Wednesday 28 February 2018

Melville Millionaires Coaches Show - Feb 28th (presented by Melville's Future Ford)

      

                                       

Joined this weeks with Mils Head Coach/GM Devin Windle

Terriers' capture 13th win of season with SO victory over Flin Flon; Tuesday SJHL/MJHL Recap


The Yorkton Terriers earned their 13th victory of the season on Tuesday night as they beat the visiting Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 in the shootout at the FAA.

The Bombers would strike first in this final meeting between both hockey clubs as Tyler Nyman would capitalize on a Terriers poor clearing attempt and beat Terrier goalie Joe Marcouiller over the left shoulder for his 4th of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. The home team would reply just over 3 minutes later, as Cole Keenleyside would continue his torrid month of February and intercept a cross-ice D to D pass and would make no mistake for the short-handed goal, hist 17th of the year to tie it up at 1-1 after 20 minutes.

Yorkton would grab their first one goal lead with 4;58 to go in the middle frame as Josh Dobberthein (pictured above) would whack home his 4th of the season on the power play to give Yorkton a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.

The Terriers would hold that one goal until late in the 3rd as Brandson Hein would bang home a rebound on the power play with just under 2 minutes remaining to secure the Bombers' at least a point.

After a scoreless overtime, in the shootout Josh Dobberthien would sneak one through Brendan Newton to get the only of the shootout while Terriers goaltender Joe Marcouiller stopped all 3 Flin Flon shooters.

Marcouiller, the 20 year old from New Brighton, Minnesota made 35 saves to get the victory while Bombers' G Brendan Newton made 26 saves in the shootout loss.

The Terriers' next game will be on Friday night when they visit the Melville Millionaires. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

The Bombers, who now lead the Mils by 3 point for 9th place in the SJHL standings, will be in the Rail City on Wednesday for a showdown with the Melville Millionaires. 

Post Game with Terriers Head Coach/GM Mat Hehr





Other two SJHL games included teams capturing division titles:

The Estevan Bruins clinched their 2nd straight Viterra division after a 5-1 win over Notre Dame.

Meanwhile in Nipawin, the Hawks beat the Kindersley Klippers 4-1 to capture the Sherwood division title.

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In the MJHL on Tuesday,

Wayway Wolverines 1 @ Dauphin Kings 4
Portage Terriers 1 @ Selkirk Steelers 2 OT

Stamps' F Osadick commits to University of Maine (NCAA)




(Stamps Press Release)

The Swan Valley Stampeders are excited to announce that Forward Matt Osadick has committed to play Division 1 hockey with the Maine Black Bears.

The 18 year old from Grande Pointe, Manitoba has played in 50 games with the Swan Valley Stampeders this year scoring 14 goals and adding 22 assists. Before making the jump to Junior A Osadick played in 87 with the AAA Midget Eastman Selects.

“I’m planning on going in the next few years,” said Osadick. I need to work towards getting bigger and stronger so I can play at that level.”

Osadick said “I picked Maine because right when I got there I knew that the school was where I wanted to be, I knew it was meant for me.”

“Matt has had a terrific rookie season. He is an exciting player to watch and has a bright future in hockey.” said Head Coach and GM Taurean White. “We as an organization are extremely proud of Matt. He is truly deserving of this opportunity.”

White has created at very positive atmosphere in Swan River, one that allows the players to stay focused and committed to doing what it takes to make it to the next level.

The entire Swan Valley Stampeder organization would like to congratulate Matt Osadick on his recent commitment to play Division 1 with the Maine Black Bears.

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Wayway Wolverines Coaches Show - Feb 27th edition



                             I caught up with Wolverines Head Coach/GM Taylor Harnett

Tuesday Midget AAA Hockey Recap

The Yorkton Rawtec Maulers evened up their SMAAAHL Quarter-Final on Monday night by beating the Regina Pat Canadians 3-2 in Double OT at the FAA.

