The MBCI JV Girls and Boys Basketball teams will host three schools today and tomorrow, marking their first home tournament of the season. Action tips off Friday, with a tournament champion to be crowned on Saturday.

The JV girls are coming off a strong showing at last month’s Frontier Collegiate Classic, where they reached the championship game before falling to the Hapnot Kopper Queens.

Similar to the girls, the JV boys will be looking to bring home gold after falling short in their previous showing at the Swan Valley Basketball Tournament, which took place at Swan Valley Regional Secondary School.

There is going to be an opportunity for all Flin Flon Minor Hockey players to come out and develop their skills this Sunday.

It is open at all players in the U-11 to 18 divisions and includes skaters and goalies.

It takes place between 3 and 4:15pm at the Whitney Forum. If you would like to register you can contact technicaldirectorffmh@gmail.com.

The Flin Flon Bombers will try to get back in the win column tonight in Estevan  after dropping a 3 to 2 decision in Weyburn on Wednesday night that snapped their 11 game winning streak.

Flin Flon still got a point so they are unbeaten in regulation in their last 12 games.

Joey Lies is having a great road trip picking up 4 goals in the first two games including his second career hattrick against the Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday. Lies got banged up in the second period against the Wings on Wednesday and his status for tonight is unknown.

The Bombers will get local product Wyatt Stinton back in uniform tonight after serving his two game suspension from a fight against the Bruins last Saturday at the Whitney Forum.

Flin Flon sits in first place with a record of 29-9-1-1, which is 5 points up on both the Battleford Stars and Weyburn Red Wings, while Estevan will try to snap a 3 game losing streak and are currently 6th overall at 21-16-2-1, just two points up on the 7th place Kindersley Klippers.

Two of those Bruin losses came at the hands of the Bombers last weekend, with Flin Flon winning a tight one  2 to 1  on Friday, and then they shut the Bruins out 5 to 0 on Saturday.

Flin Flon did an outstanding job on shutting down the Bruins high powered offense in particular  their top two offensive threats in Rylan Williams and Ewen Rennie who have combined for 114 points so far this season.

Rennie sits first in overall league scoring with Williams in third spot, so the Bombers will have to find a way to shut down these two lethal scorers if they want to pick up the win tonight.

Flin Flon leads the season series 2-1 with both of their wins coming at the Whitney Forum last weekend while the Bruins doubled up on the Bombers 4 to 2 in Estvan back on October the 18th.

Puck drop at Affinity Place is 7pm.

Also a big congratulations is in order for Bomber Head Coach and GM  Mike Reagan who has surpassed 1000 games behind the Flin Flon Bomber bench.

Mike took over behind the bench in the 2007 season and has been a main stay ever since, leading his team to multiple league finals and was just a single goal away from winning it all back in 2022.

He is a former SJHL Coach Of The Year and CJHL Coach Of The Year and only the legendary Dwight McMillan of the Weyburn Red Wings has coached more games in the history of the SJHL.

Congratulations Mike on a huge milestone and good luck to you and the Bombers tonight.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are off to Waywayseecappo today to cap off their week of play against the Wolverines. Northern Manitoba will be looking to snap a five-game losing skid, while Waywayseecappo will aim to pick up where they left off after a 6–3 win over Portage this past weekend.

102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting tonight’s Blizzard game. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m., with the Funky Threadz pre-game show beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Both the SV and JV girls of R.D. Parker Collegiate will be trekking south for Sanford Collegiates 2026 Girls Basketball Tournament. Both squads are coming off impressive showings at their most recent tournaments.

The SV girls topped MBCI in the tournament finale of the Bill McDonald Memorial, while the JV girls finished 2–1 in round-robin play and narrowly missed out on a spot in the championship game at their own Trojan Basketball Classic.

Both teams opened up bracket play yesterday in the evening.

The OCN Storm are set to take on the NCN Flames in back-to-back games starting tomorrow at the GLMC. With just eight games remaining in the regular season, the Storm currently sit in first place with 40 points. Close behind them are the Norway House North Stars, who trail by only four points.

The next couple of weeks will be crucial for OCN as they look to lock up the number one seed heading into the postseason. Puck drop for Saturday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s matchup will get underway at 1:30 p.m.

The OCN Storm are set to take on the NCN Flames in back-to-back games starting tomorrow at the GLMC. With just eight games remaining in the regular season, the Storm currently sit in first place with 40 points. Close behind them are the Norway House North Stars, who trail by only four points.

The next couple of weeks will be crucial for OCN as they look to lock up the number one seed heading into the postseason. Puck drop for Saturday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s matchup will get underway at 1:30 p.m.

The Pas Curling Club will host an Adult Junior Bonspiel on Saturday, February 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Teams must include a minimum of two juniors, with a maximum of four, and one junior must skip for the entire game. The entry fee is $20 per team, and a pizza lunch will be provided. The registration deadline is today.

For more information or to register, contact Kim by calling 204-620-3597 or emailing kkatcher@ksd.mb.ca.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey and The Pas Husky  players have teamed up to form a U13 Female huskies who have so far taken home 2 banners and 3 gold medals.

The three leadership roles are held by FFMHA players Emilia McKinnon, Rylee Sproxton and Kendal LeClair.

They are joined on the team by other local players Charlotte Nabe, Brynn Taylor, Alexa Vancoughett, and Annabel McKinnon. Good luck for the rest of this season.

The Flin Flon Bombers had their 11 game winning streak snapped in Weyburn last night after dropping a 3 to 2 decision in OT.

It was a former Bomber in Rylan Pearce who did them in with a three point game including the overtime winner, which is his first as a Wing after coming over from the Regina Pats of the WHL.

The Bombers Joey Lies continues to have the best season of his career, opened up the scoring with his 22nd of the year on the powerplay. Reid Arberry also having a break out year scored the other goal, his 19th short handed.

Weyburn got their other  goals from Luke Dekay and Lucas Schmid.

It was a great goaltending dual between the Bombers Charlie Tritt who stopped 32 of 35 and Joey Rocha was solid for the Wings stopping 28 out of 30.

Even though the Bombers had their winning streak snapped last night they still picked up a point and are unbeaten in regulation in their last 12 games. Flin Flon  still sit first overall at 29-9-1-1. That is 5 points up on the second place Battleford Stars and Weyburn Red Wings who picked up their 26th win last night.

Flin Flon hasn't lost in regulation since December the 12th, when they dropped a game in the Battlefords.

The Bombers will enjoy a day off today with the road trip resuming in Estevan tomorrow and wrapping up in Melville on Saturday. 

Congratulations to the Flin Flon Bombers Pierce Yakimchuk on being nominated as the Flin Flon Bombers Community Ambassador on behalf of RBC.

All 12 SJHL teams will have a chance to nominate one of their players who is recognized for making a difference in the community that they play in.

SJHL fans will be able to vote online for the RBC Community Ambassador of their choice to be honoured as the recipient of the RBC Community Award at the end of the SJHL regular season. This additional honour is accompanied by a further donation from RBC in the player’s name to a school in their local community. Pierce’s $1,000 donation from RBC will go to École McIsaac school.

Yakimchuk is definitely  a leader on his team and is into his third year with the Bombers and is very involved in the community including helping out young children in the Learn To Skate program. Pierce also likes to get out and referee games for the Flin Flon Rec League.

Joey Lies scored his second career hat-trick as the Flin Flon Bombers went into the Cage in Nipawin last night and knocked off the Hawks 7 to 4.

It was a wild first period with the Hawks scoring a couple of quick goals courtesy of Braeden Jockims and Ashton Tait before the game was even 7 minutes old.

That would wake the Bombers up,  as they would storm back with four goals including a pair from Lies, Hudson Brehaut and Reid Arberry added his 18th.

Nipawin got two more goals from Eric Hoiness and Finley Radloff, to make the score 4-4 after one.

