The Melfort Mustangs have committed a new forward for the 2026/2027 season.Winnipeg, Man., native Jack Ross is the newest member of the Mustangs organization.Ross has spent the past five seasons with his hometown Wild organization, rising through the U15 AAA, U17 AAA, and now U18 AAA ranks.In a combined 175 regular-sea...

It's down to a best of three series between Nipawin and Weyburn after the Hawks won game four 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday to square the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) at two games each.The Red Wings, looking to take a stranglehold on the series after a 6-3 win in game three Tuesday jumped out to a 2-0 lead i...

For the second time in their first round Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series, Nipawin is needing a response.The Hawks are down again in the best of seven series after a 6-3 loss in Weyburn on Tuesday. Nipawin trailed the series 1-0 after the first game but responded with a win in game two. Now down ...

As temperatures slowly warm and the snow melts away, local ski hills are looking back at the wicked season it was. From a snowstorm that dropped over 40 cm to a cold spell that saw temperatures plummet to near -50, the weather proved to be one of the few challenges for both the Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre in Princ...

The goals finally came for the Melfort Mustangs on Wednesday night, and they did so in a big way.Facing elimination, the Mustangs defeated the visiting Battlefords North Stars 9-4, despite allowing the first two goals of the game."We knew the situation coming to the game, and it definitely was a little discouragin...

The Melfort Mustangs are one loss away from their season being over.Down 2-0 in their first-round series against the Battlefords North Stars, prior to Tuesday night, Melfort looked to turn the tide back on their home ice, but things didn't go according to plan.Despite the Mustangs scoring the first two goals of the gam...

The Nipawin Hawks will seek to take home ice advantage back in their first round Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series with Weyburn on Tuesday.The teams split the first two games at Centennial Arena leading to games three and four at Whitecap Resources Centre. Nipawin Head Coach and General Manager Ta...

The Melfort Mustangs hope to get themselves part of the way back into their first-round series tonight (Tuesday) when they host the Battlefords North Stars.Melfort travelled to North Battleford this past weekend for games one and two, unfortunately falling short in both instances.Despite a sizeable shot lead, the Musta...

The Melfort Mustangs are not where they want to be, as they now trail their first-round series against the Battlefords North Stars two games to none.Despite outplaying their opponent for the majority of the two games, the Mustangs ultimately ran into hot goaltending, as they only scored a combined four goals on 85 tota...

Saturday's game two between Nipawin and Weyburn was not must win for the Hawks but dropping both games at home to open their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) first round series to the Red Wings would be a hard hurdle to clear.After falling 4-2 in game one Friday, Nipawin rebounded with a resounding 5-1 win to k...

The Melfort Mustangs fell just short in their first game of the 2026 SJHL playoffs on Friday.Melfort dropped a 4-2 decision to the Battlefords North Stars, as they now trail the best-of-seven series 1-0.The Mustangs will be in action again on Saturday, in North Battleford, as they look for a response.The hope is a win ...

The Nipawin Hawks showed some early playoff jitters, and the veteran laden Weyburn Red Wings took advantage in game one of their first round series Friday at the 'Cage.'Aidan Mohan and Dion Schraeder scored first period goals, Roan Burgess added another in the second frame and the Hawks couldn't come back falling 4-2 o...

The Melfort Mustangs will begin their 2026 SJHL Playoffs in North Battleford tonight (Friday) as they take on the North Stars.Melfort has to begin on the road, as they are the lower of the two seeds."It's obviously a bit different for us being the lower seed and having to start on the road, but honestly, it's stil...

For the first time in three seasons the Nipawin Hawks will host a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff game.Nipawin finished the regular season in fourth place and have home ice advantage in the best of seven series against the Weyburn Red Wings. Hawks' captain Finley Radloff is the only player on the roste...

