Blaine Weyland

There will be a strong local content of U15 hockey players that will be taking part in the Sask First Top 160 tournament later this month.  

80 2010-born players from the North regions were selected from the regional camp held in Aberdeen this past weekend (Dec.6-8). 

A special Christmas show will arrive in Humboldt next Thursday, December 19th. 

Jeffery Straker will be performing A Very Prairie Christmas at the Legion Hall. Lady Friday will be the opening act for the evening.  

Straker has been very busy touring around the province with his Christmas performance including a pair of shows at Casino Regina and another two concerts at the Bassment in Saskatoon.  

A trip to the Wynyard was the cure for the Humboldt Broncos recent struggles against the Notre Dame Hounds. On Wednesday night the Broncos blanked the Hounds 4-0, snapping a two-game skid against Notre Dame. 

Defenceman Oakley McIlwain opened the scoring with his fifth goal of the season to provide the lone goal in the first period.  

The St. Mary’s Villa Foundation received an assist from the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament.  

On Tuesday, the Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament made a presentation to the Villa Foundation for a cheque for $13,000.  

Executive Director Donna Muench says the donation will be used to purchase a new tub chair lift.  

The Humboldt Broncos have dipped into the trade market. 

On Tuesday, they made a deal with the Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), with the Broncos acquiring 19-year-old forward Zach Bansley while sending 20-year-old forward Gabriel Filion in return.  

With only two wins in their last seven games, the Humboldt Broncos will try and restore their winning ways as they meet the Notre Dame Hounds tonight. 

Humboldt remains in the tight playoff race in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) but has fallen to the back end of the pack, sitting at 27 points (13-11-1). The Broncos are tied with the Kindersley Klippers and La Ronge Ice Wolves but have games in hand on both squads. 

It was a rough start for Team Canada West at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge in Camrose, Alberta.  

On Monday night, Sweden hammered Team Canada West 10-2.  

Humboldt Broncos forward Connor Miller scored the first goal for Team Canada West.  

On Tuesday night, Canada West will meet Canada East in an All-Canadian matchup. 

It was a record-breaking year for the Good Neighbour Store in Humboldt.

On Monday, they made their annual presentation with money they were able to raise at the store to a variety of groups. 

This year, the Good Neighbour Store was able to donate to 61 different organizations for a total of $463,000.  

Not even the first major snowstorm of the season could slow down the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign in Humboldt. 

Last month, the local Tim Hortons finished 9th overall in the country and raised the most amount of money in their region. 

Owner Dan Grywacheski says the community spirit was on full display even with the winter weather. 

Another week begins as we find ourselves digging out from a weekend snowfall in Saskatchewan. 

Freezing rain began falling on Saturday, but by Sunday, the precipitation turned into snow as conditions began to drop. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Chris Stammers explains the weather front moved in from the west.