Tuesday, 31 March 2026

SJHL Semi-Finals Preview- #3 Battlefords North Stars vs. #2 Yorkton Terriers

 



 SJHL Semi-Final Preview

(3) Battlefords North Stars  vs. (2) Yorkton Terriers

Regular Season Records:

  • Battlefords: 35-15-4-2 (76 pts)

  • Yorkton: 37-17-1-1 (76 pts)


Head-to-Head (Regular Season)

  • Oct 31 – Battlefords 2, Yorkton 7

  • Nov 7 –Yorkton 1, Battlefords 4

  • Feb 4 – Yorkton 3, Battlefords 1

  • Jan 31– Battlefords 3, Yorkton 5

Season Series:

  • Battlefords: 1-3

  • Yorkton: 3-1


Top Performers

Battlefords North Stars (Regular Season)

  • Anthony Campbell – 51 GP | 22 G | 35 A | 57 pts

  • Josh Knittig – 53 GP | 20 G | 36 A | 56 pts

  • Linken Fisher – 54 GP | 10 G | 37 A | 47 pts

  • Gavin Granger– 51 GP | 7 G | 37 A | 44 pts

  • Finlay Klippenstein – 50 GP | 26 G | 14 A | 40 pts

Yorkton Terriers (Regular Season)

  • Gabriel Courchesne – 56 GP | 33 G | 47 A | 80 pts

  • Jye Zawatsky – 54 GP | 28 G | 43 A | 71 pts

  • William Leonard – 55 GP | 33 G | 36 A | 69 pts

  • Cash Lanigan – 55 GP | 19 G | 29 A | 48 pts

  • Thomas Ries – 52 GP | 16 G | 32 A | 48 pts


Goaltending (Regular Season)

Battlefords

  • Kaeden Serpa – 22-9-3-1 | 3.11 GAA | .917 SV% 

  • Spencer Michnik – 7-3-0-0 | 3.56 GAA | .904 SV% | 1 SO

Yorkton

  • Alexandro Montoya – 10-7-0 | 3.42 GAA | .892 SV% | 1 SO

  • Callum Creig – 27-10-1-1 | 2.74 GAA | .909 SV% | 3 SO


Playoff Leaders

Battlefords 

  • Knittig – 5 GP | 10 pts

  • Campbell – 5 GP | 9 pts

  • Alessia Nardelli – 5 GP | 7 pts

  • Fisher / Klippenstein – 5 GP | 6 pts

Goaltending:

  • Michnik – 2 GP | 1-0 | 1.91 GAA | .936 SV%

  • Serpa –4 GP | 3-1-0 | 4.18 GAA | .905 SV%


Yorkton

  • Gavin Bartha – 6 GP | 7 pts

  • Courchesne – 6 GP | 7 pts

  • Zawatsky – 6 GP | 7 pts

  • Ries – 6 GP | 6 pts

Goaltending:

  • Creig – 4-2 | 2.10 GAA | .916 SV%

  • Montoya – 


Special Teams

Regular Season

  • Power Play:

    • Yorkton: 22.8% (2nd)

    • Battlefords: 20.4% (4th)

  • Penalty Kill:

    • Yorkton: 83.8% (4th) | 4 SHG

    • Battlefords: 83.0% (6th) | 16 SHG


Playoffs

  • Power Play:

    • Yorkton: 6/29 (20.7%)

    • Battlefords: 5/25 (20.0%)

  • Penalty Kill:

    • Yorkton: 87.5%

    • Battlefords: 91.2%


Playoff History

  • 1990 – Yorkton in 5

  • 2005 – Yorkton in 7 (SJHL Final) 

  • 2006 – Yorkton in 6 (SJHL Final)
    2019 – Battlefords in 4


Series Schedule

  • Game 1 – Fri. Apr 3: Battlefords @ Yorkton (7:00 PM)

  • Game 2 – Sat. Apr 4: Battlefords @ Yorkton (7:00 PM)

  • Game 3 – Tues. Apr 7: Yorkton @ Battlefords (7:30 PM)

  • Game 4 – Wed. Apr 8: Yorkton @ Battlefords (7:30 PM)

  • Game 5* – Sat. Apr 11:  Battlefords @ Yorkton (7:00 PM)

  • Game 6* – Mon. Apr 13: Yorkton @ Battlefords (7:30 PM)

  • Game 7* – Wed. Apr 15: Battlefords @ Yorkton (7:00 PM)

*(If necessary)

All games broadcast on GX94 Radio


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