The Hawks were in Humboldt Tuesday in the lone SJHL game on the schedule. (Image Credit: Clark Stork/northeastNOW Staff)

By Clark Stork

Win streak reaches four

Hawks stay hot; complete comeback win in Humboldt

Oct 28, 2026 | 2:13 PM

The Nipawin Hawks kept their point streak alive Tuesday with a 3-2 comeback win in Humboldt over the Broncos, winning for the sixth time in seven games.

The victory was very different for one of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s hottest clubs who had outscored their last three opponents 27 to five.

Humboldt was looking for revenge after a 7-3 loss in Nipawin on Oct. 9. The Broncos started strong scoring twice in the first five minutes jumping out to a 2-0 lead.

The fortunes changed for the Hawks in the second period, Mason Karakochuk cut the lead to 2-1 midway through the middle period, and Will Whitter tied the game with a powerplay goal a few minutes later.

The score remained tied through the final period and overtime. The Hawks got goals from Karakochuk and Brock Evans in the shootout securing the win at the Elgar Petersen Arena. Karakochuk extended his SJHL goal lead to 16, said the win was a complete team two-point effort.

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“Huge, it was a character win for us,” the Nipawin captain said after the game. “When all the guys buy in after a slow start like that it says a lot about what we’ve got in the room.”

After giving up two goals in the first four minutes and 34 seconds on eight Humboldt shots, Connor Johnson superb in the Nipawin net making 38 saves overall and two more in the shootout. The 20-year-old Calgary, Alta. product including a pad save on Connor Miller’s late overtime powerplay chance. Karakochuk said Johnson has been outstanding for them since a win in La Ronge in late September.

“Oh man, he’s just coming into his own. I swear every night he gets better. He’s a special goalie, even a better guy. We’re just getting stated, he looks amazing out there,” he said.

The Hawks’ next action is Friday in Melville for the first game of the year against the Millionaires. The game can be heard on 105 CJVR with the pregame show at 6:45 p.m., faceoff at CN Community Centre is 7 p.m.

by Clark Stork

Hawks stay hot; complete comeback win in Humboldt

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