Yorkton Terriers season comes to an end after Game 4 loss in SJHL Semi-Finals

MUSTANGS 3, TERRIERS 1 (GAME 4)

The defending champion Melfort Mustangs are one step closer to another SJHL title. 

The Mustangs advanced to the Canterra Seeds Cup Final after a 3-1 victory over the Yorkton Terriers on Wednesday night to complete the four-game sweep of their Semi-Final series.

Reilly Kotai’s penalty shot goal with 10:35 left in regulation stood up to be the game winner after Terriers’ 20 year old forward Tate Schofer tied the game early in their third period.

Zac Somers and Nic Andrusiak also scored for the Mustangs who got 18 saves on 19 shots from netminder Kristian Coombs.

Ethan Farrow got the start for the Terriers and made 19 saves in his final Junior game.

This will be the second straight trip for the Mustangs to the league’s championship series.


Final Post Game with Terriers Head Coach & GM Emery Olauson 

bennywalchuk2 · Emery Post Game - APR 10

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BOMBERS 5, RED WINGS 1 (GAME 4) 

The Flin Flon Bombers have forced a Game 5 back at the Whitney Forum after a big road win on Wednesday night. 

Anthony Piccininno and Keefe Gruener each had one goal, one assist while SJHL MVP Matthew Kieper returned to form stopping 34 of 35 shots to lead the Bombers to a convincing 5-1 win over the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 4.

Carter Cormier and affiliate player Eric Han also provided the offence for Flin Flon who heads back home to host Game 5 on Saturday night.

Ethan DeKay scored the lone goal for the Red Wings who got 32 saves from Angelo Zol in the losing cause. 

SJHL Semi-Final Preview - #1 Melfort Mustangs vs. #4 Yorkton Terriers

 

  

1st- Melfort Mustangs (46-8-0-2 = 94 points) vs.  4th- Yorkton Terriers (33-21-2 = 68 points)  

"Regular Season Head to Head"

Jan 11/25 – 5-1 Mustangs
Jan 17/25 – 7-3 Mustangs
Feb 4/25 – 3-1 Mustangs
Mar 5/25 – 4-1 Mustangs


Mustangs:  4-0
Terriers: 0-4

Top Scorers

REGULAR SEASON-

Mustangs: 

#43 Reilly Kotai – 53GP 39G 38A = 77 pts
#22 Logan Belton – 55GP 27G 34A = 61 pts
#21 Ashton Hutchinson – 49GP 18G 34A = 52 pts
#28 Zayden Sadlemyer – 55GP 21G 26A = 47 pts
#3 Ty Thornton – 49G 7G 36A = 43 pts

"Goaltending"
#29 Kristian Coombs – 26-6-0-1 record    0.926 SV%   2.01GAA  4SO
#31 Madden Mullawka – 18-2-0-1 record   2.24GAA  0.906 SV%  1SO

Terriers:

(Regular Season)
#12 Jaron Desnoyers - 48GP 30G 45A = 75 pts
#21 David Coyle - 52GP 32G 38A = 70 pts
#22 William Leonard - 55GP 10G 26A = 36 pts
#20 Jeff Hammond - 30GP 9G 27A = 36 pts
#24 Bryce Dahl - 55G 4G 32A = 36 pts 

"Goaltending"

#29 Ethan Farrow - 32GP  19-8-2 record   3.47GAA  0.901SV% 
#33 Callum Creig - 27GP  17-9-0 record  3.33GAA  0.894SV%

PLAYOFFS:

Mustangs
#21 Ashton Hutchinson = 5GP 2G 5A = 7 pts
#43 Reilley Kotai – 4GP 4G 1A = 5 pts
#47 Ashton Paul – 5GP 1G 4A =  5 pts
#18 Will Munro – 5GP 3G 1A = 4 pts

"Goaltending"

Mustangs:
#31 Madden Mullawka – 2GP  2-0 record  1.50GAA  0.917 SV%
#29 Kristian Coombs – 3GP  2-0-1 record  2.59GAA   0.889 SV%


Terriers:
#21 David Coyle – 5GP 4G 3A = 7 pts
#12 Jaron Desnoyers – 5GP 1G 6A = 7 pts
#91 Tate Schofer – 5GP 4G 0A = 4 pts
#13 Vinay Junek – 5GP 2G 2A = 4 pts

