The La Ronge Ice Wolves announced  that Head Coach and General Manager Kevin “Killer” Kaminski has signed a three-year contract extension, solidifying his leadership role with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club through the 2027–28 season.

Kaminski has helped turn the Ice Wolf  franchise around and is getting ready for his 7th season behind the Laronge bench.

Kaminski joined the Ice Wolves in the 2019 season and has made the Ice Wolves one of the hardest working teams in the league and they are never an easy out and were just a single point away from making the playoffs this past season.

He is also a former SJHL Coach Of The Year and left a strong legacy as a player who suited up for 139 games in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals.

Kaminski is a Saskatoon Blades legend who was known for throwing the knuckles but could also score. He picked up 240 points in 183 career games with the Blades adding over 800 penalty minutes.

It will be good to see Kevin behind an SJHL bench for at least another three seasons

Norman Minor Hockey has announced their Regional Coaches for the up coming 2025/26 season.

Congratulations to Flin Flon's Darin Mansell who has been selected as the Head Coach for the U-15 AAA Wild. Jacques Abrgall has been selected the Head Coach of the U-15 AAA Northstars.

Plans are being put together to prepare for the up coming season.

Norman Minor Hockey wants to thank everyone who applied for these positions.

The Northern Youth Softball League is hosting a free drop-in tournament this Saturday and Sunday at the Joe A. Ross School Baseball Fields. Everyone is welcome to participate, and the event will feature two age divisions:

Division One: Ages 8–10 (T-Ball style of play)
Division Two: Ages 11–14 (Orthodox pitching style)

Registration opens at 11:00 a.m., and games begin at noon. Parents can register individual children or sign up a whole team. Please note that teams must have at least 10 players, including a minimum of 3 girls.

There will be prizes to be won and a concession stand available on site.

For more information, contact Byron Bignell at 204-978-1229 or email byroncook346@gmail.com.

Halcrow Lake Golf & Country Club will offer a Junior Golf Program for ages 12–17 every Thursday next month. Each session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and run until 5:00 p.m.

This program is an excellent opportunity for your child or teen to brush up on their skills or learn tips and tricks for improving their golf game.

The total cost is $30 per junior. For more information, contact Halcrow Lake Golf & Country Club at 204-627-2300 or stop by the course in person.

The Flin Flon Bombers want to congratulate Keefe Gruener on signing with Brock University U-Sports for the up coming season.

Gruener played 65 games for the Bombers the past two seasons and put up 68 points including 34 goals this past year  which was second in the entire SJHL.

Keefe also put up 15 points in 26 career playoff games and has been a force since arriving from the AJHL'S Fort McMurray Oil Barrons midway through the 2023-24 season.

Gruener was one of the best two way players in the league this past season and brought a good defensive game with his offensive skills. He was very good in the face off circle winning 65 % of his draws.

Keefe is the fifth Flin Flon Bomber to commit  to College Hockey this past year including Carter Cormier, Anthony Piccininno, Ryder Ringor and Leighton Carruthers.

The Flin Flon Bombers will be holding their AGM on Wednesday June the 11th, 7pm at the Rotary Wheel.

The will be reports from the President, Coach/GM, Treasurer and a complete over view of the season. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and find out the plans for the up coming year.

There will also  be openings for board positions including President and Treasurer.

If you have any questions in the mean time you can reach out to the Bombers at their Main Street office Thursday through Saturday.

Another signing for the Flin Flon Bombers who have added 2007 born forward Jacob Bauman out of White Rock BC.

Bauman played for the Valley West Giants of the U-18 AAA program this past season and had fantastick numbers including 55 points in 36 games and helped his team to a 25-10-1 record.

In 70 career games Jacob put up 84 points including 38 goals and should help fill the void for Flin Flon for the up coming season,  after the departure of their top 5 scorers from last season. 

The Bombers are expected to announce more signings from their Spring Camp in the next few days.

After Justin Valentino announced that he was stepping down as the Norman Northstars Head Coach after last season, the process would begin to find a new coach.

