Yorkton Terriers earn first spot in round two of SJHL Playoffs with Game 5 OT win

MILLIONAIRES 1, TERRIERS 2 (OT)

For the second time in the series it went to overtime, and for the second time the Yorkton Terriers came out on top.

Tate Schofer scored the game winner with 4:15 left in the first OT to lead the Yorkton Terriers to a 2-1 Game 5 victory over the Melville Millionaires to become the first team to book a spot in the SJHL’s Final Four.

Vinay Junek gave the Terriers the lead late in the first period to make it 1-0 after one period.

After a scoreless second, the Millionaires continued their push back and were rewarded with the tying goa as Preston Baerwald deflected home a point shot with just 1:05 remaining to push the game to the extra period.

Both goalies were terrific on Friday night as Terriers netminder Callum Creig made 37 saves on 38 shots in the win, while Ben Laurette stopped 25 of 27 in between the pipes for the Mils.

The Terriers will most likely begin round two of the SJHL postseason next Friday night with their opponent still to be determined with the other three SJHL Quarter-Finals continuing with their Game 5’s on Saturday night.

Yorkton Terriers push the Melville Millionaires to the brink after Game 4 victory on the road

TERRIERS 2, MILLIONAIRES 1

Callum Creig stopped 32 shots in his 1st career SJHL playoffs to lead the Yorkton Terriers to a 2-1 victory over the Melville Millionaires to take a 3-1 series lead in their first round matchup.

Carter Briltz and David Coyle scored to give the Terriers a 2-0 lead before Jadon Iyogun cut into their lead for Melville late but that’s as close as they got.

The Terriers head back home to Yorkton for Game 5 on Friday night starting at 7:00 PM from the Westland Arena.

Ben Laurette's shines for the Millionaires in big Game 3 victory on home ice

TERRIERS 2, MILLIONAIRES 5

Ben Laurette turned aside 38 of 40 shots while Gaborik Carlson scored twice to lead the Melville Millionaires to a 5-2 victory over the Yorkton Terriers in Game 3 of their Best of 7 SJHL Quarter-Final.

Raiden Zacharias, Simon Parini and Brendan Olson also scored for the Millionaires, while Thierry Laliberte and William Leonard replied for the Terriers.

Ethan Farrow started for the Terriers in net and allowed three goals on 18 shots before he was relieved by Callum Creig who made 19 saves on 21 shots.

The Terriers now lead the series, 2 games to 1 and will be in Melville for Game 4 on Wednesday night. You can hear the game on GX94 with the pregame show starting at 6:45 PM and puck drop at 7:00 PM.

David Coyle’s OT winner pushes the Yorkton Terriers to a wild Game 2 victory

MILLIONAIRES 5, TERRIERS 6 (OT)

David Coyle’s power play goal just 7:22 into overtime helped the Yorkton Terriers comeback to beat the Melville Millionaires 6-5 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 series lead in their Best of 7 SJHL Quarter-Final.

The Millionaires took the lead with 47 seconds left as Preston Baerwald deflected a Matt Kjemhus point shot past Ethan Farrow to make it 5-4 but Tate Schofer’s second of the night with just over four seconds to go to push the game to the extra period.

Tylan Henrikson and Vinay Junek also scored for the Terriers who got 26 saves from Ethan Farrow in the win.

Gaborik Carlson, Noah Belles-Isles, Jadon Iyogun and Alex Morrison provided the other offence for the Moneymen, while Nick Genette allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Mils crease.

The series shifts back to Melville for Games 3 and 4 starting Tuesday night at the CN Community Centre. You can catch all the action on GX94 starting with the pregame at 6:45 PM and puck drop at 7:00 PM.

Local Senior Hockey teams capture titles on Saturday night

Canora Cobras complete sweep of defending champions to capture Sask East Hockey League title

The Canora Cobras were able to dethrone the defending champions en route to their first ever Sask East Hockey League title.

Carter Dereniwsky and Logan Foster each had two goals, one assist to lead the Cobras to a 5-3 Game 3 over the Rocanville Tigers on Saturday to complete the three-game sweep. 

Captain Ryley Stefanyshyn scored the other marker for Canora with 12:15 left in regulation which stood up to be the game winner.

Tayler Thompson (2G 1A) and Jordan Robertson (1G 2A) replied with three points each for the Tigers in the loss. 

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Foam Lake Flyers capture Senior “C” title to win first Provincial Championship in 77 year existence

For the third straight game it took extra time, and for the third straight time Bret Peppler was the overtime hero.