Jackson Berezowski scored 1G 1A while Aidan Bulych and Reid Arnold also scored for Yorkton.
Yorkton G Dakota Berezowski made 40 saves on 42 shots in the victory.

The two teams will head back to Regina for Game 3 of the series on Wednesday at 8PM from the Cooperators Center.


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Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA hockey League Quarter-Finals (3)
Melville Prairie Fire 1 @ Notre Dame Hounds 2 OT
(Hounds leads best of 5 series 1-0)

 Battlefords Sharks 1 @ Prince albert Bears 5

(Prince Albert leads best of 5 series 1-0)


Swift Current Wildcats 0 @ Regina Rebels 3
(Regina leads best of 5 series 1-0)

Monday 26 February 2018

2018 MJHL Announces Award Winners and All-Star Team Selections



Steinbach Piston’s outstanding season has carried over off the ice with three members of the club winning major MJHL awards.

Head coach Paul Dyck won his second consecutive coach of the year award, named winner of the Muzz McPherson” Award. Meanwhile, Pistons’ Drew Worrad and Darby Gula won the Hockey Ability – Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy and Top Defenceman awards, respectively.

“Every player should be commended for their outstanding performance over the regular season,” said Davis. “Coaches of the league vote and make the selections. These selections are extremely difficult to make. The talent level our league is reflective in how difficult it was to select these major awards.”

Steve “Boomer”  Hawrysh MVP Award
Dexter Kuczek, Winnipeg Blues
Kuczek, 20, hails from Winnipeg and currently sits second in the MJHL scoring race with 85 points (33-52) in 55 games. At 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, Kuczek was recently named the RBC Player of the Month for January, in addition to twice winning the Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week honour.

Rookie of the Year – Vince Leah Trophy
Justin Lee, Virden Oil Capitals
Lee, 17, hails from Waskada, Mb., and has adjusted quickly to the quick pace of Junior A hockey. He recently committed to University of Denver and was named the IBAM Rookie of the Month in November. He was also invited to the Team Canada West selection camp for the World Junior A Challenge tournament. He currently has 35 points (7-28) in 55 games.

Hockey Ability – Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy
Drew Worrad, Steinbach Pistons
Worrad, 20, hails from Birr, Ont. He recently committed to Western Michigan University Mustangs, joining Piston teammate Riese Gaber. Mustangs are coached by former NHL head coach and Manitoba native Andy Murray, who was once an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets 1.0.
Worrad, who was acquired in the off season from Ontario, has 75 points (26-49) in 47 games, while accumulating only 14 PIM.

Top Goaltender
Troy Martyniuk, Winkler Flyers
Martyniuk, 20, played his minor hockey in Winnipeg. He currently leads all MJHL goaltenders with wins (28) and minutes played (2,738). He’s also considered the back bone of the Flyers, helping guide the club to its 37th straight playoff appearance.
In November he was named the MGEU-MJHL goaltender of the month.

Top Defenceman – Brian Kozak Trophy
Darby Gula, Steinbach Pistons
Gula, 20, calls Steinbach home and has thrilled his many fans with his outstanding play. He currently leads all MJHL defenceman in scoring with 14 goals and 61 points in 54 games. He’s also proven dangerous on the powerplay, reflected in 19 assists with the man advantage.
Gula, 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, recently committed to Bemidji State.

Coach of the Year – Portage Terriers Muzz McPherson Award
Paul Dyck, Steinbach Pistons.
Currently, the Pistons have only eight losses this season and have been nationally ranked No. 1 several times by the CJHL. Dyck, a former draft of the Pittsburgh Penguins, was head coach when the Pistons won the MJHL in 2013. Under Dyck’s tutelage, the Pistons have graduated a number of players to both NCAA and CIS hockey programs. He won this same award last year.