The Norman Northstars announced today that they have selected Aaron Vallance as the new Head Coach for the 2025-26 season.

Aaron has come full circle after  starting his career with the Northstars as a stick boy and would also play two seasons as a goaltender between 2011 and 13.

After going to school, Aaron is a practising lawyer in Thompson and has been an Assistant Coach with the Northstars in the past and  most  recently the team's Goalie Coach.

The Northstars will get set to host their hockey school in August and open up their Main Camp in September.

It's another busy night in The Pas Slo-Pitch League, with four games happening across town. The lone Arena 1 baseball diamond game will feature Team Tugeye taking on the Allouette Base Invaders at 6:30 p.m.

Centennial Field will host two back-to-back games. At 6:30 p.m., Pitch Slap will play against the Deadly Diamonds. Immediately after, at 8:00 p.m., the FireBallz will challenge the Jacs.

At Kinsmen Field, also at 6:30 p.m., the Longshots will go toe-to-toe with the Master Cat Batters from Hell.

 A former Flin Flon Bomber great who went on to play professional hockey for several years, Murray Anderson has passed away at the age of 75.

Anderson  was born and lived in the Pas and  played for the Bombers in the glory days of the WCHL between 1967 and 70 .

Murray played defense and put up 94 points in 158 games for Flin Flon  before being selected in the 4th round of the NHL Draft  by the Montreal Canadians in 1969.

Anderson would spend the bulk of his time in the minors playing for the Montreal Voyageurs, Rochester, Nova Scotia, New Haven, Richmond, Sprigfield and Tulsa.

His big break came in 1974 with the NHL expansion draft where he was selected by the Washington Capitals. Anderson suited up for his first NHL game on October the 22nd of 1974 and picked up an assist.

After his playing career was done, Murray attended the University Of Manitoba and moved back to the Pas and worked at various businesses and coached many local hockey teams.

A service will be held at the Legion Hall in The Pas,  on Monday July 7th,  at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Murray’s memory to The Pas Minor Hockey Association:

Murray will fondly be remembered as a husband, father, friend, teammate, coach, and gentleman — will be deeply missed and remembered forever.

The Flin Flon Bombers are pleased to announce that Leighton Carruthers has committed to the University of New Brunswick for the up coming hockey season.

Carruthers arrived in Flin Flon in October after 4 years in the QMJHL,  and made a big splash putting up 19 points in 18 games before getting injured in January . He came back for the playoffs and was able to score 5 goals in 5 games.

The University of New Brunswick is considered one of the top U-Sports programs in Canada , and was recently coached by former Bomber Assistant and Blizzard Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall.

The Reds have 10 national championships to their credit and have won 7 straight Conferences titles.

Unfortunately the U-17 Northern Stars Girls volleyball team have been eliminated from Nationals in Edmonton.

The girls played very well and ended up going 4-4 against some of the top volleyball teams in the country.

After going 1-3 in the round robin the Stars beat Prince Albert in  the Power Pool Play to get to the semi's.

The Stars would come up short against Precision Blue from Alberta and have been eliminated.

This wraps up a great year for this team in just their second season.

The team is coached by Flin Flon's Ray Shirran and Amy Olynik and is made up of pretty much all Flin Flon players including Mackenzie McLean, Blake Shirran, Tesslyn Beauchamp, Lydia Alexander, Jocelyn Kozar, Taylor Burwash, Evalina Dauk and Sadie Hynes. Keira Leefe is from Snow lake and Ruby Karakochuk is from Creighton.

The Northern Stars Girls Volleyball team is competing at Nationals In Edmonton.

The team is made up of girls from Flin Flon, Creighton and The Pas.

The Stars went 1-2 in round robin yesterday with a win over the Nova Scotia Blizzard and a couple of tight losses to the Ottawa Mavericks and HVC from BC.

That has pushed the Stars down to the 14th tier and they are now in Power Pool Play.

They will face Prince Albert today at 1:10pm Manitoba time and if they win that game they would then play again at 2:30.

