Monday 30 November 2015

Terriers Coaches Show- Nov 30th edition



In this weeks edition of the KW Men's Wear Yorkton Terrier Coaches Show, Head Coach/GM Trent Cassan recaps the weekend split with the Millionaires, preview this weeks games starting Thursday hosting La Ronge and he also chats about his club heading into tomorrow's Dec.1st deadline.

Sunday 29 November 2015

Terriers; Wolverines were victorious on Saturday Night Recap

  


The Yorkton Terriers were able to earn a weekend split over their Highway 10 rivals, the Melville Millionaires by beating the Mils 5-2 on Saturday night at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

19 year old Brandon Sookro (pictured above left) earned his 2nd Hat-Trick of the season while Devin Gerwing (1st SJHL goal) and Carson Welke also scored for the Terriers.

Tyson Predinchuk and former Terrier Dalton Menke scored for the Mils.

Matt Kustra (pictured above right) was impressive in the Terrier net stopping 42 of 44 shots while Mils' net minder Josh Bykowski made 28 saves in the loss.

Next action for both sides will be against the La Ronge Ice Wolves with the Terriers hosting them Thursday and the Mils entertaining them on Friday night.


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In the MJHL,

The Wayway Wolverines were able to snap the 8 game winning streak of the Winkler Flyers defeating them 4-3 in the shootout on Saturday.

Johl Swedlo had the SO winner and also scored in regulation while Rhett Lough and Tyler Ham had the singles.

Greg Harney (pictured above) stopped 38 of 41 Flyers shots for the victory.

The Wolverines next action will be on Wednesday night when they visit the Swan Valley Stampeders on GX94. Pregame 7:20, pxp 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey.

Friday 27 November 2015

Wells earns 1st SJ shutout to lead Mils over Terriers 4-0




The Melville Millionaires snapped their 2 game slide and move into a tie for 3rd place in the Viterra division with Yorkton after beating the Terriers 4-0 on Friday night,

The Mils didn't take long to get on the board in the 1st period as they would be awarded with a 5 minute power play after the Blow to head penalty to Terrier Co-Captain Corwin Stevely and Carter Hansen would convert just 17 seconds into the PP to give the home team an early 1-0 lead.  They would add their second just 2:40 later, as Quentin Greenwood would take a nice feed from Dylan Ostertag in front and slip it five-hole on Jakob Severson for his 3rd of the year to make it 2-0.  Tyler Chavez-Leech would give the Mils a 3-0 near the half way point the first frame and thats where it would sit after 20 minutes. Shots on goal 16-12 Terriers.

After a scoreless 2nd period, the Mils would add one more for good measure as Mark Zvonkovic's long point shot would get through and in for the 20 year old's 1st of the season to help push the Mils to their 8th victory of the season 4-0 over their Highway 10 rival Terriers.

18 year old Brandon Wells  (pictured above) earned his 1st SJHL shutout stopping all 40 shots he faced to earn his 6th win of the season while Terrier net minder Jakob Severson made 30 saves in the losing cause.

These two teams will go right back at it on Saturday for the back end of the home and home series at 7:30 from the Farrell Agencies Arena.

Wells Post Game Recap

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Over in the MJHL,

The Wayway Wolverines had their 3 game point streak come to and end as they fell 4-0 on the road to the Steinbach Pistons.

The Wolverines will wrap up their 3 game in 3 night roady on Saturday when they visit the Winkler Flyers at 7:30

Wolverines lose 8-round shootout, 3-2 to the Winnipeg Blues.

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The Waywayseecappo Wolverines now have points in 2 straight games, as they fell 3-2 in a 8 round shootout to the Winnipeg Blues.

Recently acquired Cody Durdle scored in his Wolverine debut while Brock Paddock had the other PP marker for Wayway.

20 year old Greg Harney (pictured above) was sharp in the loss for Wayway stopping 28 of 30 shots.

The Wolverines will continue that grueling road trip in Steinbach against the Pistons.

Thursday 26 November 2015

Mils send 19 year old Foyle to Flin Flon to complete futures

 


The Melville Millionaires have sent their 6th top scorer and 19 year old Mitch Foyle to the Flin Flon Bombers to complete the futures of the Brett Kitt trade between the two teams earlier this season.

The Fruitvale, BC product had 6 goals, 6 assists for 12 points in 24 games with the Millionaires.



Local products make 2015 Canada West Selection Camp Roster




(CJHL Press Release)

 Leduc, Alta., will welcome 60 players looking to earn one of 22 spots on Team Canada West’s final 2015 World Junior A Challenge roster when it hosts the team’s selection camp, Dec. 5-8.

Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), released the 60-player roster on Wednesday. Players named to the Team Canada West selection camp roster were selected from the CJHL’s five western Junior A leagues: the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL).
The Canada West selection camp roster includes:
·             six goaltenders, 21 defencemen and 33 forwards;
·             24 players from the AJHL, 18 players from the BCHL, eight players from the SJHL, seven players from the MJHL, and three players from the SIJHL;
·             three players returning from the 2014 World Junior A Challenge (Tyler Busch, Dante Fabbro and Tyson Jost).

