Swan Valley Stampeders drop tough road decision in Virden on Friday night

 STAMPEDERS 3, OIL CAPITALS 9

The Swan Valley Stampeders dropped their fifth straight on Friday night, a 9-3 decision on the road to the Virden Oil Capitals.

Noel Englot led the way for the Oil Caps with a four-goal and one assist night while Rhett Platt also had one goal and three assists in the win.

Rhylan Baxter, Kyan Grouette, Marshall Light and Marek Miller also scored for the home team, who got 27 saves from Peyton Shore in the win.

Landen Gulutzan, Will Brown and Daniel Johnson replied for the Stampeders.

Swan Valley returns to action on Saturday night visiting the Dauphin Kings, while the Oil Capitals also on Saturday entertain the Winnipeg Freeze.

Other Friday results:

WAYWAYSEECAPPO 7, SELKIRK 4

NEEPAWA 4, DAUPHIN 2

STEINBACH 7, WPG FREEZE 3

NORTHERN MANITOBA 4, PORTAGE 3  ========= SJHL: MILLIONAIRES 1, BRONCOS 3

The Melville Millionaires are now winless in their last six games after a 3-1 road loss on Friday night to the Humboldt Broncos.

Tre Fouqette and Connor Miller scored goals for the Broncos in the first and second periods respectively to give the home team a 2-0 through two periods.

Raiden Zacharias cut the Mils deficit to within one just over five minutes into the third but Marik Mamic added some insurance on the powerplay with 4:47 to go to help seal the win.

Eduoard Gauthier made 37 saves on 38 shots to earn the win in the Broncos goal while Mils netminder Nick Genette stopped 34 of 37 in the loss.

The Millionaires return to action on Tuesday night hosting the Viterra-division leading Weyburn Red Wings.

Elsewhere in the SJHL:

LA RONGE 10, ESTEVAN 1

BATTLEFORDS 4, WEYBURN 3

FLIN FLON 3, KINDERSLEY 1 

Two Yorkton Terriers among SJHL Player of the Week winners

Two Yorkton Terriers and one Melville Millionaire were rewarded for their big weeks with SJHL Player of the Week honors.

Terriers' forward Dustin Renas was named SJHL MVP of the Week, Terrier netminder Ethan Farrow was the SJHL Goalie of the Week, while Millionaires defenseman Boston Harkness took home SJHL Defenseman of the Week honors.

 Renas, a Saskatoon product, continued his breakout campaign this weekend with four more points in the Terriers' weekend sweep against the Battlefords.

Meanwhile, Farrow played every minute of Yorkton’s two-game weekend sweep in Battlefords and has won four starts in a row, with save percentages north of .918 in each of those victories.

 Harkness, in his third season with the Millionaires, contributed three points in two games over the weekend.

 Other weekly award winners included Notre Dame Hounds forward Marko Djordjevic (Forward of the Week), Humboldt netminder Brady Holtvogt (Rookie of the Week), and Battlefords’ Braden Nienaber as Sask. Player of the Week.

Yorkton Terriers win & Melville Millionaires lose on Friday night

 MILLIONAIRES 3, BRUINS 5

Luke Hogan scored twice, while Reed Gramlich netted the game-winner with 8:11 left in regulation, helping the Estevan Bruins beat the Melville Millionaires 5-3 on Friday night at home ice.

Kaelan Whittingham and Cade Kennedy also scored for the Bruins, while Simon Parini, Caden Drury, and Liam Rodman replied for the Millionaires, who dropped their third straight game.

Bruins' netminder Kyle Kelsey stopped 24 of 27 shots in the win, while the Millionaires' goalie Nick Genette made 20 saves in the loss.

The Millionaires are back on home ice on Saturday night, hosting the Humboldt Broncos, while the Bruins travel down Highway 39 for a meeting with their rivals, the Weyburn Red Wings.


TERRIERS 7, NORTH STARS 2
 

Yorkton Terriers improved their record to 11-7 on the season on Friday with a convincing 7-2 win over the Battlefords North Stars at the Access Communications Centre.

