26th

October 24th SJHL/MJHL Recap

STAMPEDERS 5, WOLVERINES 3

The Swan Valley Stampeders got back in the win column as they defeated the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 5-3 on Saturday night. 

Hayden Delorme (2G 1A) and Quinn Mulder (3A) led the way with 3 points each for the Stamps' while Tyler Park and Carter Cockburn had 1G 1A. 

Noah Fladager had the other marker while Mikael Foucher turned aside 53 shots to get his 4th victory of the season.

Conrad Phillips had two more goals to lead the Wolverines while Leyton Smith had the other.

Brendan Forman made 28 saves in the losing cause.

The two teams will have another home and home series next weekend starting Friday in Swan River. GX94 will broadcast the game starting with the play by play at 7PM MB time from the Centennial Arena.


Elsewhere in the MJHL on Saturday,

Selkirk Steelers 2, Steinbach 1 

Virden Oil Capitals 5, Winkler Flyers 2

Neepawa 4, Portage Terriers 2

Winnipeg Freeze 1, Winnipeg Blues 5

OCN Blizzard 3, Dauphin Kings 6

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TERRIERS 3, MILLIONAIRES 1 (PRESEASON)

The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers earned a 3-1 victory on home ice against the Melville Millionaires as the two teams continued their SJHL preseason.

Kaeden Taphorn, Ethan Robson and Steven Norum scored for the Terriers while Mils goal came from forward Kolton Leslie.

Phillipe Bond got the start for the Terriers and made 24 saves in the win while Vaughn Holbeche and Kaleb McEachern spit the goal-tending duties for the Millionaires.

The two teams will do it all again next weekend for a home and home series starting on Friday night in Melville.

Other Saturday SJHL preseason results:

Notre Dame Hounds 1, Humboldt Broncos 5

Nipawin Hawks 1, Melfort Mustangs 2

Weyburn Red Wings 0, Estevan Bruins 3

Kindersley Klippers 4, Battlefords North Stars 1

Flin Flon Bombers 2, La Ronge Ice Wolves 4

Stampeders' suffer first loss after 6-4 loss in Waywayseecappo

The Swan Valley Stampeders' record dropped to 4-1 on the young MJHL regular season on Friday night after a 6-4 loss on the road against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines on Friday. 

The Stampeders' would strike first on the road as loose puck slipped back-door for 20 year old Jackson Zloty flipped over his 5th of the season over the left pad of Wolverines' G Liam Tereposky to give Swan a 1-0 lead just 6:45 into the 1st.

Waywayseecappo knotted things up before the first period buzzer went off as Jaymes Knee saucer passed a nice pass over to Tyson Zimmer and the 16 year old Russell, MB product re-directed in his 1st MJHL goal and that evened their first meeting of the regular season at 1-1 after 20 minutes with shots even at 12 through one period.

In the 2nd, the home-side strike first early as Conrad Phillips took advantage after a Stamps' defenceman fumbled it at the attacking blue-line and went in alone and beat Foucher over the right pad to give Wayway their first lead at 2-1.

The Stamps' though would quickly respond back as Noah Fladager was left alone in the slot and slip it home five-hole of Tereposky to even it back up. Then just under 3 minutes later, it would be the MJHL's top scorer Haydn Delorme jamming one in to pull the Stampeders' back in front by a goal. 

But once again just over a minute later, the Wolverines responded as Mack Belinski's powerplay snipe on Mikael Foucher made it a 3-3 game through 40 minutes.

Mack Belinski added his 2nd of the night, 2:01 into the final frame as he went short side shelf making it 4-3 Wayway.  The Stamps's got the equalizer from Alex Danis, his league leading 6th of the season but once again moments later Logan Wotton on a unbelievable back-pass from Rayman Bassi for his 1st of the season that stood up to be the game winner. 

20 year old vet Conrad Phillips added a late empty netter to seal the win. 