The selection camp roster was chosen by Team Canada West head coach Tim Fragle (Sherwood Park, AJHL) along with assistant coaches Paul Dyck (Steinbach, MJHL), Mike Reagan (Flin Flon, SJHL) and Barry Wolff (Coquitlam, BCHL), and director of hockey operations Trevor Alto (BCHL).
The selection camp, scheduled for Dec. 5-8, will be held at the Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, Alta. The 60 players will be divided into three teams and play four intrasquad games (two 25-minute, running-time periods each) over three days.
“With the tremendous amount of talent in Western Canada, there were tough decisions to get to these 60 players, and we’re expecting it to be even tougher to get down to the final 22,” said Fragle. “It’s going to be an exciting four days in Leduc, and as a staff we can’t wait to get started in Ontario on Dec. 13.”
The Wellington and District Community Centre, home of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (OJHL) Wellington Dukes, will host two pre-tournament games on Friday, Dec. 11; the first featuring the OJHL All-Stars in a match-up against the Czech Republic at 3 p.m. ET, and the second featuring Team Canada East taking on the United States at 7 p.m. ET.
In Trenton, Team Canada West will go head-to-head with Russia on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens, home of the OJHL’s Trenton Golden Hawks.
Tickets to the pre-tournament games can be purchased at the arena box offices in Wellington and Trenton beginning Nov. 9. Single-game tickets are $10 each, or $15 for the two Wellington games.
This year marks the 10th edition of the World Junior A Challenge – executed as part of a partnership between Hockey Canada and the CJHL. The event visits Ontario for the first time since its inception in 2006. Two Canadian teams and four international squads will form the two groups of three teams that face off Dec. 13-19 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg and the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby.
Full-tournament ticket packages in both Cobourg and Whitby, including the gold-medal game, can be purchased through the Hockey Canada website.

Seven of the nine gold-medal games at the World Junior A Challenge have featured at least one Canadian team. Team Canada West won gold at the first two tournaments, in 2006 and 2007, and also took the top prize in 2011. The team also earned silver in 2008, 2009 and 2012, and won bronze in 2013. Team Canada East earned silver medals in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011, and claimed bronze in 2008.
For more information on the 2015 World Junior A Challenge, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca/wjac, or follow along via social media at www.facebook.com/wjrac or www.twitter.com/hc_wjac.

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**The Selection Camp roster includes 18 year Regan Seiferling of the Yorkton Terriers. The Moose Jaw product
has posted seven goals and 13 points in 24 games for the Terriers this season, his second in the SJHL.

Also in his 2nd year, Swan Valley Stampeder forward Tristan Langan has made the roster. The product of Swan River currently leads the Stamps in scoring with 10 goals, 19 assists for 29 points in 27 games.

Other local products cracking the camp roster include Langenburg's Evan Werle of the Notre Dame Hounds and Melfort Mustang forward Moosomin native Dakota Boutin



Canada West Selection Camp Roster
Goalies:
Bo Didur L 5’10” 160 04/21/97 West Vancouver, B.C. Langley (BCHL)
Matteo Esposito L 5’10” 170 01/20/97 Greenwich, Conn. Chilliwack (BCHL)
Matthew Murray L 6’1” 185 02/02/98 St. Albert, Alta. Spruce Grove (AJHL)
Zac Robidoux L 6’3” 215 01/30/96 Winnipeg, Man. Flin Flon (SJHL)
Taylor Unruh L 6’0” 195 01/08/97 Regina, Sask. Dryden (SIJHL)
Stefan Wornig L 6’6” 215 03/29/97 White Rock, B.C. Powell River (BCHL)

Defence
Shane Bear L 5’10” 170 02/17/97 Calgary, Alta. Brooks (AJHL)
Carson Beers R 6’1” 183 07/17/97 Taber, Alta. Okotoks (AJHL)
T.J. Brown R 5’11” 186 02/17/98 Lacombe, Alta. Camrose (AJHL)
Dennis Cholowski L 6’1” 165 02/15/98 Langley, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL)
Michael Eskra L 6’0” 185 01/25/97 Regina, Sask. Weyburn (SJHL)
Dante Fabbro R 6’1” 185 06/20/98 Whistler, B.C. Penticton (BCHL)
Darby Gula L 5’9” 170 01/08/98 Steinbach, Man. Steinbach (MJHL)
Cole Josefchak R 6’1” 210 08/08/97 Calgary, Alta. Lloydminster (AJHL)
Stephen Kleysen L 5’11” 185 01/12/97 Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MJHL)
Cale Makar R 5’10” 175 10/30/98 Calgary, Alta. Brooks (AJHL)
Lawson McDonald R 5’9” 165 09/06/97 Rosetown, Man. Winkler (MJHL)
Chris McKay R 6’4” 218 04/17/96 Edmonton, Alta. Sherwood Park (AJHL)
Brett Orr L 5’10” 182 04/04/96 Elkhorn, Man. Portage (MJHL)
Brinson Pasichnuk L 6’0” 185 11/24/97 Bonnyville, Alta. Bonnyville (AJHL)
Regan Seiferling R 6’2” 165 03/09/97 Moose Jaw, Sask. Yorkton (SJHL)
Reece Soukoroff L 6’2” 175 05/07/98 Calgary, Alta. Okotoks (AJHL)
Dean Stewart R 6’2” 178 06/10/98 Portage la Prairie, Man. Portage (MJHL)
Connor Sych R 6’4” 185 01/22/97 North Battleford, Sask. Battlefords (SJHL)
Cameron Trott R 6’1” 185 04/19/97 Anmore, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL)
Evan Werle L 5’8” 180 04/18/97 Langenburg, Sask. Notre Dame (SJHL)
Troy Williams L 5’11” 195 02/08/98 Dryden, Ont. Dryden (SIJHL)

