Blaine Weyland

It’s the final stretch of the regular season in the Saskatchewan ‘AA’ hockey leagues, as teams try to jockey for positioning in the playoff race.  

In the U18 AA and U15 AA the top eight teams make the playoffs, while in the U13 AA playoffs, the top seven teams make the postseason.  

Senior provincial hockey will heat up once again this weekend as teams continue the chase to be recognized as the best in Saskatchewan.  

In the ‘A’ category, the Leroy Braves will begin their series with the Kyle Elks on Sunday in Kyle. The series will shift back to Leroy next weekend, with game two on Saturday, March 1. If necessary, game three would be back in Leroy on Sunday, March 2 with a 3:00 faceoff.  

Hockey Saskatchewan has announced the top 34 players in the Sask First U15 program to determine the players that will represent the province in the 2025 WHL Cup. 

The announcement comes following the Top 80 camp that was held in Balgonie last weekend. 

Two local players have made the list, defenceman Kohen Ruedig of Humboldt and Kash Elke of Lanigan.  

Humboldt Big Brothers and Big Sisters knocked it out of the park, one strike at a time with their Bowl for Kids Fundraiser. 

With over 100 bowlers taking part in the event last week (Feb.10-14), they were able to raise $18,000.  

Program Lead Jillina Beaudoin says they received a big helping hand from the Muenster School. 

There are plenty of mixed emotions for Head Coach/General Manager of the Humboldt Broncos Brayden Klimosko regarding the Notre Dame Hounds pending relocation to Warman for the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.  

The preparations for the upcoming 2025-26 season continue for the Humboldt Broncos. 

On Wednesday, the Broncos announced the commitment of 2007-born forward Austin Polonoski.  

Currently in his second season with the Pilot Mound Academy’s U18 Prep Program, the 6’2 185 lb, where he has collected 55 points (14g-41a) in 34 games.  

With warm weather in the forecast, Sunday will be the perfect opportunity to celebrate wonders of winter in Wakaw.  

The town will be holding a community celebration for the grand opening of the warmup chalet at the outdoor rink on Dr. Scott Crescent.  

The Spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly will begin on Wednesday March 19 with the tabling of the 2025-26 Provincial Budget.

Premier Scott Moe says the session and budget will focus on delivering for Saskatchewan people. 

Provincials

In Senior ‘A’ provincials, the Drake Canucks were eliminated by the Loreburn 19ers on Saturday as Loreburn defeated Drake 6-5, winning the best of three series 2-0.  

The Wynyard Monarchs now know their opponent in the second round of provincials following a first-round bye, as they will meet the Round Lake Bears. The Bears advanced with a two-game sweep of the Balcarres Broncs. 

Friday: Battlefords 5 Humboldt 1

The Broncos may want to immediately throw out the game tape from Friday’s 5-1 loss to the Battlefords North Stars, and after a 9-game point streak, they’ve had a small set back, dropping two-straight.

It came down to effort at the Access Communications Centre, Battlefords simply wanted it more. It was no surprise the North Stars were hungry entering the game as the Broncos handed them a 10-3 beatdown in the meeting prior. The surprising part was Humboldt didn’t seem ready for it.