1st All Star Team     
Goal                Matthew Thiessen      Steinbach Pistons
Defence           Darby Gula                 Steinbach Pistons
Defence           Mackenzie Dwyer       Portage Terriers
Forward          Dexter Kuczek            Winnipeg Blues
Forward          Drew Worrad              Steinbach Pistons
Forward          Brad Schoonbaert       Steinbach Pistons

2nd All Star Team
Goal                Troy Martyniuk          Winkler Flyers
Defence           Brendan Bartlett         Winnipeg Blues
Defence           Mitch Dyck                 Winkler Flyers
Forward          Chase Brakel              Portage Terriers
Forward          Jeremey Leipsic          Portage Terriers
Forward          Tyler Kirkup               Virden Oil Capitals

Rookie All Star Team
Goal                Matthew Thiessen      Steinbach Pistons
Defence           Justin Lee                    Virden Oil Capitals
Defence           Michael Ladyman       Winnipeg Blues
Forward          Austin Heidemann      Steinbach Pistons
Forward          Jaymes Knee               Dauphin Kings
Forward          Matthew Osadick        Swan Valley Stampeders

Each all-star winner will receive their award at their home rink over the next two weeks. The MJHL’s top scorer, who will be decided upon season’s end, will receive the Mike Ridley Trophy, named after the prolific goal scorer who starred with the St. Boniface Saints and starred in the NHL.

Yorkton Terriers Coaches Show- Feb 26th edition (presented by Merit Ford in Esterhazy)

                                    
                              

                                     Joined this week by Terriers Head Coach/GM Mat Hehr

Sunday 25 February 2018

FL Flyers drop Game 1, 6-2 on road in Wilcox

The Foam Lake Flyers dropped a 6-2 decision on Sunday night to the Radville/Wilcox Nationals in Game 1 of their 2 game total goal SHA Provincial Senior D South Semi-Final.

The Nationals would strike first almost half way through the first period as Rylan Kaip would capitalize on a Flyer turnover and go top shelf on Derek Leidl to give his team a early 1-0 lead. The Flyers would respond through with 2 goals just 1:02 apart. First off on the PP, Zack Zadorozniak would finish of a nice passing play from Carson Kristjanson and then Shelby Gray capitalized on a rebound in front to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. But in the final minute Corey Koski would sneak one in short-side shelf with a beauty wrist shot to make it a 2-2 game after 20 minutes.

In the 2nd, the Nats would regain a one goal short-handed as Eric Calibaba would beat Leidl five-hole just over 2 minutes into the middle frame to make it 3-2. They would grab their first two goal lead a short-time later as Corey Koski his 2nd of the night on a beauty cross-ice feed from Lonny Forrester that made it 4-2 for Radville/Wilcox through 2 periods.

The home-side would add a couple more marker in the 3rd off the sticks of Lonny Forrester and Caley Bjork that game them a 4 goal Game 1 victory.

Rusty Abbott made 19 saves on 21 shot in the Nats net to get the win while Flyers G Derek Leidle turned aside 27 shots in the losing cause.

The two teams will meet in Foam Lake on Saturday for Game 2 of the two game total-goal series.



Local MJHL/SJHL Weekend Recap

SUNDAY

The Swan Valley Stampeders got a point but fell in their weekend finale on Sunday, 5-4 in overtime to the Winkler Flyers.

Will Blake had the OT winner for the Flyers while Weiland Parrish, Griffin Leonard and Garrett Kuklica also scored.

Keaton Jameson, Noah Basarab, Matt Osadick, and Jaden Townsend replied for Swan Valley.

The Stamps will the point still remain 3 points up on Neepawa for the 8th and final playoff spot in the MJHL standings and they have 2 games in hand.

Swan will finish off their regular season with a busy stretch of 4 games in 6 days starting on Wednesday night when they visit the OCN Blizzard at 7PM.

Elsewhere,

The Wayway Wolverines fell on home ice, 6-0 to the Portage Terriers.


SATURDAY

SJHL

Cory Schillo got the OT winner just 33 seconds into the extra period as the Melville Millionaires beat the Weyburn Red Wings 3-2 at Crescent Point Place. 