Forwards
Noah Bauld R 5’11” 180 01/02/97 Halifax, N.S. Lloydminster (AJHL)
Kyle Betts L 6’1” 180 09/17/97 Flesherton, Ont. Powell River (BCHL)
Brandon Biro L 5’11” 160 03/11/98 Sherwood Park, Alta. Spruce Grove (AJHL)
Dakota Boutin L 6’0” 185 07/03/97 Moosomin, Sask. Melfort (SJHL)
Tyler Busch L 6’2” 192 01/03/96 Lloydminster, Alta. Spruce Grove (AJHL)
Carter Chorney L 6’1” 170 06/14/97 Rainy River, Ont. Fort Frances (SIJHL)
Jackson Cressey R 5’11” 175 01/22/96 West Vancouver, B.C. Coquitlam (BCHL)
Reed Delainey R 6’1” 165 07/23/96 Edam, Sask. Battlefords (SJHL)
Logan Ferguson R 5’11” 180 04/18/97 Calgary, Alta. Canmore (AJHL)
Liam Finlay R 5’7” 145 02/18/97 Kelowna, B.C. Vernon (BCHL)
Matthew Forchuk L 5’10” 166 12/28/96 Okotoks, Alta. Canmore (AJHL)
Justin Fregona R 5’7” 154 05/29/97 Mississauga, Ont. Langley (BCHL)
Mack Graham L 5’8” 155 04/24/97 Etobicoke, Ont. Steinbach (MJHL)
Colin Grannary R 6’0” 175 09/24/97 Delta, B.C. Merritt (BCHL)
Josh Harris L 6’0” 180 07/24/97 Edmonton, Alta. Spruce Grove (AJHL)
Blake Hayward R 6’1” 195 02/11/98 Vancouver, B.C. Coquitlam (BCHL)
Tyson Jost L 6’0” 195 03/17/98 Kelowna, B.C. Penticton (BCHL)
Jordan Kawaguchi L 5’8” 165 05/04/97 Abbotsford, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL)
Tristan Langan L 6’0” 185 12/05/98 Swan River, Man. Swan Valley (MJHL)
Tyler Maltby R 6’2” 215 05/13/96 Sherwood Park, Alta. Sherwood Park (AJHL)
Bobby McMann R 6’2” 185 06/15/96 Wainwright, Alta. Bonnyville (AJHL)
Joseph Nardi L 5’9” 155 06/01/97 Edmonton, Alta. Whitecourt (AJHL)
Kohen Olischefski L 6’1” 167 02/01/98 Abbotsford, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL)
Chase Olsen L 5’11” 165 07/02/97 Olds, Alta. Olds (AJHL)
Taden Rattie R 6’4” 190 02/27/98 Airdrie, Alta. Calgary Mustangs (AJHL)
Riley Smith L 6’5” 190 10/17/97 St. Albert, Alta. Olds (AJHL)
Vimal Sukumaran R 5’11” 175 04/09/96 Pierrefonds, Que. Chilliwack (BCHL)
Evan Tschumi R 6’2” 190 04/25/97 Calgary, Alta. Lloydminster (AJHL)
Carter Turnbull R 5’7” 155 09/08/98 Nanaimo, B.C. Powell River (BCHL)
Troy Van Tetering R 5’10” 165 04/26/97 Carstairs, Alta. Lloydminster (AJHL)
Ty Westgard R 6’0” 180 05/21/98 Surrey, B.C. Surrey (BCHL)
Justin Young R 6’0” 170 12/23/97 Leduc, Alta. Whitecourt (AJHL)
Layne Young L 5’11” 200 06/25/97 Frenchman Butte, Sask. Battlefords (SJHL)


Stamps move into 6th place, with a 5-2 victory at home over Neepawa


The Swan Valley Stampeders moved into sole possession of 6th place in the MJHL standings after a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night over the Neepawa Natives.

Colton Brausen (pictured above) , Keaton Jameson, Trevor Mann, Tristan Langan and Daylan Creasy all scored for the Swan while Zach Degraves made 18 saves for his 7th win of the season.

The Stamps will have a few days off before they visit the OCN Blizzard on Monday at 7PM.

Wednesday 25 November 2015

Waywayseecappo wins; Mils lose on Tuesday Night Recap


The Wayway Wolverines and Selkirk Steelers combined for 12 goals in regulation, but it would be the Wolverines getting that decisive 13th goal in the shootout as they slipped by the Steelers 7-6 on Tuesday night.

