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Winning streaks can end in many different ways. For the Humboldt Broncos, their four-game streak came to an end with a quiet whimper and a 3-1 loss to the Flin Flon Bombers the night before Halloween. "It was awful," said head coach Dean Brockman.

The Humboldt Broncos took a tough 2-1 shootout loss to the Melville Millionaires on Nov. 1. It was the team's first extra time loss this season. The first two periods were scoreless, with Humboldt getting two more shots on net than Melville.

It was a mainly successful weekend for the Battlefords AAA Stars at home versus Swift Current.

A trip to the southern part of the province proved exactly the tonic to end the losing ways of the Battlefords North Stars.

The Battlefords North Stars weren't the only local team on a southern tour this past weekend.

The New Horizons were back on the ice Oct. 29. Is it Puff or is it Foster? It really doesn't matter, because the pair of them gave the Hall rink a lesson in curling in the first three ends of the morning draw.

Head Coach and General Manager Kevin Hasselberg announced Thursday the Battlefords North Stars have traded a pair of 19-year-olds.

In the last article we talked about the importance of the Red Cross Learn to Swim lessons at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre and how many pupils take part each year.

There could be significantly fewer fights in the SJHL next season.

One of the greatest players in NHL history visited Humboldt on Oct. 27 as part of a Montreal Canadiens alumni team that took on local players at the Elgar Petersen Arena.