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...

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...

It appears the search for the next head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been narrowed down.3DownNation's Justin Dunk, The Green Zone's CFL analyst, reported Monday that sources have indicated the search is down to two candidates: Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive co-ordinator Buck Pierce and Toronto Argonauts d...

It appears the search for the next head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been narrowed down.3DownNation's Justin Dunk, The Green Zone's CFL analyst, reported Monday that sources have indicated the search is down to two candidates: Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive co-ordinator Buck Pierce and Toronto Argonauts d...

VANCOUVER - Taze Moore doesn't take basketball for granted, so when a unique opportunity to play summer ball came up, he grabbed it. After playing four NBA games for the Portland Trail Blazers this year, the 25-year-old guard is bringing his skills to the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Comi...

PARIS (AP) - With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hours. A total of 205 delegations will parade on more than 80 boats on the Seine. The ceremony will drift slowly from east to west, bridge to bridge, snaking six kilometers (3.7 mile...

TORONTO - Everything is new these days for Toronto FC's Tyrese Spicer, from scoring his first MLS goal to seeing himself in a video game. And the rookie wingback from Trinidad and Tobago can't stop smiling. The 23-year-old is enjoying Toronto on and off the field. "It's been really good," he said in his lilti...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed former first-round draft pick Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year extension. The 22-year-old Russian winger split the 2023-24 season between the NHL team and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Podkolzin was called up to the NHL club in early March and...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Cade Webber to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$875,000. The 23-year-old Weber had six assists in 38 games during the 2023-24 NCAA season with Boston University. He helped the Te...

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered gaming operators who offer sports betting to stop accepting wagers on World Boxing Association events. The regulator says it has concerns that WBA-sanctioned boxing matches don't have adequate safeguards in place to protect against match fixing an...