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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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

#7 Melville Millionaires vs. #2 Yorkton Terriers- SJHL Quarter-Finals- BY THE NUMBERS



(7) Melville Millionaires vs. (2) Yorkton Terriers

Melville Millionaires: 25-21-5-5 — 60 Points
 Yorkton Terriers: 37-17-1-1 — 76 Points

Regular Season Head-to-Head

Oct. 10, 2025 — Melville 7, Yorkton 2
 Oct. 11, 2025 — Melville 3, Yorkton 6
Nov. 21, 2026 — Yorkton 5, Melville 4
 Nov. 22, 2026 — Melville 0, Yorkton 5
 Jan. 2, 2026 — Yorkton 3, Melville 2
 Feb. 7, 2026 — Yorkton 4, Melville 3 (OT)
 Mar. 13, 2026 — Yorkton 4, Melville 3 (OT)
 Mar. 14, 2026 — Melville 0, Yorkton 4

Season Series Records

Melville: 2-4-2
Yorkton: 6-2-0

Top Regular Season Scorers

Melville Millionaires

#12 Kale Margolis — 51 GP | 17 G | 38 A | 55 PTS
#8 Boston Harkness  — 54 GP | 10 G | 38 A | 48 PTS
#91 Rylan Oatman — 53 GP | 14 G | 32 A | 46 PTS
#23 Hudson Binder — 30 GP | 16 G | 10 A | 26 PTS
#16 Matthew Edwards  — 49 GP | 7 G | 19 A | 26 PTS

Goaltending

#31 Matthew Spencer-Dahl
 23 GP | 12-7-1-2 | 2.69 GAA | .916 SV% | 3 SO

#35 Preston Patenaude
23 GP | 10-6-2-1 | 3.00 GAA | .912 SV% | 1 SO


Yorkton Terriers

#21 Gabriel Courchesne — 56 GP | 33 G | 47 A | 80 PTS
#94 Jye Zawatsky — 54 GP | 28 G | 43 A | 71 PTS
#22 William Leonard — 55 GP | 33 G | 36 A | 69 PTS
#37 Cash Lanigan — 55 GP | 19 G | 29 A | 48 PTS
#77 Thomas Ries  — 52 GP | 16 G | 32 A | 48 PTS

Goaltending

#31 Alexandro Montoya
22 GP | 10-7-0-0 | 3.42 GAA | .892 SV% | 1 SO

#33 Callum Creig
 42 GP | 27-10-1-1 | 2.78 GAA | .909 SV% | 3 SO

Special Teams (Regular Season)

Power Play

Yorkton — 22.8% (2nd in SJHL)
Melville — 17.2% (8th in SJHL)

Penalty Kill

Yorkton — 83.8% (4th) | 4 SHG/ 9 SHA
 Melville — 82.2% (4th) | 2 SHG/ 4 SHA

Past Playoff Meetings

1982 — Yorkton in 4
1983 — Yorkton in 5
 1988 — Yorkton in 5
 1994 — Melville in 4
 2003 — Melville in 6
 2004 — Yorkton in 6
 2008 — Melville in 4
 2009 — Melville in 7
 2010 — Yorkton in 4
 2012 — Melville in 5
 2013 — Yorkton in 6
 2014 — Yorkton in 5 (League Final)
 2025 — Yorkton in 5 

Series Schedule

Game 1 — Fri. March 20
 Melville @ Yorkton — 7:00 PM

Game 2 — Sat.. March 21
 Melville @ Yorkton — 7:00 PM

Game 3 — Tues. March 24
 Yorkton @ Melville — 7:00 PM

Game 4 — Fri. March 27
 Yorkton @ Melville — 7:00 PM

Game 5 — Sat. March 28
 Melville @ Yorkton — 7:00 PM

Game 6 — Mon. March 30
 Yorkton @ Melville — 7:00 PM

Game 7 —Wed. April 1
 Melville @ Yorkton — 7:00 PM

*If Necessary

All games will be broadcast on GX94 Radio.

======= Terriers Head Coach and GM Emery Olauson Mils Head Coach and GM Doug Johnson
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