Brock Paddock had the game winner for Wayway while Brayden Cullum (1G 2A), Alex Keena (1G 2A) and Johl Swedlo {pictured above) (2G 1A) all had 3 points each to lead the way.

Aaron Dupasquier and Ty Enns chipped in with singles.

20 year old Greg Harney made 27 saves for the Wolverines to get the W.

The Wolverines will have the night off tonight (Wed) before they start a 3 game in 3 night stretch on Thursday night visiting the Winnipeg Blues at 7PM

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In the SJHL.

For the 2nd straight game, the Melville Millionaires fell in defeat to the Viterra division leading Weyburn Red Wings, this time a 4-0 loss on home ice.

Former Yorkton Midget AAA Mauler goaltender and rookie netminder Carter Phair made 26 saves for his 1st SJHL shutout.

The Mils next action will be on Friday when they host the 4th installment of the Highway 10 battle against the Yorkton Terriers. GX94 will have all the action on Friday from the Horizon Credit Union Center with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30.


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Speaking of the Mils, they have traded 19 year old forward Brett Kitt (pictured above) to the Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) for Future considerations (player development fee)

The Brandon, MB product had 3 goals, 8 assists for 11 point in 22 games with the Mils.

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Mils Coaches Show- Nov 25th edition with Head Coach/GM Jamie Fiesel

Monday 23 November 2015

Wayway acquires Durdle from Virden (MJHL

 

The Wayway Wolverines have added some more veteran depth for their back-end.

The Wolverines have acquired 19 year old dman Cody Durdle from the Virden Oil Capitals for future considerations.

In 16 games this season with the Oil Caps, the Portage MB product had 5 goals, 2 assists and 4 minutes in penalties.

Weekly Terriers Coaches Show with Trent Cassan- Nov 23rd Edition


Friday 20 November 2015

Terriers; Mils snap losing streaks with wins on road



The Yorkton Terriers snap their 3 game losing streak in dramatic fashion defeating the Weyburn Red Wings 3-2 in the whoooo on Friday night. 

After a very entertaining but scoreless opening period, the Terriers would be able to pot one in the middle frame as Cole Keenleyside would deflect home his 4th of the season to give the Terriers a /0 after 2 period. 

In the 3rd, Tucker Neuberger would tie things up for the Red Wings slipping it through the five-hole of Matt Kustra (pictured above) to make it 1-1. Then with just over 4 mins remaining as just as their powerplay expired as Connor Burk grab the loose puck and slip it home to give the home team ther first lead at 2-1. The Terriers with the goalie pulled would be able o get the equalizer as Kailum Gervais would take a nice feed in the slot and go five-hole on Jack Burgart to tie things up at 2-2 and force overtime.

After a scoreless overtime the two teams would head to overtime. 

Shootout: 

YOR: 
Jordan Evans- Goal 
Brandon Sookro- Goal 

WEY: 
Jacob Jeske- No Goal 
Carson Rose- Goal 
Braden Mellon- No goal 

Matt Kustra made 34 saves for the victory in goal for the Terriers while Jack Burgart turned aside 24 in the loss. 

The Terriers next action will be right back on Saturday when they host the Nipawin Hawks at 7:30. 

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Elsewhere in the SJHL,


The Melville Millionaires kept pace with their Highway 10 rivals hammering the Notre Dame Hounds 5-1 on Friday in a game played in Grenfell. 

Tyson Predinchuk (pictured above) led the way for the Mils with 2G 1A while Christian Stevens, Kirk Bear and Mitch Foyle also scored for the Moneymen. 

Josh Bykowski got the win in goal for Melville whose next action is on Saturday when they visit the Weyburn Red Wings at 7:30 from Crescent Point Place. 

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Over in the MJHL, 

Things looked good for the Swan Valley Stampeders with a 2-1 lead after 20 but then the Winkler Flyers scored 5 unanswered goals to beat the Stamps 6-2. 

Trevor Mann and Josh Tripp scored for Swan while Brett Evans made 39 saves in the loss. 

The Stamps wrap up their roady on Saturday visiting the Winnipeg Blues at 7:00 

Thursday 19 November 2015

Oil Caps dump Wayway 5-1 on Thursday night

The Virden Oil Capitals evened up the season series with the Wayway at a game apiece after beating the Wolverines 5-1 on Thursday night at Tundra Oil & Gas Place in Virden. 

The Oil Caps would get on the board first after a slow start for both sides as 13:18 in Mack Hardy would fire home his team leading 9th of the season to give Virden an early 1-0 lead. Wolverines would be able to convert on a PP goal just 2:13 later as Ty Enns would take a nice feed back door from Johl Swedlo and put home his 8th of the year to make it 1-1. But before the first period buzzer could go the Oil Caps would get a powerplay goal of their own as Nolan Ross would deflect home his 7th of the season give his team a 2-1 lead after 1 period. Shots 18-6 Virden.

