Langenburg's Noah Zerr signs one year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian offensive lineman Noah Zerr to a one-year contract extension.   

The Langenburg product returns to the Roughriders following a standout 2024 season.

As a key member of the offensive line, Zerr made 11 appearances with his home province team during the 2024 season and helped the Roughriders generate 5,019 passing yards and 1,613 rushing yards. The offensive line allowed just 35 sacks — six shy of the league’s best total.   

Zerr was selected by the B.C. Lions in the second round (12th overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft, and before that spent collegiate days with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

Melville Millionaires & Yorkton Terriers make moves ahead of CJHL Holiday Trade Freeze

 

The Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Terriers completed a couple deals ahead of the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Trade Freeze.

The evening of Dec. 10 marked the Christmas Trade Freeze across the CJHL, which means that teams can no longer complete trades until Jan. 1 in the hopes of avoiding player movement during the holiday season.

The Millionaires acquired 20-year-old forward Willian Forsberg from the La Ronge Ice Wolves in exchange for 18-year-old defenceman Owen Turner and 2007-born prospect and defenceman Jordan Abrametz.

Forsberg, a Illinois product, was pointless in 10 games with Ice Wolves this season, but had 23 points in 53 games last season with the SJHL club.

Turner had zero points in eight games with Mils this season, while Abrametz was a 2023 SJHL draft pick of the Moneymen and currently has 11 points in 25 games with the Prince Albert Mintos (SK U18 AAA Hockey League) this year.

Meanwhile for the Yorkton Terriers, they dealt 20-year-old forward Aiden Knutson to the Olds Grizzlys of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for a player development fee.

The Red Deer, Alberta product suited up in 112 career games in a Terrier uniform, compiling 26 goals, 34 assists for 60 points.

This season, he had six goals and 15 points in 21 games.

Other SJHL deals:

- The Nipawin Hawks trade D Landon Pappas (‘05)  to the Calgary Canucks (AJHL) in exchange for F Jack Schierau (‘06).

- The Humboldt Broncos trade F Gabriel Fillion (‘04)  to the Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) in exchange for F Zach Bansley (‘05)

- The Kindersley Klippers trade D Luke Schraeder (‘05) to the Weyburn Red Wings for a player development fee.

- The La Ronge Ice Wolves trade F Seth Dragan (‘04) to the Battlefords North Stars for F Ryder Dembo (‘06)  and F Brett Boucher (‘04).

Yorkton Terriers win & Melville Millionaires on Tuesday night

The Yorkton Terriers let an early three-goal lead slip away but eventually came back to beat the Nipawin Hawks 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Carter Briltz scored his second goal of the game on the power play in overtime for the Terriers, who also got a one-goal, three-assist night from Keenan Ingram.

Jye Zawatsky, Thierry Laliberte, and Thomas Ries scored for the Terriers, while Aiden Bruce, Carter Anderson, Will Whitter, Conor Ryan, and Brady Seabrook replied for the Hawks.

Terriers’ netminder Ethan Farrow made 36 saves on 41 shots to earn his 11th win of the season, while Nathan Claydon stopped 27 of 33 in the loss.

The Terriers are slated to return to action on Tuesday against the Weyburn Red Wings, while the Hawks visit the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Friday to begin a home-and-home series.

Elsewhere, The Melville Millionaires dropped their fourth straight on Tuesday, a 6-4 defeat to the Weyburn Red Wings at the CN Community Centre.

The Red Wings stormed out to a 3-0 lead after the first on goals from Jonah Bierd, Turner McIntyre, and Wyatt Lacoste.

The Mils cut their deficit within one with a couple of second-period goals from Evan Leden and Gaborik Carlson before Leden tied it up early in the third.

But Weyburn went on to score three straight from Liam Fitzgerald, Jaxson Ruthven, and Blake Betson before Liam Rodman scored in the final minute for Melville.

Angelo Zol picked up the win for Weyburn in goal, stopping 38 of 42 shots, while Luke Brunen started for Melville and allowed three goals on 12 shots before he was relieved by Nick Genette, who made 22 saves on 24 shots in relief.

The Moneymen return to the ice on Friday night, visiting the Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place.

