All hockey regions outside of Winnipeg will be represented in Brandon this weekend for a Hockey Development Tournament.

 

U-13'S and U-15'S will be showcased including a number of players from Northern Manitoba including Flin Flon.

 

The U-13 AA Team is coached by Rob Trubiak and Kurt Lehman, U-13 Gold coached by Adam Ricard and Tyler Davis from Thompson and the U-13 Silver Team is coached by Shawn Nabe.

 

Games start Friday and go through til Sunday with each team playing four games and 22 different teams from across Manitoba will be taking part.

The schedule has been released for the annual Jason Morran Memorial U-11 Hockey  Tournament this  weekend at both the Whitney Forum and Sportex.

 

Action starts on Friday with the Peds Threads Bombers taking on the Pas Huskies Team 1 at 12:15 at the Whitney Forum.

 

The Northland Ford Bombers face the Pas Huskies Team 2 at 12:15 at the Sportex.

 

Swan Valley will then play the Carrol Aeros at 2pm at the Whitney Forum, Thompson A King Miners VS Norway House , 2pm at the Sportex followed by the Peds Threads Bombers taking on the Thompson AA King Miners at 3:45 at the Whitney and the Northland Ford Bombers squaring off with Norway House at 5:30 at the Sportex.

Creighton Recreation in conjunction with Northern Stars Volleyball is holding a Youth Volleyball Camp on Saturday January the 10th at Hapnot Collegiate.

 

This is for youth in grades 7 and 8 and will focus on skill development and team play and takes place between 10am and 4pm, and will be ran by the U-17 Northern Stars team and Coach Ray Shirran.

 

You will need to bring a water bottle, knee pads, gym wear and indoor shoes.

 

Register by contacting Lindsay at 204-271-1283 or Creighton Rec at 306-688-3538. Cost is $20.00.

The SJHL kicked off the Viking Cup in style yesterday in Camrose Alberta by knocking off the Midland University Warriors 6 to 2.

 

It is a team featuring the premiere 20 year old's out of the SJHL, including three players from the Flin Flon Bombers,  Joey Lies, Reid Arberry and Sam Ward.

 

All three players picked up points in the win yesterday including Arberry who had a goal and an assist, Lies and Ward both picked up an assist. 

 

The Kindersley Klippers Russ Demo led the way with two goals and an assist.

 

This was the SJHL'S first game at the Viking Cup in 20 years.

 

The SJHL is back on the ice tonight as they will face the Czechia Selects  at 6pm.

Lots of skating opportunities are coming up at the Whitney Forum in 2026.

 

The Flin Flon Bombers will be holding a Learn To Skate program Mondays and Thursdays, January the 12th to March 12th at the Whitney Forum.

 

The cost is $80.00 and you can register by going to the booking and registration tab at cityofflinflon.ca.

 

Learn To Figure Skate will be starting on January the 14th and take place Wednesday's til March the 17th.

 

It takes place from 5 to 6pm and will cost $120.00 and you can register once again by going to the booking and registration tab at cityofflinflon.ca.

 

You can also get more information by e-mailing kandersen@flinflon.ca.

The Creighton Recreation Skating program will be resuming in January at the Creighton Sportex.

 

The new programs with instructors Rikki and Joleen will start on Saturday January the 10th.

 

Once again they are offering programs for lots of differnt ages including Parents and Tots at 1:30, followed by Beginners at 2pm and Intermediates at 2:30.

 

It will be a 7 week program and you can register at the Creighton Rec Office at 306-688- 3538.

The Flin Flon Bombers closed out 2025 with a couple of convincing wins over the Laronge Ice Wolves on the weekend.

 

The Bombers made their way to the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre for just the second time in franchise history on Friday night to kick off the home and home.

 

Landon Alexander scored just eight minutes into the opening period and the Bombers never looked back in a 6 to 1 win.

 

Xavier Fachon had a strong game scoring twice on the powerplay to give him 5 on the season. The other Flin Flon goals came from Hudson Breahaut (4), Leo Seitz (8) and Ryan Ulmer (4).

 

Former Bomber, Connor Hoemsen scored the lone goal for  Laronge when he scored on an odd man rush with the only shot that beat Finn Werner early in the third period.

 

Both goalies played great with Finn Werner picking up his fifth win of the season for Flin Flon  making 27 saves on 28 shots. Werner continues to have solid numbers with a GAA of 2.17 and a save % of .910.

 

Ice Wolf starting netminder Graham Brown played very well and did everything he could to keep his team in the game with 50 saves on 56 shots.

 

Specialty teams were huge with the Wolves not able to muster anything on the powerplay going 0 for 7 which included two 5 on 3's. The Bombers went 3 for 9.

 

The two teams would wrap up 2025 with the rematch at the Whitney Forum on Saturday.

 

The Bomber's powerplay was on fire once again going 4 for 8 and Flin Flon found the back of the net 8 times for an 8 to 3 victory.