The Melfort Mustangs will take on the Battlefords North Stars in a best-of-seven series beginning on Friday.It marks the first round of playoffs between the three (Battlefords) and six (Melfort) seeds in the SJHL this season."If you rewind to the start of the season, we figured we might be a middle-of-the-pack tea...

A Porcupine Plain native has hit the Western Hockey League's record books. Tarin Smith is now the leading scorer amongst defencemen in Everett Silvertips history. The 19-year-old has 175 points in his Silvertips career, with 41 goals and 134 assists. He has 16 goals and 54 assists in the 2025-26 campaign for the jugger...

The General Manager of Melfort Minor Hockey (MMHA) is stepping aside after three decades at the helm. This will be Donna Dressler's last year as the head of the organization. She told northeastNOW that she has lived in Melfort for over 28 years, and just recently moved to the Humboldt area. She decided that after 30 ye...

Carlton and St. Mary's boys and girls basketball teams are hitting the road this weekend as they look to punch their tickets to provincials in the 5A regional tournaments. The boys are highlighted by both Prince Albert high schools as Carlton ranks first and St. Mary ranks second. Heading down to Swift Current, the sch...

The Nipawin Hawks wrapped up their most successful regular season since the 2019-20 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) year on Friday with an 8-2 win over the Mustangs.On Saturday at the Nipawin Legion, the team held their awards banquet to highlight the seasons from some of the Hawks.Mason Karakochuk and Eric Ho...

The Jansen Jets are the 2025-26 Wheatland Senior Hockey League champions. They downed the St. Brieux/Lake Lenore Rivals 4-2 in game four of the five-game final. The Jets went up 3-0 after one period after a pair of goals from Nayte Zip and a tally from Riley Funk. The Rivals stormed back to make it a 3-2 game after two...

The Melfort Mustangs will play their regular-season finale on Friday as they travel to Nipawin to take on the Hawks.Melfort is already locked into sixth place in the SJHL standings, so the result of tonight's contest doesn't technically matter.The Mustangs have struggled against their division rivals this season, havin...

The Nipawin Hawks have signed Barret Berger to a Letter of Intent for next year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.Barret Berger, the captain of the Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA team and draft pick of Nipawin with the sixth overall choice in 2023 has signed with the club. The 2008-born defenceman was one...

The Melfort Mustangs and Estevan Bruins played a bit of a bizarre game Wednesday night.Everything was typical through the first period and intermission, as both teams were tied at one goal apiece.Come what should've been the start of the second period, however, is where the game took a bit of a shift.Nearly an hour del...

The Hawks gave up an early third period goal, allowing the Bombers to go in front during Tuesday's game at the Whitney Forum leading to a 5-1 loss, their 15th in a row in Flin Flon.Wrapping up the season series between the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) division rivals, the Hawks were seeking their first win ...

The Melfort Mustangs will play their final home game of the regular season on Wednesday when they play host to the visiting Estevan Bruins.Melfort will enter the contest with the opportunity to clinch the sixth seed in the SJHL (with a win), locking them into a meeting with the third seed come the first round of the pl...

The Hawks have one more chance to end a four-plus year losing streak in Flin Flon on Tuesday in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.Nipawin has not won at the Whitney Forum since Feb. 15, 2022, a span of 14 games. The Hawks are coming off another strong week with back-to-back wins over Melfort and Warman. H...

Gage Roberts of the Nipawin Hawks is the SGEU MVP of the Week in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The backstop went 2-0-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against-average and a .981 save percentage. The Hawks defeated the Mustangs in Melfort 3-1 Friday night, and blanked the Warman Wolverines 5-0 at the Centennial Arena on Su...

A couple of Melfort Mustangs alumni are Canada West champions.Forwards Zac Somers, Ben Tkachuk, and the rest of the University of Saskatchewan Men's Hockey Team have advanced to the University Cup Championship. The Huskies swept the Mount Royal Cougars 5-0 and 4-2 in the best-of-three series over the weekend. They went...