The Bombers were able to shut the Hawks down the rest of the way and scored the next three, with a pair of goals coming from Colin Miller who now has 19 goals on the season.

Joey Lies converted the hatty late in the third period to give him a team leading 21 goals on the season, which is a career high.

The Bomber powerplay was cooking and was a perfect 3 for 3. Nipawin ended up going 0 for 3 and that was one of the biggest differences in the game.

Charlie Tritt got the start for Flin Flon  and he gave up 4 goals on 32 shots, while the Bombers were able to get to the Hawks standout netminder Gage Roberts 7 times on 32 shots.

It was a great start to the road trip as the Bombers have now reeled off 11 straight wins and improve to a league best 29-9-0-1 and now lead the second place Battleford Stars by 4 points,  who had their ten game win streak snapped last night by Melfort. 

Flin Flon will look to carry the momentum into Weyburn tonight in a rematch of this past Spring's SJHL Semi Final where the Wings eliminated the Bombers in 6 games. Weyburn always plays the Bombers tough, so tonight will be a big challenge.

Puck drop at the Whitecap Resources Centre is 7pm.

Creighton school is the place to be this weekend for some exciting high school basketball action.

The Caleb Janzen Memorial Basketball Tournament will start Friday with 8 teams taking part including 4 Boy's Teams and 4 Girls teams as well.

On the Boys side there is the host Kodiaks, Hapnot Senior Kings, Tisdale and Churchill out of Laronge. On the Girls side, the host Kodiaks, Senior Hapnot Queens, Sturgis and Tisdale.

Games start Thursday with the Kodiak Girls playing the Hapnot Queens at 5pm, followed by the Kodiak Boys battling the Hapnot Kings at 6:30pm.

It will be a straight round robin tournament with games taking place right through Friday and Saturday with the last game happening on Saturday at 4pm with the Hapnot Kings  taking on Churchill from Laronge.

For Thompson residents interested in volunteering for the upcoming Manitoba Games, a step-by-step registration guide is now available on the official Manitoba Games Facebook page.

Step one involves clicking the link to the registration webpage, which can be found on the Manitoba Games Facebook page. Step two requires filling out your personal information and submitting a photo of yourself. Step three will have you consenting to the event waivers, and lastly, step four involves confirming your registration by creating a password.

There are a few additional steps involved in the process, including screening checks and shift scheduling. For assistance or more information, you can email manitobagames2026@gmail.com or call 204-250-2166.

The Flin Flon Bombers are getting ready to celebrate 100 years as a franchise for the up coming year of 2026-27.

They are planning many events to celebrate this historic occasion for mot only one of the best known hockey teams, but franchises around the world.

The celebration will begin this summer on  the August long weekend with the Roller Goodwin Hockey Tournament kicking off the festivities. There will be different events running all season and they  hope everyone will get a chance to be a part of some or all of these events.

Here is what they have planned so far.

August Long Weekend 2026 - Roller Goodwin Hockey Tournament

Late September 2026 - 100th Home Opener on Friday and Bomber Alumni Game on the Saturday.

Bomber Reunion and Social - August Long weekend 2027

Bomber Reunion Golf Tournament August 2027

If you are interested in being a volunteer let them  know. You can email them at ffbombers100@gmail.com.

This promises to be one of the biggest years in franchise history and the Bombers look forward to welcoming back all their historic alumni and seeing everyone at all their events.

The U13 Kinsmen Bombers had a good weekend in  Prince Albert  posting a 3-1 record and were the  Consolation  winners.

They would begin the weekend with a 11-8 loss  to the Cudworth Stars but followed  that up with a 6-3 win over the Saskatoon Grizzlies. This would put the Bombers in a 5 way tie but would finish just outside the championship bracket on goal differential.

Their first playoff game would see them play the Regina Shamrocks and the Bombers came away victorious with a 7-4 win,  setting up a rematch with Cudworth for the Consolation Final.

It was a back and forth game, Luke Kowbel would score late to tie the game 6-6 sending it to a 3 on 3 sudden death overtime. Each team would trade chances and with less the 3 minutes remaining Brody Cooper would score the game winner.

Overall the weekend was a huge success for the Bombers,  with contributions from the entire lineup. The Bombers will next head to Thompson in February for a final tune up before they host the U13B provincials in March.

The 17U Northern Stars Club Volleyball team is ready for a busy 2026.

The Stars will compete in 7 different tournaments including Provincials in Winnipeg April the 24th to the 26th,  and Nationals in Edmonton May the 14th to the 17th.

Their first tournament is in Moose Jaw February the 20th and 21st.

All the players are from Flin Flon including Lydia Alexander, Teslynn Beauchamp, Taylor Burwash, Jocelyn Kozar, Blake Shirran, Ariana Bellisle, Elynn Smith, Ekko Graham, Gracelyn McIntosh, Maelynn Tetlock and Mia Desjarlais.

The Coach's are Ray Shirran and Heaven Graham.

The R.D. Parker Collegiate Trojans SV Boys Basketball team will travel south this week to compete in Linden Christian School’s Hoops for Hope 2026 Tournament.

The Trojans are coming off a tournament championship a few weeks ago at the Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School Varsity Boys Clipper Classic and will look to carry that momentum into Thursday’s opening game, scheduled for approximately 8:30 p.m. Their first opponent has yet to be determined.

Hoops for Hope will present a higher level of competition, but with the SV boys still unbeaten in tournament play this season, they enter as strong contenders.

It’s a new week at UCN The Pas Campus, which means a fresh slate of activities is set to take over the gymnasium.
Tonight, a tabata workout will run from 5:00 p.m. to approximately 6:15 p.m. for those looking to break a sweat. The evening will then wrap up with badminton from 6:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The rest of the week is packed with physical activities including Zumba, yoga, indoor soccer, pickleball, and more. Additional details on this week’s schedule and drop-in fees can be found on the official UCN Student Life at The Pas Campus Facebook page.

A reminder that all UCN students can take part in any listed activity free of charge.

Tonight, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard are set to take on division rival Dauphin at home at the Roy H. Johnston Arena. Tonight’s contest will also serve as the Blizzard’s Minor Hockey Night. For inquiries regarding getting your team involved, contact Andrea at awhaley@ksd.mb.ca.

Both teams will be looking to snap their current slumps heading into upcoming weekend matchups. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.

102.9 CJAR will not be broadcasting tonight’s game due to coverage of the OCN Storm's Radio Bingo, which also gets underway at 7:00 p.m.

A total of 9 rinks competed in the Senior Men's and Ladies Bonspiels this past weekend at the Uptown Curling Club in Flin Flon.

There were four rinks on the Ladies side and they played a round robin.

The Wendy Weseen rink finished first at 3-0 followed by Sue Chrisp at 2-1, Dianne Burwash at 1-2 and Edna Smith at 0-3.

The Wendy Weseen rink included Kyla Reierson, Denise Rose and Marlene Gogal.

There 5 rinks entered in the Men's.

Dave Salahab beat Menno Geisbrecht in the First Event for United Steelworkers and Don Holmes knocked off Skip Martin in the Second Event for Flin Flon Insurance.

Dave Salahab's winning rink included Jim Glynn, Wes Hornyak and Lawrence Balfour.

Next up will be the Open Mixed Bonspiel the weekend of February the 21st and 22nd followed by the Men's and Ladies Bonspiels March the 13th to the 15th. 

The U-15 Pas Huskies are having a season to remember as they won their fourth tournament of the year this past weekend in Swan River.

This is a combined team that includes four players from Flin Flon, Jaeger Dominey, Cohen Banting, Cache Bentley and Brody Linklater.

The Huskies went 3-1 in the round robin which included a 6 to 0 win over Swan River on Friday with  Flin Flon's Jaeger Dominey scoring  four goals. 

The Huskies beat Dauphin in the final 3 to 1 to avenge their only loss that came to Dauphin in the round robin.

Next up for The Pas will be the Tournament Of Champions coming up in Brandon February the 6th to the 8th.

