Okotoks Oilers looking for Green Army support for games three and four in BCHL playoffs

The Okotoks Oilers are down two games to none in their best-of-seven BCHL round one playoff series.

The Oil dropped game two on Sunday in Penticton, 5-0 to the Penticton Vees.

The Vees have shutout the Oilers 9-0 over the first two playoff games.

The Green Army should be out for games three and four on Tuesday and Wednesday at Viking Rentals Centre, adding that hometown advantage.

Both games have 7 p.m. start times with tickets still available.

Scotland wins BKT World Men's Curling Championship

Bruce Mouat and Team Scotland are two-time world men’s curling champions.

Scotland downed Switzerland 5-4 in the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship final on Sunday afternoon at the Temple Gardens Centre.

The team consisted of Mouat, third Grant Hardie, second Bobby Lammie, lead Hammy McMillan and alternate Kyle Waddell.

Mouat won his first title in 2023, also on Canadian soil, in Ottawa.

Western Prairie Klippers spring camp open for registration

Preparations are already underway for the next season of the Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League.

The Western Prairie Junior Klippers are just one team with their spring camp plans nailed down. They have the West Central Events Centre booked for two days at the end of April for a day of skills work and then scrimmages.

There will be three skates total over the two-day camp on April 26 and 27. The first skills session on the Saturday will run 11:00-12:30, another one taking place between 3:00-4:30. After that on Sunday between 3:00-4:30 will be a scrimmage. 

Canada wins bronze medal on home soil in Moose Jaw

Canada will win the bronze medal on home soil at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship at Temple Gardens Centre.

Skip Brad Jacobs, third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert picked up an 11-2 win over China in the bronze medal game on Sunday morning.

"I think the reason why we were able to score so many points— not only did we get a bunch of misses, but we felt really comfortable on Sheet C all week. We loved that sheet. It felt really easy to put the broom down; it felt really easy to call line on that sheet," said Jacobs after the win.

Red Wings defuse Bombers to take Game 2 in Flin Flon

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings are coming back home with a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven SJHL semifinal series with Flin Flon Bombers, after winning Game 2 in Flin Flon Saturday night. 

"I kind of sound like a broken record here, but our guys are just continuing to get better every day," said head coach Cody Mapes after the 4-1 victory. "They're doing a good job to play within themselves, and everybody's just doing their job."

Aces reign after thrilling overtime win to capture championship

Just as it looked like the Ste. Anne Aces and Killarney Shamrocks would be heading to a game three, the Aces stepped up and found a way to tie the game late then win in overtime, capturing the championship.

There was a buzz in the Killarney arena as fans from both sides packed the stands.

They were treated to an incredible hockey game with both sides going back and forth, putting on a show.

Trailing 5-4 with seconds remaining, the Aces found the back of the net to tie the game 5-5, bringing the many supporters of the orange to their feet.

Flyers fall in game one of semi-finals, look to bounce back in game two

For the first time this playoffs, the Winkler Flyers lost at the Icon Arena and trail in a series for the first time, down 1-0 after a 4-2 loss to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard on Saturday night.

It was a tough start for the Flyers as they found themselves down 1-0 just over six minutes into the hockey game.

Things would get worse as Nik Gudmundson was assessed a 5-minute major for kneeing and a game-misconduct, leaving the Flyers with just 11 forwards for the remained of the game, on top of having to kill off a major penalty.

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