Wayway G Liam Tereposky turned aside 18 of 22 shots to earn his 2nd win of the season while Mikael Foucher in the Swan goal suffered his first blemish of the season making 33 saves in the loss.

The two teams will play the back-end of the home and home series in Swan River with at 7:00PM MB time puck drop.

Other Friday MJHL results:

Winnipeg Blues 10, Winnipeg Freeze 1 

Portage Terriers 5, Neepawa 3 

Virden Oil Capitals 5, Winkler Flyers 3

Steinbach Pistons 2, Selkirk Steelers 3 (SO)

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Terriers' blank Millionaires in SJHL Preseason Opener on Friday

18 year old Jacob Herman had a 35 save shutout while fellow Swift Current product Ryan McCleary had two goals to lead the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers to a 3-0 win over the Melville Millionaires on Friday night in the preseason opener for both sides. 

Colby Vranai also chipped in with 1G 1A for the Terriers who'll host their next meeting on Saturday night at 7:30PM. 

Alexis Giroux (9 saves on 11 shots) and Kaleb McEachern (18 saves on 18 shots) split the goaltending duties for the Moneymen.

Other Friday SJHL preseason results: 

Kindersley 5, Battlefords 2

Estevan 6, Weyburn 3 

Nipawin 3, Melfort 2 (OT)

Swan Valley (MJHL) trades F Johnson to Portage

 The MJHL's Swan Valley Stampeders have traded 19 year old forward Parker Johnson to the Portage Terriers for future considerations.

Johnson, a Elkhorn, Manitoba product played a total of 56 career games with the Stampeders, tallying 19 points, as well as two assists in two playoff games.

Currently this season through 4 games he had 2 goals and 1 assist

Yorkton Terriers and Melville Millionaires set to meet 4 times in Preseason Action in October.

After getting the green light to kick-start their exhibition schedules immediately, the SJHL's Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Terriers have announced they will play four Highway 10 battles in October. 

The Terriers and Mils will meet each other in Melville at the Horizon Credit Union Center on Friday (Oct 23rd) for the opener before following that up with match-up at the Westland Arena in Yorkton the very next night.

The two teams will do same schedule the following weekend on Oct. 30th and Oct 31st in Melville and Yorkton respectively.

Puck drop for all games will be at 7:30PM

For all the games there will be only a maximum of 150 spectators allowed at the game and all fans in attendance will need to wear a mask.

Ticketing information on how you can attend will be announced by the clubs in the coming days.

For a full look of their SJHL exhibition schedule you can CLICK HERE

SJHL’s Return to Play gets approval to begin Exhibition Play

                                                 

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has been approved to start play, effective immediately.

SJHL teams will be allowed to admit up to 150 fans to be in attendance for exhibition play while attendance guidelines for the regular season games slated to begin the week of November 2nd is yet to be determined.

Fans will be required to wear face masks while in the arena.

Teams are scheduling exhibition games to be played between now and November 1st.

Exhibition schedule will be released as soon as possible.

(SJHL)

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Question and Answer with SJHL President Bill Chow: 

1. How's it feel to finally get the Return to Play Approved?

"Well you know it's a relief in in some ways and a lot,  now we know we can get going and get started and I think it's exciting for everybody but then of course comes along all the other protocols and things that we have to take care of and make sure that we're following and adhering to it to make sure that everybody stays safe. Fans, players,  coaches, off ice officials and the officials on the ice as well so you know  there's more challenges out there Benny but you know I think everybody is geared up and willing to do it then will come through."

2. What were all the steps you had to take to get the approval to play again?

"I mean first of all we had to submit our protocols which are basically the same protocols that hockey Canada has approved which they got from the western hockey league which the same protocols that we've used and then we fulfilled them and submitted them to the Sask government and then once they got passed through the government then they went on to health and we still have a few things that we have to deal with but we're at a point where the government felt that we could get going with the 150 people for the exhibition season and then once we get into the regular season which we are speculating that will start the first week of November we'll have to see what those numbers come out  but definitely higher than 150. "

3. How did you get to the 150 people for attendance to Exhibition games to start?

That's the  protocols that came out with Sask Health so that's whay  they're allowing in the arenas and of course understanding social distancing and everything else that comes along with COVID-19 so that's where that number came from. 