The Flin Flon Bombers were in fine form once again this weekend as they hosted the Estevan Bruins in a pair of games at the Whitney Forum.

Despite how far away these two teams are from each other,  this has turned out to be one of the best rivalries in the league especially after meeting in the post season two times in the last five years.

Who could ever forget their epic 7 game series in the SJHL Finals back in 2022.

There was a lot of excitement with the Bruins rolling into town as these are two of the most exciting teams in the league with a lot of fire power.

Goals were tough to come by on Friday though,  as Flin Flon squeaked out a 2 to 1 victory.

Estevan opened up the scoring when Rylan  Williams was given credit for his 19^th of the season. Williams re-directed a puck past Bomber netminder Charlie Tritt late in the first and it was later determined that the puck was kicked in.

The goal still  stood and Estevan took a 1 to 0 lead into the second.

Reid Arberry continues his fine play and scored his 17^th to tie the game early in the second as he re-directed a Joey Lies pass from the corner.

That got the Bombers going and they would get the eventual game winner when new comer Connor Miller would pounce on a loose puck in the Bruin crease to get his 17^th on the powerplay.

Charlie Tritt did the rest and made 27 saves to pick up his second win in a Bomber uniform. It was a very exciting day for Charlie as the SJHL announced that he has committed Lake Superior State University of NCAA Division I for the 2026-27 season.

Tritt, 20, has split this season between the Humboldt Broncos and the Bombers, the latter of whom acquired him at the trade deadline.

The Estevan netminder Dylan Adams was spectacular and ended up stopping 37 out of 39 Bomber shots and almost stole this game at the Forum on Friday.

The two teams would regroup and prepare for Saturday in the rematch.

Ryan Ulmer the rookie out of Regina,  would open the scoring for the Bombers early in the first period when he took a nice pass from Keaton Lesperance behind the net to pot his 7^th of the season.

This would stand up as the game winner as Flin Flon would strike four more times en route to a 5 to 0 win on Saturday night. The other Flin Flon goals came from Natan Meunier(2), Jack Martin (11), Xavier Fauchon (7) and Hudson Brehaut(6).

Fin Werner got the start between the pipes for the Bombers on Saturday and he was perfect stopping all 24 shots in his direction for his second shutout of the year. Werner improves to 9-1 on the season with a sparkling GAA of 1.90.

Dylan Adams started once again for the Bruins and he surrendered 5 goals on 37 shots without  a lot of help from the players in front of him and got yanked after the 5^th goal. Brady Carr came in and stopped all 4 shots he faced.

The Bombers did an outstanding job shutting down the high octave Estevan offense both nights and only gave up the one goal in both games.

After the weekend sweep of Estevan, Flin Flon improves to a league best 28-9-0-1 and an unbelievable 18-0 at the Whitney Forum this season.

The Bruins fall to 21-15-2-1 and are currently in 6^th spot overall, one point behind the Yorkton Terriers.

This will be a very challenging week for the Bombers as they will embark on a 4 game in 5 night road trip which is never easy.  They will face four  tough teams including a key division matchup in Nipawin tomorrow night.

On Wednesday the Bombers find themselves in Weyburn, Friday it is a rematch with the Bruins in Estevan, and the trip will wrap up in Melville on Saturday.

All four opponents are fighting for playoff positioning and will be looking forward to knocking off the top dogs in the SJHL. The next home game in Flin Flon will be the weekend of February the 6^th and 7^th as they host Weyburn.

Taking place from March 20 to 22 at both the GLMC and Roy H. Johnston Arena, the fifth and final Derek Fontaine Memorial Hockey Tournament will be held in The Pas and OCN.

The tournament will feature two divisions: a 40+ division and an open recreation division. Entry fees, cash prizes, and team limits will vary depending on the division entered. To register a team or for more information, contact Derek Fontaine Jr. at 204-620-8222.

The weekend will also include a co-ed volleyball tournament for those looking to get active off the ice. Similar to the hockey tournament, the volleyball competition will have a team limit, entry fee, and cash prizes. To register a volleyball team, contact either Savanna Sayese at 204-617-0125 or Paige Fontaine at 204-218-9882.

Additional details can be found on the official Derek Fontaine Memorial Hockey Tournament Facebook page.

After dropping back-to-back games to Virden and Winkler this past Friday and Saturday, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard will look to turn the page as they head into this week’s two-game slate.

Tomorrow night, the Blizz will welcome a familiar foe in the Dauphin Kings to the Roy H. Johnston Arena. On Friday, Northern Manitoba will be back on the road, making another trip to Waywayseecappo to take on the Wolverines.

Both teams will be looking to get back into the win column heading into tomorrow’s matchup, with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m.

Following a strong showing at last week’s East Central Clash in Canora, Saskatchewan — where they went a perfect 4–0 — the MBCI SV Boys Basketball team will carry that momentum into the Northern Lites Eatery Invitational at Swan Valley Regional Secondary School.

Both the boys’ and girls’ sides of the tournament will feature teams from across Northern  and Southern Manitoba. Tournament play begins today, with the MBCI boys set to face the R.D. Parker Collegiate Trojans at approximately 3:30 p.m.

A tournament champion will be crowned tomorrow at around 7:35 p.m.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard hit the road today for a pair of back-to-back games against division rival Virden and Winkler.

Virden enters the weekend riding a three-game winning streak and currently sits as the top contender in the MGEU West Division. Winkler, meanwhile, could head into Saturday’s matchup on an eight-game winning streak, pending the result of their game against Steinbach tonight.

Northern Manitoba will be focused on getting back into the win column and snapping a two-game losing skid. Puck drop for both games is set for 7:30 p.m.

102.9 CJAR will be live on location for both matchups, with the Funky Threadz pre-game show beginning at approximately 7:15 p.m.

The draws have been set for both the Senior Men's and Ladies Curling Bonspiels this weekend at the Uptown Curling Club.

There are four Ladies Teams

10am draw on Saturday- Wendy Weseen VS Sue Chrisp and Dianne Burwash takes on Edna Smith.

There are 5 Mens Teams.

 10am draw for Saturday has Mike Cotz VS Menno Giesbrecht and Dave Salahub will square off against Don Holmes.

There will be another draw on Saturday at 2pm and the finals will go Sunday at noon.

Congratulations to the Flin Flon Bombers Reid  Arberry on being chosen the Northland Ford Player Of The Week.

The Bombers played just the one game a 6 to 3 win over the Yorkton Terriers on Saturday night. Arberry scored a highlight reel goal and added an assist to give him 32 points in 32 games this season including 16 goals.

This is a break out year for Arberry who finds himself in the top 20 in league scoring and amongst the league leaders in goals.

Reid is third in  team scoring for the Bombers and was part of Team SJHL who struck Gold at the Viking Cup in Camrose Alberta over the Christmas break.

Arberry had a fabulous tournament and was able to pick up 6 points in 4 games played including an Over Time Winner in their final regulation game.

The Flin Flon Bombers are back in action this weekend as they will host the Estevan Bruins in games Friday and Saturday at the Whitney Forum. Puck drop both nights is 7:30pm.

The Bombers are first overall at 26-9-0-1 and are a perfect 16-0 at home.

The U-13 Kinsmen Bombers will travel to Prince Albert this up coming weekend to compete in  the U13A  Prince Albert Minor Hockey Tournament.

The tournament will feature 15 teams from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan with the Bombers first game on Friday at 4:30 pm against the Cudworth Stars.

They will also play the Saskatoon Grizzlies at 11:15am on Saturday for their second round robin game.

After the round robin,  teams will be seeded accordingly with the top 8 teams moving to the Championship bracket, while the remaining teams will play in the Consolation.

The U-13 Kinsmen Bombers have been off since before the new year and look to build momentum this coming weekend as they prepare to host U13B Provincials in March.

Another busy weekend for the Hapnot Basketball  teams coming up as both the Senior Kings and JV Queens will hit the road.

