Blaine Weyland

The Foam Lake Flyers finished off their season on a high note as they claimed the Long Lake Hockey Championship by defeating the Drake Canucks 7-6 in overtime.

Foam Lake won the best of five series 3-2.  

It was a fast start to the game, with the two teams combining for seven goals. The Flyers led 4-3 after 20 minutes.  

In the second period, Drake closed the gap, by tying the game at 5-5.  

The Living Skies Music Festival will be back in Humboldt this year for the second time and it’s shaping up to be an even bigger event. 

After a one-day event in 2024, the Living Skies Music Festival will be expanding to a two-day event, with one day featuring rock music and a second day with country music.   

Another provincial championship will soon be added to the rafters at the Elgar Petersen Arena thanks to the U13 ‘A’ Humboldt Broncos.  

On Saturday, Humboldt completed their immaculate run through the ‘B’ provincial championship tournament, defeating the Moosomin Rangers 6-3, winning the best of three series 2-0.   

Ben Hinz scored two goals with Hudson Odelein, Levi Coggar, Bennett Trann and Michael Corcoran also scoring. Ridge Beggs chipped in with three assists. 

The Allan Flames are the 2024-25 Twin Rivers Hockey League champions. 

On Friday night, the Flames finished off the championship series defeating the Willow Cree Chiefs 8-4 and winning the series 3-1.  

Cody Pongracz scored a hat-trick and added two assists. Keith Mitchell also had a hat-trick and added an assist. Brodie Senger chipped in with two goals and an assist.  

The Humboldt Broncos season is on the line tonight. 

For the first time, the Broncos will be facing elimination after the Flin Flon Bombers picked up a dominating 9-0 win on Saturday to get a 3-2 series lead.  

Nine different Bomber players contributed to the scoresheet.  

The Water Security Agency is warning residents about thin ice conditions in the province.  

Spring runoff will start to materialize with warmer temperatures, and the WSA is cautioning everyone to be safe around Saskatchewan rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.  

Ice does not melt at a uniform pace and its strength can vary from one area to the next.  

Home cooking has been the recipe for success in the series between the Humboldt Broncos and Flin Flon Bombers.  

Through the first four games, the home squad has won each contest as the Broncos will try and break that trend on Saturday night at the Whitney Forum.  

After their second straight overtime win on Wednesday night, Associate Coach Carter Hansen said the pressure falls back to the Bombers. 

It's going to be a difficult trek with travelling throughout the rest of the day and into the weekend. 

 Snowfall began yesterday and has carried over into today, creating slippery conditions on the roads along with reduced visibility.  

Environment Canada’s Stephen Berg says the snowfall will ease later tonight. 

The U13 ‘A’ Humboldt Broncos will try and finish the season off on the best possible note as they travel to Moosomin on Saturday to meet the Rangers.  

Last weekend, Humboldt opened the final series with a 5-3 win.  

Opening faceoff for tomorrow’s game is 2:30. If Moosomin beats Humboldt, then the two teams will battle in a ten minute “mini game” immediately following Game 2.  

The last weekend of March will serve as the final days for the local senior hockey leagues.  

Fresh off winning the Senior ‘C’ Provincials last weekend in Wilkie, the Foam Lake Flyers will resume the Long Lake Hockey League Championship finals tonight against the Drake Canucks.