The Shellbrook Elks celebrate their Round 1 provincial series win over the Blaine Lake Raiders in Blaine Lake on Jan. 31, 2026. (Image Credit: Shellbrook Elks Senior Hockey Club/Facebook)

By Logan Lehmann

Senior Hockey

TRHL teams move on in provincials as league playoffs begin Friday

Feb 4, 2026 | 1:05 PM

Teams from the Twin Rivers Hockey League (TRHL) competing in ‘D’ provincials are moving onto the second round. 

The Shellbrook Elks, Hague Royals, and Birch Hills Blackhawks were all victorious in their first-round matchups and are moving on. The Allan Flames are also in the second round after receiving a first-round bye. 

Shellbrook made quick work of the Blaine Lake Raiders of the Sask. Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), sweeping their Highway 40 rivals in back-to-back games. The Elks took Game 1 4-2 before laying the hammer down in Game 2 with a 5-1 win to advance to the next round, where they’ll meet the Lucky Lake-Beechy Lakers of the Sask. Valley Hockey League (SVHL). 

The Lakers managed a thrilling comeback in their first round series against the Dodsland Stars, after they dropped Game 1 6-3 in Lucky Lake. The series then shifted to Kerrobert for Games 2 and 3, as a fire destroyed Dodsland’s arena, and the Lakers prevailed, winning 4-2 in Game 2 and 5-2 in Game 3. 

Lucky Lake has home ice in the second round matchup, meaning Game 1 will be in Shellbrook on Saturday at 7 p.m. Game 2 will be played in Lucky Lake on Feb. 13 and, if necessary, Game 3 is scheduled for Feb. 14 also in Lucky Lake.  

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The second matchup for the TRHL in provincials will be anything but a tea party as Hague lines up against Birch Hills. 

Hague needed three games to move on from their first-round matchup against the Kelvington Wheat Kings of the Wheatland Senior Hockey League (WSHL). The Royals took the long way to the next round after dropping Game 1 at home in overtime, 6-5. Game 2 in Kelvington was a close one too, however the Royals finished on the winning side with a 7-5 triumph. In the deciding Game 3, Hague proved they want the provincial title more as they throttled the Wheat Kings, 6-1 to advance. 

Meanwhile, Birch Hills didn’t have much of a fight in their Round 1 series against the Hudson Bay Hunters, also of the WSHL. The Blackhawks steamrolled the Hunters in Game 1 in Birch Hills, 12-2, before laying the beating in a closer contested Game 2 in Hudson Bay, winning 7-4. 

Hague and Birch Hills met twice during the TRHL regular season, both ending in one goal games. The Royals took the first meeting 4-3 in regulation back on Nov. 7, before Birch Hills returned the favour just a couple weeks later with a 5-4 win in overtime on Nov. 22.  

Game 1 of the TRHL matchup for Friday night in Hague with an 8:30 start, while Game 2 is set for Feb. 13 in Birch Hills also at 8:30. If necessary, Game 3 is scheduled for Feb. 15 in Hague at 6:30 p.m. 

Finally, Allan will get their first taste of provincial action on Saturday when they host the Ituna Avalanche in Round 2. The Avalanche have only been around since the 2020 season and have been a member of the Prairie Men’s Hockey League (PMHL) since its inception in 2024. Game 1 is set for 8 p.m. sharp, followed by Game 2 in Ituna at 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, and a possible Game 3 on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. 

League playoffs 

The playoff picture has been finalized with Rosthern taking the #1 seed after ending the regular season on top. 

The Wheat Kings finished the 16-game schedule with a 14-2-0 (W-L-OTL) record and will face #8 seeded Hague in the first round.  

The Royals secured the final playoff spot by the skin of their teeth after Hague and Birch Hills tied with the same record in the standings at 7-8-1. The tie was decided by goal differential, where the Royals beat out the Blackhawks by just one goal. 