After a scoreless 2nd, the Oil Caps would add their 2nd PP goal as Ben Dalke would bang home his 7th of the season to help Virden grab their first 2 goal lead at 3-1. The home team would add a couple more in the 3rd off the sticks as Nolan Ross and Mack Hardy would both grab their 2nd goals of the night to help the Oil Caps win their 13th game of the season a 5-1 decision over Waywayseecappo.

Sean Keuhn made 28 saves for his 12th win of the season in goal for Virden while Wayway netminder Brandon Holtby was sharp despite in a losing cause making 33 saves on 38 shots.

The Wolverines next action will be on Tuesday night when they welcome the Selkirk Steelers at the Wayway Arena Complex at 7:30. 

Wednesday 18 November 2015

Tripp leads Swan Valley to 5-0 blanking over Neepawa; Terriers drop 3rd straight to La Ronge on Wednesday Night



The Swan Valley Stampeders are now winners of 5 of their last 7 games as they hammered the Neepawa Natives on Wednesday night at the Yellowhead Center. 

17 year old Swan River product led the way with 2 goals, 1 assist while Josh Martin, Cody Ellington and Gavin Froese also scored for the Stamps. Tristan Langan chipped in with 2 assists. 

Zach Degraves stopped all 39 shots he face for his 1st shutout of the season. 

The Stamps continue on the road with a couple of games on the weekend starting on Friday night when they visit the Winkler Flyers

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The Yorkton Terriers once again outshot the La Ronge Ice Wolves but for the third straight game they fell to the Wolves this time 4-1 on home ice at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

Regan Seiferling got the lone goal of the game, the Teddy Bear Toss marker for the Terriers in the final minute while Jakob Severson made 18 saves on 22 shots in the losing cause.

The Terriers next action will be on Friday night on GX94 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey when they visit the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place. Pregame show is at 7:20, pxp at 7:30

Tuesday 17 November 2015

Mils drop 2nd straight, 4-1 to the La Ronge Ice Wolves; Mils Coaches Show- Nov 18th Edition

For the 2nd straight game the Melville Millionaires outshot their opponent but for the 2nd straight game they fell in defeat.

The Mils dropped a 4-1 decision to the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Tuesday night to drop their record to 6-14-0-1 on the season. 

Christan Stevens' 11th goal of the season was the lone marker for the Mils. 

Their next action will be on Friday night when they take on the Notre Dame Hounds at 7:00 in Grenfell. 


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Chat with Mils Head Coach/GM Jamie Fiesel

Stamps Coaches Show- Nov 17th Edition


Monday 16 November 2015

Terriers Coaches Show- Nov 16th Edition



Stamps drop heartbreaker to Steinbach to get 3 game win streak snapped

The Swan Valley Stampeders were 10:02 away from moving their win streak to 4 games but then the Steinbach Pistons ruined the party.

The Pistons scored 3 late goals including the game winner with just 11 seconds left to slip by the Stamps 4-3 on Sunday night.

Josh Tripp, Gavin Froese and Trevor Mann scored for Swan while Evan Last chipped in with 2 assists.

Zach Degraves took the loss in net making 26 saves on 30 shots.

The Stamps will now head on the road for the next 3 games starting on Wednesday night when they visit the Yellowhead Center to take on the Neepawa Natives.

Saturday 14 November 2015

Terriers; Mils lose & Wayway wins on Saturday Night

The Yorkton Terriers dropped their 2nd straight game at the Mel Heglund Uniplex in La Ronge by losing 5-0 to the Ice Wolves on Saturday afternoon. 

The Terriers were looking to get off to a better start than one night ago, well they weren't able to do that as the Ice Wolves would get on the board just 17 seconds in Brendan Barron would bang home his 1st of the year to give the home team an early 1-0 lead. The Terrier would carry most of the play in the opening frame but just couldn't bear down and pot one past  La Ronge Ice Wolves net minder Dakota Kenyon. Then late in the 1st, La Ronge would add one on the powerplay as Bryce Fiske's point shot would beat a screened Matt Kustra to give them a 2 goal after 20 minutes. Shots 16-9 Terriers  after 1. 

In the 2nd, the only offence would come off the stick of Barron again as his shot from the left wing boards would go post and in on Matt Kustra for his 2nd on the P to give the Wolves a 3-0 lead after 2. 

The Terriers would have chances in the 3rd, but it would be La Ronge getting the only two goals off the sticks of Cole Porter & Jared Blacquiere to help La Ronge get points in now 8 straight games after a 5-0 win over Yorkton.

18 year old Ice Wolves net minder Dakota Kenyon made 36 saves for his 1st SJHL shutout while Matt Kustra stopped 25 of 30 shots in the loss. 

The Terriers will return back to the FAA for their next action on Wednesday when the La Ronge Ice Wolves at 7:30.

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Elsewhere in the SJHL. 

The Melville Millionaires outshot the Weyburn Red Wings 39-24 but they fell in home ice 3-1. 

Liam Shaw had the lone goal for the Mils while Brandon Wells made 22 saves in the loss.

The Mils next action will be Tuesday when they host the red hot La Ronge Ice Wolves at 7:30. The Ice Wolves have points in their last 8 games 

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I'm the MJHL, 

The Wayway Wolverines snapped their 3 game losing streak, winning 5-4 in the shootout on the road to th Selkirk Steelers.

