Yorkton Terriers Captain Jaron Desnoyers named finalist for CJHL Top Forward Award

The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday the names of the six players that have been selected finalists for its Top Forward Award in the 2024-25 campaign.

Each of the finalists were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member leagues, for their respective efforts during the course of the regular season.

Among the finalists include Yorkton Terriers captain Jaron Desnoyers.

The Parkland County, Alberta product finished the regular season with 30 goals, 45 assists for 75 points in 48 games while also leading the league in points-per-game average, first in assists and second in points.

The other finalists are Connor Paronuzzi of the Steinbach Pistons (MJHL), Jack Plandowski of Calgary Canucks (AJHL), Lucas Signoretti, of Greater Sudbury Cubs and Leamington Flyers forward Colton Smith.

Swan River's Will Munro helps Melfort Mustangs repeat as SJHL Canterra Seeds Cup champions

                           
A dream came true for 19-year-old Will Munro when he and his Melfort Mustangs teammates

The Swan River, Manitoba product won the SJHL Canterra Seeds Cup title on home ice with a 3-0 win over the Weyburn Red Wings in the fifth and deciding game of their league championship series on Sunday night. 

“It’s pretty surreal, just when the buzzer went off and seeing the sold-out barn going crazy, it was a pretty amazing moment that I’ll never forget,” Munro said the morning after the win.

The Mustangs dominated the SJHL playoffs, sporting a 12 and 2 record, while allowing just 1.56 goals against average through the 14 games.

“We were just able to follow through with our consistent, defensive play, and credit to everyone, including our coaches, for having a good game-plan in place.”

Munro won the title alongside cousin Ashton Paul and fellow Swan River product Bo Eisnor, who won his second straight title.

The Mustangs now advance to their second straight Centennial Cup National Junior A Hockey Championships that begins May 8th in Calgary, Alberta 


Audio with Will Munro below: 

bennywalchuk2 · Will Munro - MFT SJHL Title (Apr 28, 2025)

Yorkton Terriers season comes to an end after Game 4 loss in SJHL Semi-Finals

MUSTANGS 3, TERRIERS 1 (GAME 4)

The defending champion Melfort Mustangs are one step closer to another SJHL title. 

The Mustangs advanced to the Canterra Seeds Cup Final after a 3-1 victory over the Yorkton Terriers on Wednesday night to complete the four-game sweep of their Semi-Final series.

Reilly Kotai’s penalty shot goal with 10:35 left in regulation stood up to be the game winner after Terriers’ 20 year old forward Tate Schofer tied the game early in their third period.

Zac Somers and Nic Andrusiak also scored for the Mustangs who got 18 saves on 19 shots from netminder Kristian Coombs.

Ethan Farrow got the start for the Terriers and made 19 saves in his final Junior game.

This will be the second straight trip for the Mustangs to the league’s championship series.


Final Post Game with Terriers Head Coach & GM Emery Olauson 

bennywalchuk2 · Emery Post Game - APR 10

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BOMBERS 5, RED WINGS 1 (GAME 4) 

The Flin Flon Bombers have forced a Game 5 back at the Whitney Forum after a big road win on Wednesday night. 

Anthony Piccininno and Keefe Gruener each had one goal, one assist while SJHL MVP Matthew Kieper returned to form stopping 34 of 35 shots to lead the Bombers to a convincing 5-1 win over the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 4.

Carter Cormier and affiliate player Eric Han also provided the offence for Flin Flon who heads back home to host Game 5 on Saturday night.

Ethan DeKay scored the lone goal for the Red Wings who got 32 saves from Angelo Zol in the losing cause. 

SJHL Semi-Final Preview - #1 Melfort Mustangs vs. #4 Yorkton Terriers

 

  

1st- Melfort Mustangs (46-8-0-2 = 94 points) vs.  4th- Yorkton Terriers (33-21-2 = 68 points)  

"Regular Season Head to Head"

Jan 11/25 – 5-1 Mustangs
Jan 17/25 – 7-3 Mustangs
Feb 4/25 – 3-1 Mustangs
Mar 5/25 – 4-1 Mustangs


Mustangs:  4-0
Terriers: 0-4

Top Scorers

REGULAR SEASON-

Mustangs: 

#43 Reilly Kotai – 53GP 39G 38A = 77 pts
#22 Logan Belton – 55GP 27G 34A = 61 pts
#21 Ashton Hutchinson – 49GP 18G 34A = 52 pts
#28 Zayden Sadlemyer – 55GP 21G 26A = 47 pts
#3 Ty Thornton – 49G 7G 36A = 43 pts

"Goaltending"
#29 Kristian Coombs – 26-6-0-1 record    0.926 SV%   2.01GAA  4SO
#31 Madden Mullawka – 18-2-0-1 record   2.24GAA  0.906 SV%  1SO

Terriers:

(Regular Season)
#12 Jaron Desnoyers - 48GP 30G 45A = 75 pts
#21 David Coyle - 52GP 32G 38A = 70 pts
#22 William Leonard - 55GP 10G 26A = 36 pts
#20 Jeff Hammond - 30GP 9G 27A = 36 pts
#24 Bryce Dahl - 55G 4G 32A = 36 pts 

"Goaltending"

#29 Ethan Farrow - 32GP  19-8-2 record   3.47GAA  0.901SV% 
#33 Callum Creig - 27GP  17-9-0 record  3.33GAA  0.894SV%

PLAYOFFS:

Mustangs
#21 Ashton Hutchinson = 5GP 2G 5A = 7 pts
#43 Reilley Kotai – 4GP 4G 1A = 5 pts
#47 Ashton Paul – 5GP 1G 4A =  5 pts
#18 Will Munro – 5GP 3G 1A = 4 pts

"Goaltending"

Mustangs:
#31 Madden Mullawka – 2GP  2-0 record  1.50GAA  0.917 SV%
#29 Kristian Coombs – 3GP  2-0-1 record  2.59GAA   0.889 SV%


Terriers:
#21 David Coyle – 5GP 4G 3A = 7 pts
#12 Jaron Desnoyers – 5GP 1G 6A = 7 pts
#91 Tate Schofer – 5GP 4G 0A = 4 pts
#13 Vinay Junek – 5GP 2G 2A = 4 pts

"Goaltending"
#33 Callum Creig – 3GP   2-0 record   1.42GAA   0.957 SV%
#29 Ethan Farrow – 3GP  2-1 record   3.52GAA    0.873 SV%


Special Teams

Power Play (Reg. Season):
YKT --23.6% (2nd)
MLF—25.0% (1^st)

Penalty Kill:
YKT -- 79% (9^th ) 8 SHG
MLF--  85.3% (1^st)


Power Play (Playoffs)
YKT – 4/16 = 25%
MLF—6/29 = 20.7%

Penalty Kill:
YKT – 12/16-= 82.4%
MLF--  23/29 = 81.0%

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Past Playoff Meetings:

1996 (League Final) – Mustangs in 5 games
2011 – Terriers in 5 games
2022- Terriers in 7 games

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SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1 (Fri. Apr 4^th)) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM

GAME 2 (Sat. Apr 5^th) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM

GAME 3 (Tues. Apr 8^th) – Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM 

GAME 4 (Wed. Apr 9th)  - Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 5 (Sat. Apr 12th) – Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM**

GAME 6 (Mon. Apr 14th ) – Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

GAME 7 (Wed. Apr 16th) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs  - 7:30 PM**

**If Necessary

ALL GAMES WILL BE BROADCASTED ON GX94 RADIO

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Terriers Head Coach & GM Emery Olauson

bennywalchuk2 · Terriers Coaches Show - MAR 31, 2025