The Senior Kings are in Swan River for the Pizza Place Invitational.

The Kings will play the host team from Swan River to open up the tournament on Friday at 2pm, then play Cross Lake at 5pm.

Playoffs start Saturday with the Consolation Final at 1:15, the Third Place game at 4:25pm  and the Championship Final ay 7:25pm.

The JV Queens are in Warren for the JV Invitational. The Queens will play Edward Schreyer at 10:45am and Warren at 2:15pm.

Playoffs start Saturday with the Consolation Final at 9am, Third Place Game at 10:45am and Championship Final at 12:30pm.

After splitting their weekend series against the third-seeded Neepawa Titans, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard head into today's special noon matinee game with renewed confidence as they face the Swan Valley Stampeders.

Swan Valley not only defeated the Blizzard in their last meeting, they are also coming off an impressive 8–2 win over Waywayseecappo.

Fans across the North can expect a strong in-division matchup, and 102.9 CJAR will be on site to cover all the action — from pre-game to post-game.

There are a number of fitness and recreation sessions taking place this week at the UCN gymnasium.

Tonight, there will be two back-to-back yoga sessions from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by indoor soccer from 7:45 to 10:00 p.m. Later in the week, additional sessions will include tabata, volleyball, badminton, and multiple pickleball times.

A reminder that UCN students can attend all sessions for free. 

More information, including current and upcoming schedules, can be found on the UCN Student Life at The Pas Campus Facebook page.

You can help the Hapnot  JV Kings Basketball Team raise money to help with  expenses for the rest of the season.

The JV Kings have joined Domino's Pizza with the Raise The Dough Promotion.

For the rest of tonight and tomorrow you can order from Domino's Pizza online, in store and over the phone with  one of the two specials that Domino's is offering for this fundraiser for the Kings.

Domino's will donate $5.00 from each order towards the Hapnot JV Basketball Team. The Kings thank you for all your support.

Congratulations to the 8 Flin Flon Minor Hockey Players who have been chosen to represent Team Norman at the up coming Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson March the 1st to the 7th.

There were 5 players chosen for the 2013-14 Female team including Emilia McKinnon, Arden Taylor, Rylee Sproxton, Kendal Leclair and Charlotte Nabe.

Three players were chosen for the 2013 Boys Team including Brody Cooper, Quinn Trubiak and Aiyden Kemp.

Good luck to all the players representing the Norman Region. The Boys U-13 Team is coached by Rob Andres of Thompson and the Girls U-13 Team is coached by Kelsey Paddock of The Pas and Rene Gagnon of Snow Lake.

The SV Boys of MBCI brought home some hardware after a strong weekend showing at the East Central Clash in Canora, Saskatchewan.

The Spartans rolled to four straight wins, defeating Norquay, Esterhazy, Davidson, and Preeceville in the championship game.

MBCI will look to carry that momentum into this weekend’s Northern Lites Eatery Invitational at Swan Valley Regional Secondary School.

The Storm picked up their first pair of wins of 2026 this past weekend against the struggling Cross Lake Islanders.

Saturday’s matchup saw OCN forward Jacey Melnyk open the scoring with his lone first-period goal. Cross Lake’s Sydney Roberts tied things up early in the second, but the Storm quickly responded by rattling off four straight goals to build a commanding 5–1 lead.

In the final frame, Jayden Blacksmith added one more for Cross Lake, while Rowan Fenner and Cedrick Puffalt each scored for OCN to seal a 7–2 victory.

Sunday’s contest was much closer. The Storm and Islanders traded goals late in the first period before OCN broke things open in the second, scoring four unanswered goals — three of which came from Shaden Duliak, who completed the hat trick.

Cross Lake answered before the end of the period, as Jayden Blacksmith scored three straight goals of his own to make it a one-goal game at 5–4. The only goal of the third period came from OCN’s Mathis Bacon-Labbe, securing a 6–4 win for the Storm.

The Storm are off this weekend but will return to action next weekend when they welcome NCN to the GLMC.

The Flin Flon Bombers continue to find ways to win hockey games, especially at the Whitney Forum.

The Bombers suited up for just the one game last  week  on Saturday night and managed to double up on  the very hot Yorkton Terriers 6 to 3.

Yorkton had won 13 of their last 17 games including a hard fought 7 to 5 win in Nipawin the night before.

This was the first meeting between these two teams since the beginning of November and both teams have made significant moves to their rosters since then.

Flin Flon came out and played a decent first period despite not playing a game in 7 days and hit the score sheet first.

Leo Seitz fed a beautiful pass from the corner right in front of the Yorkton  net perfectly for Ryder Mucha who one timed his 13^th of the season and got the fans at the Whitney Forum whipped up into a frenzy early.

This would be a highlight reel goal in any building in the country.

That was a powerplay goal and put Flin Flon up 1 to 0 after one.

The Terriers Gabriel Courchesne tied things up early in the second with a powerplay goal of his own for his 18^th of the season.

Wyatt Stinton would score another highlight reel goal when he took advantage of a nice pass from new comer Colin Miller on a two on one. Courchesne came back with his second of the night just 9 seconds later and once again tied the game at two.

Maverick Deslisle answered on the powerplay when he made a couple nifty moves in front of the Yorkton net to bury his 14^th of the year and made it 3 to 2 for Flin Flon going into the third.

Flin Flon carried the momentum into the third period and out shot the Terriers 12 to 6 and scored three more goals courtesy of Daniel Morozov (5), Reid Arberry (16) and Leo Seitz (9).

Morozov got the game winner early in the third when he converted a Joey Lies pass from back of the Yorkton net.

The Terriers made things interesting when new comer Tyler Palin got them within one goal after Morozov scored.

Flin Flon took over at that point and didn’t allow Yorkton any real good scoring opportunities the rest of the way.

Charlie Tritt got his first start between the pipes for the Bombers, who was one of the players that came over from the Humboldt Broncos in that blockbuster trade just prior to January the 10^th.

Tritt  stopped 21 out of 24 shots and was  good  when he had to be including a nice break away save on the Terriers Vinay Junek early in the game. If Junek scores there, who knows maybe it is a different game.

Callum Creig started for Yorkton and he suffered the loss giving up 6 goals on 30 shots,  and I thought he played very well and couldn’t be faulted for any of the goals the Bombers scored.

There were no shortage of powerplays for either team which made things interesting,  as these were the two best powerplay units in the league  going head to head. Flin Flon finished up 2 for 7 while Yorkton was 1 for 6.

Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan commented about the number of penalties that were called in the game. “ I thought there wasn’t a lot of flow in the game because of all the penalties and I couldn’t get some guys out on the ice very often. We kind of shot ourselves in the foot when we had the five minute powerplay,  and then we  took a couple of penalties. I just thought there wasn’t a lot of flow and that is a strength for us when we can run one through four lines , and we are still trying to figure out with some of the new guys  where everyone is going to go. It was a big win for us finding a way to win in the third period.”

Flin Flon remains perfect at the Whitney Forum and are  a league best 16-0 at home this year and remain the only undefeated team at home.

The Bombers sit at 26-9-0-1, good for 53 points which has them first overall, four points up on the second place Battleford Stars. The Stars do have a game in hand.

Flin Flon will now prepare for the Estevan Bruins who make their way to Flin Flon for their only regular season visit this weekend, Friday and Saturday night January the 23^rd and 24^th.

The Bruins are much improved from last year and should give the Bombers a good test. Estevan is in 6^th spot overall at 20-13-2-1 and beat the Bombers 4 to 2 in their only matchup back on October the 18^th.

It is always a good matchup and the two teams have played each other in a lot of big games the last few years including their epic 7 game series in the SJHL final back in 2022.

The Senior  Hapnot Kings and Queens hosted their first basketball tournament of the year this past weekend, the Kopper Crown Classic.

The Kings won both their round robin games against Nelson House and Chemawawin convincingly to book their spot in the final.