Dustin Renas chipped in with two goals to lead the way for the Terriers, who got singles from Jaron Desnoyers, Keenan Ingram, Jye Zawatsky, Aiden Knutson, and David Coyle.

Ethan Farrow kicked out 35 saves on 37 North Stars shots to earn the victory.

Braden Nienaber and Brett Boucher provided the offense for Battlefords, who’ll host the Terriers again on Saturday starting at 7:30 PM.

Other Friday results:

FLIN FLON 6, MELFORT 2

LA RONGE 3, NOTRE DAME 1

Swan Valley Stampeders name Josh Tripp as Head Coach for remainder of 2024/25 season

The Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League have announced a new Head Coach for the remainder of the 2024/25 season.

 On Thursday, the club revealed that Josh Tripp will take on the role of bench boss.

 "Josh knows our organization well and embodies what it means to be a Stampeder," stated Stampeders President Evan Morden. "He understands our culture and is eager to help players aim for success." 

Tripp, a familiar face in the MJHL and the Stampeders family, played 174 games for the Stamps, amassing an impressive 100 goals and 101 assists, totaling 200 points in both regular and postseasons.

 Before returning to the Stampeders, Tripp was serving as Head Coach for the Parkland Rangers in the Manitoba Male Under-18 AAA Hockey League this season.

 "Coaching the Stampeders is an opportunity I couldn't let slip," Tripp expressed. "Leading the team I grew up watching and played for during my junior years is a dream come true."

 Assistant Coach Brad Fox will continue in his current role, while Darren Webster remains as Associate Coach and Interim General Manager.

 "Our goal for the rest of this season is to establish our team identity and make a strong playoff push," Tripp said. "We've got a lot of talented players with the potential to create a great team. While the start hasn't met expectations, there's still plenty of season left."

 Tripp has already resumed his duties and will be on the bench as the team heads south to face the Niverville Nighthawks on Friday and Portage Terriers on Saturday night.

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Audio with Stamps President Evan Morden: 

bennywalchuk2 · Evan Morden - SV Coach (Nov 7)

Audio with new Head Coach Josh Tripp

bennywalchuk2 · Josh Tripp- SV Coach (Nov 7)

Swan Valley Stampeders complete a trio of trades on Thursday

The Swan Valley Stampeders completed three separate deals this week. 

First the Stampeders traded 19 year old forward Will Munro to the SJHL’s Melfort Mustangs in exchange for 2006-born forward Jake Giacobbo and a player development fee. 

Munro, a Swan River product had seven points in 10 games with the Stampeders. 

Giacobbo, a native of St. Albert, AB, collected two goals in seven games this season with the Mustangs. 

Then, the Stampeders traded 19 year old defenceman Ty Easton to the Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) in exchange for a player development fee. 

Easton, a native of Campbell River, BC, collected 1 goal, adding 60 penalty minutes in 16 games this season.

Finally, Swan Valley acquire 2006-born defenceman Gavin Bartha from the Olds Grizzlys of the AJHL for a player development fee. 

Bartha collected one assist in 12 games this season.

The Stampeders return to action on Friday night visiting the Niverville Nighthawks starting at 7:30 PM. 

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Swan Valley Stampeder snap 10 game winless skid after overtime win over Neepawa

MJHL: 

TITANS 4, STAMPEDERS 5 (OT) 

Will Brown was the hero, scoring the game-winning goal just 59 seconds into overtime as the the Swan Valley Stampeders snapped their 10-game winless streak with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Neepawa Titans at Centennial Arena. Swan River's Trace Langan (1st MJHL goal), Aidan Taylor, Landen Gulutzan, and Ben Groome also found the back of the net, while Elias Giaccarri-Dimitriou made an impressive 43 saves. Kyle Weisgarber, Carter McLeod, Colton Alexander, and Garrett McDonald replied for the Titans, who have now dropped to 8-8-1 on the season.
Elsewhere, 