We will continue to have updates through out the next few days on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club will be hosting their first big event of the new golf season with the Opening Day Tournament on Sunday June the 8th.

This is open to everyone including Men, Ladies, Seniors and Juniors.

There will be an 11am Shotgun start and it is $55.00 for members and $65.00 for non-members. The entry fee covers 18 holes of golf, a meal and prizes.

You can register by calling 306-688-5555.

Pro Shop hours are 8am to 8pm daily and the Clubhouse is open 9am to 8pm daily and will be open later during events and when busy.

We are less than two weeks away from the Trout Festival Month Long Fishing Derby.

It starts May the 29th  and the entry fee is $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for kids under 15.

Fishing Derby tickets can be picked up at Alpine Convenience and T and D Amisk Camp in Denare Beach,  Rubi's Outdoors, Creighton Rec/Tourism Office and the Gateway in Flin Flon.

You need to purchase a derby ticket before you start fishing,  and don't forget to take photos of your fish and have them submitted by June the 29th at midnight.

Cash prizes will be handed out in the Walleye, Northern Pike and Trout categories with $1,500.00 being awarded for biggest in each species.

You can fish on any Manitoba and Saskatchewan lakes between the 54th and 55th parallel.

More information is available at flinflontroutfestival.com.

Please note that today is the final day to register for those looking to sign up their child or teen for the upcoming baseball season.

You can find the registration link on our website at thepasonline.com or the Tri-Community Minor Baseball Association’s Facebook page.

If you would like more information, please feel free to email: thepasbaseballleague@gmail.com.

Players already registered can find a few team schedules on the Facebook page. Once registration has officially closed, more will be released.

Flin Flon Creighton Slow Pitch is ready for another season and will begin their season on May the 28^th.

They will play Wednesdays at the Centoba fields starting at 6:30. There are three teams  in the league this year which will include the Under Dogs, Pitch Slapped and One Hit Wonders.

If you are not signed up on a team,  you can just show up and they will get you playing.

Make sure you send your registration fee of $30.00 to connorbrading34@gmail.com. Fees need to be paid before you can play.

If attendance is good plans could be made for a year end tournament. For more information you can call Connor at 204-271-4254.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is accepting applications for rep teams for the 2025/26 season.

Coaching spots are open for the U-9 Vipers, U-11 Ped’s Threads Bombers, U-11 Northland Ford Bombers, U-13 Kinsmen Bombers, U-13 Eddies Bombers, U-15 Werbicki Trucking Bombers and U-18 CO-OP Bombers.

You can apply by going to the Flin Flon Minor Hockey website and printing the coaching application form which can be found by selecting the Coach's tab from the homepage.

When it is completed you can submit it to technicaldirectorffmh@gmail.com and the application deadline is June the 14th.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey held their AGM this past Tuesday at the Cambrian room at the Victoria Inn.

President Dave McPherson and Vice President Marty Tetlock chaired the meeting and thanked the board, volunteers, coach's, players and parents for a successful year.

Among the highlights was FFMH hosting a very successful U-11 Hockey Provincials at the end of February. This was the first time that Flin Flon hosted a provincial event in more than a decade.

The Norman AGM had to be postponed in Thompson due to all the forest fires.

Enrollment was at about 200 kids signed up for the U-7 to U-18 age divisions and FFMH announced that they will be adding a new U-5 program for the 2025-26 season , and are expecting to add another 40 to 50 kids.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey switched over to electronic game sheets this past season and found this was very beneficial for the coach's who would receive the game sheets right after the game was completed. This also allowed the association to post live scores of games and tournaments on their website.

Due to decent enrollment and fundraisers FFMH is in good financial shape.

The election of officers took place and Dave Mcpherson was re-elected as President for a two year term. Marty Tetlock will remain as Vice President for a two year term.

The rest of the board looks like this.

The Flin Flon Bombers are excited about their first spring signing.

