Steven Mah

The Swift Current Southwest Terminal Broncos sit alone in top spot in the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League South Division after a three-point weekend in Estevan. Saturday, Berney Weston stopped all 30 shots he faced to lead the Broncos to a 4-0 win over the host Bruins. Hudson Darby scored twice, Easton Lee added a goal and an assist, and Kade...

The Swift Current Tarpon Energy Broncos won two of three games over the Estevan Bruins in the South East Atom Tier I Hockey League over the weekend. The Broncos won the opener 10-9 on Friday, led by a four-goal outing from Mason Fauser. Kasey Gleim added two goals and two assists, and Paxton Wallace finished with a goal and three...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats demonstrated some offensive firepower during the opening weekend of 2019. The Wildcats scored 15 goals during two weekend wins over the host Battlefords Sharks in their return to Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League action. Saturday, the Wildcats scored twice on the power play and once while shorthanded in a 5-2 win over the...

Three Border Creek United teams participated at the Calgary Minor Soccer Association Winter Classic over the weekend. The Border Creek United teams are comprised primarily of players from Swift Current and Lloydminster. Leading the way were the U15 United Girls as they finished with three wins and a loss to place third out of eight teams. Friday, they opened the tournament with...

Former Swift Current Broncos forward Aleksi Heponiemi is a world champion after Finland defeated the United States 3-2 in the gold medal game at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver on Saturday. Kappa Kakko scored with 1:26 remaining in regulation to lift Finland to its third gold medal in the past six years. Heponiemi assisted on a third-period goal from...

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...