 

It took just over a minute for Maverick Deslisle to score his 11th of the year and the Teddy Bears came flying out on the ice for The Northland Ford Teddy Bear Toss.

 

Once the Teddy Bears got cleaned up, Flin Flon went back to work with Wyatt Stinton scoring his 6th of the year on the powerplay.

 

Give Laronge credit,  they did battle back to tie the game at two on goals from Oliver Christianson and their Captain Zane Normand. The Bombers did score a couple more times to close out the period with Deslisle scoring his second of the night and Jacob Bauman adding his second of the season late in the opening period. 

 

The Bombers kept coming and added four more goals in the second courtesy of Wyatt Stinton who picked up his second of the night and 7th of the season.  Reid Arberry scored his 13th and Jack Martin his 9th.

 

The biggest celebration of the night came when second year defenseman Natan Meunier scored his first ever SJHL goal when he grabbed a puck off the boards and fired a wrist shot from the point that found the back of the net.

 

Meunier got swarmed by his team mates and it was his 19th birthday to boot, for a game I'm sure he won't forget.

 

Laronge got the only goal in the third period when recently acquired Nikita Kulikov buried a rebound early in the period.

 

Devin Peck got the call between the pipes and picked up his 12th win of the season with 22 saves on 25 shots. Riley Zezel got the start from Laronge who was under fire all night,  but played well and ended up with 54 saves on 62 shots.

 

With the two wins,  the Bombers are back in first place overall  with 43 points through 31 games and are a very impressive 13-0 at the Whitney Forum.

 

Laronge will slip to 6-19-2-1 and remain in the basement.

 

The SJHL is now on it's Christmas break and the Bombers will be back on the ice starting on January the 2nd as they host the Melfort Mustangs. Our first radio broadcast of the new year will be in Melfort January the 3rd.

 

I want to take this time to wish all Flin Flon Bomber fans, parents, sponsors, board members and the players and coach's a Very  Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing everyone back at the rinks in 2026. 

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard wrapped up 2025 with a single road game against Neepawa. The game was an exciting battle, as the contest was tied 3–3 at one point thanks to goals from Hunter Dingman, Isaac Tomchak, and the Blizzard’s special teams unit.

Unfortunately, Neepawa was able to score two late goals to seal a 5–3 victory. The entire Blizzard organization is now on holiday break and will return on Saturday, January 3, with a home game against Virden.

Just two more games remaining for the Flin Flon Bombers before we flip the calender to 2026.

 

Flin Flon will close out 2025 with a home and home with the Laronge Ice Wolves who they have not seen since opening weekend.

 

These are two teams going in opposite directions as the Bombers are 19-9-0-1, second overall with 39 points while Laronge is 6-17-2-1 and are in the basement with 15 points.

 

This may look like a mismatch on paper,  but we all know that anyone can beat anyone on a given night in the SJHL, and the Wolves will be pumped and hungry to knock off their Northern rivals.

 

Flin Flon did win the two meetings to start the season by scores of 9 to 4 and 5 to 1back in September and both teams have made changes since then especially Laronge.

 

The Wolves didn't have their Captain Zane Normand in the lineup and hadn't acquired one of their better snipers in Evan Cook who didn't arrive til October. Both these players should make a difference in the head to head games with the Bombers this weekend.

 

Flin Flon continues to be led offensively by two veteran 20 year old's in  Joey Lies and Reid Arberry. They have combined for 57 points and both are in double figures for goals. Lies leads the way with 16 and Arberry has 12.

 

Specialty teams could be a factor this weekend as the Bombers have the league's fourth best powerplay at 22.8 %, while the Wolves are last at just 8 %. The Bomber Penalty Kill is 6th at 82.8 % with the Wolves 12th at 70.4 %.

 

Numbers do tell the story,  but I expect the Wolves to be motivated and if they could pull off the upset tonight and this weekend, it could end up turning their season around.

 

Coach Kaminski will have his team ready to go and a good crowd is expected tonight at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre with puck drop at 7:30pm. No radio broadcast tonight as this game will be broadcast on Sasktel TV Province wide.

 

We will have the rematch from the Whitney Forum tomorrow  on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com, beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck for Creighton Furniture at 7:30.

 

Don't forget to bring your Teddy Bears and stuffed animals to the rink for the annual Northland Ford Teddy Bear Toss tomorrow night. When the Bombers score the first goal,  you throw the Teddy Bears on the ice and they get collected and donated to the Friendship Centre for their annual  Christmas Gift Program.

Congratulations to former Flin Flon Bomber Defenseman  Cole Tanchuk on being hired by the RCMP after completing training at the Depot Division.

 

Cole's first post will be serving communities in Northern Saskatchewan.