4. How important is it to have fans in the building for the SJHL teams?

"It's make or break for the teams and when you say the the number 50 percent too we have to be cautious when we say that because 50 percent is with social distancing and in all the cases I mean 50 percent capacity was social distancing is probably going to end up in that 25 to 30 percent of the capacity of the building for most arenas." 

5. What's the regular season going to look like to start with?

"For the first part there's going to playing in 2 groups of 6 and then come January 8 that will get expanded and will be back to a normal schedule. "

 6. How much many times will each team play each other and how many games total you looking to play?

"There's a few things we have to get to nail down before we get to that, obviously we just found out last night and everybody agreed that we would have couple weeks of exhibition season here work with the protocols make sure that everybody's comfortable in what they have to do so we will  meet this week here coming up and  we'll look at our schedule and take care of that work for everybody as best as possible and make sure it is balanced as possible and move forward from there.

7. If I'm a fan going to a SJHL game this season, what can I expect? 

"Obviously there's going to be social distancing obviously you know you have to be wearing a mask while you're in the building and when you're seated  you can attend with your bubble or your household group and that'll be your bubble group if you want to call it that along with that you'll have  to make sure that you're socially distanced from from the next group or next person and there will be no standing around mingling and visiting with buddies that you haven't seen for a while there's gonna be have to be constant flow and there is gonna be markers and arrows on each of the different arena's concourses so there's going to be a lot more for the volunteers and organizers of each team to make sure that we comply with the protocols that have been given to us and everybody's really trying to make sure that everybody just stay safe" 

Audio with SJHL President Bill Chow:

bennywalchuk2 · Bill Chow - Oct 17

Stampeders' and Wolverines both winners on Friday Night MJHL Recap

Stampeders 5, Blizzard 4 (OT)

The Swan Valley Stampeders' erased two 2 goal deficits to win their 3rd straight, a 5-4 come from behind win over the OCN Blizzard on Friday night on the road.

Just like a week ago the Blizzard would strike first on home-ice as Trent Crane worked his way wide on the Stamps' defender and then snuck in five-hole on Mikael Foucher for his 1st of the season to make it 1-0 just 4:18 in.

The home side added to their lead in the final minute of the first framw as Levi Thiessen finished off a nice saucer pass from Trent Crane and notched it top shelf on Foucher for his 2nd of the campaign giving OCN a 2-0 advantage after 1 period with the shots tied at 8-8.

The Stampeders' got off to a quick start in the 2nd as Jamie Valentino poked home a powerplay goal for his 1st of the year then just 35 seconds later, Callum Fortin added his second of the season to tie things up at 2-2.

But the Blizzard regained their two goal lead back though as Aiden Litke and Jaden Pashe twinkled the twine later in the 2nd to make it 4-2 OCN after 40 minutes.

In the 3rd with 7:56 left in regulation Haydn Delorme slid a cross ice pass to Alex Danis who slipped over the shoulder of Evan Van Luecken on the PP to pull the Stamps' within one before Jackson Zloty swatted home a rebound just a few minutes later to knot it at 4-4 to force the overtime period.

After a back and forth overtime period, the Stamps' caught a break as the Blizzard 3 attackers were caught deep and loose puck came out to Alex Danis on a breakaway and the Calgary product ended it with a nice wrist shot over  the Blizzard goalies right pad to earn the extra point.

Mikael Foucher turned aside 32 of 36 shots to earn to improve to 3-0 on the season while Blizz G Evan Van Luecken made 43 saves in the OT loss.
 

The Two teams will wrap up their 4 game set against each other on Saturday night back in Swan River for a 7PM MB time face-off.