After a slow start in the first quarter, the Kings rolled over Norway House in the final winning 91 to 37. Creighton finished third beating Nelson  House.

The Hapnt Queens also had a good weekend beating Sam Cooke and Creighton in the round robin. That put the Queens in the final against Swan River and the Queens rallied with the winning bucket with just over a minute remaining to win  in exciting fashion 37 to 35.

Creighton finished third beating Frontier out of Cranberry 58 to 37.

Next up for the Senior Hapnot Queens will be the Caleb Janzen Memorial Tournament in Creighton January the 30th and 31st. The Senior Hapnot Kings will be in Swan River for a tournament this weekend. 

The 56th annual Munn Cup Minor Hockey Tournament  wrapped up yesterday in Thompson.

Flin Flon had two teams take part including the Northland Ford Bombers and Peds Threads Bombers.

The Northland Ford Bombers went 0-3 in the round robin losing to the Pas, Norway House and Thompson. Things ended well with the Northland Ford Bombers beating Norway House 8 to 7 to win the Mintenko Cup.

The Peds Threads Bombers went 1-2 in the round robin beating the Pas and they lost to Thompson and Swan River.

Peds Threads then lost a heart  breaker to the Pas 6 to 5 in the shootout in the Lamontagne Cup.

Swan River ended up beating Thompson in the A final and are the Munn Cup Champions.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard not only split their weekend series against the Neepawa Titans — they also snapped a seven-game losing streak that dated back to early December.

Friday’s game saw the Blizz control much of the action from start to finish. Kanye Huang opened the scoring in the first period with his lone goal. Early in the second, Trystyn Sidor and Huang struck again with back-to-back goals to give Northern Manitoba a commanding 3–0 lead.
Neepawa’s Dawson Andries cut the deficit to two by scoring his team's first goal of the game, but Lucas Lorenz and Justin Whitrow quickly restored the advantage with goals of their own, pushing the Blizzard lead to 5–1. Ryder Heaphy added another for the Titans before Lorenz scored his second of the night to close out the second period with the Blizz ahead 6–2.

Neepawa mounted a furious push in the third, scoring three unanswered goals, but Northern Manitoba held on to secure a 6–5 victory.

Saturday told a different story. Neepawa jumped out to a fast start, scoring twice in the opening period to lead 2–0. The Pas product Isaac Tomchak got the Blizzard back on the board in the second, but Jack Clark restored Neepawa’s two-goal cushion shortly after. Trystyn Sidor replied quickly to make it 3–2, but the Titans then found another gear, tallying four straight goals to take a 7–2 lead into the third.

Sidor and Dom Rattai added late goals for Northern Manitoba, but the comeback fell short as Neepawa closed out a 7–4 win.

The Blizzard now turn their attention to a special 12:00 p.m. matinee game this Wednesday against the Swan Valley Stampeders. 102.9 CJAR will be on site to broadcast the contest in its entirety.

Are you or a loved one trying to wrap your head around everything you need to prepare before the inevitable?

Penny Byer Program director at the Thompson Seniors Community Resource Council suggests you attend their upcoming conference.

“The title of the conference is “What You Need To Know Before You Go” and it has all kinds of information that people will need to prepare for their own death or the death of a loved one and it’s going to be at the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in the multi-purpose room.”

The two day conference runs January 27^th and January 28^th.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are set to open their weekend series against the Neepawa Titans tonight at 7:00 p.m.

Neepawa will be looking to make it three straight wins over the Blizzard, while Northern Manitoba aims to snap a seven-game losing streak. It’s also worth noting that Blizzard assistant coach Derek Puttick will make his debut as interim head coach following Ty Valin’s departure earlier this week.

102.9 CJAR will broadcast tonight’s matchup, with the Funky Threadz pre-game show getting underway at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Some exciting news from the Phantom Lake Golf Club, they have hired a new Golf Pro.

The Golf Club has hired Dennis Bradley who is a Canadian PGA Class A  Professional originally from Calgary.

Dennis has been a Class A Professional for over 30 years and is a custom club fitter with Ping, Titleist  and Taylor Made. Dennis also has a passion for teaching lessons and watching new students try new shots and learning this great game.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club want to welcome Dennis to the Flin Flon area and look forward to his arrival in April.

The Senior Hapnot Kings and Queens basketball teams will be in action this weekend as they will be hosting the Kopper Crown Classic.

The Queens will be playing their games at McIsaac and will take on Creighton Friday at noon then Sam Cook at 3pm. Playoffs start Saturday  at 10am and the Girls Final is at 1pm.

The Senior Kings will play Chemawawin at noon then Nelson House at 6:30pm on Friday and both those games will be played at Hapnot.

Playoffs begin Saturday morning at 10 and the Boys Final will go at 2:30pm.

One of the longest running Minor Hockey Tournaments in all of Manitoba will kick off this Friday in Thompson.

The 56th annual Munn Cup will take place this weekend with teams competing from Thompson, Norway House, The Pas, Cross Lake, Swan River, Gillam as well as  the Northland Ford Bombers and Peds Threads Bombers.

The tournament starts Friday at noon and the Peds Threads Bombers first game is Friday at 1:45pm against Thompson, and the Northland Ford Bombers will play the Pas Huskies at 3pm.

Round robin will take place through Friday and Saturday with the playoff rounds starting Sunday at 9:15am. The Munn Cup Final will be played Sunday at 4:15pm.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is holding their first installment of Skill Development for the new year this weekend at the Whitney Forum.

It takes place this Sunday between 3 and 4:15pm featuring the Flin Flon Bombers Assistant Coach Tyler Szturm and players Nash Holmes and Ryan Ulmer.

This is open to all players between the U-11 and U-18 Divisions in Flin Flon Minor Hockey.

To register you can contact technicaldirectorffmh@gmail.com. The deadline to register is Saturday January the 17th at 6pm.

The OCN Storm dropped both games this past weekend against the Peguis Juniors, extending their losing streak to four games.

In Saturday’s contest, Lazarus Constant opened the scoring with his first goal of the season. Peguis quickly responded, as Ronald Murdock and Darian Sinclair fired in back-to-back goals to take a 2–1 lead into the second period. Late in the frame, Hutton Foster and Lazarus Constant struck again to give the Storm a 3–2 advantage. However, Juniors defenceman Brody McPherson tied the game before the end of the period, sending the teams into the third deadlocked at 3–3.

Peguis came out strong in the final frame, notching two early goals. Foster and the Storm answered with one more, but the game ultimately slipped away. Tallon Sutherland sealed the win with an empty-net goal, making the final score 6–4 for Peguis.

Sunday’s matchup saw the Storm earn a single point despite falling in overtime. Peguis held a 4–1 lead by the end of the second period, but OCN stormed back in the third with goals from Cedrick Puffalt and Lazarus Constant to force overtime. Unfortunately, the comeback effort fell short as Brody McPherson recorded the powerplay overtime winner, giving the Juniors their second straight victory.

The Storm return home this weekend for a two-game series against Cross Lake. Puck drop for Saturday’s game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m, Sundays game will begin at 1:30 p.m.

The Ty Valin era with the Northern Manitoba Blizzard has officially come to an end. The organization announced yesterday that Valin will no longer serve as head coach and general manager.

In 31 games behind the Blizzard bench, Valin compiled a record of 5 wins, 22 losses, 2 overtime losses, and 2 shootout losses. 102.9 CJAR would like to wish Coach Valin all the best in his future endeavors.

The Blizz return to action this Friday and Saturday for a two-game home series against the Neepawa Titans.

It’s shaping up to be a busy few days for three of the four basketball squads from R.D. Parker Collegiate. To start, both JV teams will play host this Friday and Saturday as the school welcomes teams for the Trojan Basketball Classic. Three schools will compete in each tournament, including Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre, Hapnot Collegiate Institute, and R.D. Parker Collegiate.

