Local hockey teams are among those in Saskatoon this week as they get ready to battle for gold in the Fred Sasakamoose "Chief Thunderstick" National Hockey Championship. The tournament includes 40 teams in the men's division and eight in the women's and will be played at four different arenas across the Bridg...

The head coach of the Melfort Mustangs is the Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year. Trevor Blevins has been named the 2024-25 recipient of the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, named in memory of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos head coach and assistant killed in the bus crash on April 6, 2018. Blevins and...

The Melfort Mustangs took down the Rockland Nationals on Tuesday in a game that took nearly four full hours to complete.The reason, a lengthy delay minutes before the first period was set to expire, due to major ice issues and a change of venue."That was hectic, that was crazy, ice problems, long delay, you go pla...

In the midst of their third game at the Centennial Cup in Calgary against the Rockland Nationals of the CCHL Tuesday afternoon, the Melfort Mustang's game was postponed.With just 1:42 left to go in the first period, the game was paused with a 0-0 score due to an ice issue.Fortunately, there is a second ice surface at t...

The Melfort Mustangs are set to be in tough on Tuesday morning when they face off against the Rockland Nationals.Rockland currently holds the top spot in Group B, having not yet lost in regulation."We're feeling awesome, Blevs has us going, and we have our game plan, so we just have to take it from there," ex...

The Melfort Mustangs had two days in between their second and third round-robin games at the Centennial Cup this past weekend, and they made the most of it.Needing some time away from the rink during the busiest and most important time of the year, the Mustangs got to have a barbecue supper at the house of an alumn Sat...

For the past 22 years, the Aboriginal Sport Circle has been hosting the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships involving six different teams from around the country, inviting U18 hockey players to compete against each other. This year Team Saskatchewan went to Kamloops, B.C. where they met Team Ontario in the bronze ...

The Melfort Mustangs picked up their first win at this year's Centennial Cup on Saturday.Melfort native Zac Somers had a hat trick to lift the Mustangs over the Edmundston Blizzard by a score of 5-3."Gotta give credit to Edmundston, they played with a lot of pace and jam, and we didn't have a good first period. In...

Some local athletes are returning home with some shiny hardware following the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association's (SHSAA) badminton provincial championships. Student athletes from around Saskatchewan were in Estevan for the tournament on Saturday, which included local schools like St. Mary in Prince Albert...

The Melfort Mustangs are back in action today for their second of four round-robin games at this year's Centennial Cup.Melfort dropped their opening game against the host Calgary Canucks on Thursday by a score of 3-1.Now, they'll face the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) champion Edmundston Blizzard, with puck drop ...

The 2025 Centennial Cup is being hosted in a pretty ideal spot for a handful of Mustangs players; for some, Calgary is closer to home, while for others Calgary is home.For Kaleb Binner and Kristian Coombs in particular, Calgary is their home town which means they're playing a national championship right where their lov...

Three more local players were selected in the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Prospect Draft. Kohen Ruedig of the U15 AA Humboldt Broncos was chosen in the fourth round, 81st overall, by the Portland Winterhawks. The defenseman had 19 goals and 21 assists in 29 games last season. The Moose Jaw Warriors picked defenseman ...

The Melfort Mustangs dropped their opening game at this year's Centennial Cup on Thursday night.Melfort fell 3-1 to the host Calgary Canucks, despite scoring just over three minutes into the game."I'll tell you what, you can't win a game when you play half a game, that's just a fact. The drive, the want and the co...

The Melfort Mustangs are back at the Centennial Cup, which means their eight 2004-born players only have two weeks left in their junior hockey careers. The hope is that it will be their best and most memorable times of their lives. In the case of forward Zac Somers, you could argue the last four years have been the bes...

Two years ago, current Melfort Mustangs defenceman Cole Unger was a member of the Calgary Canucks.It was where the Medicine Hat, Alta. native began his Junior A hockey career as a 17-year-old.Now a 19-year-old, soon to be 20 (his birthday is May 11) and two-time SJHL Champion, Unger will face his former squad in the ba...

The Melfort Mustangs are back at the Centennial Cup, which means their eight 2004-born players only have two weeks left in their junior hockey careers. The hope is that it will be their best and most memorable times of their lives. In the case of defenceman Nolan Roberts, even when things aren't going well, he always h...

May 18, 2024, the Melfort Mustangs defeated the Calgary Canucks 2-1 in the national semi-final game at the 2024 Centennial Cup in Oakville, Ont.Fast forward to May 8, 2025, and the Mustangs are now in Calgary for the 2025 Centennial Cup, where they will begin their tournament at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against those same Ca...

A local talent took another step closer towards his dream of playing pro hockey. Lanigan-born Kash Elke heard his name called in the first round of the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday night, going 18th overall to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 15-year-old forward spent this past season as the captain of the Humboldt U15 ...

The 2024 Centennial Cup, it was an excellent two-week stretch by last year's Mustangs that finished one win and one goal shy of their ultimate goal.Now, this year provides a shot at redemption for a Melfort team that will return 13 players from a year ago, with everyone hopeful that this time around, they'll be bringin...

A Melfort man was unsuccessful in his attempt to break the world record for pull-ups in 24 hours, but he's vowing to try again. Joel Erb went for the record over the weekend at The Box gym and workout centre. Erb told northeastNOW he saw the record set a couple of years ago and decided he wanted to give it a shot. &quo...

It's go time! The Melfort Mustangs are officially Calgary-bound as they look to claim the Centennial Cup for the first time in franchise history. The team toured the city, driving down Main Street and by local schools before departing for Calgary. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)Melfort earned their second-straight Canalta Cup c...

Melfort Mustangs' Head Coach Trevor Blevins has been named as a finalist for the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Coach of the Year award.Blevins won his second career SJHL Coach of the Year award this season, as he guided the Mustangs to a franchise record 46 regular-season wins, en route to back-to-back SJHL Cham...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced who will be heading into the Plaza of Honour in 2025.Offensive lineman Chris Best and long-time assistant coach Alex Smith Sr. are the two new inductees. Running back Steve Molnar was announced for the 2024 plaza and was set to go in posthumously but an illness in the family ...

For the fourth time in the last 10 days, the Melfort Mustangs have announced a commitment of a future player.Their newest commit is forward Asher Watson.Watson, a 2007-born Avonlea, Sask. product, has spent the last five years with Prairie Hockey Academy.This year, the six-foot-three, 174-pound, 17-year-old played with...

The regular hockey season is over, but some athletes are still getting together competitively for a few tournaments in the spring. For the Prince Albert Junior Raiders U11 hockey team, their first of two spring tournaments ended with a huge celebration after a comeback overtime victory to take the gold medal.The Silver...

Winter is a memory, and golf season is now upon us. Several local courses are opening over the next two days, including the Golf Club which will open on Thursday at 9 am.Meanwhile, the Melfort Golf and Country Club will follow suit at noon. General Manager Kevin Ryhorchuk said it's exciting to see the course opening. &...

The Melfort Mustangs have announced another signing for next season. The team has inked 2007-born defenceman Jake DeMone. (Melfort Mustangs/Facebook)The Lethbridge native had two goals and an assist in 37 games with the U18 AAA Lethbridge Hurricanes this past season. - Cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

The Tisdale Trojans have announced another pair of signings. Both players come to the team from the U18 AAA Notre Dame Hounds. The club inked defenseman Dryden Ekstrom. (Tisdale Trojans/Facebook)The 2008-born defenseman from Wadena had five assists in 43 games with the Hounds, and another assist in four games with the ...