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Wolverines 3, Kings 1

Mack Belinski had 1G 1A while goaltender Liam Tereposky earned a 46 save victory to lead the Waywayseecappo Wolverines to a 3-1 win over the Dauphin Kings on Friday.

Jacob Charko and Gerrick Ripley also scored for the Wolverines while the Kings' lone marker came off the stick of Charles Massey.

The Kings and Wolverines will meet in Dauphin on Saturday night at 7:30PM MB time.


Elsewhere in the MJHL,

Virden Oil Capitals 7 Portage Terriers 3

Selkirk Steelers 3, Winnipeg Blues 2 (SO)

Oct. 10th Local MJHL Recap

 Blizzard 2, Stampeders 6

The Swan Valley Stampeders made it back to back wins over OCN to start their MJHL regular season after they beat the Blizzard 6-2 on Saturday night.

Jackson Zloty, Callum Fortin, Alex Danis and Jayce Nikbahkt each had 1G 1A each to lead the Stamps' while Quinn Mulder and Noah Fladagaer chipped in with singles.

David Queree and Ben Hilhorst had a goal and an assist each to lead the Blizzard.

Mikael Foucher turned aside 41 shots to earn his 2nd straight win in goal.

The two teams will once again play a home and home series next weekend starting on Friday in OCN. GX94 will broadcast the game with the play by play starting at 7PM MB time. You can also catch the game by listening live online at www.gx94radio.com. 

Kings 7, Wolverines 0 

After a 7-3 victory in Dauphin on Friday, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines dropped their home opener on Saturday 7-0 against the Kings. 

Austin Lamotte and Charles Massey had 2 goals each for Dauphin who got other goals from Grady Hobbs, Owen Wareham and Koby Morrisseau.

Matthias Smith made 30 saves for the shutout in the Kings' goal. The Wolverines had Brendan Foreman start and he allowed 6 goals on 35 shots before being relieved for Liam Tereposky who stopped 6 of 7 shots. 

The two teams will face off on Friday night for their 3rd of the 4 game set.

Other Saturday results: 

Selkirk 1 Winnipeg Blues 6

Neepawa 1 Winkler 4

Winnipeg Freeze 0 Steinbach 8 

Stampeders' and Wolverines both victorious on MJHL Opening Night

 Stampeders 6, Blizzard 3

The Swan Valley Stampeders kicked off their 2020/21 regular season with a 6-3 road victory over the OCN Blizzard on Friday night.

It wasn't the most ideal start for the Stamps' as after turning the back over at the Blizzard blue-line, the home-side would come back on a 2 on 1 and Aaron Lorenz's initial shot was blocked the rebound came out to Jaden Pashe who made no mistake to give the Blizz a 1-0 lead just 14 seconds in. 

The Stampeders' responded a short time later as loose puck came out in the slot and Cody Barnes sniped it over the right shoulder of Danick Rodrigue, for his first MJHL goal to knot up the score. 

Swan grabbed their first lead of the night with 2:36 left in the 1st frame as Parker Johnson of Elkhorn, MB tucked in his 1st to make it 2-1 for the visitors but before the buzzer would go off a unfortunate bounce for Swan G Mikael Foucher went off him and then into the back of the net to tie it at 2-2 after 20 minutes.

In the 2nd, the only goal would come from Swan on the PP as after a nice set-up, Haydn Delorme slid it cross ice to Alex Danis who finished it off nicely with the snapshot by the OCN goaltender for his 1st in a Stampeders' uniform to regain the visitors their one goal lead after 2 periods. 

The Stamps' would continue that momentum into the 3rd where they would strike with three goals in the first 9 minutes off the sticks of Quinn Mulder (1st MJHL goal), Johnson and newly named Captain Lane Kirk to push the Swan Valley to 6-2.

Levi Thiessen added a late goal on the man advantage for the Blizzard whose PP ended up being 1 for 7 on the night, but that's as close as they would get. 