 

Tanchuk credits his four years with the Bombers as spring boarding his new career in policing. “Reags really prepared me for depot,” Tanchuk said. “You don’t really notice it when you’re there, but when you get out in the real world, you really realize that Rags prepares you for the real world. With policing, it’s a very disciplined job, and the way he holds everyone accountable goes hand in hand with what I experienced at depot.”

 

Tanchuk spent all four years of his junior career in Flin Flon, suiting up for 203 regular season games and picking up 63 points in the process including 9 goals and 54 assists.

 

He also added 15 points in 53 career playoff games and helped the Bombers reach the league final in three straight seasons which included a trip to the National Final in Estevan in 2022.

 

Originally from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Tanchuk will begin his RCMP service in his hometown, before transitioning to Sandy Bay later this year—bringing him back to a familiar part of the province and close to the community that supported him throughout his junior hockey career.

The Norman Minor  Hockey Region has chosen  their coach's for the Manitoba Winter Games coming up in Thompson March the 1st to the 7th.

 

Norman will be represented in the Boys U-13 (2013) and the coach is Ryan Andres from Thompson.

 

Norman will also have a Girls team U-13(2013-14) and will be coached by Kelsey Paddock of The Pas and Rene Gagnon of Snow Lake.

 

The games will welcome more than 1,500 athletes, 300 coach's and managers, 100 officials and upwards of 700 volunteers from across Manitoba. This is the third time that Thompson has hosted  the event including 1994 and 2018.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey will host their first tournament of 2026, the weekend of January the 2nd to the 4th.

 

It will be the Jason Morran Memorial  U-11 Tournament featuring the host teams the Northland Ford U-11 Bombers and the U-11 Peds Threads Bombers.

 

There will be teams coming in from out of town including The Pas, Thompson and Cross Lake and will be place in two different divisions.

 

Games will take place at both the Whitney Forum and Sportex with round robin on Friday and Saturday and the playoffs on Sunday.

A friendly reminder that UCN The Pas Campus regularly offers sports and fitness activities in its gymnasium. One of the best ways to stay informed is by following the official UCN Student Life – The Pas Campus Facebook page.

There’s plenty happening this week, with activities scheduled for tonight, tomorrow, and Friday. Indoor soccer takes place tonight, a co-ed volleyball session is scheduled for tomorrow, and Friday will feature pickleball night. Each session runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community members are required to pay a drop-in fee for any physical activity open to the public, while UCN staff and students can participate free of charge.

 

Happening next week from December 22nd to the 23rd, the Holiday Hockey Showdown will take place on OCN for U9, U11, U13, U15, and U18 athletes from across the North. The non-sanctioned tournament will feature a double-knockout format, championship trophies, 16-player rosters, and everything needed to make the event both competitive and fun.

 

The cost to register a team is set at $300. To enter a team, text 431-293-0079. All games will be played at the GLMC, and schedules will be released on December 20.

Make your way out to Creighton School tonight for the annual Red/Green Basketball  game where the Kodiaks will take on the Hapnot Kings and Queens.

 

The Girls game will tip off at 5:30 and the Boys will play right after.

 

There will be a silver collection at the door and non-perishable food items will be collected on behalf of the Lord”s Bounty Food Bank. Come on out and support your Senior Basketball Teams ,  and of course remember to wear Green!

Three  Flin Flon Skiers did very well at the first Cross Country Saskatchewan races this past weekend. The races were held in Saskatoon and three skiers from the  Flin Flon Nordic team  reached the podium. 

 

All three winners were siblings and congratulations to Charlette Unrau who won Gold in the U-14 Girls Category. Her brothers Matthew and Luke Unrau both won Gold in the U-12 and U-10 Boys Categories.

 

All three skiers competed in the Skate Sprints and had great showings despite the cold weather.

 

The Flin Flon Ski Club look forward to another great winter and have lots of programs and events for people of all ages. Find out more by going to flinflonskiclub.ca.

Basketball action kicked off this past weekend for the JV Girls and both SV teams of MBCI. The JV Girls were in Cranberry Portage on Friday and Saturday, taking part in the Frontier Collegiate JV Classic. Meanwhile, MBCI hosted several Manitoba and Saskatchewan schools last Friday and Saturday for the Bill McDonald Memorial Tournament.

 

All three MBCI teams advanced to the finals of their respective tournaments, but each came up just short. Both SV MBCI teams fell to R.D. Parker Collegiate in the boys’ and girls’ finals, while the JV Girls struggled against the Hapnot Kopper Kweens in their championship matchup.

The high school basketball season kicked off this past weekend and a number of Hapnot teams were in action.

 

It was a very impressive weekend for the JV Queens who were in Cranberry for the Frontier Classic.

 

The Queens crushed the competition beating MBCI out of The Pas 76 to 15, Cross Lake 67 to 8 and the host Raiders 57 to 8, going a perfect 3-0 in the round robin.

 

The JV Queens advanced directly to the final  and they once again dominated MBCI winning 61 to 14 to finish first.