The Bombers announced that they have signed 2007 born defenseman Jared Miskiw from Surrey BC. Miskiw played for the Valley West Giants U-18 AAA program.

In 30 games, Jared was over a point-per-game with 12 goals and 26 assists. For his efforts, he was also named to the BCEHL U18 All-Star team.

Flin Flon is very excited about this signing and should help anchor the Bomber blue line for many years to come.

Jon Klassan, the Flin Flon Bomber Head Scout looks forward to seeing Miskiw in a Bomber uniform soon. “Jared is a player that we feel can come in and play a very strong two-way game. He takes pride in being prepared to battle every time he is on the ice. He’s got a lot of offensive upside as well, which makes him a dangerous player for years to come.” 

The Bombers will be announcing other spring camp signings soon and are preparing for their AGM coming up in June.

Flin Flon Recreation is putting together a fun and aspiring video to encourage more people to become lifeguards.

If you have ever been a lifeguard they would like to hear from you, so  If you have a favorite memory, a funny moment, or just something you loved about being a lifeguard, they would like you to share your story.

What they are looking for is a snapshot from your time as a lifeguard, or a short video of yourself telling your favorite story, and what you most enjoyed about the job.

You can send them a message on facebook or reach out to Kelsey Andersen at 204-681-7542.

The Opaskwayak Soccer Association has officially released its upcoming House League season schedule. Players will meet every Monday and Wednesday at various fields throughout Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN).

Here’s the breakdown by age group:

U5, U6, and U7:
 Arbor Field
 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

U9:
 Arbor Field
 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

U15 and U17:
Big Eddy Field
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The House League is open to all youth in Northern Manitoba, and the registration fee is $40. Payments can be made via e-transfer to: minorsocceropaskwayak@gmail.com

OCN Recreation Sponsor Forms will also be available at both field locations.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club is holding their first Men's Night of the year this Thursday.

Tee times will start at 3pm and it will be $45.00 for members and $55.00 for non members, which includes golf, supper and prizes.

Please confirm by tee time by 2PM on Wednesday. Call the Pro-Shop at 306-688-5555.

The Clubhouse will also be opening on Wednesday (tomorrow) at 11am with drinks and menu items available. You can call 306-688- 3102 for more info.

The Flin Flon Bombers continue to find their graduating players opportunities to play hockey at the Collegiate level.

After both Carter Cormier and Anthony Piccininno will get a chance to play College Hockey, the Bombers announced on social media that Ryder Ringor has committed to York University (U Sports).

Ringor only spent one year with the Maroon and White,  but quickly established himself as one of the best two way players in the league.

Ringor arrived in September from the BCHL'S Sherwood Park Crusaders and led the Bombers in scoring with 69 points in 56 games which was good for fifth overall in league scoring.

Ryder also led the Bombers in playoff  scoring with 17 points in 12 games and still tied for first in playoff scoring despite the Bombers being knocked out in the SJHL Semi- Final. This led to Ryder being named the Bomber Playoff MVP.

I have watched the SJHL for a long time and I don't remember seeing a player win as many puck battles as he did, and Ringor  is one of the most complete players I have witnessed in a long time.

Congratulations and well deserved and good luck with the York University Lions.

Registration opened yesterday for another session of the Winton Pool’s Bronze Medallion course, which begins in mid-June and runs for three days.

Individuals must have completed their Bronze Star certification or be at least 13 years old to participate. Registration can be completed at the Wellness Centre. For more information, call 204-627-1134.

The total cost of taking part in the course is $240.

The Lakewood Soccer Association held their Just Kick It Up tournament this past weekend in Saskatoon.

A few teams from Flin Flon made their way there to represent the Phantom Lake Soccer Club.

Here are the results for  the Flin Flon teams.

U-11 Ghost Boys team went 3-1, U-13 Blizzard Boys 0-3 and the U-15 PLSC girls went 2-1.

Regular season action will resume tonight at both Foster and Phantom Lake fields and the next tournament is in Saskatoon,  which will be the Harder Avalon Tournament May  the 30th and June 1st.