Meanwhile, the Varsity Boys will hit the road, traveling to the Parkland region to compete in Dauphin’s Varsity Boys Clipper Classic. This tournament will feature a broader field, with eight schools from across the province taking part in a best-on-best bracket competition.

Similar to the tournaments happening locally in Thompson, games tip off on Friday, with a tournament champion to be crowned on Saturday.

The Senior Men's and Ladies Curling Bonspiels are coming up the weekend of January the 24th and 25th at the Uptown Curling Club in Flin Flon.

Sign up sheets are on the bulletin board in the Curling Club Lobby.

This is for anyone 50 and over and the entry fee is $50.00 which includes supper and teams will be drawn from a hat.

The deadline to enter is Wednesday January the 21st and you  can call Dela at 306-688-6663 or Ron at 306-688-8548 for more information.

If you are looking for a fun way to spend a winter evening you can come out and give Drop In Curling a try Friday evenings between 7 and 9pm at the Uptown Curling Club.

It is only $5.00 and members of the Flin Flon Curling Club will be on hand to give you pointers, show you the ropes and give guidance if needed.

They have a lot of fun themed nights planned including Bring A Buddy this Friday January the 16th.

January the 30th is Family Curl, Feb 13th Stick Curl, Feb 27th Glow Curling and March the 6th Bocce Curling.

You can bring a friend, the whole family and come out and experience the great sport of Curling.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard capped off their week of play this past Friday with a loss against division rival Waywayseecappo. The Wolverines jumped out to an early lead with back-to-back goals in the first period. After a quiet second frame, newcomer Seth Quayle buried his first goal of the season—and his first as a member of the Northern Manitoba Blizzard—just thirteen seconds into the final period.

Following that goal, however, Wayway exploded offensively, rattling off five unanswered goals. Lucas Lorenz added one more for the Blizzard, but Wayway pulled away to secure a 7–2 victory.

The Blizz are back home this Friday and Saturday for another weekend doubleheader against the Neepawa Titans. Puck drop for both games is set for 7:00 p.m.

Session 3 of the Winton Pools Swim for Life swimming lessons kicks off today at the Winton Pool. Whether you’re looking to get back into the pool yourself or want to enroll your children so they can become confident, strong swimmers, stop by the front desk at the Wellness Centre to sign up.

Specific level information is available on the Kelsey Rec Facebook page. For more details, call 204-627-1134.

On Saturday the Flin Flon Judo Club held the Team selection fight offs for the Saskatchewan Winter Games. Team North is made up of athletes from the entire northern part of Saskatchewan, including La Ronge Judo Club and  members from the Flin Flon Judo Club. 

They were fortunate enough to be joined by the Team North Head Coach, La Ronge Judo Club coach, Jeff Irvine. They  were also joined by former National Team member and National A referee Mike Soares from Nova Scotia, who was the official for the day.

 There were some great matches, showing the strength of Team North, and the excellent programs run in both Flin Flon/Creighton and La Ronge. Judo in the north is growing fast, and is fortunate to be represented by the athletes who competed Saturday. After the hard-fought matches, North Judo Team members are as follows:

Male

-50kg -- Jacob Hiebert (FF)

-55kg -- Matthew Acta (FF)

-60kg -- Zayne Kawerski (FF)

+60kg --Jaiden Clark (FF)

Female

+53kg -- Genvieve Plante (LaR)

Alternates

Jacob Wiens (FF)

Liam Lyon (FF)

Lily Kendrick (FF)

The Judo competition at the Saskatchewan Winter Games is set to take place from February 18-22, between Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation.

You can make it seven straight wins for the Flin Flon Bombers as their powerplay was clicking in Laronge on Friday as the Maroon and White doubled up on the Wolves 6 to 3.

Fresh off a 10 to 3 drubbing of Laronge earlier in the week, Flin Flon continues to dominate their UPL rivals.

The Bomber powerplay is the best in the entire league at 25 % and Flin Flon went 3 for 7 with the extra attacker and that was the biggest difference in the game.

Flin Flon scored two late goals in the opening period with Joey Lies collecting his league leading 18^th of the year on the PP. Rhett Ewen would score just 17 seconds later and it looked like the Bombers were on their way, with a 2 to 0 lead after one.

Give the Wolves credit, they came out to play and scored three goals in just over a 7 minute span to stun the Bombers early in the second.

The Pas hosted their 3oth annual U-9 A&W , Funky Threads Minor Hockey Tournament this past weekend.

Three teams from Flin Flon made their way to The Pas for the festivities.

The Flin Flon Firemen went 1-2 in the round robin and won the 11 versus 12 game by beating the Norway House Northstars 9 to 4.

The Flin Flon Ford Lightning went 1-1-1 in round robin and beat the Pas Huskies White 10 to 8 in the 9 versus 10 game.

Flin Flon McKeens went 2-1 in the round robin and lost the 5 versus 6 game, 2 to 0 against the Thompson Banana Split Grinders.

It was an all Swan River final with the Bolts getting the best of the Colts.

Good luck to both the Flin Flon U-11 teams who will be in Thompson next weekend for the Munn Cup and we will post the schedule later in the week.

The TNRC volunteer awards are being handed out on Saturday January 24^th at 5pm at the Thompson Regional Community Centre, The nomination deadline is January 21^st.

 There are four individual categories, Oswald Shaw, Executive Director for Thompson Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation tells us the other awards.

“The last three is our organization awards; one is for not for profit or charity that has done a lot for Thompson in the last year. The second award is for a committee, a group or a club. Lastly, we have our business award. Those are for your for profit businesses that have volunteered or have put forward efforts over the last year.”

Tune in and listen to the next episode of Thompson today at 12:40 and 5:10 for the full interview

The OCN Minor Hockey Facebook page announced that an Under-9 sanctioned minor hockey tournament will take place at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre from March 13 to 15 in OCN.

Teams interested in registering are asked to contact Coach Sinclair by phone at 204-617-7985 or by email at preston.s.sinclair@hotmail.com. The entry fee for the tournament is $250.

For those who enjoy a good beer and wine tasting event, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard will be hosting one at the end of the month at the Wescana Inn’s Rendezvous Room. In addition to alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink samples, the evening will also feature a raffle table, a 50/50 draw, and delicious appetizers.

The tasting event will take place on January 31 and run from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 each. Those interested in purchasing tickets can call Bonnie at 204-620-2262.

The January 10th CJHL Trade  Deadline isn't Quite here yet, but a number of teams across the country are making deals ahead of Saturday.

The Flin Flon Bombers made a major splash with the biggest move  so far completing a multi player deal with the Humboldt Broncos.

The Flin Flon Bombers have acquired goaltender Charlie Tritt (20, Vancouver, BC), defenseman Ryder Knutson (21, Swift Current, SK), and forward Connor Miller (19, Lipton, SK), along with Humboldt’s 2010-born third- and fifth-round selections in the 2026 SJHL Draft.

The Broncos will receive  significant future assets, including Flin Flon’s 2010-born first-round selection and 2011-born second-round selection in the 2026 SJHL Draft. Humboldt also acquires two player development fees, future considerations, and two players to be named by October 1, 2026.

No question after yesterday's blockbuster deal,   the Bombers are all in trying to bring home that elusive League Championship which has eluded  them since 1993.

Tritt will give the Bombers a bonified number one goalie with the best save % in the league at .940. He also has three shutouts in 20 games. Miller will add some scoring as he is better than a point per game with 29 points in 27 games.

Knutson who was the Bronco Captain ,  will add stability to the blue line with lots of SJHL experience and has been able to produce 16 points in 24 games so far this season.

We will get our first look at the new Bombers tonight as they make their way to Laronge to face the Ice Wolves at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre.

You can catch all the action on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30.

The Bombers have won 6 in a row and are fesh off a 10 to 3 win over Laronge at the Whitney Forum on Wednesday night.

The Flin Flon Judo Club is back on the mats after the Christmas break, and it is jumping right in to where it left off. 