"Goaltending"
#33 Callum Creig – 3GP   2-0 record   1.42GAA   0.957 SV%
#29 Ethan Farrow – 3GP  2-1 record   3.52GAA    0.873 SV%


Special Teams

Power Play (Reg. Season):
YKT --23.6% (2nd)
MLF—25.0% (1^st)

Penalty Kill:
YKT -- 79% (9^th ) 8 SHG
MLF--  85.3% (1^st)


Power Play (Playoffs)
YKT – 4/16 = 25%
MLF—6/29 = 20.7%

Penalty Kill:
YKT – 12/16-= 82.4%
MLF--  23/29 = 81.0%

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Past Playoff Meetings:

1996 (League Final) – Mustangs in 5 games
2011 – Terriers in 5 games
2022- Terriers in 7 games

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SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1 (Fri. Apr 4^th)) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM

GAME 2 (Sat. Apr 5^th) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM

GAME 3 (Tues. Apr 8^th) – Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM 

GAME 4 (Wed. Apr 9th)  - Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 5 (Sat. Apr 12th) – Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs - 7:30 PM**

GAME 6 (Mon. Apr 14th ) – Melfort Mustangs @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

GAME 7 (Wed. Apr 16th) -  Yorkton Terriers @ Melfort Mustangs  - 7:30 PM**

**If Necessary

ALL GAMES WILL BE BROADCASTED ON GX94 RADIO

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Terriers Head Coach & GM Emery Olauson

bennywalchuk2 · Terriers Coaches Show - MAR 31, 2025

Yorkton Terriers earn first spot in round two of SJHL Playoffs with Game 5 OT win

MILLIONAIRES 1, TERRIERS 2 (OT)

For the second time in the series it went to overtime, and for the second time the Yorkton Terriers came out on top.

Tate Schofer scored the game winner with 4:15 left in the first OT to lead the Yorkton Terriers to a 2-1 Game 5 victory over the Melville Millionaires to become the first team to book a spot in the SJHL’s Final Four.

Vinay Junek gave the Terriers the lead late in the first period to make it 1-0 after one period.

After a scoreless second, the Millionaires continued their push back and were rewarded with the tying goa as Preston Baerwald deflected home a point shot with just 1:05 remaining to push the game to the extra period.

Both goalies were terrific on Friday night as Terriers netminder Callum Creig made 37 saves on 38 shots in the win, while Ben Laurette stopped 25 of 27 in between the pipes for the Mils.

The Terriers will most likely begin round two of the SJHL postseason next Friday night with their opponent still to be determined with the other three SJHL Quarter-Finals continuing with their Game 5’s on Saturday night.

Yorkton Terriers push the Melville Millionaires to the brink after Game 4 victory on the road

TERRIERS 2, MILLIONAIRES 1

Callum Creig stopped 32 shots in his 1st career SJHL playoffs to lead the Yorkton Terriers to a 2-1 victory over the Melville Millionaires to take a 3-1 series lead in their first round matchup.

Carter Briltz and David Coyle scored to give the Terriers a 2-0 lead before Jadon Iyogun cut into their lead for Melville late but that’s as close as they got.

The Terriers head back home to Yorkton for Game 5 on Friday night starting at 7:00 PM from the Westland Arena.

Ben Laurette's shines for the Millionaires in big Game 3 victory on home ice

TERRIERS 2, MILLIONAIRES 5

Ben Laurette turned aside 38 of 40 shots while Gaborik Carlson scored twice to lead the Melville Millionaires to a 5-2 victory over the Yorkton Terriers in Game 3 of their Best of 7 SJHL Quarter-Final.

Raiden Zacharias, Simon Parini and Brendan Olson also scored for the Millionaires, while Thierry Laliberte and William Leonard replied for the Terriers.

Ethan Farrow started for the Terriers in net and allowed three goals on 18 shots before he was relieved by Callum Creig who made 19 saves on 21 shots.

The Terriers now lead the series, 2 games to 1 and will be in Melville for Game 4 on Wednesday night. You can hear the game on GX94 with the pregame show starting at 6:45 PM and puck drop at 7:00 PM.

David Coyle’s OT winner pushes the Yorkton Terriers to a wild Game 2 victory

MILLIONAIRES 5, TERRIERS 6 (OT)

David Coyle’s power play goal just 7:22 into overtime helped the Yorkton Terriers comeback to beat the Melville Millionaires 6-5 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 series lead in their Best of 7 SJHL Quarter-Final.

