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Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph is one of six nominees in the running for the WHL's Rookie of the Year award (Jim Piggot Memorial Trophy).

The 17-year-old scored seven goals and 34 assists for 41 points in 64 games with the Prince Albert Raiders.

Rudolph, the first overall pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, finished fourth in points among rookie defencemen and fifth among all rookies in assists.

It's Championship Weekend at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship, and Team Canada is in!

Last night, they put in a dominant performance, curling 97 percent as a team in a 10-4 win over Switzerland.

Canada, now 9 and 1, finishes the round robin today with games against Austria this afternoon and the United States tonight.

It’s another award for Nash Wassing.

The Grand Forks Border Bruins forward was named this week’s Young Guns selection in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

The Strathmore native scored five goals and added two assists in two games.

He recorded a hat trick in Game 1 of the Border Bruins' playoff series against the Kimberley Dynamiters.

Wassing also scored two goals and added an assist in Game 2.

The Okotoks Oilers' playoffs got underway last night in Penticton as they faced the Vees in round one of the BCHL playoffs.

The Vees came out victorious, shutting out the Green and Gold 4-0.

Oil netminder Olivier Ciarlo gave the team a fighting chance, stopping 34 of the 38 shots he faced in the game one loss.

The Oilers were only able to muster 19 shots on net as the group gets set for game two on Sunday afternoon in B.C.

The Vees were the #1-seeded team heading into the playoffs, with the Oilers seeded 8th.

It was another shutout for the Winnipeg Jets as they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 on Thursday evening.

Eric Comrie, expecting a baby any day now, played backup for Connor Hellebuyck, making 26 saves and gaining his second shutout of the season.

The Winkler Flyers have had a few days off since advancing to the semi-finals of the MJHL playoffs and for Director of Marketing and Game Day Operations Shane Neufeld, it's been time spent preparing for back-to-back home games.

"You know, it's all about getting the crowds in the door here," Neufeld says leading up to the weekend. "The arena is amazing but there are some challenges, like the noise level. It doesn't have the atmosphere like the old arena had. We want people to get loud because it really helps drive our players."

They've played together for years, but this season may be the most fun Lexi and Kali Remillard have had yet, as the twin-sensations were key parts to the Eastman Selects U18 AAA hockey team capturing the league title.

The two stars didn't start wreaking havoc in hockey, they actually got their start in ringette, according to Lexi. "It was a long time ago, but we started by playing ringette. One day, my dad suggested that we try something different. He just put us in hockey in St. Malo and we fell in love with it. We've been playing ever since."

Team Canada has guaranteed itself a spot in the playoffs this weekend at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship at Temple Gardens Centre.

Canada put together a dominant performance against Switzerland in the evening draw on Thursday, coming away with a 10-4 victory.

As a team, they curled an unheard-of 97 per cent, while skip Brad Jacobs curled 98 per cent and second Brett Gallant curled 100 per cent.

Scotland picked up a 8-6 win over the United States in the Thursday afternoon draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship at Temple Gardens Centre.

The win moves Scotland at 7-3 to keep them in the playoff hunt as they currently sit in third place. The United States drops to 4-5 and will now have a difficult time making to the weekend.

The United States kept the game close until Scotland scored three in the eighth end with the hammer.

It was a provincial championship over 20 years in the making.

The Cabri Bulldogs brought home the Hockey Saskatchewan U15 C Provincial Championship last weekend.

"The last one hanging up there is from 2003-04," said Bulldogs Head Coach Wade Petersen. "It's been a lot of years since a provincial banner went up in Cabri. They're not easy to get, and that was our message to the kids. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Some of you might not ever have a bigger game."

Petersen was impressed by their effort despite being a very young team.