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It was another shutout for the Winnipeg Jets as they downed the Dallas Stars Thursday evening. 

Connor Hellebuyck saved 25 shots, recording his 45th win of the season to set a franchise record. It was also his eighth shutout this season. 

Kyle Connor scored two goals, while Morgan Barron and Nino Niederreiter both added one each. 

The first goal came with just over a minute before the end of the first period. Niederreiter managed to get the goal in with assists from Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry.

The Regina Pats have won the Western Hockey League's Prospects Draft Lottery. They'll pick first overall on Wednesday, May 7th.

The last time the Pats had the number one pick was in 2020 when they selected Connor Bedard.

The Moose Jaw Warriors will get the 18th overall pick, and they'll get the 2nd pick in the U.S. Priority Draft.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH

MJHL
Semi-Finals - Best of 7
Game 4
Northern Manitoba 2 Winkler 1 (Overtime)
Northern Manitoba wins series 4-0

IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Round Robin
Canada 5 Finland 0

NHL
Winnipeg 4 at Dallas 0

It was a fantastic first year on the ice for Steinbach's Brooklyn Driedger of the Assiniboine Cougars, who claimed silver at the ACHA Division 2 College Hockey National Championship.

Reflecting on the year, Driedger is thrilled with how things went both on and off the ice. "It was awesome, I had the time of my life," she says beaming. "Playing with the Cougars was a lot of fun, it was a great group of girls and it was a really great experience."

The Morden Eagles Female Soccer programs are ready for another season and manager Tania Sigurdson is ready to get back out onto the pitch.

"Super pumped," Sigurdson says with excitement. "Very happy to see the fields so far are pretty dry, and hopefully that means we can get out a bit sooner. Currently, we are still running our winter training program indoors at the Winkler Meridian Exhibition Centre, so we're still quite busy with indoor training, but we're certainly excited to get back onto the pitch."

The Red Deer Rebels will pick 7th overall in the opening round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.

The 2025 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery was held Thursday evening. The Regina Pats won the lottery and will select first overall, followed by Edmonton (via Moose Jaw), Kelowna, Penticton, Everett (via Kamloops), Vancouver (via Wenatchee) and Red Deer.

Mother Nature has thrown a curveball at Estevan’s U15 provincial softball team, forcing organizers to postpone tryouts originally scheduled for this Sunday.

Head coach Shawn Madsen said the decision was made following a meeting, with rain and potentially snow expected over the weekend.

Some scoring potential is joining the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats next season.

They've signed Swift Current's Laynee Rondeau along with Hayden Hilbig, Iralyn Calkins, and Jalaa Moore Jagow of the Western Prairie Thunder.

They were four of the top ten scorers in the Saskatchewan Female U15 AA Hockey League.

It's appropriate that on the week of the Masters, local golfers can finally get outside to swing their clubs.

The Chinook Golf Course driving range opens up this afternoon.

It will be open from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM for the time being, weather permitting, until the golf course opens.

With their season kicking off in early May, the Weyburn Soccer Association is currently in the process of organizing teams, assigning coaches, and building the season schedule.

The WSA is, however, still in need of coaches in all age groups, and today they put out a final call for volunteers.

If they are unable to find a coach for a group, refunds may need to be issued for the players for teams that do not have coaches.