Shane Sherban and Clayton Eisler also scored for the Mils while Jordan Kazmyra & Tyran Brown replied for the Red Wings. 

Colby Entz made 34 saves in net for the Mils who will be back in action on Wednesday night when they host the Flin Flon Bombers at the Horizon Credit Union Center. 

Meanwhile in Kindersley, 

The Yorkton Terriers fell for the 2nd straight night to the Klippers, this time by a 6-3 score. 

Curtis Peck had a goal and 2 assists to lead the way for the Klippers while Cole Keenleyside, Josh Dobberthien and Drew Coughlin replied for the Terriers. 

Yorkton's next game will be on Tuesday night when they host the Flin Flon Bombers. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30 from the Farrell Agencies Arena. 

MJHL

The Swan Valley Stampeders dropped the 2nd game of their weekend road trip in the Manitoba capital falling 4-3 to the hometown Winnipeg Blues. 

The Stamps had a 3-2 lead after 2 periods on goals by Josh Tripp, Keaton Jameson and Quinton Sudom by two third period goals by Nick Cicek to give the Blue the extra two points

FRIDAY 

SJHL

The Yorkton Terriers fall on the road to start their road trip, 7-0 to the Kindersley Klippers.

Austin Nault scored twice for the Klippers while 5 others provided singles.



MJHL

The Swan Valley Stampeders also dropped their first game of their 3 game weekend road trip, 7-3 to the Steinbach Pistons.

Daniel Chartrand led the way for the Stamps with 2 goals while Quentin Sudom had the other.

Daniel McKitrick had 2 goals to lead the way for the first place Pistons.

Elsewhere in MJHL,

The Wayway Wolverines got their 8th win of the season on Friday, beating the OCN Blizzard 4-3 on home ice.

Caleb Paisley, Morgan Poirier, Drew Anderson and Jesse Kortyko scored for the Wolverines while Issac Labelle turned aside 26 shots in the win.


Friday 23 February 2018

Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show - FEB 23rd edition


                                      
                   Joined this week by Swan Valley Stampeders Asst. Coach Darren Webster

Day 4 Local Recap at 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford

Second half sports got underway yesterday (Thurs) at the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford with our local Parkland Valley adding a couple more medals.

Michael and Andelina Romanchook took the Gold Medal in the Class 2 Mixed Figure Skating Dance while Yorkton's Madison Bowtell earned a Silver Medal in Class 1 Female Free Skate.

Parkland Valley now sits with 13 medals total, 4 Gold , 3 Silver and 7 Bronze.


Womens's Hockey
Team Parkland Valley dropped both of their games on the opening day losing 8-0 to Saskatoon and 8-3 to Team Southeast

Their next game will be on Friday at 3PM vs. Lakeland.


Women's Curling
  Jessica Farquharson and her Parkland Valley rink split their first two games on the opening day. They beat Regina by a score of 6-5 and then fell 9-3 to Prairie Central.

They'll be on the ice this morning (Fri) at 10AM against Team Lakeland.

Thursday 22 February 2018

SV Stampeders reschedule game with OCN

The Swan Valley Stampeders have rescheduled the game against the OCN Blizzard.

 The game was cancelled due to inclement weather back in January.

The home game will be played at the Centennial Arena, Sunday March 4th at 2:30p.m.

2nd half sports begins Thursday at 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford

The first half sports are in the books at the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford.

Our local Parkland Valley captured 11 medals. 3 Gold and 1 silver in Weightlifting, 1 silver and 5 bronze in gymnastics & 1 bronze in biathlon.

The 2nd half sports that begin today (Thurs) includes badminton, bowling, cross-country skiiing, womens curling, womens hockey, snowboarding, table tennis, figure skating and wrestling.