Alex Keena has the shootout winner for the Wolverines and also chipped in with 3 assists while Brayden Cullum also led the way offensively with a 2G 1A performance. Kristjon Finnson and Ty Enns also scored for Wayway. 

Greg Harney made 35 saves for the victory. 

The Wolverines return to action on Thuraday when they visit the Virden Oil Capitals on GX94 

Friday 13 November 2015

Terriers get win streak snapped losing 4-2 in La Ronge

The Yorkton Terriers had their 3 game winning streak snapped on Friday night in La Ronge, losing 4-2 to the Ice Wolves. 

In the first the Ice Wolves got on the board first as Braiden Jakubowski would net his 6th of the season to give the home team an early 1-0 lead. It would stay like that until that til final seconds of the period as with 7 seconds left Derek Frater would backhand home his 2nd to give the Ice Wolves a 2-0 advantage after 1 period. Shots 16-13 La Ronge.

The Terriers would cut it within one just 7:46 into the 2nd as Shane Sherban would slip home his 6th of the season through the five-hole of Kris Joyce to make it a 2-1 game. The Ice Wolves would regain the 2 goal lead in the short-handed variety as Jared Blacquiere would steal it away from a Terrier defensemen and notch home his 6th to make it a 3-1 La Ronge lead. But just 18 seconds later, 20 year old veteran Kailum Gervais would jump on a loose puck and get his 1st of 2015/16 to make it a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes.

The Terriers would continue their strong play into the 3rd but just couldn't break through the La Ronge goaltender and then with just seconds to go, Cole Porter would ice it into the empty net for his team leading 12th of the season to give the Wolves, points in 7 straight and 4-2 victory.

Kris Joyce was incredible making 40 saves in the win while Jakob Severson stopped 32 shots in the loss.

These two teams will go right back at it on Saturday afternoon with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 2:20 pxp at 2:30.

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In the MJHL, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines losing streak now sits at 3 games after 4-2 loss on the road to the Winnipeg Blues.

Ty Enns and Brayden Cullum scored for the Wolverines while Brandon Holtby made 35 saves in the losing cause.

The Wolverines continue their roady on Saturday in Selkirk against the Steelers at 7:30. 

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Wolverines' point streak snapped at 2; Stamps win 3rd straight on Tuesday night

The Wayway Wolverines put together a pretty solid road effort in Dauphin on Tuesday night but they came on the short end of a 4-1 defeat to the Kings in their 4th meeting of 6 on the season.

After a scoreless 1st period, the Wolverines grabbed the first lead at the 12:42 mark of the middle frame as one of the newcomers in Tyler Ham would bang home his 2nd goal in as many games for the Wolverines to give Wayway an early 1-0 lead. The Kings would tie it up a short time later as on the power play David Brum would knock home his 7th goal of the season even it up at 1-1. Then just 1:13 later on a nice individual effort would go top shelf on Greg Harney for his 2nd to make it 2-1 Dauphin after 40 minutes.

It would remain as a 1 goal game until just 3:22 left in regulation as Landon Plett would get the insurance marker while Stephen Sisco would slip one into the empty net to complete the scoring a 4-1 Kings win over Wayway.

Jared Schamerhorn stopped 28 of 29 shots for his 6th win of the season while Greg Harney made 19 saves in the loss.

The Wolverines next action will be on Friday night when they start a 2 game road trip in Winnipeg against the Blues.

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Elsewhere in the MJHL,

Tristan Langan had 2 goals and 1 assists while 20 year old Zach Degraves made 37 saves as the Swan Valley Stampeders have won 3 in a row for the first time this season, a 4-1 decision over the OCN Blizzard.

Reigning MJHL Player of the Week Cody Ellington and Colton Brausen chipped in with singles for the Stamps while Evan Last chipped in with 2 assists.

Swan Valley wraps up their 5 game homestand on Sunday when they host the Steinbach Pistons at 6PM.

Friday 6 November 2015

Terriers; Stamps get big W's on Friday night



The Yorkton Terriers used a strong road effort to earn their 6th win of the season defeating the Estevan Bruins on Friday night 6-4.

The home team would get on the board first as just as their first PP expired Keegan Allison would bat home his 8th goal of the season to get them an early 1-0 lead. The Bruins would add another just a short time later at the 8:04 mark as Lyndon Pastachak would slip behind the Terrier D and would slip it five-hole on Terrier net minder Jakob Severson for his team leading 10th of the year to make it 2-0. But just 54 seconds later 19 year old Calgary product Jordan Evans (pictured above) would put home his 8th to cut the Terrier deficit to within 1 at 2-1 after 20 minutes. Shots 14-6 Bruins.

In the 2nd it would be the Terriers getting the early goal as Shane Sherban would cause a turnover at his own blueline and then go all the way to snipe home his 5th of the season to even things up at 2-2. Just 3:45 later the Terriers would grab their first lead of the night as McKenzie Welke would take a nice feed in front from Cole Keenleyside & slip home his 8th goal of his rookie season to make it 3-2 for the visitors. Yorkton would add another one late in the final minute as while short handed Jordan Evans would show tremendous burst of speed by splitting the Bruins D and then finishing off his 2nd of night and 9th of the season to give the Terrier a 4-2 lead after a couple periods. Shot after middle frame was 28-22 Terriers.