The Millionaires took the lead with 47 seconds left as Preston Baerwald deflected a Matt Kjemhus point shot past Ethan Farrow to make it 5-4 but Tate Schofer’s second of the night with just over four seconds to go to push the game to the extra period.

Tylan Henrikson and Vinay Junek also scored for the Terriers who got 26 saves from Ethan Farrow in the win.

Gaborik Carlson, Noah Belles-Isles, Jadon Iyogun and Alex Morrison provided the other offence for the Moneymen, while Nick Genette allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Mils crease.

The series shifts back to Melville for Games 3 and 4 starting Tuesday night at the CN Community Centre. You can catch all the action on GX94 starting with the pregame at 6:45 PM and puck drop at 7:00 PM.

Local Senior Hockey teams capture titles on Saturday night

Canora Cobras complete sweep of defending champions to capture Sask East Hockey League title

The Canora Cobras were able to dethrone the defending champions en route to their first ever Sask East Hockey League title.

Carter Dereniwsky and Logan Foster each had two goals, one assist to lead the Cobras to a 5-3 Game 3 over the Rocanville Tigers on Saturday to complete the three-game sweep. 

Captain Ryley Stefanyshyn scored the other marker for Canora with 12:15 left in regulation which stood up to be the game winner.

Tayler Thompson (2G 1A) and Jordan Robertson (1G 2A) replied with three points each for the Tigers in the loss. 

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Foam Lake Flyers capture Senior “C” title to win first Provincial Championship in 77 year existence

For the third straight game it took extra time, and for the third straight time Bret Peppler was the overtime hero.

Peppler scored the game winner just 1:37 into OT to lead the Foam Lake Flyers to a 7-6 win over the Wilkie Outlaws to complete the two-game sweep and capture their first ever Senior Provincial championship.

After the Outlaws took the lead with 3:59 remaining, Taylor Fisher tied the game for the Flyers with 38 seconds left before Peppler’s heroics.

Travis Mayan also scored twice for the Flyers, while Rylan Parenteau made 41 saves on 47 shots in the win.

The Flyers will now shift their focus to a league title and a possible double-banner season as they will host the Drake Canucks for Game 3 of their Best of 5 Long Lake Hockey League Final next Friday night with that series tied 1-1.

SJHL Quarter-Final Preview - Melville Millionaires vs. Yorkton Terriers

 

            

5th- Melville Millionaires ( 31-22-2-1 = 65 points) vs. 4th-  Yorkton Terriers (33-21-2 = 68 points)  

"Regular Season Head to Head"

Oct 18/24 - Melville 1 Yorkton 0 (Forfeit)

Oct 19/24 - Yorkton 0 Melville 6 (Forfeit)

Nov 22/24 - Melville 6 Yorkton 7 (OT) 

Nov 23/24 - Yorkton 1 Melville 4 

Dec 30/24- Melville 2 Yorkton 5 

Jan 1/25 - Yorkton 7 Melville 4 

Mar 14/25- Yorkton 6 Melville 3

Mar 15/25 - Melville 1 Yorkton 0 

Millionaires: 4-3-1
Terriers : 4-4-0  


Top Scorers (Regular Season)

Millionaires: 

#18 Jadon Iygoun - 51GP 21G 27A = 48 pts
#15 Brendan Olson - 52GP 11G 29A = 40 pts 
#22 Gaborik Carlson - 56GP 8G 23A = 31 pts 
#28 Simon Parini - 44GP 18G 13A= 31 pts 
#21 Matt Kjemhus - 51G 7G 22A = 29 pts 

"Goaltending"

#1 Ben Laurette - 15GP  9-6-0 record  2.01GAA  0.930SV%   3SO 
#31 Nick Genette - 28GP  14-10-1 record   2.56GAA   0.915SV% 

Terriers:

#12 Jaron Desnoyers - 48GP 30G 45A = 75 pts
#21 David Coyle - 52GP 32G 38A = 70 pts
#22 William Leonard - 55GP 10G 26A = 36 pts
#20 Jeff Hammond - 30GP 9G 27A = 36 pts
#24 Bryce Dahl - 55G 4G 32A = 36 pts 

"Goaltending"

