Saturday night in the SJHL had a bit of everything — winning streaks ended, others extended, and more than a few penalty sheets needed extra ink.
Let’s roll through it.
Estevan Bruins 4 – Yorkton Terriers 3
The Estevan Bruins didn’t just snap Yorkton’s eight-game win streak — they earned it.
Yorkton struck first on the power play just 2:14 in, Vinay Junek finishing off a setup from Tylan Henrikson and Tyler Palin. But Estevan answered 79 seconds later, also on the man advantage, as Ewan Rennie buried his 29th from Cash Olson and Matthew Ronn.
Riley Cormier gave the Terriers a 2-1 lead late in the first before Estevan’s Ethan Andrews evened things again early in the second — another power-play marker.
Then came the turning point.
Just 35 seconds into the third, Rennie struck again — goal number 30 — and suddenly the Bruins had life. Rylan Williams extended the lead at 4:26, and that proved critical after Aidan Vallance pulled Yorkton within one at 14:34.
Special teams were huge — three of the seven goals came on the power play. Estevan, who had just one win in their previous nine games coming in, found timely offence when they needed it most.
Melville Millionaires 6 – Warman Wolverines 1
The Melville Millionaires turned a tight game into a rout.
After Warman opened the scoring, Melville responded quickly with goals from Owen Parks and Brayden Gourley in the first period to take control.
The game broke open in the second. Wesley Olson, Hudson Binder, and Gourley (his second of the night, on the power play) helped fuel five unanswered goals overall to close it out. Maddox Shindle added another in the third.
Preston Patenaude was rock solid, stopping 22 of 23 shots. Griffin Wright faced 40 shots and turned aside 34 in a busy night for the Warman netminder.
The penalty sheet had some spice — roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct, and coincidental minors — but Melville’s structure never wavered. The win pulls them into a tie for third in the Bunge Division.
Weyburn Red Wings 3 – Nipawin Hawks 2
This one had swings — and tension.
The Weyburn Red Wings and Nipawin Hawks traded goals in a tight first period before Dion Schraeder scored twice for Weyburn — including the eventual game-winner late in the second.
Nipawin pushed hard in the third, cutting the deficit to one just 1:20 in on Mason Karakochuk’s 17th. They even had a penalty shot opportunity — Ashton Tait denied by Nate Stevens at 11:19 of the third.
Stevens was sharp all night, stopping 36 of 38 shots. Gage Roberts made 32 saves in the loss.
There were power plays both ways, a five-minute major to Finley Radloff for charging, and plenty of third-period penalties — but Weyburn held firm to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since January.
Battlefords North Stars 6 – La Ronge Ice Wolves 1
The Battlefords North Stars scored twice on the power play in the first period — Owen Nelson and Kobe Sawyer — and never looked back against the La Ronge Ice Wolves.
Nelson added his second just 12 seconds into the middle frame. Drew Williamson and Finlay Klippenstein also found the scoresheet as the North Stars built a 6-0 lead before La Ronge finally broke through in the third.
Then came the fireworks.
Multiple fighting majors, game misconducts, 10-minute misconducts, and a bench minor piled up in a heated third period. Spencer Michnik stopped 22 of 23 for Battlefords, while Graham Brown faced 45 shots.
Battlefords: two straight wins.
La Ronge: five straight losses.
Melfort Mustangs 2 – Humboldt Broncos 1
It wasn’t flashy. It was efficient.
The Melfort Mustangs opened the scoring midway through the first as Kelan Simmonds notched his first career SJHL goal.
Bo Eisner made it 2-0 on the power play, assisted by Dru Mushumanski and Noel Englot.
From there, it was about defending.
Humboldt finally broke through with 6:55 remaining when Morgan Hackman beat Kason Kobelka, but that’s as close as the Humboldt Broncos would get.
Kobelka turned aside 28 of 29 shots. Brady Holtvogt made 31 saves in the loss.
Melfort now has five straight wins — and they’re doing it with tight defensive hockey.
Flin Flon Bombers 4 – Kindersley Klippers 1
Scoreless after 20. Then the Bombers took over.
The Flin Flon Bombers scored twice on the power play in the second — Pryce Thiessen and Daniel Morozov — and added another at even strength from Nash Holmes.
Jack Martin made it 4-0 shorthanded early in the third before Reid Arberry finally got Kindersley on the board late.
Charlie Tritt stopped 27 of 28 shots. Brett O’Halloran was under siege, facing 47 shots and making 44 saves before a late empty-net goal.
A pair of fighting majors midway through the third added edge, but the Kindersley Klippers couldn’t solve Flin Flon’s special teams.
Saturday night delivered.
Streaks snapped. Streaks extended. Tempers boiled over in La Ronge. Tight divisional races got even tighter.
And with the playoffs inching closer, every point — every save — every bounce — matters just a little bit more.