Rosthern enters the playoffs having won their last seven games, including a 6-5 win over Hague in their one and only matchup on Jan. 31. The Wheaties are led by Ben Zultok with 38 points (23g-15a), followed by Brayden Anderson with 34 (7g-27a) and Aidan Arnold with 22 (13g-9a). Goaltending duties have been split by Kristjan Johnson and Nathan Dancy, where Johnson has a 6-1-0 record with a 2.44 GAA and a .919 SV%, while Dancy also dons a 6-1-0 record with a 3.24 GAA and a .903 SV%. 

Hague comes in on a bit of a down in terms of their regular season finish, losing their last three games of the season. They’re led by Christopher Sawatzky with 25 points (14g-11a), and Darius Sawatzky follows closely behind with 19 (10g-9a). Nic Jensen was their starter this year, finishing the season with a 2-4-0 record to go with a 3.47 GAA and an .896 SV%. Meanwhile, backup Lane Beal managed a 3-1-1 record with 3.13 GAA and a .906 SV%. 

Finishing in the #2 seed was the Dalmeny Sabres who line up against the #7 Clavet Cougars. The Sabres, who won the 2023 title, boast a 12-3-1 record and won their final three games of the season, which featured a 4-2 win over Clavet on Jan. 16. 

Terrin Belosowsky topped the scoresheet for the Sabres with 25 points (9g-16a). Trailing him was Graham Gove with 18 points (10g-8a) and Chase Gallant with 17 points (5g-12a). In goal, Addison Dasiuk has been the go-to guy with a 7-3-1 record along with a 3.37 GAA and an .895 SV%. Backup Jon Nelson has a 3-0-0 record with a 3.82 GAA and a .908 SV%. 

Clavet, on the other hand, lost their final game of the regular season and finished the year with a 7-7-2 record. Devin Morre was the lone player to crack the 30-point mark this season with 30 on the nose (15g-15a) while starting goalie Ethan Chadwick has a 7-5-1 record on the year to go with a 4.07 GAA and a .916 SV%. 

#3 Shellbrook takes on the #6 Cudworth Tricky Maroons in their playoff matchup. 

The Elks are on a heater entering the playoffs, having won their last nine games of the regular season. They’re led by league-leading scorer Cole Dupperreault who has a whopping 44 points (28g-16a) on the year, leading second in team scoring by 26 points. Alex Bell has been Shellbrook’s starter this season with a 7-2-0 record with a 2.75 GAA and a .926 SV%, while Todd Bazley has a 3.95 GAA and an .876 SV%. 

Cudworth lost their final game of the season to end the year at 8-6-2. Brett Boehm had 30 points (14g-16a) to lead the team in the scoring department, and behind him is Tanner Hendriks with 23 points (7g-16a). Riley Stevenson has a 6-3-0 record between the pipes this year with a 5.31 GAA and an .863 SV%, and backup Kade Woodrow has a 2-3-2 record, a 4.19 GAA and an .890 SV%. 

In the final matchup of the TRHL playoffs, the defending champions in the #4 Allan Flames will battle the #5 Bruno T-Birds.  

Both teams won their final game of the season and had the same number of points in the standings, where Allan ended with a 9-6-1 record and Bruno with an 8-5-3 record.  

The Flames were led by Cam Brossart with 27 points (11g-16a), while Mason Engele and Brock Harrison tied for second with 23 points each. In net, Robbie Hufnagel split his record at 5-5-1 to pair with a 4.45 GAA and an .893 SV%, and backup Braedyn Lysak was sharp with a 4-1-0 record, a 2.80 GAA and a .912 SV%. 

For the T-Birds, Mitch Girolami led the charge with 21 points (9g-12a), followed by Blake Berschiminsky with 19 (5g-14a) and Landin Frank with 18 (9g-9a). Between the pipes is Ryland Pronych, who put up a 6-3-1 record, 4.58 GAA and an .872 SV%, while Grady Schultz registered a 1-2-0 record with a 5.63 GAA and an .800 SV%. 

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com