#29 Ethan Farrow - 32GP  19-8-2 record   3.47GAA  0.901SV% 
#33 Callum Creig - 27GP  17-9-0 record  3.33GAA  0.894SV%

Special Teams (Regular Season)

Power Play:

YKT --23.6% (2nd)
MLV-- 17.2 (11th) 

Penalty Kill:

YKT -- 79% (9th) 8 SHG
MLV-- 82.2% (4th)  13 SHG


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Past Playoff Meetings:

1982- Yorkton in 4 games 
1983- Yorkton in 5 games
1988- Yorkton in 5 games 

1994- Melville in 4 games
2003- Melville in 6 games
2004- Yorkton in 6 games
2008- Melville in 4 games 
2009- Melville in 7 games
2010- Yorkton in 4 games 
2012- Melville in 5 games
2013- Yorkton in 6 games
2014- Yorkton  in 5 games (League Final) 

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SERIES SCHEDULE

GAME 1 (Fri. March 21st) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 2 (Sun. March 23rd) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM

GAME 3 (Tues. March 25th) - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM 

GAME 4 (Wed. March 26th)  - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM

GAME 5 (Fri. March 28th) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

GAME 6 (Sat. March 29th) - Yorkton Terriers @ Melville Millionaires - 7:00 PM**

GAME 7 (Tues. April 1st) - Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers - 7:00 PM**

**If Necessary

ALL GAMES WILL BE BROADCASTED ON GX94 RADIO



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SERIES PREVIEW WITH TERRIER HEAD COACH & GM EMERY OLAUSON:



SERIES PREVIEW WITH MILS HEAD COACH & GM DOUG JOHNSON:

bennywalchuk2 · Mils Coaches Show - MAR 19, 2025

Yorkton Terriers clinch home-ice in Highway 10 first round SJHL Playoff matchup

TERRIERS 6, MILLIONAIRES 3
The Yorkton Terriers got two goals each from David Coyle and Thomas Ries as they came back to defeat the Melville Millionaires 6-3 in the seventh Highway 10 battle of the regular season on Friday night.
The win also helped clinch the Terriers home-ice in their opening round matchup with the Mils that’ll begin next weekend.
SJHL scoring leader Jaron Desnoyers and Vinak Junek also scored for the Terriers while Jadon Iyogun, Edward Knittig and Jackson Lee replied for Melville.
Terriers’ netminder Callum Creig earned his 17th win of the season stopping 33 of 36 shots, while Nick Genette allowed five goals on 43 shots in the loss.
The two teams will wrap up their regular season with a matchup on Saturday night at the Westland Arena starting at 7:00 PM.

Elsewhere,
Humboldt Broncos 6 Nipawin Hawks 1
Estevan Bruins 4 Weyburn Red Wings 2
Kindersley Klippers 2 Battlefords North Stars 3 (OT)
Flin Flon Bombers 3 La Ronge Ice Wolves 6
Notre Dame Hounds @ Melfort Mustangs  PPD

Yorkton Terriers’ captain Jaron Desnoyers headlines 2024/25 SJHL Award Nominees

 

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) have announced the finalists for the 2024-25 year-end awards and four members of the Yorkton Terrier are up for league awards.

Terriers captain Jaron Desnoyers leads the way as he’s up for both Most Valuable and the league’s Top Forward.

The Parkland County, Alberta product is having a career year currently leading the SJHL in scoring with 67 points in 45 games, one point up on Humboldt’s Jacob Strizzi.

Meanwhile, defenceman Thomas Ries has been named a finalist for SJHL Rookie of the Year.

The Humboldt product has nine goals, 22 assists for 31 points in 52 games, which puts him in a tie of fifth in rookie scoring and ninth among SJHL rearguards.

Also after missing the playoffs last season, the Terriers earned a spot in the playoffs and for their effort, Emery Olauson has been named as a finalist for SJHL Coach of the Year. 

Other local nominees include Terrier forward Tylan Henrikson as a finalist for RBC Community Ambassador of the Year, while Melville Millionaires forward Jadon Iyogun has earned his 2nd straight Most Sportsmanlike nominee.
In his second season with the Mils, Iyogun currently leads the Moneymen in scoring with 45 points in 47 games, while only accumulating two minutes in penalties.

For a full list of award nominees below:

The 2024/25 SJHL award winners will be announced during the league's playoff preview on March 19th. 