Wednesday 21 February 2018

2017/18 SJHL Division Award Winners





Rookie

Sherwood - Calvon Boots, D (FF)
Global Ag - Jacob Wassermann, G (HUM)
Viterra - Cade Kowalski, F (WEY)



Player Of The Year
Sherwood - Loch Morrison, D (MFT)
Global Ag - Layne Young, F (BAT)
Viterra - Zach Goberis, F (EST)



MVP

Sherwood - Josh McDougall, D (NIP)
Global Ag - Layne Young, F (BAT)
Viterra - Zach Goberis, F (EST)



Top Goalie

Sherwood - Declan Hobbs, G (NIP)
Global Ag - Justen Close, G (KIN)
Viterra - Colby Entz, G (MVL) / Arik Weersink, G (WEY)



Top Defenseman

Sherwood - Josh McDougall, D (NIP)
Global Ag - Levi Kleiboer, D (BAT)
Viterra - Clayton Eisler, D (MVL)

Mils explode for 7 en route to victory over La Ronge on Tuesday night



The Melville Millionaires now have points in their 4th straight game after a 7-0 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Tuesday at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

The Mils would score first just 9:39 into the 1st period. Issac Embree would get hauled down and then was awarded a penalty shot & make no mistake on a nice move for his 13th goal of the season to make it 1-0. They would add to their lead just 1:09 later making it 2-0 as Trevor Paradise would show some hand eye coordination deflecting in a Eric Soar point shot for his 7th of the year. Melville would add one late in the opening frame from Taylor Elmy that gave them a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Clayton Eisler would add to his team's lead just 5:43 into the 2nd as Damian Bentz would slide over a nice cross-seam pass to the Mils captain and he would hammer his 17th making it 4-0. The Mils would get one more before the 2nd period buzzer would go off as Ethan Kopyczyn would capitalize on a nice pass from Shane Sherban & re-direct in his 6th to give the Mils a 5-0 lead after 2 periods.

The Mils would add a couple more goals in the 3rd period from Logan Foster and Issac Embree to give the home team the 2 points.

Churchbridge's Colby Entz (pictured above) turned aside all 24 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout of the season in the Mils net while La Ronge G Jordan Frey made 37 saves in the losing cause.

The Mils have now officially clinched a playoff spot and will look for their 2nd straight win on Saturday night when they visit the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place.

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Post game with Mils Head Coach/GM Devin Windle

Day 2 Local Recap from 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford

Day 2 wrapped yesterday at the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford.

Our local Parkland Valley add their 2nd Bronze medal of the event as Yorkton's Danica Signarowski got third in the Mixed All-Around Trampoline Gymnastics event.

Parkland Valley sits with 3 medals, 1 gold and 2 Bronze.

Male Curling
Foam Lake's Dagan Faye and his Parkland Valley rink lost both of their games on Tuesday, losing 9-0 to Southeast and 8-3 to Prairie Central.

They'll play in the 7th place game this morning (Wed) at 10AM against South East

Kuroki's Jay Binding and his Prairie Central foursome will play in the 5th place game today (Wed) against Team Lakeland also at 10AM


Male Hockey
Team Parkland Valley lost their 3rd straight game on Tuesday falling 13-2 to Lakeland.

They'll wrap up their event this morning (Wed) at 8:30AM in the 7th place game against Rivers West.

Tuesday 20 February 2018

Stampeders' Jameson and Osadick among 2018 MJHL League Awards Nominees



Nominees for the MJHL’s six major awards have been finalized, Commissioner Kim Davis announced today.
“Each team submitted a nominee for the awards and the league’s 11 coaches subsequently conducted a vote,” explained Davis. “Each of the nominees should be very proud of their accomplishment.”
The respective winners will be announced later this week. The Mike Ridley Award, given to league’s top point producer, will be known when the regular season comes to an end.
The award finalists are:
 MVP Award – Steve “Boomer” Hawrysh Memorial Trophy
Dexter Kuczek               Winnipeg Blues
Tyler Kirkup                    Virden Oil Capitals
Troy Martyniuk              Winkler Flyers

