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For the first time since 1999, the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins are in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League final, but for a while the playoffs were suspended as the league dealt with grief from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people.

Players, coaches and fans of the Wheatland Wild 11 hockey team travelled to Portage La Prairie, MB on Easter weekend for the 2019 Portage Cup championship – with the Wild capturing the Cup.

April 1999 was a different era for the city of Estevan. Defying provincial legislation, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses refused to go back to work in a prolonged labour dispute.

The athletic therapist for the Humboldt Broncos became the 16th person to die following a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan last week. Relatives of Dayna Brons of the 25-year-old say they will remember her for "joyful smile.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced it will proceed with the league final between the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins and the Nipawin Hawks.

The New York Giants officially announced that centre Brett Jones has signed his one-year, $2.914 million RFA tender. Jones started 13 games for New York in 2017, one at left guard and 12 at centre. Pro Football Focus ranked him as the No.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins had one last final push to win the Canalta Cup semifinal against their traditional playoff rivals with a 6-2 win over the Battlefords North Stars in Game 5 of their semifinal last week.

The Estevan Strippers Hockey Club ran another successful Spring Bust recreational hockey tournament despite being somewhat under the cloud of the Humboldt bus crash Friday evening that claimed the lives of 16 people.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has cancelled this year’s SaskFirst Hockey Tournament for male bantam and midget-aged players this spring after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

A coach and her assistant - both from the Carlyle Skating Club - have been honoured by Skate Canada Saskatchewan and the awards they received were a surprise to both of them.