Peppler scored the game winner just 1:37 into OT to lead the Foam Lake Flyers to a 7-6 win over the Wilkie Outlaws to complete the two-game sweep and capture their first ever Senior Provincial championship.

After the Outlaws took the lead with 3:59 remaining, Taylor Fisher tied the game for the Flyers with 38 seconds left before Peppler’s heroics.

Travis Mayan also scored twice for the Flyers, while Rylan Parenteau made 41 saves on 47 shots in the win.

The Flyers will now shift their focus to a league title and a possible double-banner season as they will host the Drake Canucks for Game 3 of their Best of 5 Long Lake Hockey League Final next Friday night with that series tied 1-1.

SJHL Quarter-Final Preview - Melville Millionaires vs. Yorkton Terriers

 

            

5th- Melville Millionaires ( 31-22-2-1 = 65 points) vs. 4th-  Yorkton Terriers (33-21-2 = 68 points)  

"Regular Season Head to Head"

Oct 18/24 - Melville 1 Yorkton 0 (Forfeit)

Oct 19/24 - Yorkton 0 Melville 6 (Forfeit)

Nov 22/24 - Melville 6 Yorkton 7 (OT) 

Nov 23/24 - Yorkton 1 Melville 4 

Dec 30/24- Melville 2 Yorkton 5 

Jan 1/25 - Yorkton 7 Melville 4 

Mar 14/25- Yorkton 6 Melville 3

Mar 15/25 - Melville 1 Yorkton 0 

Millionaires: 4-3-1
Terriers : 4-4-0  


Top Scorers (Regular Season)

Millionaires: 

#18 Jadon Iygoun - 51GP 21G 27A = 48 pts
#15 Brendan Olson - 52GP 11G 29A = 40 pts 
#22 Gaborik Carlson - 56GP 8G 23A = 31 pts 
#28 Simon Parini - 44GP 18G 13A= 31 pts 
#21 Matt Kjemhus - 51G 7G 22A = 29 pts 

"Goaltending"

#1 Ben Laurette - 15GP  9-6-0 record  2.01GAA  0.930SV%   3SO 
#31 Nick Genette - 28GP  14-10-1 record   2.56GAA   0.915SV% 

Terriers:

#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%

Special Teams (Regular Season)

Power Play:

YKT --23.6% (2nd)
MLV-- 17.2 (11th) 

Penalty Kill:

YKT -- 79% (9th) 8 SHG
MLV-- 82.2% (4th)  13 SHG


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Past Playoff Meetings:

1982- Yorkton in 4 games 
1983- Yorkton in 5 games
1988- Yorkton in 5 games 

1994- Melville in 4 games
2003- Melville in 6 games
2004- Yorkton in 6 games
2008- Melville in 4 games 
2009- Melville in 7 games
2010- Yorkton in 4 games 
2012- Melville in 5 games
2013- Yorkton in 6 games
2014- Yorkton  in 5 games (League Final) 

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SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1 (Fri. March 21st) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 2 (Sun. March 23rd) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 3 (Tues. March 25th) - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM 

GAME 4 (Wed. March 26th)  - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM

GAME 5 (Fri. March 28th) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

GAME 6 (Sat. March 29th) - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM**

GAME 7 (Tues. April 1st) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

**If Necessary

ALL GAMES WILL BE BROADCASTED ON GX94 RADIO



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SERIES PREVIEW WITH TERRIER HEAD COACH & GM EMERY OLAUSON:



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Yorkton Terriers clinch home-ice in Highway 10 first round SJHL Playoff matchup

TERRIERS 6, MILLIONAIRES 3
The Yorkton Terriers got two goals each from David Coyle and Thomas Ries as they came back to defeat the Melville Millionaires 6-3 in the seventh Highway 10 battle of the regular season on Friday night.
The win also helped clinch the Terriers home-ice in their opening round matchup with the Mils that’ll begin next weekend.
SJHL scoring leader Jaron Desnoyers and Vinak Junek also scored for the Terriers while Jadon Iyogun, Edward Knittig and Jackson Lee replied for Melville.
Terriers’ netminder Callum Creig earned his 17th win of the season stopping 33 of 36 shots, while Nick Genette allowed five goals on 43 shots in the loss.
The two teams will wrap up their regular season with a matchup on Saturday night at the Westland Arena starting at 7:00 PM.

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