Rookie of the Year Award – Vince Leah Trophy
Justin Lee                       Virden Oil Capitals
Matthew Thiessen       Steinbach Pistons
Matthew Osadick         Swan Valley Stampeders
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Award – Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy
Jeremey Leipsic                Portage Terriers
Drew Worrad                    Steinbach Pistons
Keaton Jameson              Swan Valley Stampeders
Top Goaltender Award
Emilien Boily                   OCN Blizzard
Troy Martyniuk              Winkler Flyers
Matthew Thiessen         Steinbach Pistons

Top Defenceman Award – Brian Kozak Memorial Trophy
Mackenzie Dwyer            Portage Terriers
Darby Gula                        Steinbach Pistons
Mitch Dyck                        Winkler Flyers

Top Scorer Award – Mike Ridley Trophy
TBA at a later date

Coach of the Year Award – Portage Terriers “Muzz McPherson” Award
Paul Dyck                          Steinbach Pistons
Blake Spiller                     Portage Terriers
Troy Leslie                        Virden Oil Capitals

Keenleyside, Wells & Bruchkowski earn SJHL Player of the Week Honours

CANALTA HOTELS SJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 
Cole Keenleyside, Yorkton Terriers

1998 F Cole Keenleyside (Hazlet SK) helped the lowly Terriers pick up rare back to back wins against the Kindersley Klippers as well as an overtime point on Sunday against La Ronge Ice Wolves by contributing 4-goals and 2-assists in 3-games played.  His big contest was a hat trick in the second game against the Klippers on Friday, but he also had three points against them on Wednesday.  He played his 150th career game as a Terrier on Sunday.  He’s up to 15-goals and 12-assists in 51-games this year.  Runner-up:  Tanner Zentner, Melfort.

IBAS SJHL DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK:
 Tyler Heidt, Melfort Mustangs

1998 D Tyler Heidt (Saskatoon SK) made a triumphant return from a shoulder injury this week by picking up 2-assists in 2-games played, including an assist in a win over the Nipawin Hawks on Saturday night that ended the Hawks 3-plus month long unbeaten streak.  Heidt, who had been out all year, only needed 8:25 of the first period to get his name on the scoresheet as he picked up a helper in a win over Flin Flon on Friday.  Fans aren’t likely to see much more of the talented blueliner as he’s committed to Alaska-Anchorage for 2018-19.  Runner-up:  Josh McDougall, Nipawin.

SASKTEL SJHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK: 
Brandon Wells, Melville Millionaires

1997 G Brandon Wells (Spirit River AB) backstopped his club to a pair of victories this week, Tuesday over Kindersley, and Saturday over La Ronge.  On Tuesday, he steered away 22-of-24, and was perfect after the first period as the Mils prevailed in overtime.  On Saturday, he turned back 27-of-28 and his teammates rallied for three in the third period for a 4-1 decision.  With Wells and Colby Entz both on top of their game, the Mils may have one of the best 1-2 tandems in the league.  He’s 4-and-5, 3.27, .902 overall.  Runner-up:  Joe Marcouiller, Yorkton.

MYSASK 411 SJHL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: 
Cody Bruchkowski, Yorkton Terriers

1999 F Cody Bruchkowski (Cochenour ON) has been a very consistent player for the Terriers all year and he pitched in 4-assists in 3-games this past week, helping Yorkton to a pair of wins and an OT loss in the process.  He picked up an asssist versus Kindersley on Wednesday, added two more against the Klippers on Friday, and finished the week with a helper against La Ronge on Sunday.  Bruchkowski, actually, has 8-assists in his last 4-games and now is up to 14-goals and 29-assists in 46-games.  Runner-up:  Jared Hamm, Notre Dame.

