SJHL

Carson Baylis, Dane Probe and Sam Kroon, all from around Calgary, are playing important roles for the SJHL's Notre Dame Hounds this season.

The Battlefords North Stars reached the Christmas break with a league-best 28-0-2-1. Their 59 points in the standings are 14 ahead of second-place La Ronge (45).

Estevan Bruins shut out the Notre Dame Hounds 4-0 in the contest.

The Terriers hit the ice next Thursday hosting Battlfords, with the North Stars also at the Westland Insurance Arena Saturday.

The Kindersley Klippers look to Brayden Koch as a smooth skating, intelligent defenceman, as well as a leader.

Ethan Zielke of the Humboldt Broncos and Melfort Mustangs hometown product Zac Somers are competing for Canada Team West at the World Junior A Hockey Challenge.

Teams met for the sixth and final time this season.

Carter McKay and Payton Kostyshyn are howntown products who are are having an impact on the ice and in the community.

Among the 31 players named to the Team Canada West selection camp were Holden Doell of the Battlefords North Stars, the Melfort Mustangs’ Zac Somers, Jeremi Tremblay of the Flin Flon Bombers, and the Humboldt Broncos’ Ethan Zielke.

“That’s all hockey is or all sports is – it is all confidence,” Zander Stewart said. “You can’t play the sport well if you’re not confident. Confidence is definitely a big key for me.”