20 year old G Mikael Foucher picked up where he left off from last year, making 42 saves on 45 shots to earn the win while Danick Rodrigue got the start for OCN and allowed 6 goals on 38 shots before being relieved by Nik Jerris who stopped both shots he faced in the final 10 minutes. 

The two teams will play the rematch of their weekend series on Saturday night back in Swan River for the Stamps' Home Opener with the puck drop being at 7PM MB time. Don't forget to bring your mask to wear, follow the social distancing guidelines that are in place, and get your advanced tickets at www.stampedershockey.ca

Benny's 3 Stars:
1) Parker Johnson- SV (2G 1A)
2) Mikael Foucher- SV (42 saves and W)
3) Quinn Mulder- SV (1G 2A)

Meanwhile, 

Wolverines 7, Kings 3

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines got out to a 6 goal lead and never looked back as they defeated the Dauphin Kings on the road, 7-3.

The Wolverines' veterans led the way offensively as Gerrik Ripley and Conrad Phillips each had a goal and 2 assists each while Kieran Thiessen, Jacob Charko, Rayman Bassi, Jaymes Knee and Leyton Smith chipped in with the other markers.

Grady Hobbs, Koby Morrisseau and Braeden Young replied for the Kings. 

 Brendan Foreman, who was acquired in an off-season trade from Humboldt, made 30 saves to earn his 1st victory as a Wolverine.

 The Wolverines' home opener will be the back half of this home and series with Dauphin and puck drop from the Wayway Arena Complex is at 7:30PM MB Time.

 

Other Friday MJHL scores: 

 Portage 2, Virden 4 

 WPG Blues 5, Selkirk 3

Steinbach 2, WPG Freeze 0

Winkler 3, Neepawa 2 (OT)

Saskatchewan Hockey Association's Return to Hockey Guidelines receive Ministry of Health's Approval

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association announced on Thursday that their Return to Hockey Safety Guidelines has received provincial approval.

The comprehensive plan which is 63 pages long is split about into three phases.

Phase 1 is Evaluation and Training which is what Sask Hockey is at right now, while Phase 2 allows teams starting Oct. 17th to get together with another team for mini league for exhibition games.
 

Meanwhile while phase 3 allows for mini regular season games with up to 6 teams which will begin tentatively at the start of November and phase 4 allows for even more expanded leagues of up to 8 teams which would start in the middle of January.

Phases two and three will only apply for under 13 age groups and higher.
The final phase, the 5th doesn't have a start date yet and comprises of playoffs and provincials.

A maximum of 150 spectators will be allowed for minor hockey games as long as there is enough space for two-metre physical distancing to take place.

Junior, senior and U18 AAA hockey must have assigned seating available. If assigned seating is unavailable, a maximum of 150 spectators is permitted.

For more information on protocols, face covering guidelines, seating capacity info and much more about the Saskatchewan Hockey Return to Hockey Guidelines CLICK HERE

Two Local Golfers/Students named as Pat Fletcher Scholarship recipients

Two local products are among the four students that were announced as the 25 recipients from across Canada of the Pat Fletcher Foundation annual scholarships announced on Thursday by the organization.

Melville’s Kylie Severson who is attending the University of Saskatchewan and University of Alberta student and Wynyard product Carson Fisher are the local recipients of the scholarship money from the Foundation, whose purpose is to provide financial assistance to deserving young Canadian students on their journey to obtaining a university degree.

Since establishing the Foundation in 1985, The Pat Fletcher Foundation has awarded 543 scholarships, for a total of approximately $750,000 to young Canadian golfers – giving them the opportunity to develop and reach their highest potential.

Manitoba Junior Hockey League opens up 2020/21 Regular Season today!

It's been 212 days since the Manitoba Junior Hockey League last iced a regular season or playoff game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that'll change tonight (Fri) as the league's modified 2020/21 regular season will officially kick-off with 6 game schedule. 