(from SJHL.ca)

Wayway Wolverines Coaches Show - Feb 20th edition



                             I caught up with Wolverines Head Coach/GM Taylor Harnett

Stamps win; Terriers lose in Mondays SJHL/MJHL Recap


                  Ethan Peterson                              Noah Basarab                        

The Swan Valley Stampeders won their 2nd straight on Monday hammering the Wayway Wolverines 7-0 on the road.

After a back and forth start to the Stamps would strike with 4:14 left in the 1st period as Josh Tripp would bang home his 23rd of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Then just 1:14 later, Swan would strike on the power play as Trevar Mann would finish off a tic-tac-toe passing play from Connor Navrot for his 22nd that gave his team a 2-0 lead after 1 period.

In the 2nd, the Stampeders would add to their lead with 3 goals in the middle frame. Noah Basarab (17th), Jaden Townsend (12th) and Keaton Jameson (19th) would provide the offense to give the Stamps a 5 goal lead after 40 minutes.

In the 3rd it was more of the same as 2:16 in, Basarab would add his 2nd of the night to make it 6-0. Shane Roulette's short-handed marker and 18th goal of the season would wrap up the scoring at the 12:50 mark of the third.

Former Wolverines Ethan Peterson made 23 saves in the Stamps' net to earn his 1st MJHL shutout while Issac Labelle statrted for Wayway but he was pulled after allowing 5 goals on 23 shots. Curtis Stewart made 25 saves on 28 shots in relief.

The Stampeders moved 5 points up on the Neepawa for the 8th and final MJHL playoff spot after Neepawa couldn't hold on to a late lead and fell 6-5 on the road to the Portage Terriers.

Swan also now moves just 2 points back of Winnipeg and Selkirk who sit in a tie for 6th place overall and their next game will be on Friday night when they begin a 3 game road trip visiting the Steinbach Pistons.

The Wayway Wolverines will also be back on the ice Friday night hosting the OCN Blizzard at 7:30.

Other results on Monday had the Steinbach Pistons hold on for a 4-3 win over Winkler.


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In the SJHL on Family Day Monday,

The Yorkton Terriers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after a 4-1 loss on home ice to the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

Nolan Dawson, Justin Bill, Antonio Di Paolo and Tanner Brewster scored for the Ice Wolves while Quin Hobbs had the lone goal shorthanded for the Terriers.

With the Terriers loss, that clinched a playoff spot for the Melville Millionaires.

The Mils will host those Ice Wolves on Tuesday night from the Horizon Credit Union Center. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp will be at 7:30.

Yorkton will be back on the ice this weekend as they play a couple games in Kindersley against the Klippers starting on Friday night at the West Central Events Center.

Other SJHL scores from Monday,

Melfort Mustangs 0 @ Humboldt Broncos 6
Battlefords North Stars 5 @ Weyburn Red Wings 0
Nipawin Hawks 2 @ Flin Flon Bombers 3

Local Day 1 results at 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford

The 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games is underway from North Battleford
Our Local Parkland Valley has one medal through the first day as Yorkton's Kari Adame captured a Gold Medal in the Women's 48 kilogram weightlifting event.


Meanwhile other Local medals:

Punnichy's Jurnee Roszell captured Silver in the 53+ KG Judo individual competition.

Carlyle's Tyler Colpitts with a Silver in 69kg Men's Weightlifting.

Carlyle's Tara Rae won Bronze in the 53kg Women's Weightlifting.

Fort Qu'Appelle's Sierra Pletz won Bronze in the Under 12 Alpine Skiing Slalom event


Male Curling Team Parkland Valley sits at 0-2 after a 5-3 loss to Regina and a 6-3 defeat against Southwest)
(Next game is Tuesday at 10AM vs. South East)

Kuroki's Jay Binding and his Prairie Central rink sits at 1-1 after a win over Lakeland and loss to Rivers West.
(Next game on Tuesday at 10AM vs. Saskatoon)


Male HockeyTeam Parkland Valley dropped both of their games on the opening day losing 11-0 to Prairie Central and 15-5 against Regina
(Next action is Tuesday at  12 Noon vs. Lakeland)

Sunday 18 February 2018

SJHL/MJHL Weekend Recap

SUNDAY 

The Yorkton Terriers had their 3 game win streak come to an end as they fell on Sunday, 4-3 in the overtime to the La Ronge Ice Wolves. 

