The Melfort Mustangs are this year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) champions.A hard-fought series with the Flin Flon Bombers ended on Tuesday night, as a 4-1 victory gave the Mustangs a 4-2 series win.Melfort captured the league title for the first time since 2016, doing so on home ice, as they were crowned ...

A thrilling weekend of hockey came to a close on Sunday night with the Canoe Lake Young Guns winning the 2024 Senator's Cup The Young Guns clinched the title with a 4-2 victory over the Sandy Lake Chiefs on Sunday night at the Art Hauser Centre. Sandy Lake previously beat the Young Guns 3-2 on Sunday evening, forcing C...

The Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame gained seven new members yesterday. During a ceremony at the Ches Leach Lounge inside the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday night, the Class of 2024 were each honoured with an induction video and given a medal and a pin from some of the Hall's directors and executives. The Class of 202...

It was a storybook ending for Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Rebels as they claimed gold at the 2024 Esso Cup.Zablocki scored the winning goal and was named the tournament's MVP as the Rebels beat the North York Storm 2-1 on Saturday.The gold medal game was a rematch of the first game of the tournament...

The Prince Albert Jr. Predators lacrosse club are prepared to put their Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL) title on the line as their first game in a new season is on the horizon. Saturday marks the beginning of another climb to the top of the mountain for the club after they managed to accomplish the feat last year, ...

Indigenous hockey teams from across the prairies are in Prince Albert this weekend for the eighth annual Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Senator's Cup. The 2024 edition of the tournament will feature 19 teams competing for the grand prize, three more than last year when they had 16. This year will feature three team...

Prince Albert Raiders import forward Matej Kubiesa will represent his home nation at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Finland next week. On Friday, the club announced that Kubiesa was added to Czechia's national team for the tournament that begins on Thursday. Matej Kubiesa has been added to @czehockey's r...

Prince Albert's Nathan Flodell is riding high after winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2024 Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series in Buffalo, New York.Canada beat the United States 5-4 in the gold medal game on Sunday, with Flodell scoring what stood up as the game-winning goal."The tournament went...

A Prince Albert team has made its mark on the provincial shuffleboard scene.A P.A. based team consisting of Karen Nyuli, Bernie McDonald, Beryl Eros, and Gerald Shier recently won a provincial mixed Anavets tournament , knocking off teams from Saskatoon and Moose Jaw.Prince Albert ended up winning with nine points whil...

Christopher Lake's Sherry Anderson and her senior curling team are a part of this year's induction class for the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, and the longtime curler said she's excited to be recognized alongside other athletes, teams, and builders across the province.The Class of 2024 will be inducted on Sept. 28 ...

Prince Albert Raiders star forward Ryder Ritchie has been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming IIHF U18 World Championship.The tournament begins April 25 in Finland.Ritchie was one of seven WHL players named to Team Canada's roster on Tuesday.Despite an injury that kept him out of the lineup for an extended str...

A pair of Prince Albert area football players are basking in championship glory after winning the World Bowl American Football Championship in Germany earlier this month.Both Robby Everest and Layne Vandale were members of the Saskatchewan Selects, representing Canada at the tournament. The U14 Selects beat Netherlands...

One of the biggest weekends on Saskatchewan's archery calendar took place in Prince Albert last weekend. The Timberland Bowbenders Archery Club played host to this year's JOP Championships and Indoor Target Provincials. About 450 archers took part in Saturday's events with another 400 in Sunday's rounds. This is the fo...

The Melfort Mustangs have announced that one of their best defencemen has found his home for next season.Twenty-year-old, Chase Friedt-Mohr, has committed to the University of Regina and will suit up as a Cougar as early as this fall.The native of Prince Albert is in his first season with the Mustangs this year and is ...

The Prince Albert Pickleball Association is gearing up to host their second annual Winter Thaw Classic tournament this weekend. Games will be held at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse beginning on Friday afternoon and wrapping up a day later on Saturday where 70 people are signed up to play.P.A. Pickleball President Devin ...

