The Melfort Mustangs won by the skin of their teeth Tuesday night in Game 3 against the Kindersley Klippers.Melfort held off a late rally by the Klippers, holding on for a 4-3 victory."In the first period we didn't stick to the way we play, in the D zone we were losing guys and not winning the hard area battles. W...

The Melfort Mustangs took care of business Saturday night in Game 2 against the Kindersley Klippers.After trailing 1-0 after the first period, despite controlling most of the play, Melfort broke the game open in the second scoring five unanswered goals."In the first I think we dominated, but we just needed to get ...

The Melfort Mustangs won game one of their round one playoff series over the Kindersley Klippers Friday night by a score of 5-2.Although somewhat sloppy at times, Melfort never trailed and controlled most of the game over Kindersley en route to the victory."At the start, you could tell we had a bit of jitters and ...

Game 1, Round 1 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs begin tonight, as the number-one seed Melfort Mustangs host the eighth-place Kindersley Klippers.Friday's game starts a playoff defence for the Mustangs, as they'll take it one game at a time in hopes of recapturing the Canterra Seeds Cup."Th...

Two former Melfort Mustang captains begin their journey for a USport National Championship on Friday in Ottawa.Ben Tkachuk and Justin Ball, members of the U of S Huskies, captured the Canada West title in Saskatoon earlier this month.Ball is now the captain of the University of Saskatchewan and in his fifth and final y...

The SJHL Awards were announced Wednesday afternoon and three different Mustangs were recognized for their successes this season.First off, head coach Trevor Blevins won his second Coach of the Year Award.After leading the Mustangs to their first SJHL Championship in eight years and a national final appearance last seas...

The Melfort Mustangs and Kindersley Klippers Round 1 Playoff Series is now just two days away, as Melfort will begin their postseason quest in hopes of a title defence.The number-one-seeded Mustangs enter the playoffs as the defending champions, and statistically, the best regular-season team in franchise history, with...

The Melfort Mustangs made history twice on Sunday afternoon.The team was in Wilcox for the regular season finale, which was also the last game in Notre Dame Hounds history.The Mustangs won the game by a score of 4-2, giving them their 46th victory of the regular season, a new team record."What a great group of guy...

The Melfort Mustangs made light work of the Notre Dame Hounds on Saturday night.Melfort hosted Notre Dame for their final home game of the season, downing them by a score of 7-1.Now the two clubs will meet again Sunday afternoon for the regular season finale in Wilcox, in what will be the last game in Notre Dame Hounds...

The Melfort Mustangs will play their final home game of the regular season on Saturday against the Notre Dame Hounds.The contest will begin the final weekend set of the season for both clubs, as a rematch will take place between the two on Sunday in Wilcox.Melfort had a 14-game point streak snapped on Wednesday, in a 7...

The Melfort Mustangs had their first-round playoff matchup locked in...and then they didn't.Melfort led the La Ronge Ice Wolves 5-3 at the Northern Lights Palace Wednesday night with just over five minutes left in the third period.In the last five minutes, La Ronge scored four times, en route to a 7-5 victory, official...

With a victory on Wednesday night at home against the La Ronge Ice Wolves, the Melfort Mustangs would lock in their first-round playoff matchup.La Ronge is currently five points back of the Kindersley Klippers for eighth place in the SJHL standings, with just three games left on their schedule.If they don't secure a po...

The Melfort Mustangs wrapped up a busy week starting Saturday evening.Melfort hosted its annual awards banquet to honour and recognize the contributions of their players, so far this season.Their captain Ty Thornton took home plenty of hardware, as he was named the team's MVP, Most Valuable Defenceman, and Top Defensiv...

It took less than 10 seconds on Friday night for the Melfort Mustangs to trail the Nipawin Hawks.Just six seconds in, Hawks' forward Mason Karakochuk netted his 19th of the season to give Nipawin the very early 1-0 lead on the road.That score would last until the last six minutes of the second period when Mustangs' d-m...

The Melfort Mustangs will welcome the Nipawin Hawks to the Northern Lights Palace on Friday night for their eighth and final meeting of the season.Melfort is 6 and 1 against the Hawks this season, outscoring them 27-13.The Mustangs enter the contest on a 12-game point streak, while Nipawin has won seven of their last 1...

The Melfort Mustangs stayed perfect against the Yorkton Terriers on Wednesday night.Melfort hosted Yorkton for the fourth and final meeting of the season, and completed the season series sweep in the process.Previously 3-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) against the Terriers this year, outscoring them 15-5, the Mustangs added to it ...

The Melfort Mustangs have just six games remaining on their schedule this season, the first of which begins tonight, at home, against the Yorkton Terriers.As far as points are concerned, the Mustangs aren't in need of any more, as they've already wrapped up first place in the SJHL standings.This will give Melfort the f...

Although it wasn't the result they hoped for, as far as the loss was concerned, there was still a very big silver lining for the Melfort Mustangs on Saturday night.Melfort fell 2-1 in a shootout to the Flin Flon Bombers at the Whitney Forum, however, a single point was all the Mustangs needed to clinch first place in t...

The Melfort Mustangs now just need a single point in their last seven games to clinch first place in the SJHL standings this regular season.Melfort earned a statement victory Friday night at home, defeating the Flin Flon Bombers 5-0, courtesy of a Kristian Coombs 28-save shutout, his fourth on the year.Now, the Mustang...

The Melfort Mustangs and the Flin Flon Bombers will play each other twice this weekend, in what may be called the biggest games of the regular season so far.Beginning Friday night in Melfort, the top two clubs will face off for the seventh and eighth times this year, their final scheduled matchups."I'd say these a...

The Melfort Mustangs earned a bounce-back win in Humboldt Saturday night, defeating the Broncos 4-3.Melfort scored three in the second period, two of which came off the stick of Tristin Ziola, as they held a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.Humboldt responded with two in the last six and a half minutes of the game, the last o...

For the first time all season, the Melfort Mustangs lost a game that was decided by just a single goal.The Mustangs fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Humboldt Broncos Friday night, to begin the home-and-home set with their local rivals.The contest, which took place at the Northern Lights Palace, also gave Melfort just thei...