After a week of practising, Flin Flon Creighton Minor Ball will officially kick off their season tonight.

It is going to be an exciting season including try -outs for travel teams this year and exhibition games against other communities.

The opening night schedule includes: 5U at 5:30 in Creighton, 7U- 6:15 Creighton, 11-U 7:15 Creighton and the travel team try-outs for 13U- Centoba #1 at 5pm.

Remember, if you have a player wanting to register for travel tryouts, email or text Morgan:

morganagrant@hotmail.com

431-866-8179

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard picked up their first win this past Saturday against the Sudbury Cubs in Centennial Cup action.

Sudbury's Lincoln Moore scored early in the first period, capitalizing on a power play after Tyler Bernier was sent off for holding. In the opening minutes of the second, Jack Linton responded for the Blizzard with his lone goal, levelling the score at 1-1 heading into the third.

The final period erupted with offence, producing seven goals, five of which came from Team NorMan. Just 19 seconds in, Spencer Horgan restored the Cubs' lead with his second tally of the night. But after Sudbury was called for too many men on the ice, the Blizzard struck back on the power play, with Cheechoo Lathlin notching his first of the tournament.

Momentum stayed with the Blizz as another power play followed—this time after a hooking penalty to Cubs centreman Sam Assinewai. Brett Ward made it count, putting the Blizzard ahead for the first time in the game.

That lead was short-lived, as Ben Harris answered 30 seconds later for Sudbury, knotting it at 3-3. But the Blizzard weren't done. Forwards Alexandre Andre, Tyler Dahms, and Jack Linton went on a tear, scoring three unanswered goals and sealing a 6-3 victory for Team NorMan.

The Blizzard are back in action today, taking on the SIJHL's Kam River Fighting Walleye at 8:30 p.m. CST. Games can be streamed live at hnlive.ca.

Creighton Recreation is very excited to be presenting a volleyball camp May the 30th, 31st and June the 1st at the Creighton school gym.

This is for any youth, boys and girls, 12 years of age  and up. The camp will feature Mila Marquart from the University of Regina as well as some of her team mates.

Marquart will be entering her second year playing for the U of R and has also played two years of high performance volleyball with the Cougars Volleyball club , winning the Saskatchewan Cup tournament twice.

This is a great opportunity to enhance skills and improve team play by high level instructors! Spots are limited so REGISTER early to avoid disappointment!

please call the Rec Office at 306-688-3538 to sign up!

Camp is $50 per person!

The Phantom Lake Golf Club is holding their spring AGM next Wednesday May the 14th at the Clubhouse.

The meeting will include a financial report, President's report as well as a recap from last year and what to expect and look forward to this year.

There will also be election's for people to step up and join the board.

This meeting is open to the general public but only board members can vote.

The meeting will start at 7:30.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard managed to pick up a single point last night after falling in a thrilling, back-and-forth battle against the Trenton Golden Hawks in overtime.
After a quiet opening period, the tempo ramped up in the second, with both championship squads combining for six goals. Trenton’s Joey Brehmer and Nathan Taylor struck back-to-back within the first eight minutes to give the Hawks an early cushion.

Just past the midway point, Miguel Bouvier and the Blizz penalty kill unit responded with a short-handed tally. But the Golden Hawks answered almost immediately—still on the power play—when Trevor McDowell found the back of the net to make it 3–1.

The Blizzard fought back to even things up before the period closed. Tyler Bernier cashed in just after the 16-minute mark, and Esteban Cinq-Mars added a power-play goal with under 90 seconds remaining to tie it 3–3 heading into the third.

Corbin Roach lit the lamp early in the final frame to restore Trenton’s lead. But with just over a minute left in regulation, Bernier stepped up once more, burying his second of the night to force overtime.

In the extra frame, it was Roach again, securing the win for Trenton with his second goal of the game, four minutes into the sudden-death period. Make the final score 5-4, Trenton. 