The Terriers would make it 5-2 early in the final frame as their top ranked power play would go to work as Reid Anderson's nice low shot would beat a screened Fuhr for his 3rd of the season to give the Terriers a 5-2 lead. But the Bruins would make things very interesting in the 3rd as Keegan Allison would grab his 2nd of the night with just under 7 minutes remaining to cut the Bruins within 2 at 5-3. With 49 seconds left Braden Oleksyn would pick up a loose puck from a scramble and would shelf it for his 8th to make it a 1 goal game at 5-4. But that's as close as they would get as Jordan McCausland would ice it into the empty net to give the Terriers their 2nd straight win, 6-4 over their Viterra division rivals.

Jakob Severson would put together another quality start making 35 saves for the win while Bruins goalie made 26 saves in the losing cause.

These two teams will go right back at it and play the back end of their home n home series on Saturday in a neutral site in Moosomin at 7:30.


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In the Manitoba Junior Hockey League it was a big victory for the Swan Valley Stampeders as they snapped the Portage Terriers' 12 game winning streak with a 4-3 win on home ice on Friday in Swan River.

Josh Tripp, Josh Martin, Riley McKay and Tristan Langan scored for the Stamps while Zach Degraves made 30 saves for the win.

The Stamps will continue their home stand on Sunday night when they entertain the Virden Oil Capitals at 6PM


Wednesday 4 November 2015

Wolverines' snap 6 game slide with 3-2 SO win over Swan Valley



The Wayway Wolverines were able to get their 4th win of the season and snap their 6 game losing streak in the process as they slipped by the Swan Valley Stampeders 3-2 in the shootout on Wednesday night. 

After getting off to a very slow start to their first period last night the Stamps would start off this game with a bang as just 1:14 into it Michael Fortin would bang home his 2nd of the season to give Swan an early 1-0 lead. But just 3:04 later, Wolverine captain Alex Keena's side angle shot would slip through Stamps' goalie Zach Degraves for his team leading 7th to tie things up at 1-1 after 40 minutes. Shots on goals 12-9 SV.

In the 2nd period, just a short time in Josh Tripp would get his 5th of the season for the Stamps to give the home team a 2-1 lead. But just 58 seconds later, the Wolverines would tie it up as Rivers product Brock Paddock would slap home his 2nd of the young MJHL season to even things up again at 2-2.

After a scoreless 3rd period and overtime the game would head to a shootout.

Swan Valley: 

Langan- No goal
Ellingson - No goal
Valentino - No goal
Tripp - No goal
Mann - No goal
Last - No goal
Lawrence - No goal


Wayway: 

Lough - X
Enns - X
Zimmer- X
Keena - X
Paddock - X
Opperman - X
Swedlo - √

Brandon Holtby (pictured above) earned his 2nd win of the season making 33 saves in the win while Zach Degraves made 27 saves in the shootout loss.

The Stamps and Wolverines next action will both be against the Portage Terriers coming up this weekend as Swan hosts them on Friday with Wayway welcoming them on Saturday night.


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In the SJHL

The Melville Millionaires got snapped at 4 games as they dropped a 5-4 decision on the road against the Notre Dame Hounds on Wednesday night.

Christian Stevens led the way with 1G 2A while Brett Kitt had 2 points (1G 1A) and Quentin Greenwood and Tyler Kreklewich scored singles for the Mils.

Brandon Wells made 37 saves in the loss for the Moneymen.

The Mils will try and get back in the win column on Saturday night when they host the Humboldt Broncos at the Horizon Credit Union Center. 

Mils Coaches Show- Nov 4th Edition


Langan's 5 points paces Stamps to 6-3 win over Wayway


The Swan Valley Stampeders moved into a tie for 7th place in the MJHL standings after they doubled up the Wayway Wolverines 6-3 on Tuesday night.

The first period was mostly dominated by the home team as the Wolverines would be all over the Stamps and would record the only goal of the 1st as Derek Wood would take a nice feed in front from Ty Enns then slip it five-hole on Swan net minder Brett Evans to give his team a 1-0 lead after 1 period. Shots 12-3 Waywayseecappo.

The fortunes would change in the middle frame as the Stamps would score 3 goals in the opening 8:31 of the 2nd period off the sticks of Gavin Froese, Jesse Lawrence & Colton Brausen to give the Stamps a 3-1 lead. Kevin Takatch would pull the Wolverines back within 1 with 4th of the year to make it 3-2. Just 2:24 later local product Cody Ellingson would get his 2nd to make it 4-2. Froese would add his 2nd of the period in dying seconds of the period to make it a 5-2 Stamps lead after a couple periods.

Carter McMurdo would continue on the Stamps torrid scoring pace as he would notch his 1st MJHL goal in the early stages of the 3rd which would be set up Tristan Langan (pictured above) who had 5 assists on the night. Johl Swedlo would cut Wayway within 3 but that's as close as they would get as Swan won their 5th of the season, 6-3 over the Wayway Wolverines. 