Connor Smith had couple goals for the Ice Wolves including the OT winner while former Terrier Matt Perkins and Mitch Zambon had the others. 

Josh Dobberthien, Brendan Mark and Slater Strong replied for the Terriers. 

Marek Pipes made 35 saves for the Ice Wolves to help them snap a 11 game losing streak while Terriers G Ben Laidlaw turned aside 29 shots in the loss. 

The two teams will meet on Family Day Monday for a 2PM face-off at the Farrell Agencies Arena. 


Other Sunday game: 

Notre Dame defeated Battlefords 4-3 

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SATURDAY 

IN MJHL,

Josh Tripp scored twice to lead the Swan Valley Stampeders to a 4-3 win over the Winkler Flyers.

Trevar Mann and Keaton Jameson had the other goals while Brett Evans made 40 saves for Swan in the win.

Will Blake, Weiland Parrish and Mitchell Dyck scored for the Flyers.

The Stamps next game will be on Monday afternoon when they visit the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. Pregame 3:50, pxp at 4PM with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.

Other Results:

OCN over Wayway 2-1

Virden blanked Selkirk 3-0

Steinbach beat Dauphin 4-1


IN SJHL, 

The Melville Millionaires perfect 6-0 record in overtime came to an end as they fell 2-1 in the extra period to the Kindersley Klippers.

Shane Sherban (MLV) and Keilan Olson (KIN) exchanged goals in regulation time before Olsom netted the overtime winner 2:21 in.

Justen Close made 36 saves in the win while Mils net minder Colby Entz turned aside 39 shots in the losing cause.

The Mils next game will be on Tuesday night when they host the La Ronge Ice Wolves. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30.

Elsewhere,

Estevan slipped by Battlefords 4-3

Melfort beat Nipawin 7-3

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Friday 

In SJHL, 

The Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Terriers both won on home ice on Friday night.

Cole Keenleyside had a Hat-Trick while Chantz Petruic had the other goal as the Terriers won their 3rd straight beating Kindersley 4-1.

Meanwhile the Mils got two goals from Cory Schillo as they beat the La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-1.

Eric Soar and Trevor Paradise had the other Mils goals.


Other Friday SJHL results:

Melfort slipped by Flin Flon 3-2

Nipawin got past Humboldt 4-3

Weyburn beat Notre Dame 3-2


IN MJHL, 


The Swan Valley Stampeders fell on home ice, 5-1 to the Steinbach Pistons.

Brady Tatro, Will Koop, Mark Wilson, Riese Gaber and Drew Worrad scored for the Pistons.

Jaden Townsend had the lone goal for the Stamps.



Meanwhile.

Selkirk slipped by Winnipeg 3-2

Virden defeated Winkler 5-2

Portage doubled up Neepawa 6-3

OCN defeated visiting Wayway 3-2.

Friday 16 February 2018

Swan Valley Stampeders Coaches Show - Feb 16TH edition (presented by Valley Bearing & Auto)



                                       
                   Joined this week by Swan Valley Stampeders Asst. Coach Darren Webster

Thursday 15 February 2018

Melville Minor Football & Rural Football Academy pleased to introduced Women's Program



Melville Minor Football and the Rural Football Academy in Melville are proud to introduce the addition of a Women's Football program.

The program is for girls from Grade 7 to 12 that are interested in playing the game of football.

It will begin with off the field training starting March 4th and if interested girls can then move on to the Melville Minor Football Spring football tackle program that gets going at the end of the April.

Anyone interested or wants more information can contact John Svenson at 1-306-728-9322 or contact him by email at jsvenson@sasktel.net



Chat with MMF President John Svenson about the program.