 

Congratulations to Head Coach Craig McIntosh and the rest of the Queens on their start to the season.

 

The Senior Hapnot  Queens were in Carberry for the Carberry Classic.

 

The Queens went 1-1 in the round robin losing to Souris 73 to 35 before beating Major Pratt out of Russell 71 to 16. That put the Queens in the playoff round and they lost to William Morton 50 to 44 and finish fourth.

 

The Senior Hapnot Kings were in the Pas this past weekend for the Bill McDonald Memorial.

 

The Kings went 0-2 in the round robin losing to MBCI 72 to 49 and RD Parker out of Thompson 77 to 55.

 

They would wrap up the tournament on a high with a 71 to 55 win over Porcupine Plain in the third place game.

 

The JV teams are now off til the new year while the Senior Kings and Queens wll both be in action this Tuesday for the Red and Green Classic in Creighton.

Down 6 regulars in their lineup the Flin Flon Bombers made their way to the Battlefords to take on the Stars in a pair of games this past weekend at Access Communications Centre.

 

Battleford was one of the hottest teams in the league and were 8-2 in their last ten games.

 

Flin Flon was missing the services of Ryder Mucha, Keaton Lesperance and Hudson Brehaut who didn’t make the trip due to sickness. Nathan Lalumiere and Nash Holmes were both out with injuries and Wyatt Stinton was at the World JR A Challenge in Quebec.

 

The Bombers sucked it up even with a small bench and dropped Friday’s game 4 to 2 in a game that could of went either way.

 

After a scoreless opening period the Stars jumped out 2 to 0 in the second on goals from Gavin Granger and Finlay Klippenstein. The goal from Klippenstein really hurt,  as he scored with only 26 seconds left in the period to give the Stars all the momentum.

 

The intermission did the Bombers good and Braydon Bruce did manage to score his first ever SJHL goal early in the third,  when he released a nice snapshot from the high slot over a maze of players in front of the Battleford net.

 

This would get Flin Flon on the board at 2 to 1.

 

Finlay Klippenstein had the hot hand and he would score two more goals to complete the hat-trick including his 15^th of the season into the empty net as the Stars picked up the win.

 

Flin Flon’s Daniel Morozov did score a nice goal off the faceoff late in the game but that is as close as the Bombers would come.

 

The Stars netminder Kaiden Serpa was solid and only gave up two goals on 39 shots including 15 saves alone in the third period. Serpa was also good early,  as the Bombers did come out and dominate the first period but couldn’t convert.

 

Devin Peck suffered the loss and gave up 3 goals on 34 shots with the other goal scored into the empty net.

 

Despite the loss on Friday,  the Bombers felt they were the better team and  if they could of got their  specialty teams going they  would of had a better fate. Flin Flon went 0 for 6 on the PP while the Stars were 2 for 4 and this was one of the big differences in the game.

 

The Bombers vowed to be better on Saturday and they were as they came out and dominated the rematch.

 

Flin Flon got the only two goals of the opening period courtesy of Jacob Bayman and Sam Ward. Bauman got rewarded by getting to the net and converted a beautiful pass from Joey Lies as he scored low glove side on Serpa for his first ever SJHL goal.

 

Sam Ward scored on the powerplay when he flipped a puck on the Stars net that fooled Kaiden Serpa and the visitors found themselves in  front 2 to 0 after one period.

 

The teams would trade goals in the second period including an early one from the Stars just 42 seconds in from Drew Williamson. Carter Geisen also scored a nice goal short handed when he knocked down a Bomber pass and went down the ice alone to beat the Bomber netminder Finn Werner.

 

The Bombers got second period goals from Maverick Deslisle and Leo Seitz and the Bombers were up 4 to 2 after two.

 

Flin Flon were not going to be denied this night as they scored  another timely goal early in the third,  when Jack Martin took advantage of a Stars turn over in their own zone.

 

Battleford would fight back to make it a two goal game  once again,  when Finlay Klippenstein would score his fourth of the weekend on a partial break away when he beat Werner with a nice shot up high under the bar.

 

The Bombers would eventually seal it with an empty netter from Pierce Yakimchuk with less than two minutes remaining for the 6 to 3 win.

 

Finn Werner started and he was fantastic with a lot of key saves including many late in the game with the Battleford net empty,  and the extra attacker on the ice. Werner wound up with 29 saves on 32 shots and is now 4 -1 on the season.

 

Kaiden Serpa got his second straight start for the Battleford’s  and he took the loss giving up 5 goals on 36 shots. Specialty teams were way better for the Bombers this night as they went 1 for 3 on the powerplay and killed all 6 North Stars opportunities.