     The Club is hosting the fight offs for the Saskatchewan Winter Games on Saturday Jan. 10th. The winners of the divisions on Saturday will represent the North at the games, being held in Meadow Lake on Feb. 18-22.

     La Ronge is the other club in the Northern zone, so they will be bringing their athletes down as well. The athletes will compete in a best 2 out of 3 format to determine who attends the games.

     The fighters from Flin Flon trying to make the Team North are as follows;

Jacob Wiens +60kg

Jayden Clark +60kg

Zayne Kawerski -60kg

Jacob Hiebert -50kg

Matthew Acta -55kg

Liam Lyon -45kg

Lily Kendrick +53kg

    The competition at the games will consist of regular judo (start standing), ne-waza (groundwork) and a team competition where the athletes compete against other zones. There is also a Kodomono Kata competition that athletes will compete in as a duo.

     Saturday will also have a training for the team athletes in preparation for the games. They begin Saturday at 11am in the Creighton Sportex.

The MBCI senior varsity boys basketball team is at Sanford Collegiate today and tomorrow for the 22nd annual Big Cat Classic. The Spartans will be the only team representing Northern Manitoba in the eight-team tournament.

Their opening game tips off tonight at 7:00 p.m. against the Linden Christian Wings, with the tournament set to wrap up tomorrow.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard will hit the road for tonight’s matchup against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. Northern Manitoba will be looking to snap a six-game losing skid against Wayway, while the Wolverines will be aiming to go back-to-back after picking up a 4–3 overtime win against Virden last night.

The last time these two teams met, the Blizzard swept the weekend series back in late October. Tonight’s puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m., with the Funky Threadz pre-game show beginning at approximately 7:15 p.m.

It is going to be a very busy weekend at the Whitney Forum as the Norman Wild U-15 AAA Female hockey team will be in action.

The Wild will host the Westman Wildcats in a pair of games this Saturday at 7:15 and again Sunday afternoon at 1:15pm.

The Wild are still searching for their first win of the season and have two players from Flin Flon including Janae Neufeld and Zoey Phair Boucher.

The Wildcats are 9-4 on the season.

It was a very special night at the Whitney Forum last night  as the Flin Flon Bombers honored the  Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach, and Cranberry Portage Fire Departments. They also recognized EMS, the RCMP, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Conservation for everything they did to protect our communities last summer.

Flin Flon wore special jerseys for the game and were known as the Flin Flon Water Bombers for last night's special game against the Laronge Ice Wolves.

Flin Flon  did not disappoint and they came out and put on one heck of a show putting up 68 shots enroute to a 10 to 3 victory.

Reid Arberry and Ryder Mucha led the way with a pair of goals each with Rhett Ewen(8), Jack Martin (10), Landon Alexander (10), Hudson Brehaut (5), Joey Lies (17) and Xavier Fauchon (6) all finding the back of the net as well.

Evan Cook, Justin Berezniuk and Dayton Tailfeathers replied for Laronge.

Finn Werner got the start for the Bombers and he turned aside 21 out of 24 shots for his 7th win of the season. Graham Brown was far more busy in the Laronge net  stopping 57 out of 67 shots and played very well despite being hung out to dry many times.

Flin Flon continues to roll along and have won 6 in a row and have given themselves a bit more breathing room for first overall and now lead Weyburn by 5 points for first place.

The Wings do have two games in hand.

Laronge will fall to 6-20-3-1 and have dropped all 5 meetings to the Bombers this season.

These two teams will meet once again Friday night at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre in Laronge.

You can catch the broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30pm.

It is a big weekend in the Pas, as they will be hosting the 30th annual A &W, Funky Threads U-9  Minor Hockey Tournament.

Flin Flon will be sending three teams, the Flin Flon Firemen, Flin Flon Ford Lightning and Flin Flon McKeens Trucking.

There will also be teams competing from The Pas, OCN, Snow Lake, Thompson, Swan River, Cross Lake and Gillam.

All the games take place at the Roy H Johnston Arena with games starting Friday at 1pm with the Pas Huskies Red battling the Flin Flon Ford Lightning.

Round robin will go right through Friday and Saturday with the playoff rounds starting Sunday at 9am, and the Gold Medal game at 2:30pm.

Full schedule can be seen at thepasminorhockey.com.

The Flin Flon Bombers will be putting their 5 game winning streak on the line as they host the Laronge Ice Wolves at the Whitney Forum tonight at 7:30.

Tonight will be a very special night as the Bombers will be  celebrating the Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach, and Cranberry Portage Fire Departments. Along with EMS, the RCMP, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Conservation for everything they did to protect our communities last summer during the Wild Fires. The Bombers will be  honouring the brave men and women who fought for our safety and to protect our homes during unprecedented times. 

A special ceremony will take place before puck drop.

The Bombers are flying high as they enter tonight's action with the best record in the league at 23-9-0-1, good for 47 points.

That is 3 points up on Weyburn and 6 up on Nipawin who are second and third overall respectfully.

Laronge has struggled this season and sit 12th overall at 6-19-3-1 and have just traded their Captain Zane Norman to the Melville Millionaires prior to the Jan 10th trade deadline.

The Mills moved 2007 born defender Carter Turchuk and 6 ft 3 forward Carter Wingert who is currently playing for the U18AAA Prince Albert Mintos in exchange for Normand as well as a PDF.

Flin Flon has beaten the Wolves in all 4 meetings this season and have dominated them in recent memory winning 25 of the last 30 matchups head to head.

Anything can happen on a given night in the SJHL, and the Wolves will have a chance to play spoiler tonight and we will see if their latest trade sparks them.

No radio broadcast tonight but we will be on Flow Sports.

We will broadcast the rematch from Laronge on Friday night beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30 for Creighton Furniture.

The Pas Skating Club will be launching the adult version of its Learn to Skate program next weekend, beginning January 17. The program will consist of four sessions, held on either Saturdays or Sundays.

Those interested can register by visiting skatethepas.uplifterinc.com. Participation is limited to ten skaters, so early registration is encouraged. For more information or to rent skates, call 204-627-1134. The cost to participate is $120.

There is going to be more hockey to check out this weekend at the Grass Roots level.

The Lil Prospects Cup will take place this Saturday at the Whitney Forum for U-7'S.

Teams will be represented from Flin Flon, The Pas, Thompson and Snow Lake.

Games will start Saturday morning at 10am  with Flin Flon White taking on The Pas Red.

The full schedule can be seen at flinflonminorhockey.com.  

The Flin Flon Bombers are flying high and sit first overall in the SJHL standings and are now  ranked number 13 in the country.

Fresh off back to back wins over the Melfort Mustangs, the Flin Flon Bombers are getting contributions from everybody.

One of those players is rookie goaltender Fin Werner from St Albert Alberta.

Werner has been outstanding since being reassigned from the WHL back in October.

Fin has been selected as the SaskMilk Rookie Of The Week for his shutout performance against the Melfort Mustangs on Saturday night. He stopped all 36 shots that came his way for his first career SJHL shutout.

On the season, Werner is 6-1 with a GAA of 1.86 and a Save % of .928.

The Bombers are back in action with a home and home against Laronge this week. The Wolves will travel to the Whitney Forum on Wednesday, with the Bombers returning the favour on Friday.

Friday's game from the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre will be broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com starting with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10, and drop of the puck at 7:30 for Creighton Furniture.

Tonight, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard will look to get back into the win column against the also-struggling Swan Valley Stampeders. Both the Blizzard and Swan Valley are currently riding losing streaks and sit at the bottom of the MGEU West Division.

A win for the Blizzard would pull them even with Swan Valley in the standings, while a victory for the Stampeders would move them closer to fourth-place Waywayseecappo. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m., and 102.9 CJAR will have the game broadcasted in its entirety, beginning with the Funky Threadz pre-game show.

The Storm dropped both games this past weekend against second-place Norway House, a rare occurrence for the reigning KJHL champions given how dominant they have been all season.

