Blaine Weyland

The Senior hockey league playoffs got underway this past weekend.  

Long Lake Hockey League

In the Long Lake Hockey League, the three first round matchups began with the road teams earning victories. 

The Lanigan Pirates beat the Wynyard Monarchs 5-1 on Saturday night. Lanigan will have the opportunity to sweep the best of three series at home on Saturday.  

Following a week-long break, the Humboldt Broncos are back in action tonight as they kick off a home-and-home set with the Battlefords North Stars. 

The Broncos hope the pause in their schedule doesn’t slow down their recent momentum after beginning January going winless in their first three games (0-2-1), Humboldt has rattled off a five-game point streak (4-0-1).   

As January comes to a close, the weather story of the month continues with blowing snow and cold temperatures in the area.  

A blowing snow advisory has been issued for the Humboldt area on Friday. 

Lead forecaster with Environment and Climate Change Canada Brad Vrolijk says conditions will deteriorate later today.  

As the community of Lanigan continues to growth, a new daycare facility will be constructed to aid their growth.  

During the recent Town Council meeting in Lanigan, the council passed a resolution to approve an agreement in principle with Lanigan Daycare Cooperative to construct a new daycare facility inside of Lanigan.  

The Wheatland Hockey League playoffs will get underway tonight.  

First-round matchups include the St.Brieux/Lake Lenore Rivals meeting the Kelvington Wheat Kings and the Jansen Jets taking on the Hudson Bay Hunters.  

St.Brieux/Lake Lenore finished in first place with 28 points (14-2) and will have home-ice advantage through the playoffs.  

With the regular season now finished in the Long Lake Hockey League, the first-round playoff matchups are settled.  

Third place of the standings went down to the wire, in the final regular season game, the Leroy Braves defeated the Wadena Wildcats 4-2. With the victory, the Braves leapfrogged both the Wildcats and the Drake Canucks to grab third place.  

The SJHL-MJHL Showcase wrapped up on Wednesday in Winnipeg.  

Following the first day of action with the three SJHL squads combining for a pair of wins and an overtime loss, the MJHL rebounded on the second day sweeping the three games including a shootout victory.  

The opening game of the day saw MJHL Black defeat the SJHL Gold 5-1 in a U20 battle.  

The Humboldt Broncos have announced the commitment of 2007-born forward Gabriel Kaminski for the upcoming 2025-26 season. 

This season, the Langley, BC product has picked up 20 points (7G-13A) in 28 games with the North Shore Warriors U18 Prep program. Kaminski has also suited up for the Grandview Steelers of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (BC Jr. B) and scored a goal there as well.  

In the first day of action in the MJHL-SJHL Showcase in Winnipeg, the Saskatchewan side got the upper hand over their Manitoba counterparts taking two of the three games. 

In the first matchup, Team SJHL Gold defeated Team MJHL Red 5-2. The Weyburn Red Wings played a huge role in the victory, Jerome Maharaj, Jaxson Ruthven, and Ethan Dekay combined for six points and goaltender Angelo Zol made 27 saves.  

Glenn Hall Park could soon be shining bright at night-time for its sporting events. 

A local group led by the Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks football team has begun exploring the possibility of adding lights to Glenn Hall Park.