 

Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan summed up the victory on Saturday. “ I give the guys a lot of credit tonight it was real gutsy. We have a lot of sick guys and we made it mandatory for them to take some Advil last night. Guys were feeling a little better tonight and it showed,  and we were short even another guy tonight and we only had ten forwards and the guys worked extremely hard. We just had our legs under us a little better tonight. There are times you are really frustrated with your team and then there are times you absolutely love them, not just because you won but because of the effort  and how hard we competed because of the circumstances.”

 

After the weekend the Bombers see their record improve to 19-9-0-1, good for 39 points and are second overall, just 3 points behind the first place Weyburn Red Wings. Both teams have played 29 games.

 

Battleford will slip to 15-8-2-2 and are 6^th overall and are only two points behind the third place Nipawin Hawks.

 

Flin Flon only has two more game remaining  before Christmas and will close out 2025 with a home and home with the Laronge Ice Wolves. This will be their first meeting since the opening weekend of the season.

 

Friday’s game will be played at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre in Laronge with the rematch at the Whitney Forum on Saturday.

 

Saturday’s game will also be the Northland Ford Teddy Bear Toss where fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to donate towards the Salvation Army and Friendship Centre’s Christmas Toy Drives.

The KJHL Showcase is happening this weekend, and like all the other teams, the OCN Storm will be playing back-to-back games to maximize their exposure to the coaches and scouts in attendance. The Storm will certainly have plenty of eyes on them, given how dominant they’ve been this season, sitting in first place with a staggering 28 points.

 

The Storm will play their first game on Saturday against the Cross Lake Islanders at 1:30 p.m. Sunday’s game will be against the Peguis Juniors, beginning at around 10:30 a.m. All games will be played at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena and are free to attend.

 

And of course, it wouldn’t be a KJHL Showcase without an All-Star Game. For those wanting to check it out, the best-on-best matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Happening on Saturday, December 13th, Chris Cringle will once again be making a stop in The Pas—this time to skate. Thanks to the TPCRC, the Kelsey Rec, and a number of local sponsors, Santa Claus himself will be dropping by the Roy to go for a skate with all the amazing folks across the RM of Kelsey.

 

This free event runs from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Skate rentals will be available for those who need them, and complimentary hot chocolate and hot dogs will be served to anyone who works up an appetite on the ice.

If you would like to try something new or rediscover the great sport of Curling ,  you are invited to drop by the Uptown Curling Rink on Friday December the 19th.

 

The Flin Flon Curling Club will be holding a drop in session.

 

New and experienced curlers are welcome. Members of the Flin Flon Curling Club will be on site to offer tips and guidance to anyone who would like a refresher.

 

There will be equipment avaialable to use and it will take place between 7 and 9pm.

A great opportunity for all Flin Flon Minor Hockey goaltenders coming up this weekend at the Whitney Forum. Goalie Development will take place this Sunday starting at 3pm.

 

The instructor is  Flin Flon Bomber Assistant Coach Tyler Szturm who has lots of experience including a stint with the Estevan Bruins and the Fort Frances Lakers out of the SIJHL.

 

This is open to all goalies that are registered in the Flin Flon Minor Hockey system. You can register by contacting,  goaliecoordinator@gmail.com.

High School Basketball season is underway and it is a very busy weekend for both the Hapnot Kings and Queens.

 

The Senior Queens will be in Carberry for the Christmas Classic.

 

The Queens play Souris at 11:45 am  and then take on Major Prat out of Russell at 6:45pm. Playoffs begin Saturday morning at 10am with the final at 2pm.

 

The Senior Kings are in the Pas this weekend for the Bill Macdonald Memorial Tournament.

 

The Kings play two games on Friday including Porcupine Plain at 12:45 and the host team from MBCI at 4:15pm. The Kings will play two more round robin games on Saturday against RD Parker out of Thompson at 12:30 and Hudson Bay at 4pm.

 

The JV Queens are in Cranberry for the Girls JV Classic.

 

They will play four round robin games starting on Friday against the host Raiders at 10am, MBCI out of The Pas 1pm, then Norway House on Saturday at 8am and Cross Lake at noon.

First place overall was on the line this past weekend as the Flin Flon Bombers hooked up with their long time division rivals the  Nipawin Hawks in a home and home.

 

Flin Flon led the Hawks by two points as they ventured down the highway to the Centennial Arena on Friday night.

 

The Bombers were 17-7-0-1 while the Hawks entered the weekend 16-6-1.

 

Things started well for the Maroon and White on Friday as Daniel Morozov picked up his third on the year on the powerplay. Morozov took advantage of a nice pass from Sam Ward to beat Gage Roberts on a nice snapshot low blocker side.

 

Flin Flon carried a 1 to 0 lead into the second period and it took Nipawin all of 23 seconds to tie the game when home town  Captain Finley Radloff was left alone in front of the Bomber net.

Congratulations to Ekko Graham for being awarded M30 Athlete of the Week. 

 

Ekko plays for the Hapnot Collegiate Senior Queens volleyball team.

