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The High River Flyers only had one game on their 2024-2025 HJHL schedule this weekend.

The Flyers were in Didsbury on Saturday night (Oct. 26), with the Mountainview Colts edging out High River 3-2 in overtime. The Flyers have come away with at least one point in their last three games and have gone 1-0-2. The win came from a 6-1 victory on the road to the Coaldale Copperheads, and the first overtime loss came to the 9-3-0 Medicine Hat Cubs on October 18.

The ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows will be the setting for a Championship match in the Canadian Premier League.

Cavalry FC earned their way into the Championship match with a 1-0 victory over the Forge FC in Hamilton on Sunday.

Cavalry FC got their first-half game-winning goal from Tobias Warschewski.

The club now has two weeks to prepare for the Championship final, which will be held on Sunday, November 9, at 1 p.m. at ATCO Field.

Cavalry FC will face the winner of the semi-final match between the Forge and Atlético Ottawa.

Two games were on tap for the Carstar Okotoks Bisons this weekend.

The Herd trampled the Coaldale Copperheads on Friday night (Oct. 25) at Murray Arena in a 6-2 win. Sam Callahan had a first-period hat trick and finished the night with four points. McCallum Bakken picked up two assists on Callahan's hat trick, with Kaelan Bodnarchuk, Hunter Cobb, and team captain Jake Snashall adding a helper each. Callahan sits tied for first place for most goals in the league, as he has 13 goals in 11 games.

Sunday, October 27th

SEMHL
Ste. Anne 19 Portage 0

In the Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League, the Southwest CMX Impact kept it closer against the unbeaten Saskatoon Prairie Blaze this weekend.

Saskatoon shut the Impact out 4-0 in Gull Lake on Saturday.

It was a step forward for the Impact after lopsided losses in Saskatoon the previous weekend.

The Impact are now off until November 9th and don't play at home again until November 23rd.

Dior Stringer scored the overtime winner as the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats beat Weyburn 2-1 this afternoon.

Jade Thompson had Swift Current's lone goal in regulation. It was her second of the weekend. 

The Wildcats got some revenge after the Gold Wings beat them 4-3 in the shootout in Saskatchewan female U18 AAA hockey action on Saturday.

Swift Current hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.

The two clubs are tied for third place in league standings.

A pair of wins at home this weekend against the Lethbridge Eagles makes it an 8-0 smoking hot start for the Cochrane Chaos.

Saturday, after a scoreless first period, Sarah Gaiser notched one for the Chaos in the second period and teammates added four more in the third in their 5-2 win.

Sunday, the Chaos held a 10-0 leading until 12 minutes into the third and went on an 11-1 win.

A bronze medal for five members of the Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires at the WHL Cup.

Cade Mitchell of Gull Lake, Jake Hargrave of Lucky Lake, Carter Moen of Swift Current, Trae Peterson of Sturgis and Hunter Wilm of Central Butte all suited up for Team Saskatcheawn at the tournament for top 15-year-old hockey players in western Canada.

Peterson scored twice in Saskatchewan's 8-5 win over BC to win the bronze medal. Hargrave had two assists, and Wilm chipped in with a helper.

They finished with three wins and two losses over the week.

Sam Noad had the primary assist on all three Steinbach Pistons goals as they defeated the Virden Oil Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.

Over the last few weeks, the message, especially when it comes to road games with travel, was about starting on time. The team got the message and brought a tenacity right from the opening puck drop.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors had two players crack the NHL Central Scouting’s 2024-25 Players to Watch list for the 2025 NHL Draft.

Lynden Lakovic received an ‘A’ rating, while Connor Schmidt came in with a ‘W’ rating on the list, which a compilation of draft-eligible prospects from all the major development leagues throughout North America and Europe.

Lakovic was one of six players from the Western Hockey League to receive an ‘A’ rating as a potential first-round candidate.