The accolades continue to roll in for Flin Flon Bomber netminder Mathew Kieper who is one of 5 finalists for the CJHL Most Valuable Player.

The CJHL made the announcement yesterday.

It is no secret that after Kieper's arrival, the Flin Flon Bombers turned their season around. Heading into November Flin Flon was sitting in  tenth place  and by the end of the season managed to finish second overall.

Kieper only ended up losing twice in regulation in the entire season and scooped up both the SJHL MVP and Top Goaltender Awards in leading the league in GAA and Save %.

Congratulations are also in order for 20 year old Flin Flon Bomber Carter Cormier who will get a chance to further his hockey career at Red Deer Polytechnic.

Cormier came to the Bombers from the Blackfalds Bulldogs and put up decent numbers including 37 points in 50 games , and managed to hit the 20 goal mark.

The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings recently won the ACAC Championship for the second season in a row. There are 16 former SJHL players on this roster and former Bombers, Chase and Easton Haygarth spent the last 4 years with the Kings program.

This week’s Northern Flights Disc Golf  spring league  had a great  turnout that doubled from the opening week at the beautiful Kingsway Park. The nice weather was an added bonus.

Top of the leaderboard:
Shane H. and Chris W. threw down a sizzling -1 from the long white tees. The only team to finish under par from the whites. Smooth throws, solid putts, and just the right amount of tree love.

Highlights:

• A missing midrange that was lost in the creek two years ago has been found.
• The Winner of this week’s prize of a free medium pizza from Domino’s was Shane H.

If you are interested in joining them and finding out more about the league you can show up Tuesdays and Thursdays.They  meet at Kingsway Park between 5:30 – 6:00pm.  Rounds will begin at 6pm. Win great prizes from different sponsors including  Creighton’s Pizza, Arctic Beverages, Rack’s Billiards, and Domino’s Pizza.

There is no charge to join.

The Opaskwayak Soccer Association is hosting a Warm-Up Tournament this Saturday, May 10, at the Big Eddy Soccer Field.

The tournament is co-ed and open to all ages. The deadline to register a team is tomorrow.

There’s no entry fee, and prizes will include pizza, juice, and chips.

For more information, contact Kristen Young at 204-620-3114 or message the OSA Facebook page.

The Flin Flon Bombers have announced that they have signed long term Coach and GM, Mike Reagan to a two year contract extension.

Reagan has been behind the Bomber bench for the last 18 seasons and is the winingest coach in Bomber history amassing over 500 victories. Over that span,  the Bombers have 5 division titles and have been to the league final 5 times.

Mike has also had an opportunity to coach Canada Weston  4 different occasions and has won two Gold medals and came away with a Bronze this past year.

Under the guidance of Reagan, the Flin Flon Bomber organization has helped 20 players from their program advance to the NCAA.

Reagan went on to say that he is very excited about the make up of his team for the up coming season. " I think if we didn't have the players that we have , I wouldn't be as intrigued about doing a rebuild or anything like that. I am not interested in doing that at this point in my career. The landscape of hockey has changed a lot and you never know from year to year who will come back or go to another league, there is a lot of options out there for guys. We feel as an organization and staff that we have a lot of great pieces that are going to be that much better next year. Obviously there is some work to do in finding a few high end players and guys that will replace the players we lost."

The Bombers will start looking to fill those holes with their Spring Camp which will take place in Saskatoon this weekend. 

One of the best 9 hole golf courses you will find anywhere in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is ready to go for another season starting Thursday.

Pro Shop Manager Amanda Dubinak has confirmed that the Phantom Lake Golf Club will open up On Thursday with tee times starting at 10 am.

The course wintered very well and the greens already look amazing as Brett and his crew continue to work hard to make this one of the most beautiful courses around.

The Driving Range is also open but the Club House will be opening up at a later date.

For any other information and tee times you can call 306-688-5555.

The OCN U14 Mixed Minor Ball League meets every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Joe A. Ross School ballfield. If needed, equipment such as gloves, bats, and balls will be provided. There are no fees until June 20th, which marks the end of the first season.

