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It wasn't the best way to end the 2012 portion of the schedule for the Battlefords North Stars.

The North Stars' Casey Parker had earned Rookie of the Week honours recently, by not allowing a puck past him in about 127 consecutive minutes. But on Wednesday's game against the Flin Flon Bombers, it took four minutes for Flin Flon to beat him.

The SFMAAAHL's Battlefords Sharks fell to the Regina Rebels in a game that was extremely close despite the distance in the standings between the two teams.

The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League saw a total of six games in the last week. Dec. 14, the first-place Spiritwood Timberwolves defeated the Cut Knife Colts by a score of 4-1, the first regulation-time loss the Colts have suffered all season.

The North Saskatchewan River Hockey League saw six games over the weekend. Dec. 14 saw the Wilkie Outlaws play the Edam 3 Stars, the Turtleford Tigers face off against the Paradise Hill Hawks, and the Meadow Lake Stampeders play the St.

The Battlefords North Stars head coach and general manager Kevin Hasselberg has acquired 19 year old forward Troy Petrick from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL.

Home ice was better for the Humboldt Broncos as they faced the Weyburn Red Wings for the second time in a week on December 14. Unlike what happened in Weyburn, the Broncos dominated the play for the entirety of the game, posting a 4-1 victory.

The latest Power Rankings and Canalta Hotels Players of the Week have been announced in the SJHL and the Battlefords North Stars have been on the receiving end of some of that recognition.

His first win for the Broncos was a shutout. Michael Gudmandson, Humboldt's new netminder, won his first game for the Broncos on Sunday, and recorded his first shutout for the team at the same time.

Their depth has been replenished, but his competitive spirit hasn't allowed him to be happy with his team's erratic play so far this hockey season.