Heavyweight wrestler Owen Ferchuk is coming home to Prince Albert with two bronze medals after competing at nationals in the U19 Heavyweight category in Mississauga, Ontario."I got bronze in Freestyle and bronze in Greco," said the 17-year-old Ferchuk. Really it means everything. Everything you did through ou...

Prince Albert will have some representation at the upcoming Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series in Buffalo, New York.P.A. born Nathan Flodell is a member of Team Canada at the tournament, which begins on Thursday.The Canadian men's team will compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, and the host U.S.This wil...

A group of young women are putting the tiny town of Debden, Saskatchewan on the map.For the third straight year, the Debden Roadrunners have won the U20 girls national broomball championship. The team beat Ontario's Eastern Thunder 2-1 in the finals."These girls should really be commended for that...all these girl...

Fresh off a finals appearance with the Notre Dame Hounds, Prince Albert's Sasha Malenfant now knows what the next step in her hockey career looks like.The 18-year-old forward has committed to MacEwan University in Edmonton and will compete in Canada West next season."Earlier this year I talked to MacEwan at a tour...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a sport that has grown in popularity and attracts athletes of all ages, and over the weekend many young warriors from Prince Albert put their skills to the test.The 10th Annual Western Canadian Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament was held this past weekend in Regina.From Prince Albert's Renegade ...

The Prince Albert Raiders cleaned out their lockers Saturday, one day after the team was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs by the Saskatoon Blades.And while there was disappointment in the air at the Art Hauser Centre, many of the players were holding their heads high after a season that saw the team g...

The Prince Albert Raiders saw their season come to an end Friday night, losing 6-2 to the Saskatoon Blades in Game 5 of their first round Western Hockey League playoff series.The Blades scored four goals in the first period and never looked back, as they cruised to a series clinching win on home ice in front of nearly ...

The Prince Albert Raiders find themselves fighting for their playoff lives after a Game 4 loss to the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.The Raiders suffered a 4-1 setback at the hands of the Blades on Wednesday and now trail their best of seven first round playoff series three games to one.Saska...

Following an excruciating overtime loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday night, the Prince Albert Raiders will try to bounce back Wednesday night as their first round playoff series continues.Saskatoon leads the best of seven series two games to one heading into Game 4 Wednesday.Raiders Head Coach Jeff Truitt said hi...

Easton Armstrong scored just 23 seconds into overtime to complete the hat trick as the Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 Tuesday night in Game 3 of their first round playoff series at the Art Hauser Centre.The Blades now lead the series two games to one. The Raiders got goals from Krzysztof Macias, Ry...

The Great Western Open Provincials were held last weekend in Saskatoon and Prince Albert was well represented.The Men's team finished third behind Saskatoon and Regina.The mixed team won silver and was only three points behind Saskatoon.Sean Dieno was named to the men's all star team. Over the course of 10 games, his a...

After earning a series split on the road last week, the Prince Albert Raiders will now try to use home ice to their advantage against the Saskatoon Blades as the two rivals continue their first round WHL Playoff Series at the Art Hauser Centre with Game 3 Tuesday night.The Raiders won Game 1 on Thursday in large part t...

The Prince Albert U18 AAA Mintos will have a new face behind the bench this season. The Board of Directors announced the hiring of Doan Smith as head coach.A press release from the team read, 'Doan comes to the Mintos with a number of years of coaching experience at many different levels of minor hockey. Most recently ...

Another season in the Twin Rivers Hockey League (TRHL) came to a close last weekend in an exciting winner-take-all Game 5. In front of packed stands at the Jubilee Sports Centre in Rosthern, the Birch Hills Blackhawks crowned themselves champions of the TRHL over the Rosthern Wheat Kings, winning 5-4 in double overtime...

After a Game 1 victory for the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday, the Saskatoon Blades responded with a win of their own in Game 2 Friday night at SaskTel Centre in what is turning out to be a very interesting first round playoff series between the two rivals.The best of seven series is now tied at 1-1.The Blades were ...