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NAHC 2024
A silver finish for Team Sask. men at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Team Saskatchewan is coming home with one medal from the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Alberta.The men's team faced Ontario in the gold medal game on Saturday but fell 4-0, to settle for silver.The team made it to the final after a nail-biting 4-3 win over B.C. in the semi-finals.Konnor Watson, Conner Bea...
May 13, 2024
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One for the books
Mustangs win wild shootout affair over Winkler
The Melfort Mustangs just completed one of their most entertaining games of the year, and it just so happened to be at the Centennial Cup.Maybe that's not much of a surprise, as they battled a top-five-ranked team in the country.In what was a wild back-and-forth affair, it was the Mustangs who came out on top, by a sco...
May 12, 2024
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Championship Drought
How the SJHL, province of Saskatchewan is behind this year's Mustang group
The Melfort Mustangs are 2-0 so far in the Centennial Cup.After winning the SJHL Championship last Tuesday, they now have more than just the support of Melfort and the area, as both the entire league and province are fully behind them."I think you'll see that amongst the 11 other franchises, people will cheer for ...
May 11, 2024
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The toe-drag master
The guy who never backs down; Aidyn Hutchinson Player Profile
The Melfort Mustangs are 2024 SJHL Champions, which means their nine 20-year-old players have gone out in style.While they have all now turned their attention to the Centennial Cup, their final career SJHL game is certainly one to remember.For Aidyn Hutchinson in particular, his whole playoff run was one to remember, a...
May 11, 2024
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Good Start
Mustangs begin Centennial Cup with win over Miramichi
The Melfort Mustangs started their Centennial Cup run this year exactly how they had hoped... with a win over the Miramichi Timberwolves.Melfort played the third and final game of day one here in Oakville, matching up with the Maritime Junior Hockey League champions and beating them by a score of 4-1."Great to com...
May 10, 2024
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WHL draft
Locals taken in WHL Prospects Draft
The WHL Prospects Draft was held on Thursday, and the list was full of local players. Kayden Stroeder was the first local product selected. The Humboldt U15 AA Bronco from Lanigan was selected fifth overall by the Edmonton Oil Kings. The centre had 127 points in just 27 games last season, including 58 goals. He also ha...
May 09, 2024
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Game 1
Mustangs begin Centennial Cup against Miramichi Timberwolves
The Centennial Cup began earlier on Thursday in Oakville, Ont. as 10 teams from across Canada started to battle it out for a national championship.For the Melfort Mustangs game one of round-robin play is scheduled for Thursday night against the Miramichi Timberwolves."We're excited and ready to go, we had a couple...
May 09, 2024
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PLAY BALL!
Highway 3 Baseball League hyped for 2024 season as schedule unveiled
The next wave of senior baseball all-stars are just days away from hitting the diamonds in northeast and north central Saskatchewan. The Highway 3 Baseball League finalized its schedule Wednesday night with Birch Hills and Nipawin facing off in the opening game, a rematch of last year's finals series. READ MORE: Nipawi...
May 09, 2024
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First Time Foes
Mustangs prepared to face unfamiliar opponents
The 2024 Centennial Cup begins Thursday in Oakville, Ont. as 10 teams from across Canada compete for the National Championship.This means plenty of first-time matchups will be had, as organizations with thousands of kilometres in between battle with the highest of stakes."The biggest thing for us is to play our id...
May 09, 2024
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Sustained Success
Are the Mustangs the SJHL's dynasty of the last decade?
After winning this year's SJHL Championship over the Flin Flon Bombers this past Tuesday at home, the Melfort Mustangs are now in Oakville, Ontario for their third Centennial Cup appearance since the 2014/15 season.That now ties the Battlefords North Stars for the most league titles since that time, as the Stangs have ...
May 08, 2024
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