Humboldt

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) franchise in Warman has settled on a new name.  

Next season, the Notre Dame Hounds will be rebranded as the Warman Wolverines. 

Warman Co-Founder Jon Abrametz made the announcement on Monday during SJHL Weekly. He noted that he consulted with the Principal of Warman High School, Andrew Merryweather, about the name. Wolverines is also the name of the teams at Warman High School. 

The playoffs are now over for the AA teams in Humboldt.  

On Saturday, the U18 AA Humboldt Broncos were eliminated by the Martensville Marauders with a 7-0 loss. Martensville won the best of three series 2-0. 

The U13 AA Humboldt Broncos also lost out to the Martensville Marauders. On Friday night in Martensville, Humboldt was defeated by Martensville 5-2, who claimed the series 2-0.  

The Humboldt Broncos held their awards banquet on Sunday, March 2 and honoured their graduating players.

Here is a list of the award winners:

2017-18 Bronco Memorial Mentor of the Year – Jeter Korte 

Elgar Petersen Award for Contributions On/Off the Ice – Jacob Strizzi 

Roger Nielsen Hockey Ministries Award – Boris Kofman 

Colony Motors Top Scorer – Jacob Strizzi 

The Lanigan Pirates season came to an end with a 4-3 loss to the Wilkie Outlaws in the North finals in Senior ‘C’ Provincials, losing the best of three series 2-0.  

Wilkie will meet the Foam Lake Flyers in the Senior ‘C’ Provincial finals after the Flyers eliminated the Assiniboia Rebels on Saturday with a 7-5 home ice victory. The series begins on Friday in Foam Lake. Game two is next Saturday in Wilkie and if necessary, game three is Sunday, March 22 in Wilkie. 

The Humboldt Broncos are officially in the post season.

For the 8th straight year, the Broncos have punched their ticket to the SJHL Playoffs following a 4-1 victory in the last-ever meeting with the Notre Dame Hounds.

The Notre Dame Hounds, who will be relocating to Warman, SK next season, paid one final visit to the Elgar Petersen Arena on Friday. The SJHL’s two most geographically separated ‘natural-rivals’ dropped the puck one final time, with Humboldt, who had controlled much of the rivalry over the last handful of years, picking up one final win.

Youngsters from Grades 1 to 6 are busily engaged in youth basketball programming with the Humboldt Youth Basketball Associate. Now it’s time for registration for the older group.  

“We’ve now just opened up registration for our Grades 7 – 12 students,” says organizer Kerri Archibald. “People can go to the Humboldt Minor Basketball Facebook page, and the link is there.” 

A Round Lake Bears fan has come forward to share her experience after an uncomfortable encounter during a senior hockey game against the Wynyard Monarchs on February 28. 

The possibility of Chinese canola tariffs has been hanging over Canadian canola producers for months—and the hammer came down over the weekend. 

March's unpredictability when it comes to weather is on display this morning with an intense low-pressure system rolling through central Saskatchewan to Southeaster Alberta. 

 Along with blowing snow, heavy at times, comes reduced visibility on the highways, so take care on your travels. It will also come with a steep drop in temperatures, says Dan Fulton with Environment Canada. 

Margaret Meckelborg
July 4, 1937 – March 4, 2025