 

Ekko was named to the volleyball graduating all-star team and will be attending the game this weekend in Winnipeg.

 

Unfortunately, she will be unable to play due to a sprained ankle sustained at the end of her round robin games during the volleyball provincials this past weekend.

 

Despite this setback, Ekko  played a crucial role in helping her team advance out of pool play, finishing second in their pool, and then a fourth place at Provincials.

After finishing November with an incredible 10-1 record the Flin Flon Bombers look forward to hitting the ice in December.

 

It will be a tough test to begin the month with a UPL Division matchup against the Nipawin Hawks in a home starting tonight at the Cage.

 

Not only will this weekend decide first place in the division, but first place overall. Entering play tonight the Bombers are 17-7-0-1 good for 35 points, while the Hawks are 16-6-1, and are just two points behind.

 

The Hawks are also red hot and are on a 5 game winning streak and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Since the Hawks acquired Brendan Olson from the Melville Millionaires they have been able to get it into high gear.

 

These are also the two stingiest teams in the league when it comes to goals against  with Nipawin leading the league with 65 goals against in 23 games with the Bombers are  right behind with 68 in 25 games.

 

The Hawks also have the best penalty kill in the league at 86%, with Flin Flon 7th overall at 81.6 %. The Bombers are ranked number 4 on the powerplay at 23.7 %, followed by Nipawin 6th overall at 19%.

 

This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two long time rivals with the Bombers taking two of the first three meetings. Flin Flon beat the Hawks in their home opener 4 to 1 back on September the 26th, before Nipawin responded with a 3 to 1 win at home on October the 14th.

 

Flin Flon also took the game at the Whitney Forum 5 to 1 in their most recent meeting on November the 1st.

 

Puck drop tonight at the Cage is 7pm which means we hit the air at 6:40 pm with the Great North GM Coach's Show followed by play by play for Creighton Furniture  on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

 

The rematch will go tomorrow night at the Whitney Forum at 7:30 and you will also be able to listen to tomorrow night's game on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are back tonight and tomorrow for a two-game doubleheader against the Winnipeg Blues and the Neepawa Titans. The Blues enter tonight’s contest on a three-game losing streak, while the Titans are also coming off a loss to Portage but will look to bounce back tonight against Swan Valley.

Both teams previously edged out the Blizz in close matchups — on November 2nd, Northern Manitoba fell 3–2 to division rival Neepawa, and on November 7th, the Blues topped the Blizz with a 5–4 shootout win. However, with the Blizz coming off a 5–1 statement victory this past week against Swan Valley, Northern Manitoba will look to use that momentum to pick up more points before the Christmas break arrives.

Puck drop is set for 7:00 P.M. for both games. 102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting tomorrow’s matchup.

Flin Flon Parks and Rec in conjunction with Kelsey Rec are holding some National Lifeguard courses.

 

This will prepare you to prevent accidents, respond to emergencies and keep swimmers safe.

 

The dates are December the 28th to the 31st and January the 2nd to the 4th at the Winton Pool in The Pas.

 

The prerequisites are you need to be 15 by the day of the exam and have your Bronze Cross, Standard First Aid and CPR by the first day of the course.

 

If you are missing a prerequisite you can contact the rec office right away to get you on course. For more information and to sign up you can contact kandersen@flinflon.ca.

Just in time for Christmas, the 2026 Aqua Centre pool punch passes are available.

 

These passes will be available all of December at Flin Flon City Hall.

 

The new swimming pool is expected to open up this Spring an these passes will make the perfect Christmas gift or stocking stuffer. There are lots of options for families, adults, youth, children and special discounts for Flin Flon residents and seniors.

 

Each pass will include 20 entries to the brand new pool once it opens.

 

There are great discounts being offered right now including 25% for Flin Flon residents  and seniors that are Flin Flon residents a 35% discount.

The Phantom Lake Soccer Club has announced that registration is open for the Little Boos U-3 to 4 Parent and Tot program. 

 

This is for players born in 2022 and 2023 and sessions will start January the 4th.

 

If you would like to sign up and find out more you can e-mail presidentplsc@gmail.com or plsctechnical@gmail.com.

 

If you are interested in coaching, courses will be available free of charge.

The Beatrice Wilson Health Centre will be hosting a free skate this Sunday for anyone looking to get some ice time. The event will take place at Roy H. Johnson Arena from 3:45 P.M. to 5:15 P.M. and is open to the entire Tri-Community.

 

Attendees are encouraged to wear a helmet, but children eight and under are required to wear one and must be accompanied by an adult. Teens sixteen and older may participate without supervision.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard ended their twelve-game losing streak in spectacular fashion last night against division rival Swan Valley. The Blizz opened the game with two unanswered goals from Assistant Captain Hunter Dingman and centerman Kanye Huang. Swan Valley’s Gavin Bartha cut the lead to one in the early stages of the second, but shortly after, Jett Fogle buried one to make it a 3–1 game heading into the final frame.