To follow their Return to play guidelines and to help to limit the risk of the spread of the virus, the league will play a 42 game regular season schedule meaning teams will play their 3 divisional rivals, 8 times each while playing the rest of the league just twice. 

For Swan Valley Stampeders' Head Coach/GM Barry Wolff, he commends the hard-work that the league office has done to get them back on the ice. 

"You know our league has done a great job in getting an approval from Manitoba and all the teams have done an incredible job following the protocols and so far so good everybody's healthy and moving forward and I just think it's great for everybody in Manitoba and the teams in the city and the fans that are all going to get a chance to see our hockey for real in a safe fashion coming Friday.  "

For the Stampeders' they'll open their season against one of their three division rivals, the OCN Blizzard who they'll meet in their first 4 games of the campaign. 

"One thing for sure obviously Billy Keane going in there  he's a good coach and does a great job with those guys and they're gonna be well structured and they compete and that they've got some good skill up there so it's definitely gonna be a battle for us.  "

The game will be broadcasted from OCN on GX94, starting the play by play which gets going on at 7PM MB time. You can also listen live to the game online at www.gx94radio.com

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines' also kick-off their season on the road on Friday when they travel to take on the Dauphin Kings at Credit Union Place. 

Wolverines' Head Coach/GM Taylor Harnett says his bunch are ready to go. 

"In order to have success you've got to play good teams and  win big games and we're gonna start there the season with that mindset and we expect a great effort from Dauphin in their home opener and and then we have to follow it up with our home opener which is exciting for any teams. " 

Puck drop from Dauphin at 7:30PM MB time. 

Other games on the opening night schedule include Portage at Virden, Winnipeg Blues visit Selkirk, Neepawa entertains Winkler and the league's newest franchise, the Winnipeg Freeze play their first ever game against the Steinbach Pistons. 


Audio with Waywayseecappo Wolverines Head Coach and GM Taylor Harnett 

bennywalchuk2 · Taylor WAY Season Preview- (Oct 7th)

Audio with Swan Valley Stampeders Head Coach/GM Barry Wolff 

bennywalchuk2 · Barry Wolff SV Season Preview (Oct 8th)

Swan Valley Stampeders' acquire 20 year old F Zloty from Prince George (BCHL)

The MJHL's Swan Valley Stampeders added some veteran experience to their forward unit after completing a trade the Prince George Spruce Kings on Tuesday night. 

The Stamps' acquired 20 year old F Jackson Zloty from the BCHL franchise in exchange for future considerations. 

The Calgary, AB product split last year between the Spruce Kings and the AJHL's Calgary Canucks and he compiled 4 goals and 13 assists for 17 points in 58 games during the 2019/20 campaign. 

 

Swan Valley wins; Wayway falls in MJHL Preseason Finales on Friday

 SWAN VALLEY 4  OCN 1

The Swan Valley Stampeders' wrapped up their MJHL preseason with a 4-1 victory over the OCN Blizzard at home on Friday night. 

Newcomers Jayce Nikbahkt and Haydn Delorme led the way offensively for the Stampeders with a goal and an assist each while Jackson Betcher and Quin Mulder chipped in with the other goals. 

Trenton Morrisseau replied with the only goal for the Blizzard.

Stamps' veteran netminder Mikael Foucher made 30 saves on 31 shots to earn the victory in goal. 

The Stamps' will open up their 2020/21 regular season on Friday night when they visit the OCN Blizzard. GX94 will broadcast the game, there will be no pregame show and the broadcast will start with play by play starting at 7PM MB time. 


WAYWAYSEECAPPO 4, NEEPAWA 5 

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines' comeback in their preseason finale came up a little bit short as they lost 5-4 on Friday night against visiting Neepawa.

Conrad Phillips and Jacob Charko had 1G 1A to lead the Wolverines who got singles from Tyler Leibl and Mack Belinski. 

