Teams score big with the WHL
Last year, it was the Battlefords Novice Rams who had an opportunity to go to a WHL game through the Western Hockey League Youth Experience Contest.
This year 10 teams were chosen from 65 communities and one includes Glaslyn. Joining the Glaslyn Atom North Stars on the list of winners was Dinsmore, Eatonia/Leader, Ochapowace, Preeceville, Watrous/Imperial, Kyle, Eston, Kinistino and Tisdale.
The contest is held in conjunction with SaskEnergy Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.
"SaskEnergy congratulates the 10 winning teams from across the province and is pleased to partner up with the WHL to invest in Saskatchewan's young hockey players," said Larry Doke, MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford, on behalf of the Honourable Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy. "We hope the shared hockey experience will be a lot of fun, but will also help to strengthen and motivate them as individuals and as a team."
The lucky winners will attend the Saskatoon Blades home game Friday against the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame induction nominees announced
The Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame, which has been open since November of 2010 has announced the first set of inductees into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame.
The inaugural group of inductees will include 17 individuals and five teams in five different categories.
The group of inductees will be honoured at the first ever Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame banquet and dinner in Swift Current July 28.
The list of inductees is as follows:
Builders: Gordon Juckes, Ed Chynoweth, Athol Murray, Doc Seaman and Bill Hunter.
Grassroots Contributors: Bill Ford.
Players: Gordie Howe, Sid Abel, Glenn Hall, Johnny Bower, Fred Sasakamoose, Metro Prystai, Bryan
Trottier, Max Bentley, Doug Bentley and Elmer Lach.
Teams: The 1982-83 University of Saskatchewan Huskies, the 1974 Regina Pats, the 1985 Prince Albert Raiders, the 1989
Swift Current Broncos and the 1955-64 Semans Wheat Kings.
Officials: Dennis Pottage.
The group of inductees will also be introduced in Saskatoon Jan. 21 at the Credit Union
Centre prior to the Saskatoon Blades game.
Provincials draws are out
The draws have been released and teams from around the province will fight for the coveted provincial titles beginning as early as this week. The first round in some of the larger division must be completed before the end of the month.
Zone camp registration
Friday, Jan. 20 is the deadline for male and female bantam and midget players to register for their respected zone camps.
You must participate in the zone you reside in, in order to be eligible, not where you play.
?Females born in 1995 to '98 are eligible to attend and tryout for their respective zone teams.
Males in second year bantam are eligible for the bantam zone camp and all males in midget hockey are eligible for the midget zone camp, but midget-aged players registered with either midget AAA or junior hockey teams will be excluded from participation in this program.
The cost for each player is $100, late registrations will not be accepted, however you can walk on to your zone camp for a fee of $125.
To register, find out more information and to see where the camp is in your zone, please click here http://players.sha.sk.ca/sask-first/39-online-sask-first-registration
One more chance
There will be officials clinics offered for those officials who missed the clinic and would like to be registered for the remainder of this season and the first half of the 2012-13 season.
Check out battlefordsminorhockey.ca for more information.