Full List of Award Nominees below:

SGEU Most Valuable Player

Reilley Kotai -Melfort Mustangs

Jaron Desnoyers - Yorkton Terriers

Matthew Kieper - Flin Flon Bombers

 IKS Media Rookie of the Year

Thomas Ries - Yorkton Terriers

Max Chakrabarti - Weyburn Red Wings

Brett O'Halloran - Kindersley Klippers

Bourgault Forward of the Year

Jacob Strizzi - Humboldt Broncos

Reilley Kotai - Melfort Mustangs

Jaron Desnoyers- Yorkton Terriers

SuperU Defenseman of the Year

Nic Andrusiak - Melfort Mustangs

Rylan Silzer - La Ronge Ice Wolves

Max Chakrabarti - Weyburn Red Wings

SaskTel Goaltender of the Year

Mathew Kieper - Flin Flon Bombers

Brett O"Halloran - Kindersley Klippers

Kristian Coombs - Melfort Mustangs

SJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player

Mason Bueckert - Kindersley Klippers

Eric Hoiness - Nipawin Hawks

Jadon Iyogun - Melville Millionaires

SCSA Coach of the Year

 
Cody Mapes - Weyburn Red Wings

Emery Olauson - Yorkton Terriers

Trevor Blevins - Melfort Mustangs

Canterra Seeds Saskatchewan Player of the Year

Zac Somers - Melfort Mustangs

Rylan Silzer - La Ronge Ice Wolves

Koen Senft - Flin Flon Bombers

RBC Community Ambassador of the Year (FAN Vote)

Nolan Roberts - Melfort Mustangs

Joey Lies - Flin Flon Bombers

Tylan Henrikson - Yorkton Terriers

Lucas Schoenborn - Battlefords North Stars

Gage Roberts - Nipawin Hawks

Melville Millionaires 11 game win streak snapped after home defeat to the Nipawin Hawks

 HAWKS 4, MILLIONAIRES 3

Jack Schierau had two goals, one assist to lead the Nipawin Hawks to a 4-3 road win over the Melville Millionaires to snap the Mils 11 game winning streak.

Jack Janzen and Eric Hoiness also scored for the Hawks who got 31 saves from Gage Roberts in their 16th win of the season.

Matt Kjemhus, Brendan Olson and Raine Hodge replied for the Millionaire who got 22 saves from Nick Genette in the loss.

The Moneymen return to action on Friday night on the road in Weyburn to start a home and home series against the Red Wings.

Elsewhere,

RED WINGS 12, HOUNDS 0

Lucas Schmid has three goals, two assists while Angelo Zol earned the 27 save shutout to lead the Weyburn Red Wings to a convincing 12-0 win over the Notre Dame Hounds.

Yorkton Terriers forward Jeff Hammond commits to Stevenson University (NCAA Div III)

The Yorkton Terriers are pleased to announce the commitment of 2004-born forward Jeff Hammond to the NCAA Division 3’s Stevenson University Mustangs in Maryland starting this Fall.

The Boothwyn, Pennsylvania product has suited up in 74 career games with the Terriers contributing 71 points.

Currently this season, Hammond has nine goals, and 27 assists for 36 points in 30 games. 

SJHL Board of Governors conditionally approve the relocation of the Notre Dame Hounds to Warman for 2025/26 season

 The 2024/25 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League could be the last for the Notre Dame Hounds. 

The SJHL Board of Governors has conditionally approved the relocation of the Hounds to the community of Warman for the 2025-2026 season.

SJHL Commissioner Kyle McIntyre said in a release thanking the Hounds for the 38 years of developing players and producing great hockey in Wilcox.

“It is bittersweet having a historical program like the Notre Dame Junior A Hounds leave the SJHL. We understand that there is a new and exciting vision for Notre Dame. We appreciate the Board’s focus on player well-being and experience and are excited about the possibility of adding a strong and progressive new leadership group to our league in Saskatchewan’s fastest growing city.” 

The relocation is contingent upon approval by Warman City Council and a successful season ticket and corporate sponsorship drive in the community.

“Our goal is to partner with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to offer players an excellent experience and opportunity to showcase their talents, within a community deeply invested in their success while instilling valuable life skills beyond hockey,” said Warman CoFounders Cole Kachur and Jonathan Abrametz. 

Final league approval will take place at the league’s AGM in June.

(With files from SJHL)