Other Tuesday game in Wynyard, Edouard Gauthier earned the 40-save shutout while Landen Stromme and Marek Mamic each had one goal and one assist to lead the Humboldt Broncos to a 4-0 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds.

Spencer Borsos made 51 saves on 55 shots in the losing cause.

Melville Millionaires acquire 2005-born netminder Ben Laurette from SIJHL

The Melville Millionaires of the SJHL have announced the acquisition of 19-year-old netminder Ben Laurette from the Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) for a player development fee.

The Calgary, Alberta product currently this season had a 10-3 record with a 2.69 goals against average, 0.921 save percentage, and 1 shutout with the North Stars.

The Moneymen will return to action this weekend on the road for a couple games at the Whitney Forum starting on Friday against the Bombers starting at 7:30 PM.

One Millionaire; One Terriers rewarded for strong play in November

                                

Yorkton Terriers forward Keenan Ingram and Melville Millionaires forward Raiden Zacharias were rewarded for their strong play in November. 

Ingram, a Calgary product compiled six goals, and six assists for 12 points in eight games to earn the SJHL's Forward of the Month, while Zacharias who hails from Saskatoon, continued his superb rookie season earning 12 points in nine games for the Moneymen to capture the Sask. born Player of the Month. 

Other montly winners included La Ronge forward Mason Bueckert as MVP of the Month, Notre Dame rearguard Liam Hunks as the month’s Top defenceman, Flin Flon Bombers netminder Matthew Kieper who has a perfect 6 and 0 record was rewarded as the Goalie of the Month, while fellow netminder Madden Mullawka of the Melfort Mustangs earned Rookie of the Month.

Melville Millionaires rebound with convincing victory over the Yorkton Terriers to snap winless skid

Jadon Iyogun scored twice while Nick Genette made 23 saves on 24 shots to lead the Melville Millionaires to a 4-1 victory over the Yorkton Terriers to snap their seven game winless skid.

Jackson Lee and Caden Drury also scored for the Millionaires who earned their 11th win of the season.

Tate Schofer provided the only offense for the Terriers who got 22 stops from Ethan Farrow in the loss.

The Millionaires return to action on Friday night visiting the Kindersley Klippers, while the Terriers look to get back in the win column on Tuesday night visiting the Weyburn Red Wings.

Elsewhere in the SJHL:

HUMBOLDT 4, LA RONGE 2

BATTLEFORDS 0, ESTEVAN 1 (OT)

FLIN FLON 5, NIPAWIN 2

MELFORT 3, KINDERSLEY 1

Yorkton Terriers earn a wild overtime victory in Highway 10 thriller

 

The Yorkton Terriers increased their win streak to six straight on Friday night after a 7-6 overtime win over the Melville Millionaires.

Keenan Ingram scored his second goal of the game, 1:43 into overtime to cap off a four point night as the Terriers improved to 13 and 7 on the season.

Carter Briltz (2G 1A), Thomas Ries (1G 2A) and David Coyle (1G 2A) also had three points for Yorkton who got a single from Riley Cormier.

Raiden Zacharias led the Millionaires with host 1st SJHL Hat-Trick, while Jadon Iyogun, Liam Rodman, and Preston Baerwald (1st SJHL goal) also scored.

Callum Creig made 26 saves on 32 shots in the win for Yorkton, while Mils netminder Luke Brunen stopped 17 of 24 shots in loss.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday night from the CN Community Centre in Yorkton starting at 7:00 PM.


Elsewhere,

BATTLEFORDS 2, ESTEVAN 3

NIPAWIN 1, FLIN FLON 5

MELFORT 4, KINDERSLEY 3

HUMBOLDT 1, LA RONGE 2

Whitewood's Hamilton dealt to the Regina Pats (WHL)

Whitewood product Reese Hamilton is on the move in the Western Hockey League.

Hamilton was dealt alongside 2006-born forward Keets Fawcett a 2025 third-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick by the Calgary Hitmen to the Regina Pats in exchange for 2005-born forward and Pats captain Tanner Howe.

The 17 year old Hamilton has tallied three points in 20 games with the Hitmen this season.

Last season he led all 2007-born defenceman in the WHL with 31 points (8G-23A) in 42 games.

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