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Nine Warriors current players and alumni have been named to Development Camp Rosters with five different NHL teams. 

After being drafted 27th overall at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, Lynden Lakovic will be attending his first development camp with the Washington Capitals. Through 47 games this season, Lakovic led the team in goals and points with 27 goals and 31 assists for 58 points.

There's a new Dean in Swift Current.

The Broncos introduced former Everett Silvertips assistant coach Dean DeSilva as their bench boss during a media conference at Elmwood Golf Course today.

This is DeSilva first head coaching job in the Western Hockey League.

"I'm very excited," DeSilva said. "Obviously it's a fantastic opportunity to be a head coach in the WHL. To have that opportunity in Swift Current I'm very excited."

The latest edition of the CanAm Bowl, a six-aside football game between select graduating players north and south of the border, took place in Rosetown on Tuesday night to cap off Canada Day.

Canada was unable to quell their southern foes, losing 70-52. The win stretched the Americans all time lead in the series to 22-5 and marked their thirteenth win in the last 14 games, Canada's last win coming in Wakaw back in 2019 by a score of 40-28.

It was a magical Sunday for the Eastman Wildcats club as they won gold after the finals game was postponed a while back and also won a game to improve to 31-0.

The Wildcats trailed by as many as four, but came back to top U15 AAA Central Energy on Sunday at Rotary Diamond, 7-5.

Eastman Wildcats U15 AAA got on the board in the first inning after Émilie Carrière singled, scoring one run.

Former Humboldt Bronco Matthew Perkins has been invited to participate in the Vancouver Canucks Development Camp for the second straight season. 

The camp began on Monday and will end on Thursday. 

Perkins was selected by the Canucks in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.  

It was a rough outing for the Moose Jaw Miller Express as they dropped a 13-2 decision to the Swift Current at Ross Wells Park for their Canada Day Bash on Tuesday.

Swift Current opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the first. Moose Jaw replied with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie it 2-2. Eduardo Saenz hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Thomas Soto. Jackson Yeager then hit a single to score Williams Edwards.

After that, the 57s scored 11 unanswered runs to take the victory.

The Swift Current Broncos looked to Russia their two CHL Import Draft picks.

They selected Stepan Kuryachenkov with their 1st round pick, 59th overall.

Kuryachenkov scored 27 goals and had 29 assists in 29 games for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Russian U17 league.

The young, skilled forward put up 6 goals and 6 assists in 8 playoff games at the Russian U17 finals. 

He also had 3 assists in 3 games for Tolpar Ufa in the MHL and 5 goals in 11 international games for Russia's U17 team.

The Okotoks Dawgs have definitely found their groove over the last five games.

The Dawgs have pounded in 58 runs over the last five games, picking up five wins along the way and an astonishing 91 runs over the last seven games since their winning streak started.

The Dawgs lit up the scoreboard on Canada Day against the Brooks Bombers, beating them 15-4.  They both play each other again tonight, Wednesday at Seaman Stadium, before the Dawgs get a break before heading out on the road on Friday.

Teams from Weyburn were in Regina over the weekend for the Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association provincial championships. The performances from the Weyburn teams would see four medals coming back to the Opportunity City.  

Some medals for the Swift Current Rampage at Box House Lacrosse Provincials.

The U15 Rampage won gold in the C Division Provincial Championship.

Hudson Klimm scored a hat trick as the Rampage beat Weyburn 6-3 in the championship game.

Jax Brown had 9 goals and 6 assists in 4 games for Swift Current.

Meanwhile, the U13 Rampage picked a bronze medal in the U13 C Division.

Luke Hudson had a hat trick in a 7-6 win over Moose Jaw to secure bronze.