Rayman Bassi and recently acquired D Nick Dobson had 2 assists each. 

Austin Clyne, Briley Wood, Bryce Krauter, Jaeger Lapointe and Will Highet scored for Neepawa. 

Brennan Foreman (12 saves on 16 shots) and Liam Tereposky (5 saves on 6 shots) split the goaltending duties for Wayway. 

The Wolverines will kick off their 2020/21 regular season schedule on Friday night on the road in Dauphin against the Kings. 

Swan Valley Stampeders' Home Protocols and Procedures ahead of 1st Home Preseason Game on Friday!

(Stampeders Press Release) 

The Swan Valley Stampeders are excited for the 2020-21 season, which is set to start with a pre-season home game on Friday, Oct. 2 and the regular season home opener on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Due to COVID-19, this season will look different than others and the safety of our players and fans is priority for the Stampeders, the facility and the MJHL. For this reason the league has shortened the season to 40 games – 20 at home and 20 on the road. These games are primarily held on Fridays and Saturdays with the odd weekday game and several breaks throughout the year.  Home game time has also been changed to 7 p.m..

To ensure a safe environment for the whole family the MJHL has implemented Return-to-Play guidelines approved by the province of Manitoba which all teams will follow. We will also be adhering to the guidelines set out by the Town of Swan River for the Centennial Arena. This includes a maximum 50 percent capacity (500 fans) for games, sanitization stations and a mandatory mask requirement at all times.

You can read more about the MJHL’s return to play protocol here.  https://www.mjhlhockey.ca/mjhl-announces-return-to-hockey-for-2020-21

Because seating at home games will be limited we have implemented the following:

• Only season ticket holders will be guaranteed entrance. This does not include flex pack holders.
  • If you have reserved a flex pass but would like to switch to a season ticket please let our Director of Marketing Cody Manchester (204.281.2765) know.
  • Season tickets will be available for purchase and pickup during the Oct. 2 exhibition game or from the Swan Valley Star and Times at 704 Main Street (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays) Starting Oct. 5.
    • Season tickets can also be purchased online at stampedershockey.com starting Sept. 28
  • Reserved seating is available for those who choose that option
• Flex pack and walk-up ticket purchasers will be handled on a first come, first served basis following rush seating practices. Once reserve capacity has been reached, all but season ticket holders will be turned away.
  • Non-game specific tickets will be available in advance at Patty’s Sports Excellence, online at stampedershockey.com or at the ticket window on game day
  • Doors and ticket window will be open 45 minutes before puck drop. We encourage you to come early to make sure you get your seat.
• The ‘warm room’ at the north end of the ice will be open by reservation only to create a safe space for those who require it. This does not include the lounge/bar side that will operate with its own limitations/restrictions.
  • A pass, obtained at the ticket counter, will be required to access this space
  • No children will be permitted unless accompanied by an adult with a pass

In addition:

• Fans (over the age of 9) are required to wear masks in the arena at all times as physical distancing may not be possible
• Fans are also encouraged to sit socially distanced from people outside their household wherever possible
• Fans (including children) will be asked to remain seated during the game unless going to the washroom or concessions and to not socialize in the lobby between periods
• All fans must use the self-assessment tool prior to attending games and if feeling unwell please stay home

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take off my mask when I am in my seat?

No, when you sit down to watch the game you must keep your mask on as per Centennial Arena policy.

 Where can I buy a mask?

Reusable team branded masks are available to purchase at The Stall.

Can I still buy season tickets?

Yes, season tickets and flex packs of 10 or 20 tickets are available at Patty’s Sports Excellence or online at stampedershockey.com starting Sept. 28.

Please note that the situation with COVID-19 continues to be fluid and rules and restrictions are subject to change at any time.  

If you have any questions please contact Stampeders President Cramer Coulthart at 204.281.4255.

Audio with Stampeders' President and Governor Cramer Coulthart

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