Mils; Wolverines both fall in the November 4th SJHL/MJHL Recap

SJHL
The Melville Millionaires let a two goal lead slip away twice as they had their 2 game win streak snapped on Sunday night with a 5-4 loss to the Nipawin Hawks on the road.

The Mils had leads of 3-1 and 4-2 but the Hawks were able to come back in both instances.

Luke Spadafora (1G 1A) and Sam Mudd (2A) led the way offensively with two points each while Max McPeak, Daniel Liberty and Tristan Shewchuk chipped in with the singles for Melville who got 25 saves in the loss from G Berk Berkeliev.

Carson Erhardt and former Yorkton Terriers Austen Flaman had 2 goals each to lead the way for the Hawks.

The Mils' next action will be on Friday night when they visit the Kindersley Klippers.


Elsewhere on Sunday in the SJHL,

Battlefords 3 Notre Dame 2


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MJHL

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines let an early 2-0 lead slip away as they fell in the shootout, 3-2 to the Winkler Flyers on Sunday.

Jaymes Knee and Morgan Poirier got the Wolverines out to an early 2-0 lead before Jayden McCarthy and Trent Halfdanson scored for Winkler to even things up.

Youngster and RPI commit Eric Fawkes scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Flyers the extra point.

Wolverines netminder Issac Labelle made 29 saves on 31 shots in the shootout loss.

Wayway's next game will be on Friday night on the road against the Winkler Flyer at 7:30.


Other Sunday MJHL results:

OCN 2 Winnipeg 4

Virden 1 Steinbach 3

High School Football Weekend Recap

Saskatchewan High School Football Playoffs (Saturday)

3-A 12-Man Semi-Finals

Saskatoon Bishop James Mahoney Saints 22 Yorkton Regional Raider Gridders 15
(Saskatoon will now travel to Regina on Saturday for the Provincial Final against Regina Sheldon)


2-A 9-Man Semi-Finals

Indian Head Broncs 66  Foam Lake Panthers 34
( The Broncs will now visit the Delisle Rebels in the 2A Provincial Final on Saturday at 1PM )



1-A 6-Man Semi-Finals

Carrot River Wildcats 20  Hanley Sabres 27
Southey Screaming Eagles 32  Hafford Vikings 98


Rural Manitoba Football League Semi-Finals

Dauphin Clippers 6  Swan Valley Tigers 50
Virden Golden Bears 6  Interlake Thunder 32


**The Swan Valley Tigers will visit the Interlake Thunder in Stonewall, MB on Saturday for the League Final. Game time will be at 1PM

Stampeders acquire veteran D Zhong from Red Lake

The Swan Valley Stampeders have aquired 1998 Defencemen Jun Yi Zhong from the Red Lake Miners of the SIJHL. The 6’2′ 195 lbs native of Surrey BC, plays a hard nosed, high end compete style of game. 

“We wanted to add some more fire and compete on our back end,” said Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff. “Zhong is a strong skater with a good shot, and a good first pass and as always in order to get a good player you have to give up a good player.”

Going to Red Lake Miners of the SIJHL, from the Stampeders is 1999 Forward Morgan Venne. Venne played in 11 games with the Stampeders scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists. 

“Venne is a good offensive player and even a better person,” says Wolff. 

The Stampeders wish Morgan and the Gold Miners the very best of Luck.

(Stampeders Press Release) 

Mils; Terriers both win in Nov 3rd Local SJHL/MJHL Recap

                              (Cory Schillo)                                      (Jared Legien)

In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,

The Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Terriers both earned victories on Saturday.

The Terriers completed the weekend sweep of the La Ronge Ice Wolves with a 7-3 victory.

Jared Legien (2G 3A) and Branden Klatt (2G 2A) led the way offensively for the Terriers while Colby Brandt, Chantz Petruic and Quin Hobbs chipped in with the other markers.

Ryan Ouelette made 34 saves to earn his 2nd straight victory.

The Terriers' next game will be on Tuesday night when they visit Affinity Place to take on the Estevan Bruins. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, "Sask Milk" pregame 6:50, play by play begins at 7PM.


Meanwhile in Melville, the Millionaires earned their 2nd straight win as they defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 2-1 at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

Newcomer Luke Spadafora and Captain Cory Schillo scored the Mils goals' while 20 year old Colby Entz made 18 saves to earn his 2nd straight victory.

The Mils will wrap up their 3 game in 3 night road trip tonight (Sun) when they visit the Nipawin Hawks at 6PM from the Cage.


Other Saturday SJHL results:

Kindersley 2 Estevan 3 (SO)

Nipawin 5 Humboldt 6 (SO)

Battlefords 3 Weyburn 2

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In the MJHL on Saturday,

The Swan Valley Stampeders got a point but had their 7 game winning streak come to an end after a 4-3 shootout loss to the Dauphin Kings at Credit Union Place.

Brennan Kitchen was outstanding in the Kings' net making 47 saves on 50 shots to steal the win.

Brad Goethals, Josh Tripp and Captain Jaden Townsend scored for the Stamps who got 24 saves from Jackson Hjelle in the shootout loss.

The Stamps will play their 3rd game against the Kings in 9 days on Wednesday night for their next game at the Centennial Arena in Swan River. We will have that game on the radio with Yorkton Dodge Junior hockey, pregame 7:20, the play by play starts at 7:30.