If player interest continues to grow, the league will resume in July and run through to October.

For more information, contact Byron Bignell via Facebook or call 204-978-1229.

The Phantom Lake Soccer Club officially kicked off their season with their indoor tournament which took place this past weekend at the Creighton Sportex.

62 kids signed up and a big thanks to all the Coach's, volunteers, referee's, sponsors, players and spectators who made their way out to cheer on the kids.

Here are the results: Gold Medal  game for 2011 to 2013 it was Team 1 beating Team 2 , 7 to 1. The team was coached by Jocylyn Kozar, Zoe Fritsch and Alexa Jobes.

Gold Medal Game for 2014-16 saw Team A beat Team B,  8 to 3. The winning coach's were Blake Shirran and Caleb Jackson.

The regular season starts today with practises outside and games will start next week. 102.9 CFAR will release the schedule later this week.

The 2013 juniors capture bronze at final tournament of the spring season. The 2013 Junior Northstars competed in the 2nd annual kings cup this past weekend at the seven oaks arena in Winnipeg.

The Northstars defeated the Wheatland Wild 8-2 to begin the tournament but would fall later that evening 7-4 to the host Kings. Saturday would see Norman  rebound and pick up a 6-3 over the River city rebels.

Norman would advance to the semifinals where they lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Winnipeg tropics 2-1 who would be the eventual tournament champions.

The Northstars would once again bounce back from a loss and knocked off  the Top Shelf Warriors in the bronze medal game 7-4. This was another successful weekend for the Northstars and the team received much praise from the tournament organizers and competing teams.

That wraps up  the spring season for the Northstars but the team is already in the early stages of planning next season. Team roster: Flin Flon Eli Chrisp (G) Quinn Trubiak Aiyden Kemp Brody Cooper.  The Pas Burke Lehmann (G) Billy Melnyk Parker Tritthart Landen Colgan.  Thompson Jake Cameron Blake Harding Brock Andres Xavier Lavoie Kane Davis . Rankin Inlet Sebastian Siksik Theo Clark Solomon Sanertanut. Coaches were  Jonathan Cooper Rob Andres and Ty Davis

The official schedule has been released for the preliminary round of the 2025 Centennial Cup. The Northern Manitoba Blizzard will open the tournament against the OJHL’s Trenton Golden Hawks on May 8th at 2:00 p.m. On May 10th at 9:30 p.m., they’ll take on the NOJHL’s Sudbury Cubs, followed by a matchup with the SIJHL’s Kam River Fighting Walleye on May 12th. Lastly, on May 14th, the Blizzard will face off against the AJHL’s Grande Prairie Storm.

This year’s tournament promises to be a must-watch hockey event, as all participating teams will proudly represent their leagues, communities, and provinces. If the Blizzard performs well in the preliminary round, they’ll secure a spot in the quarterfinals on May 16th.

All games will be held at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, AB.

The Blizzard will host a Centennial Cup send-off today at 11:00 a.m. at Roy H. Johnston Arena. All are welcome to stop by and show their support.

Former Flin Flon Bomber bench boss, Larry Wintoneak has led the Kam River Fighting Walleye to an SIJHL Championship.

The Walleye claimed their second Bill Salonen Cup in the last three seasons with a 4 to 3 OT win over the Dryden Ice Dogs on Tuesday night.

Kam River took the Championship series in 6 games and it is the second Championship for Wintoneak in the SIJHL, as he led the Ice Dogs to the inaugural SIJHL title back in 2002.

Wintoneak spent 5 years at the helm for the Bombers between 1997 and 2001 and was the Head Coach the year the Bombers hosted the national championship,  The Royal Bank Cup as it was known at that time.

Larry also coached the Laronge Ice Wolves, Kindersley Klippers, Thunder Bay Flyers and Calgary Buffaloes U-18 AAA.

The Kam River Fighting Walleye will now move on to the Centennial Cup in Calgary with the tournament starting on May the 8th.