Steven Mah

The Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires began the process of following up on a turnaround season when they hosted their annual spring camp over the weekend. “It’s been a great weekend,” said head coach Darren Evjen. “We brought in just over 100 kids to try and make our team for next year. Really the start of next year starts this...

The horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos has affected the lives of many throughout the tight-knit hockey community across the prairies. 15 people are confirmed to have died in the accident involving the team’s bus as they travelled to Nipawin for playoff game. Friday’s tragedy was all too familiar to Swift Current’s Tim Tisdale, who survived the 1986 bus...

The Swift Current Broncos had a dominant outing to even the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final at one game apiece with a 4-0 win over the host Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday. The Broncos had lost game one 5-3 on Friday when they allowed the opening three goals before pushing back in the third period against the host Warriors. “I think everyone just...

The Swift Current Broncos find themselves trailing for the first time in the post-season after a 5-3 loss to the host Moose Jaw Warriors Friday. An opportunistic Warriors team scored the first three goals to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven East Division final. The Broncos made a spirited comeback attempt in the third period, but it was too...

Bracken’s Doug Johnson has been named the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Canalta Hotels Coach of the Year for a second straight season. Johnson led the Nipawin Hawks to the top record in the SJHL with a 43-8-3-4 mark, which included a stretch of 30 games that the Hawks recorded at least one point from Nov. 10 to Feb. 17. Johnson, who...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats will be well represented at the SaskFirst Female U18 Tournament in Regina this weekend. This weekend will continue the process of selecting the U18 SaskFirst Team, which will compete at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, AB. Nine Wildcats remain in the running for Team Sask, which will be led by longtime...

The Swift Current Broncos held on for a 3-2 win to move past the Regina Pats in the seventh and deciding game of the Western Hockey League East Division semi-final series. In their ninth consecutive head-to-head meeting over the past 18 days, the Broncos scored three straight goals after falling behind early and held on for a narrow win. Captain Glenn...

The Swift Current Broncos ran into a desperate opponent Saturday as they lost 7-2 to the host Regina Pats to force a seventh and deciding game in the best-of-seven East Division semi-final series. Playing for their playoff lives, the Pats scored the first four goals to even the series at 3-3 as the two teams continued to trade wins. The Pats...

Tyler Steenbergen notched this first playoff hat trick to lead the Broncos to a 5-2 win for their third lead in the best-of-seven East Division semi-final series on Friday. "It was pretty great," said Steenbergen after the win. "They came out pretty strong, so we had to push back near the end of the first and in the second. I...

The Colorado Avalanche announced Thursday that they have signed Swift Current Broncos defenseman Josh Anderson to a three-year entry-level contract. Anderson, 19, was acquired ahead of the Western Hockey League trade deadline from the Prince George Cougars on Jan. 7 for first round picks in 2018 and 2019. The 6'3'', 220-pound blueliner has 35 points and 289 penalty minutes in 206...