The third period belonged to the Blizz, as they tacked on two more goals to seal a 5–1 win for Northern Manitoba. With the losing skid now in the rearview mirror, the Blizz will look to add two more wins this Friday and Saturday when they welcome the Winnipeg Blues and Neepawa Titans for back-to-back games. 102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting Saturday’s matchup against the Titans. Puck drop for both games is set for 7:00 P.M.

The Flin Flon Bombers are once again one of the elite junior  hockey teams in the country and sit first overall in the SJHL standings at 17-7-0-1.

 

The Bombers are on a roll after finishing the month of November at 10-1.

 

They are getting contributions from everyone including 20 year old defenseman Sam Ward who arrived from the WHL in early October.

 

Ward was on fire in November collecting 12 points in 11 games including 6 goals. So far this season,  Ward is 9th in scoring among SJHL Defensemen with 15 points in 15 games and has played a lot less games than the players ahead of him.

 

The accolades continue to pour in with Ward also being selected the Super U Defenseman Of The Week. Ward picked up 5 points in the two wins over Kindersley on the weekend including 3 goals and 2 assists.

 

Congratulations are also in order for Bomber Forward Maverick Deslisle who was named the Borgault Forward Of The Week. Deslisle also had a good series  against the Klippers picking up 6 points in the two games  on the weekend.

 

So far this year Deslisle has 23 points in 23 games including 9 goals.

The high school basketball season has started in Saskatchewan and the Creighton Kodiak Girls played their first tournament of the season.

 

The Kodiak's were in Saskatoon for the Bowlt Tournament and played very well coming in second. They beat the host team Tommy Douglas Tigers and then defeated the Marion Graham Falcons 41 to 30.

 

That put them in the final against Bedford Road and the Kodiaks lost a close one and ended up finishing second.

 

Congratulations to Keely Nivon on being chosen the player of the game, Emma Gardiner Long,  the Energy Player Of The Game, and Marlee Lounsbury was a Tournament All Star.

The OCN Storm kept up their winning ways this past weekend, going 2-0 against the Cross Lake Islanders. Both games were tight, competitive, and needed overtime to decide a winner.

Saturday’s contest saw OCN get off to a fast start in the first period with goals from both Justin Eetuk and Cedrick Puffalt. Cross Lake’s Trace Sinclair responded with one of his own, making it 2–1 heading into the second. Cameron Sutherland tied things up just before the halfway point of the middle frame, and in the third, both teams found the back of the net once more, sending the game to overtime tied 4–4. Fortunately for OCN, Justin Eetuk answered the bell in the extra frame and buried his second of the night, giving the Storm their fourth straight win.

Sunday’s game was no different. Much like Saturday’s tilt, the Storm exploded out of the gate, scoring four goals in the opening period. Cross Lake managed to get two back, narrowing the tally to 4–2 heading into the second. The middle period featured a flurry of offence, with the two squads combining for five goals, making it 6–5 OCN.

Cross Lake needed just one more to not only tie things up but also inch closer to their first win of the season. Takeo Ross stepped up and delivered, tying the game with less than ten minutes remaining in regulation. Unfortunately for the Islanders, it was once again Justin Eetuk who lit the lamp in overtime, securing OCN’s fifth win in a row.

The OCN Storm are now off until the KJHL Showcase, which takes place in Thompson on December 13th and 14th. They’ll face the Islanders and the Juniors in back-to-back games at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.

In other hockey news, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard are back in action tonight as they take on the Swan Valley Stampeders for the first time this season. Both teams are fighting for valuable points heading into the Christmas break and are looking to snap their respective losing streaks. Puck drop is at 7:00 P.M., with 102.9 CJAR’s Funky Threadz pregame show set to begin at around 6:45 P.M.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey hosted their first tournament of the season this past weekend and it was a big success at both the Whitney Forum and Sportex.

 

It was the 25th annual Mel Pearson Memorial Novice Hockey  Tournament paying tribute to one of the all time hockey greats from Flin Flon.

 

Action wrapped up on Sunday and it was the Swan Valley Colts beating The Thompson Dilly Bar Danglers 3 to 0 in the final to win  the Mel Pearson Cup.

 

Other scores included: The Snow Lake Spartans over McKeens Trucking 5 to 4 in the Cementation Event.

 

Swan Valley beat the Flin Flon Firemen 12 to 6 to claim the Jack Turner Event.

 

Northland Ford Lightning beat the Flin Flon Steelworkers 9 to 6 to win the Scott Davidson Event.

 

The Thompson Blizzard Beauties knocked off the Pas Huskies Black 11 to 4 in the Paddy Ginnell Event, and in the Shayne Pearson Event it was the Thompson Bar Busters over Norway House 10 to 4.