17 year old Brett Evans made 25 saves for the Stamps to get his 3rd win of the season while Greg Harney gave up 6 goals on 16 shots before he was relieved by Brandon Holtby who was perfect on the 5 shots he faced. 

The two team will go right back it in the back half of their home and home on Wednesday in Swan River. Pregame 7:20, PxP at 7:30 with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94. 


Tuesday 3 November 2015

Swan Valley Coaches Show- Nov 3rd Edition


Terriers send Neibrandt to Portage (MJHL)


The Yorkton Terriers have traded 18 year old defenseman & Rhein, SK product Adam Neibrandt (pictured above) to the defending RBC Cup champion Portage Terriers of the MJHL for future considerations.

Neibrandt was pointless in 5 games with the Terriers this season.

Last season with SMAAAHL's Yorkton Maulers, in 44 games Neibrandt had 5 goals and 7 assists for 12 points.

Portage also picked up former Melville Millionaire Michael Knaub from the Flin Flon Bombers for futures.

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The Melville Millionaires also made trade acquiring the rights to 17 year old F Riley Woods from the Estevan Bruins for the rights to 20 year old D Tyler King.

Woods is currently with the WHL's Regina Pats where has compiled 2 goals and 4 points in 9 games this season.

King, a Pilot Butte product is currently on the WHL injured reserve list with the Kootenay but last year with the Ice he had 8 goals and 37 points in 68 games. 

The WMBL welcomes new franchise in Fort McMurray for 2016 season

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Monday 2 November 2015

Terriers Coaches Show- Nov 2nd Edition


Mils; Terriers awared SJHL Player of the Week Honors


The IBAS SJHL Defenseman Of The Week

1997 D Regan Seiferling (Moose Jaw SK) of the Yorkton Terriers.

 Seiferling began the week by having his scholarship to RIT for next Fall announced publicly.  He followed it up with a three point performance in two games played, scoring a goal and an assist on Tuesday against Nipawin and then netting a goal Friday against Humboldt.  On the season, Seiferling has 5-goals and 5-assists in 17-games.





The Sasktel SJHL Goaltender Of The Week
1997 G Brandon Wells (Spirit River AB) of the Melville Millionaires. 

Wells, who has played in eight straight games since joining the team in mid-October, went 2-0-0-and-1 over the last seven days, compiling a 2.27-GAA and .942-SPCT.  Wells has been the single biggest reason for the Mils’ turnaround as he’s now 5-2-and-1 overall with a 2.95-GAA and a .924-SPCT.



The SJHL Rookie Of The Week
1996 F Cole Filler (North Mankota MN) of the Melville Millionaires. 

Filler, who played last year in Kansas City on a U18 club, compiled a 1-goal and 6-assists in 3-games played this past week.  He had two assists in back to back home games against Estevan and Notre Dame before ending the week in Humboldt by factoring in on all three of his club’s goals in a shootout loss.  Filler is up to 4-goals and 11-assists in 15-games on the year.

Sunday 1 November 2015

Mils drop Sunday matinee, 4-3 in the shootout to Humboldt


The Melville Millionaires got a point but fell in the shootout on the road, 4-3 to the Humboldt Broncos on Sunday afternoon.

It wasn't the start the Mils were looking for on the road as it would be Broncos getting the opening marker as Jarrett Fontaine would capitalize on a Millionaire turnover and slip home his 5th goal of the season shorthanded to give the home team an earlier 1-0 lead. Then just 1:40 later, Rock Ruschkowski would add his 2nd goal of the season over the left pad of Brandon Wells to give the Broncos at 2-0 lead after 1 period. Shots 9-9.

Both teams would get off to a fast start to the middle frame but this time it would be the Mils getting the marker as Cole Filer who hammered home the loose puck for this 4th of the season to cut the Mils deficit to 1 at 2-1. The Mils would be able to even things up at the 10:05 mark as local product Tyler Kreklewich would deflect his 5th of the season by Bronco goalie Brett Clark to tie things up at 2-2 after 40 minutes. Shots in 2nd were 17-16 Millionaires.

The game would remain even till just over half way through the 3rd period when Tyler Kreklewich would slip home his 2nd of the night and 6th of the year to make it 3-2. But just 35 seconds later, Ruschkowski would add his 2nd of the afternoon to even it up once again at 3-3.

After overtime solved nothing the team would head to the shootout.

Melville Shooters:
Mitch Foyle- No Goal
Tyson Predinchuk - Goal
Cole Filler -- No Goal
Tyler Kreklewich-- No Goal

Humboldt shooters:
Daniel McKitrick-- No goal
Andrew Thompson-- No Goal
Corey Dambruskas- Goal
Rock Ruschkowski -- Goal

Both goaltenders were impressive in goal with Brett Clark stopping 36 shots while Brandon Wells made 37 saves in the loss.

The Mils next action will be on Wednesday when they visit the Notre Dame Hounds at 8PM from the Duncan McNeil Arena in Wilcox.

Postgame Comments from Mils Head Coach/GM Jamie Fiesel