Steven Mah

Joel Hofer stopped all 46 shots he faced to lead the Swift Current Broncos to a 1-0 win over the Regina Pats on Saturday. The 18-year-old goaltender earned his first shutout of the season to end the Broncos’ four-game losing streak. “I was just seeing the puck,” said Hofer. I was tracking it well. I was making good reads out there....

The Swift Current Abbey Resources Broncos rang in the new year with yet another win in the Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League. A balanced attack led the Broncos to a 24th consecutive win to open the season with a 7-2 victory over the host Prairie Storm on Friday. Beau Larson, Chase Sawchuk, Brock Oberle, and Riley Skarbon all finished with a...

Former Swift Current Broncos forward Aleksi Heponiemi registered four points to lead Finland to a 6-1 win in the IIHF World Junior Championship semi-final on Friday. Two-days after knocking Canada out of the tournament, Heponiemi finished with one goal and three assists to lead Finland to a blowout win over Switzerland, who had eliminated Sweden. The United States defeated Russia 2-1...

The Swift Current Broncos opened a seven-game home stand with a 5-3 loss to the visiting Portland Winterhawks on Friday. Joel Hofer keep the Broncos in the contest with 43 saves, but the Winterhawks were too much for the young Broncos in the end. The two teams combined to score five goals in the first period, including three from the...

Swift Current’s Jacob Herman has been listed by the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires goaltender had previously practiced with the Swift Current Broncos while Joel Hofer was at camp with the St. Louis Blues. He practiced with the Broncos for two weeks and dressed in two games. He also was the...

The Swift Current Curling Club - Innovation Credit Union Super League is nearing the completion of the regular season after nine weeks of action. Only a few games remain prior to the playoffs and the Ilta Grain/Westax (Kirkpatrick) and Andrews Ag Ltd. (Andrews) rinks lead the standings with 7-1 records. The playoff schedule will be set on January 8 after...

The Swift Current Bantam Colts opened 2019 with a 3-3 tie against the Regina Renegades on Wednesday. Sadie Keller led the visiting Colts with a goal and an assist, while Tess Bakus and Paisley Arntsen also scored. Annika Kirk earned the draw in goal. The Colts moved to 11-2-2 and sit second in the Saskatchewan Bantam A Hockey League’s South Division. The...

The Swift Current Curling Club will be busy this weekend with 16 men’s curling teams on the ice for the 2019 Saskatchewan Player’s Championship. The opening draw of the Saskatchewan Men’s Curling Tour event will be Friday at 2 p.m. and the final draw is slated for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. One Southwest rink, skipped by Fox Valley’s Ryan Deis, will...

Former Swift Current Broncos forward Aleksi Heponiemi played a critical role in helping Finland defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime in the quarter-final of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver on Wednesday. Heponiemi had a puck batted off him and in with 47 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Toni Utenen scored 5:17 into overtime for Finland...

The sporting calendar in the Southwest remains quiet this week, but things will be heating up in Shaunavon as the Shaunavon Curling Club hosts the 2018-19 Viterra Women’s Last Chance Qualifier on Jan. 4-6. 12 rinks will take part in the double knockout event that will advance two teams to the Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Championship at the...