Steven Mah

The Western Hockey League trade deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. MT, but the Swift Current Broncos did not wait until the final hours to improve their hockey club. The Swift Current Broncos enter Wednesday with the second best record in the WHL at 29-10-3-0, eight points behind the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Broncos have been a part...

The Swift Current Broncos made another blockbuster deal Tuesday, bringing in three of the Lethbridge Hurricanes top players in exchange for four players and three draft picks. The Broncos acquired overage forward Giorgio Estephan, goaltender Stuart Skinner, and forward Tanner Nagel. In return, the Broncos sent goaltender Logan Flodell, forwards Logan Barlage and Owen Blocker, and defenseman Matthew Stanley, as well...

The Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League South Division leading Swift Current Kabos Broncos got a test over the weekend during a two-game road trip through the North Division. Saturday, the Broncos lost 5-1 to the host Saskatoon Outlaws. Joe Arntsen scored the only goal, an unassisted marker in the second period to cut the deficit to 3-1. Sunday, the Broncos bounced...

The Swift Current Abbey Resources Broncos won, lost, and tied during a three-game South Saskatchewan Midge AA Hockey League road trip over the weekend. Friday, the Broncos lost 3-2 to the host Notre Dame Argos. John Priela and Quinn Patenaude each finished with a goal and an assist in the loss. Jackson Sitter and Ryland Hornung also picked up assists,...

Three rinks with local connections took part in the Saskatchewan Players Championships in Swift Current over the weekend. The defending provincial championship Adam Casey rink featured Cabri’s Shaun Meachem skipping the team and Swift Current’s Chris Haichert playing second for the event. The Casey rink defeated Unity’s Drew Heidt 5-0 in the opening draw on Friday. They added a 7-6 win...

The East Division arms race continued Sunday evening as the Swift Current Broncos made a pair of deals ahead of the Western Hockey League trade deadline, eventually bringing defenseman Josh Anderson to Swift Current. First, the Broncos traded 2017 first round pick Joel Sexsmith to the Vancouver Giants on Sunday, three days ahead of the trade deadline. In return the Broncos...

Playing their third game in as many days, a tired Swift Current Broncos team put the game out of reach early in a 5-1 win over the visiting Red Deer Rebels Sunday. The return of Aleksi Heponiemi from the World Junior Championships ignited the power play in the first period as the Broncos scored three power play goals in as...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats returned to Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League action with two blowout wins over the visiting Weyburn Wings over the weekend. The Wildcats reached double digits in both games to improve to 9-6-0-3 on the season. Saturday, the Wildcats opened 2018 with a double-digit offensive performance when they fired 44 shots on net in...

The Swift Current Comp. Junior Colts basketball team won two of three games at their six-team home tournament over the weekend. The Colts dropped their opener by a single point in a 65-64 loss to Moose Jaw Vanier on Friday. Austin Wiebe led the Colts with 16 points, followed by a 14-point outing from Dawson Schultz. The Colts bounced back Saturday...

Kaden Elder and Matteo Gennaro each scored twice as the Swift Current Broncos defeated the visiting Regina Pats 4-2 Saturday. The Broncos, bolstered by the return of one of their three World Junior players, jumped ahead with goals 2:08 apart in the first period from Kaden Elder and Matteo Gennaro. Both were wrist shots from the top of the face-off...