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Yorkton Terriers AA Bantam centre Kylan Shea has set his sights on the upcoming Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, which is held this April in Calgary. "I really hope a WHL team picks me," says Shea. "I really want to play in that league one day.

Jeff Odgers' road to the National Hockey League wasn't a smooth one. It was full of bumps, bruises, sleepless nights, and countless hours of hard work.

Based on his outstanding play, one wouldn't know Ethan Bear is rookie for the Yorkton Harvest without looking at his birth certificate. "He's a 15-year-old, but he plays with the poise of a veteran," says Harvest head coach Jeff Odgers.

Regina native J. C. Lipon couldn't have predicted cracking Team Canada's U20 world junior squad a year ago.

Yorkton natives Derek Marshall and Mason Kelley are excited to get out of cold in late February to soak in the sun in Florida for a baseball camp.

Nearly every year Team Canada came up short at the world junior championship, their goaltending was partially to blame. Canada's biggest goaltending debacle happened in 2005 with Marc-Andre Fleury, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In what can truly be called a dog fight for top spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Sherwood Conference, the Conference leading Yorkton Terriers hosted the second place Notre Dame Hounds last Tuesday (Dec. 18).

The Yorkton Harvest jumped into the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League playoff picture after their huge 3-2 win over the Notre Dame Argos on Tuesday, December 18. The Harvest came out flying, outshooting the Argos 17-3 in the first period.

A nine game winning streak came to an end for the Yorkton Terriers this week, but after the loss in Estevan Tuesday they started a new streak with a pair of home ice wins.

Nine Yorkton runners hit the strip in Las Vegas on December 2 for an exhilarating marathon. Sandy Vaughan Hastie, Cynthia E.B.