Steven Mah

The Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires continued to improve for a third straight game at the Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament with their first win Friday. The Legionnaires opened the tournament with a loss, followed by a draw, and, after a day off Thursday, they defeated the Knights of Columbus Pats 5-3. Jacob Piller and Hunter Lamb both scored twice...

The Swift Current Broncos six-game winning streak came to an end in an 8-2 loss to the host Moose Jaw Warriors Thursday. The Western Hockey League’s top team got goals from seven different skaters to defeat a shorthanded Broncos team one night after the Broncos had erased a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 shootout win in Swift Current. The Broncos...

Day two was a more positive one for the Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats and Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires at the Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament. The Wildcats got into the win column Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Island Seals. Kennedy Klevgaard, Carissa Hogan, and Taylor Lind all scored for the Wildcats. Amaya Giraudier picked...

A shorthanded Swift Current Broncos team won their sixth straight game with a stunning 5-4 shootout win over the Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday. The Broncos scored two late goals only 28 seconds apart during a four-goal third period and then disposed of the Western Hockey League leading Warriors in the shootout. Logan Flodell helped the Broncos reach the shootout with...

Three Swift Current Broncos made their debuts at the 2018 World Junior Championship in Buffalo, NY on Boxing Day. In a meeting of Bronco line mates, Tyler Steenbergen and Team Canada defeated Finland 4-2, despite a first-period off the stick of Aleksi Heponiemi. Heponiemi finished with 20 minutes of ice-time, one shot on goal, and a -1 plus/minus rating. Steenbergen...

It was a rough opening day for both the Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats and Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires at the Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament Tuesday. The Legionnaires lost 9-1 to the Calgary Buffaloes to open the tournament in Calgary. Cody Levesque made 40 saves as the Legionnaires were out-shot 49-10. Owen Ozar scored the only goal...

If familiarity breeds contempt then Swift Current Broncos fans could be in for a treat when the team returns to the ice Wednesday. The Broncos will host the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to open a home-and-away set between two of the top teams in the Western Hockey League. The two teams are all too familiar with one...

Submitted by Deb Reamer, Athletic Coordinator The SWAC senior basketball league played their final games before the Christmas break on December 19. The Shaunavon Silhouettes remain the only girls’ team that is undefeated as they travelled to Herbert and beat the Laurels 69-35. Kortlynn Fuller led the Silhouettes with 22 points and Kerigan Stevenson added 19. Replying for the Laurels was Jewel...

Swift Current Broncos forward Tyler Steenbergen scored twice in Canada’s final exhibition contest leading into the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships. Canada fired 61 shots on goal in a 9-1 drubbing of Switzerland in Hamilton Friday evening. The Broncos sniper scored the second goal in the first period when he batted a bouncing puck in the crease into the net....

During a normally quiet time for Western Hockey League teams, the Swift Current Broncos made an exciting announcement regarding an unexpected addition to their roster Friday. The Broncos announced that they had signed defenseman Jacson Alexander to a WHL Standard Player Agreement and that he would be joining the team after the holidays. Alexander was selected by Broncos 17th overall in...