Southwest Booster Staff

The Swift Current Broncos will open their 24-game season on March 13 against the Saskatoon Blades. The Western Hockey League announced the full 2020-21 East Division schedule, which will be played at the Brandt Centre in Regina with no spectators. The Broncos have been in Regina since Saturday, quarantining in the...

S3 Enterprises (“S3”) announced today that Bob Sonntag, President and owner, has retired and sold his interests in the organization. Sonntag has worked in agricultural manufacturing since 1985, when he joined Rem Manufacturing, in Swift Current. He first made his mark in the industry selling springs, tynes and rake teeth out of a sample...

Dorie’s House in Swift Current will be re-opening as a youth addictions treatment facility after an agreement was reached between the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter (SWYES). The agreement, announced on Monday morning, will result in Dorie’s House providing both inpatient and outpatient services for youth who are experiencing problematic substance...

The Swift Current Broncos made a deal on Thursday to acquire defenseman Daylan Weigel from the Regina Pats. The Broncos sent a fifth round pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft in exchange for the 2003-born blueliner. The Warman native was originally drafted in the sixth round in 2018, 130th overall,...

Saskatchewan Medical AssociationThe provincial government’s Immunization Delivery Plan unveiled this week fails to give the protections all physicians and health-care workers need to care for their patients, whether they have COVID-19 or not, and does not provide reassurance to patients that the health-care system is safe, according to Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association...

For the 11th year in a row Liam is the most popular name for baby boys born in Saskatchewan.eHealth Saskatchewan recently released the most popular baby name list for 2020.There were 12,044 births across Saskatchewan in 2020, which is down significantly from 14,668 births in 2019 and the 15,411 births in 2018. In the Cypress Health Region...

The U18 AAA seasons for the Swift Current Innovation Credit Union Wildcats and Home Hardware Legionnaires appear to be over. The Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League and Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League announced on Thursday that the 2020-21 season would be postponed indefinitely, effectively immediately. “Due to the ongoing...

The Western Hockey League remains committed to play hockey this season, despite numerous setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHL has pushed back the start of the season on four occasions already. The WHL released the following statement on January 8: The Western Hockey League announced today the WHL Board...

Braydon Coburn will join his fourth National Hockey League team. Months after winning the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Shaunavon native was traded to the Ottawa Senators. Coburn was dealt to Ottawa along with Cedric Paquette and a 2022 NHL Draft second round pick. The Lightning received Anders Nilsson Marian Gaborik...

The Swift Current Broncos added some size and experience to their blueline on Thursday when they acquired Cayde Augustine from the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 6’2’’, 220-pound defenseman split time with the Kelowna Rockets and Warriors last season, finishing with two goals and eight assists in 38 games. The Broncos sent...