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Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds into the first period and Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves for his second straight shutout as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 Thursday night at Canada Life Centre. Hellebuyck has 40 career shutouts. Winnipeg is the second team in NHL history to win 13 of its first 14 games joining the 2007-08 Ottawa Senators. The Jets wrap up their four-game homestand Saturday afternoon against the Dallas Stars.

Thursday, November 7th

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Morden 3 Portage Collegiate 2 (OT)

MWHSHL
Murdoch MacKay 3 Portage Collegiate 1

It's game night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre as the Warriors host the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Tomorrow, the team heads to Medicine Hat to play the Tigers - puck drop for that game is 8. As always, you can catch all the action on Country 100 with James Gallo.

The Winmar AAA Warriors have a pair of home games this weekend against the Warman Wildcats. Puck drop tomorrow is 7, with a matinee on Sunday starting at 1:30. 

Senior Girls volleyball semi-final last night, Vanier beat Briercrest 3 sets to none, and Cornerstone beat Peacock 3 sets to none. 

Team Saskatchewan is in the final four at the Hockey Canada U18 Women's National Championship in New Brunswick.

Defenceman Rayna Hennie and right winger Raela Packet of the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats are suiting up for Saskatchewan.

Hennie had an assist on Thursday as they beat Team Ontario Blue 5-2 in a quarterfinal game.

Saskatoon Stars forward Halle Duchene had a goal and two assists to lead Saskatchewan.

On Friday they will face Team Quebec with a spot in the gold medal game on the line. 

One of the Swift Current Broncos' more successful special jerseys is returning from the depths of Lake Diefenbaker next month for the third straight year.

The Broncos will morph into the highly popular Lake Diefenbaker Slough Sharks three days after Christmas (on December 28) when they play East Division rival Prince Albert Raiders.

Fresh off leading Team SJHL at the Western All-Star Showcase in Warman this week, Broncos Assistant Coach Carter Hansen will have additional responsibilities soon.  

Hansen has been named the video coach for Team Canada West for the World Junior A Challenge that will be in Camrose in December. 

During the All-Star Showcase, Hansen led the team from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to a two-game split against the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). 

The Okotoks Dawgs are proud to announce three key players returning to the roster for the 2025 WCBL season.

Fan favourite and Dawgs Golden Glove winner from last season, Ricky Sanchez will be returning for his fourth season with the Dawgs. Sanchez helped lift Okotoks over Lethbridge in the first round with a walk-off bunt at the bottom of the 13th inning in a pivotal game three. He played in 28 games during the regular season, and got 24 runs, 33 hits, six doubles, 15 RBIs, 26 walks, and a home run.

The defending gold medalists from Ontario Red got the better of Saskatchewan 5-2 today at the Hockey Canada U18 Women's National Championship in New Brunswick.

Defenceman Rayna Hennie and right winger Raela Packet of the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union are suiting up for Saskatchewan.

Ontario built leads of 3-0 and 4-1. Saskatchewan was twice able to cut those leads to two goals but couldn't catch up to the Ontario squad that has won the event thirteen out of fourteen times.

The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced their All-CFL team recognizing the top players at each player throughout the 2024 season.  

Five members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders were selected, with four players on defence and one on offence.  

Virden will face the West Division leading Northern Manitoba Blizzard and the reigning Turnbull Cup champion Winkler Flyers this weekend. Head coach Tyson Ramsey will join Clayton Dreger on the Oil Capitals Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.