WINKLER 5, NM BLIZZARD 2 

DAUPHIN 4, WINNIPEG FREEZE 3 

STEINBACH 5, SELKIRK 1 

VIRDEN 0, PORTAGE 4 


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SJHL: 

TERRIERS 5, BRUINS 2 (AT COTE FIRST NATION) 

Quinn Tavender scored his first two goals of his SJHL career, while Yorkton's Vinay Junek scored in his sixth straight game to lead the Yorkton Terriers to a 5-2 win over the Estevan Bruins in a game played on the Cote First Nation. Tylan Henrikson and Dustin Renas also found the net for the Terriers, while Callum Creig turned aside 25 of 27 shots in the win. Kent Moors scored both goals for the visiting Bruins in the loss. The Terriers return to action on Saturday night for another neutral site game, this time in Churchbridge against the La Ronge Ice Wolves starting at 7:00 PM.


ICE WOLVES 3, MILLIONAIRES 2

Grayden Perozni scored the winning goal with 6:22 left in regulation to lead the La Ronge Ice Wolves to their third straight win, a 3-2 victory on the road over the Melville Millionaires. Seth Dragan and Mason Bueckert also scored for the Ice Wolves, while Ryan Roethke and Liam Rodman replied for the Millionaires. Ice Wolves' netminder Logan Falk made 26 stops to earn the victory in goal, while Mils' goalie Nick Genette stopped 20 shots in the losing cause. The Millionaires return to action on Saturday night on the road in Humboldt against the Broncos.


Other SJHL results: 

NOTRE DAME 4, BATTLEFORDS 3 (OT) 

WEYBURN 5, KINDERSLEY 4 

Melville Millionaires take over SJHL overall lead after shutout win over the Nipawin Hawks

Luke Brunen turned aside all 22 shots he faced, earning his first SJHL shutout and leading the Melville Millionaires to a 3-0 victory over the Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday night.

Simon Parini and Ryan Roethke scored power-play goals in the second period, while Jadon Iyogun added some insurance in the third frame for the Millionaires, who recorded their league-tying 10th win of the season.

Hawks netminder Nathan Claydon made 33 saves on 36 shots in his debut with his new team.

The Moneymen return to action on Friday night, entertaining the La Ronge Ice Wolves starting at 7:00 PM at the CN Community Centre.

Elsewhere:

Cole Thomas netted a hat trick, while Mason Bueckert chipped in with one goal and two assists to lead the La Ronge Ice Wolves to a 7-4 win over the Humboldt Broncos.

Terriers & Millionaires both victorious on Saturday night

 BRUINS 3, MILLIONAIRES 4

The Melville Millionaires earned their ninth win of the season on Saturday night after a 4-3 victory over the Estevan Bruins.

Millionaires captain Matt Kjemhus scored the game winner with 21 seconds left in regulation, while Leo Jewitt, Edward Knittig and Ryan Roethke also scored for the Moneymen.

Luke Hogan scored twice while Kent Moors chipped in with the other marker for the visiting Bruins who got 29 stops from Ben Polhill in the loss.

Mils netminder Luke Brunen made 26 saves on 29 shots in the victory.

The Millionaires return to action on Tuesday night visiting the Nipawin Hawks. You can hear the game on GX94 with Benny Walchuk starting with the pregame show at 6:50.

Elsewhere,

TERRIERS 5, KLIPPERS 4

Tyler Palin scored his sixth goal of the season with 1:50 left in regulation to help the Yorkton Terriers to a 5-4 victory over the Kindersley Klippers on Saturday night.

Terriers’ netminder Ethan Farrow made 45 saves to earn the victory, while Carter Briltz, Vinay Junek, Thomas Ries and Dustin Renas also chipped in offensively for the Terriers.

Zak Anderson scored twice while Cam Perlinger and Rylan Wieler also hit the back of the net for the Klippers.

The Terriers’ return to action on Friday night against the Estevan Bruins in a game being played on the Cote First Nation.


Other Saturday games:

HUMBOLDT 1, FLIN FLON 2

MELFORT 3, WEYBURN 5

BATTLEFORDS 5, LA RONGE 4