The Storm got off to a fast start in game one, scoring the first three goals. Hutton Foster opened the scoring in the first period, while Keestin Danielson and Jacey Melnyk added two more in the second. Norway House responded with three straight goals to tie the game 3–3 heading into the third.

In the final frame, both teams traded a pair of goals, sending the game to overtime tied at 5–5. Norway House’s Cash Clarkson played the hero, scoring the overtime winner to give the North Stars a hard-earned 6–5 victory. Saturday’s loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Storm.

Sunday’s contest saw the North Stars take control from start to finish. Norway House held a one-goal lead by the end of the first period and extended it to a three-goal advantage by the end of the second, leading 5–2. The Storm mounted a small push, but ultimately fell short as the North Stars secured a 7–4 win. The Storm’s four goals came from Hutton Foster and Cedrick Puffalt.

This weekend, the Storm will hit the road for back-to-back games against the Peguis Juniors.

The Flin Flon Bombers kicked off 2026 just like they wrapped up 2025, with a couple of impressive victories over their division rivals the Melfort Mustangs.

After a 12 day break,  the Bombers began the new year on Friday welcoming  Melfort to the Whitney Forum.

Local product, Ryder Mucha who missed a chunk of games heading into the Christmas break due to a sickness,  was in fine form and spotted his team a couple of first period goals.

Mucha was able to beat Mustang  netminder Madden Mulawka  five hole when he got his stick caught on the side of the net. Mucha would then collect a powerplay goal just a few minutes later when he grabbed his own rebound, to give him 9 goals on the season.

With a 2 to 0 lead entering the second period, the Bombers hit their stride and scored three more goals courtesy of Maverick Deslilse, a short handed goal from Rhett Ewen and Jared Miskiw scored his first ever SJHL goal.

Flin Flon cruised to the 5 to 1 victory.

Logan Peskett scored the lone goal for Melfort on the powerplay who were outshot 32 to 26.

Devin Peck got the start in goal  and was very good when he needed to be making 25 saves for his 13^th win of the season. That is second best in the league for wins for a goalie, only the Nipawin Hawks Gage Roberts has more wins with 15.

Madden Mulawka suffered the loss giving up 5 goals on 32 shots. Specialty teams were huge with the Bombers going 1 for 3 on the powerplay and they also killed 4 of 5  Melfort powerplays, including a 5 minute major to Wyatt Stinton late in the game.

Saturday the venue would switch to the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort.

Both goaltenders were marvelous and put on a goaltending clinic as only one goal was scored in the entire game.

Just past the midway point of the second period, the Bombers Pierce Yakimchuk received a beautiful saucer pass from Maverick Deslilse and went in and beat Mustang goalie Kason Kobelka with a nice wrist shot over his left shoulder. This was Yakimchuk’s fourth goal of the season and stood up as the game winner as both goalies did the rest.

Flin Flon’s Finn Werner was dialled in and he ended up stopping all 36 shots fired in his direction for his 6^th win of the season. Kason Kobelka was just as good in the Melfort net and surrendered just the one goal on 35 shots.

Both teams failed to get any production on the powerplay and combined were 0 for 10 with the extra attacker.

This was a very gutsy and  impressive win for the  Bombers who pulled off the win on the road with 9 regulars out of their lineup. Flin Flon was missing Joey Lies, Reid Arberry and Sam Ward who suited up for the SJHL at the Viking Cup.

The Bombers were also missing Rhett Ewen, Nathan Lalumiere, Nash Holmes, Keith Marsden and Ryder Mucha who were out with injuries. Wyatt Stinton was suspended for the game for a kneeing penalty the night before.

Head Coach and GM, Mike Reagan was quick to compliment his team after the win on Saturday night. “ Unbelievable effort , just really gutsy and I am real proud of our guys who found a way. I think wins like this really bring a team together and build character. This is how you have to win in the playoffs and you have to find ways. With 9 regulars out of the lineup you are essentially missing your whole team, but we found a way to get it done.”

With the two wins over the Mustangs on the weekend, the Bombers solidify their hold on first place overall at 23-9-0-1, which is 3 points up on second place Weyburn and 6 points up on the third place Nipawin Hawks.

Flin Flon returns to the ice this week with a pair of games against another divisional foe in the Laronge Ice Wolves. Laronge comes to Flin Flon on Wednesday with the Bombers returning the favour and heading to Laronge on Friday.

Congratulations to the Bombers Joey Lies, Reid Arberry and Sam Ward on being part of team SJHL who won the Gold Medal on the weekend at the Viking Cup in Camrose.

The SJHL won the Gold Medal in exciting fashion with a 5 to 4 OT win on Saturday night over the  Sait Trojans  in the final. The Yorkton Terriers Tylan Henrickson tied the game with just 14 seconds left in regulation and former Flin Flon Bomber Ethan Andrews scored the OT winner.

I also wanted to send condolences to the family of Evan Hammond who tragically passed  away a few days ago. Evan was the voice of the Port Alberni Bulldogs of the BCHL for the last several years and made a big impact for the team he was covering as well as the entire league.

Evan grew up in Flin Flon and started his broadcasting career while he was still in high school at CFAR. He would get the opportunity to go do play by play for the OCN Blizzard of the MJHL and was with them for four of their league championships and was an integral part of their club and history. In the early 2000’s he would make his way to BC to broadcast Bulldog games and forever cemented his legacy.

He was a larger than life character, who loved his family, his community and hockey. He was always smiling and made others  smile as well.

RIP Hammer. You will be greatly missed.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey hosted their first tournament of the new year, the Jason Morran Memorial U-11 tourney which wrapped up yesterday.

Congratulations to the Thompson AA King Miners who won the Gold Medal in convincing fashion knocking off the Peds Theads Bombers 11 to 0.

Bodie Wood led the way for Thompson with 4 goals in the Gold Medal game.

Ped's Threads finished the tournament at 2-2.

In the A Event it was the Thompson A King Miners beating the Pas Huskies Team 2, by a score of 6 to 2.

The Northland Ford Bombers finished fourth losing 7 to 4 to Norway House in the Bronze Medal game.

Eli McKinnon, Oliver Mitchell, Pearson Crone and Matrix Ratt scored goals for Flin Flon.

A big thanks to all the players,coach's,officials,parents and volunteers in contributing to a successful tournament.

After a 12 day break the Flin Flon Bombers return to the ice tonight to kick off 2026.

The Bombers begin the new year first overall at 21-9-0-1, one point up on the Weyburn Red Wings with 43 points.

Flin Flon will kick off the new year with a home and home against  the Melfort Mustangs tonight at the Whitney Form with the rematch in Melfort tomorrow night at the Northern Lights Palace.

The defending league champion Mustangs are struggling and if the playoffs were to start today, Melfort would be on the outside looking in at 11-14-1-2. They trail the 8th place Humboldt Broncos by 7 points for the final playoff spot. Melfort does have a game in hand.

Saying that, I would never count out a Trevor Blevins team and there is still a good chunk of the season remaining, and a win in Flin Flon tonight could really give them a big spark. It is very hard to imagine a Melfort team not in the post season,  and I personally think the back to back champs will be better in the second half.

The Bombers have beaten the Mustangs in all 4 head to head matchups  this season,  out scoring them 17 to 6 including a 5 to 2 win in Melfort in their last meeting November the 22nd. Joey Lies had a hattrick that night.

Lies along with Reid Arberry and Sam Ward will not be in uniform for the Bombers  tonight as they are at the Viking Cup in Camrose Alberta. The Mustangs will be without the services of their top scorer Zayden Sadlemyer and Bo Eisner who are also in Camrose.

Puck drop at the Whitney Forum is 7:30 tonight and there will be no radio broadcast, but we are on FLO Sports. We will have tomorrow night's broadcast from Melfort beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30 for Creighton Furniture.

Happy New Year everybody.