Elsewhere in the MJHL,

Winkler 2 Virden 3

Selkirk 2 Portage 6

OCN 2 Steinbach 7

Mils earn first road win in Nov. 2nd Local SJHL/MJHL Recap

The Melville Millionaires earned their first road win of the season on Friday night as they beat the Humboldt Broncos 2-1 at the Elgar Peterson Arena.

After the 1st and 2nd ended scoreless, Bryson Cecconi would strike first for the Broncos just 5:21 into the 3rd for his 4th of the season to make it 1-0. But just a short time later, Jaden Shewchuk would grab a loose puck in the slot and snipe it home past Dane Dow low blocker to even the game at 1-1. It would stay like that until 4:10 remaining in the 3rd when Daniel Liberty would find Aidan Steinke back-door and he would back hand home his 4th of the year on the PP to give his team the two points.

Colby Entz (pictured above) was solid in the Mils' net making 30 saves on 31 shots for his 2nd win of the season whie Broncos' goalie Dane Dow made 28 stops in the loss.

The Mils will look for their 2nd straight win on Saturday night when they host the Notre Dame Hounds at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center while the Broncos are also in action on Saturday welcoming the Nipawin Hawks.

Elsewhere,

Cole Keenleyside scored twice as the Yorkton Terriers earned their 9th win of the season on Friday holding on for a 5-3 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

Chantz Petruic, Aidan Bulych and Branden Klatt also scored for the Terriers who got 27 saves from Ryan Ouelette in the victory.

Those two teams will wrap up their weekend series on Saturday at 2PM from the Mel Hegland Uniplex.

Other Friday scores:

Estevan 6 Battlefords 4

Kindersley 0 Weyburn 2

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In the MJHL,

Alex Lucken and Jack Kennedy scored in the SO while Isaac Labelle stopped 6 of 7 to lead the Waywayseecappo Wolverines to earn their 10th win of the season defeating the Neepawa Natives 4-3 on the road.

Conrad Phillips, Jack Kennedy and Austin Cardinal scored for Wayway in regulation.

The Wolverines return to the ice on Sunday when they host the Winkler Flyers.


Other Saturday MJHL scores:

Winkler 2 Dauphin 1 (OT)

Selkirk 4 Portage 3 (OT)

OCN 3 Winnipeg 2 (OT)

Few Stampeders' among MJHL Players of the Month for October

WINNIPEG ─ Thanks to 17 points in 11 games, the RBC Player of the Month for October is Josh Tripp of the Swan Valley Stampeders

Tripp, who hails from Swan River, scored seven goals and added 10 assists during a very hot October, which was highlighted by one game-winning goal, one powerplay goal and one short-handed goal.

The 20-year-old currently leads the MJHL scoring race with 27 points.

The runners up are 20 year old forward Brady Tatro of the Steinbach Pistons and 18 year old forward Mackenzie Belinski of the Neepawa Natives.

Telus-MJHL Defenceman of the Month

The Telus Defenceman of the Month for October is Quintin Sudom of the Swan Valley Stampeders.

Sudom, 20, who was a runner-up for this award in September, showed off his offensive skills with 16 points (9-7) in 11 games. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound blueliner hails from Fort McMurray, Ab.

The runners up are 20 year old Troy Williams of the Steinbach Pistons and 20 year old Griffin Chwaliboga of the Winnipeg Blues.

MGEU-MJHL Goaltender of the Month

The MGEU Goaltender of the Month is Matthew Radomsky, 19, of the Steinbach Pistons.

The Piston veteran put together a 7-3 record in October with a 1.97 GAA and .921 save percentage. The native of Winnipeg also recorded one shutout in October.

The runners up are 20 year old Isaac Labelle of the Waywayseecappo Wolverines and 19 year old Noah Giesbrecht of the OCN Blizzard.

IBAM-MJHL Rookie of the Month

The IBAM Rookie of the Month for October is Reece Henry of the Portage Terriers.

The 18-year-old forward recorded 13 points (1-12) in 11 games in October. The native of Regina currently sits second in rookie scoring.

The runners up are 17 year old defenceman Colby Jaquet of the Selkirk Steelers and 18 year old defenceman Drake Burgin of the Winkler Flyers.

Manitoba Pork Peak Performer of the Month

The Manitoba Pork Peak Performer for the month of October is Swan Valley Stampeders defenceman Tanner Glasrud.

Affectionately nicknamed “Rudy” by his teammates, the 18 year-old rookie from Delano, Minnesota is hard to miss as he stands 6-foot-7.

Tanner volunteers with the Swan Valley Minor Hockey Association as well as regularly assisting with reading and physical education programs at Heyes School. He also helped Swan Valley Communities That Care set up Spooktober-Fest at the local museum, volunteered at Extra Foods, Co-Op and the local curling club.

He was also a guest star on the Swan Valley Stampeders’ YouTube channel for the Junior Stampeder Reporter. Tanner is clearly making a positive impact both on the ice and in the Swan Valley region

(MJHL Press Release)

Yorkton Raider Gridder Coaches Show - Nov 1st edition

In this weeks Yorkton Raider Gridders Coaches Show, Head Coach Roby Sharpe & Quarterback Jordin Rusnack stop by to recap capturing their Moose Jaw High School Football League title win over MJ Central and they preview their 3A Provincial Semi-Final on Saturday vs. the visiting the Saskatoon Bishop James Mahoney Saints