The La Ronge's Ice Wolves three-day spring camp in Aberdeen, near Saskatoon, is being called a success.That's according to head coach Kevin Kaminski, who explained the camp had 10 teams comprised of 180 players. The camp began on March 29 and ended March 31."It was an awesome weekend, a great performance by the pl...

With the regular season finished and without a spot in the playoffs, the Ice Wolves held its annual awards banquet Saturday at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. "It went very good," Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said about the event, noting there were about 160 attendees. "It was a packed crowd an...

The top-seeded Concordia Stingers defeated the U of S Huskies 4-0 in the second quarter-final of the 2024 GFL USPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy, on Thursday night at Merlis Belsher Place. Concordia opened the scoring on an Emmy Fecteau shot that hit a stick and fluttered over goaltender ...

The SJHL/MJHL Showcase wrapped up Wednesday night in Winnipeg, with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League winning two of the three games on the second day of action, following a three-game sweep to open the event, Tuesday.MJHL 20U Black tops SJHL 20U Gold Waywayseecappo Wolverines forward Sean Williams scored a pair of...

Ice Wolves defenceman Parker Layton, who is in his third season with the team, has been named captain."Parker has done a good job throughout the season, along with the other captains Jacob Cossette, Kyle Graham and Dylan Handel, but Parker has really stepped up his game and I think it's the first time in history t...

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has said no teams are leaving its competition after teams from Alberta decided to jump ship to B.C.On Sunday, the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) issued a statement confirming five games from the weekend would be cancelled after learning five teams were defecting to the ...

The 2024 Viterra Scotties are now complete in Tisdale, as Saskatchewan has crowned a new provincial women's champion.Team Ackerman, out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, booked a trip to their first Canadian Women's Championship, on Sunday evening, with a 10-9 win in extra ends over Team Martin."It's absolu...

Another trade has taken place in the SJHL and it involves the La Ronge Ice Wolves.On Monday night, the team announced it had sent Raine Hodge to Estevan Bruins in exchange for goalie Eric Kahl, defenceman Jesse Ivanovic and a player development fee (PDF).Kahl spent time this season with the WHL's Tri-City Americans and...

As his career as junior division powerlifter comes to a close, Air Ronge's Tim Zelensky has left a lasting legacy. At the Last Chance Powerlifting Competition in Moose Jaw this past weekend, Zelensky set the largest junior total in Saskatchewan history. He placed first after achieving a total of 730 kilograms, having s...

The Prince Albert Raiders spoiled the annual Teddy Bear Toss night in Calgary on Sunday as they knocked off the Hitmen 5-2.Teddy bears were tossed on to Saddledome ice after the Hitmen tied the game at 1-1 in the first period. Following a lengthy delay to clean up the stuffed animals, the Raiders re-took the lead at 2-...

The Prince Albert Raiders dropped the second game of the three-in-three road trip on Saturday night, falling the to the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-2 at Co-op Place. The loss comes a day after narrowly escaping Swift Current with a 4-3 shootout win over the Broncos. The night was a special game for the Tigers as the contest ...

The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced on Thursday the appointment of Dan Near as the league's next commissioner. The 43-year-old will be the ninth commissioner in league history and the successor to current commissioner Ron Robison, who's held the position since 2000. "It's a tremendous honour to have been sel...

La Ronge Ice Wolves head coach Kevin Kaminski is describing upcoming back-to-back-to-back games as the biggest weekend of the year for the team. The action starts Thursday at the Mel Hegland Uniplex, where the Ice Wolves will host the Humboldt Broncos. They will play the Broncos again at home on Friday, before hosting ...

Another week of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action has come and gone, which means another round of players of the week.During these past seven days in particular it was a pair of teammates from the Humboldt Broncos who cracked the list, as well as a member of the La Ronge Ice Wolves.For Humboldt in particular, tw...

The Brandon Wheat Kings prevailed at the Art Hauser Centre on Sunday night, downing the Prince Albert Raiders 3-1. The defeat is the second in as many days for the club as the Raiders were dealt a 6-3 loss at the hands of the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday. Carrot River's Jayden Wiens earned first star honours in the c...

Dan Hodgson is now one of the few players from the Prince Albert Raiders organization to have their number retired by the club. During a pregame ceremony Saturday night against the Moose Jaw Warriors, Hodgson witnessed his number 16 get raised to the rafters of the Art Hauser Centre next to Dave Manson's number 4 and M...

Corey Mace has assembled the rest of his 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders coaching staff.The first-time head coach is surrounding himself with a few notable former CFL all-stars and teammates to round out the staff.The list includes the likes of former slotback Marquay McDaniel, linebacker J.C. Sherritt, offensive lineman...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran linebacker/defensive back Derrick Moncrief.The CFL team announced the transaction Friday. Moncrief, 30, was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 13.When God says move, it's that time to do so! Thanking God for a great time in the @sskroughriders organization. I could w...

One of the CFL's top returners is returning to Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Thursday they had signed returner Mario Alford to a one-year contract extension. The 32-year-old product of Greenville, Ga., could have become a CFL free agent on Feb. 13.The Roughriders acquired Alford from the Montreal ...

One of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' breakout defenders from 2023 will be back in green and white.The CFL club announced Saturday it has signed 28-year-old linebacker C.J. Reavis to a two-year contract extension. He could have become a free agent Feb. 13.Reavis played 17 games in 2023, spending time at both safety and ...

A phone call this week has given Corey Mace the shot he has been waiting for."(General manager Jeremy O'Day) called me and I was there and he said, 'Hey, I'm in the team meeting room and I'm standing at the podium and I can't unsee you.' I said, 'Don't you start talking like that unless you mean it,' " Mace s...

Corey Mace reportedly is moving from the Double Blue to the Green and White.The Green Zone has confirmed that the Toronto Argonauts' defensive co-ordinator has agreed to terms to be the 45th head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.3DownNation's Justin Dunk, The Green Zone's CFL analyst, and TSN's Farhan Lalji both a...

VANCOUVER - Striker Brian White isn't sure how he will celebrate if he makes Vancouver Whitecaps history by scoring against his old New York Red Bulls team. White's next goal will be his 44th across all competitions, the most of any Whitecap in the Major League Soccer era. "I'll see how the moment takes me," ...

MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry on Friday. Shapovalov had to overcome issues with his serve to defeat the 26th-seeded Argentine in two hours three minutes. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., ...

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden - Canada's Kadriana and Colton Lott were ousted from the world mixed doubles curling championship after suffering a 6-5 loss to Estonia in a playoff qualification game on Friday. The husband-and-wife team from Gimli, Man. led 5-4 after six ends but Estonia tied the score in the seventh and sealed...

Shohei Ohtani will play his first game in Toronto on Friday since opting to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of the Blue Jays. The two-way superstar had played the previous six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels and was the unanimous choice as American League MVP last season before entering free agency. The D...

Canadian curling champion Brad Gushue first struck up a friendship with Bob Cole some 20 years ago during the NHL lockout. The legendary broadcaster - an elite curler himself in his younger days - would often watch the up-and-coming skip throw stones at the local club in their hometown of St. John's, N.L. "At ti...

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes put themselves one win away from earning first-round sweeps, while three Canadian teams set out to take the lead in their series on Friday. Here are five things to know entering Friday's post-season action: HOSTILE TERRITORY The Vancouver Canucks might have taken both games ...