 

A big thanks to the organizers, volunteers, sponsors, parents, referees and all the coach's and players from both Flin Flon and everyone from out of town who provided a great weekend of hockey.

 

See you next year.

The Flin Flon Bombers are flying high after two more convincing wins on the weekend.

 

The Kindersley Klippers made their way to the Whitney Forum for  the first time this season in a battle between two of the league’s power house teams.

 

The Bombers played 5 dominant periods over the weekend after a bit of a rough start on Friday.

 

Kindersley came out and quieted the crowd and led the Bombers 2 to 0 after the opening period on goals from Brock Evans and Pryce Thiessen. Flin Flon made some adjustments and came out and dominated the rest of the game and scored six straight goals for a 6 to 2 win.

 

Defenseman Sam Ward led the way with a pair of goals for his 5^th and 6^th of the season. His first goal midway through the second period was an absolute laser beam that beat Brett O’Halloran over his left shoulder and seemed to spark the club.

 

Wyatt Stinton (5), Maverick Deslisle(9), Ryder Mucha (7) and Jack Martin rounded out the scoring .

 

Finn Werner picked up his third straight win between the pipes and stopped 18 out of 20 and the reigning Sask Milk SJHL Rookie Of The Week winner,   has staggering numbers in those three  wins  including a GAA of 1.67 and Save % of .921.

 

Klipper netminder Brett O’Halloran kept his team in it and was their best player making 34 saves on 39 shots, with one of the Bomber goals scored into the empty net.

 

Head Coach and GM, Mike Reagan wanted to see a better start from his team on Saturday and he got that as the Bombers came flying out of the gate.

 

Landon Alexander intercepted a Kindersley pass and went in alone on O’Halloran and beat him low glove side along the post for his 6^th of the year short handed to open the scoring.

 

Alexander gets a lot of attention because of all the great hits he throws, but he is also a brilliant skater and is becoming one of the best players for the Bombers night after night.

 

Flin Flon carried the 1 to 0 lead into the second and got a couple more goals from Keaton Lesperance (2) and Sam Ward with his second in as many nights to give him seven on the season.

 

The Bombers looked like they were in control heading into the third period with a 3 to 0 lead but the Klippers would finally get one past Devin Peck who got the start Saturday.

 

Kindersley captain Will Christian was able to fight off a couple Bomber defenders and make his way to the net and shovelled a shot over Peck’s right shoulder to get his team back in the game.

 

Flin Flon responded shortly after on the powerplay when Joey Lies was left alone in front of the Kindersey net and potted his team leading 16^th of the season. It was also Lies 8^th powerplay goal which also leads the team.

 

That is all the offense Flin Flon would need as they picked up the 4 to 1 win and swept the weekend series. Devin Peck was successful in his return to the crease making 23 saves on 24 shots with some timely saves in the third.

 

Brett O’Halloran was brilliant yet again and faced a lot of rubber with 55 saves on 59 shots and the score should of been much worse. O’Halloran was under siege for most of the game and made some breath taking stops to keep his team in a game where they were severely over played.

 

November couldn’t of went much better for the Bombers who went 10-1 throughout the month and are all alone in first place at 17-7-0-1, good for 35 points.

 

Flin Flon has also been very dominant at home and are a perfect 11-0 at the Whitney Forum.

 

Kindersley will fall to 12-7-2-5 and are tied with Nipawin and Estevan for third overall.

 

Speaking of Nipawin, that is who the Bombers will face next in a home and home this weekend. Friday the Bombers travel to the Cage and will return the favour on Saturday at the Whitney Forum.

 

This should be a great challenge for the Maroon and White as the Hawks are also rolling and have won 4 in a row and are 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

 

Flin Flon leads the season series 2 to 1 and were impressive in their last game against the Hawks,  taking it to them 5 to 1 at the Whitney Forum back on November the 1^st.

 

Good luck to Bomber forward Wyatt Stinton and Trainer Jason Savill who will be part of Canada West for the World JR A Challenge in Trois – Rivieres starting December the 7^th.

It was a strong showing by the Senior Hapnot Queens Volleyball team who represented the North at Provincials this past weekend in Somerset.

 

The Queens went 2-2 in their pool with wins over Carberry and Immanuel Christian and losses to Prairie Mountain and Gabrielle Roy.

 

Hapnot moved on to the Quarter Finals and beat Goose Lake 25 -19 and 25-19 to advance to the semi's and take on one of the top programs in the entire province in  Warman.

 

Warren was able to prevail 26 to 24 and 25 to 11.

 

Hapnot would then play Rosenort for third and this turned out to be a very exciting game. Rosenort squeaked out a 22-25,25-23 and 15 to 12 win in the tie breaker.

 

All in all a very good season for the Queens who will see a lot of their top players graduate after this season. Among the highlights a sixth straight Zone title and ending the season fourth in the province.

 

Congratulations to the coaches Ray Shirran and Sara Braun as well as all the players on a season to remember.