Another member of the Flin Flon Bombers has received a Division 1 scholarship for the up coming season.

Graduating d-man Calvon Boots will be joining teammate Nate Hooper at American International Collegiate this fall.

Boots not only was one of the league's best defensemen, but was considered one of the best all around players in the league, and his  tenacious style was  contagious.

Boots spent two years in a Bomber uniform appearing in 99 games where he picked up 71 points. He also had 7 points in 11 career playoff games.

Calvon was a finalist for this past season's top SJHL Defensemen and was a member of the 2017-18 SJHL All Rookie Team.

This is the fourth Division 1 Scholarship for the Bombers this season.

The Flin Flon Bombers hosted their annual general meeting earlier tonight in the Green room at the Flin Flon Community Hall.

Travis Rideout was re-elected for President for a two year term and is very excited with how his first year at the helm went.

Rideout said , they have a very positive motivated board and mentioned how big a move it was to get their own building on Main street and how that has helped in souvenir revenue.

He also said it is a pleasure to work with such a passionate club and fan base and to get Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan re-signed for two more years.

David Brooks, who will not be staying on as Treasurer prepared an un-audited statement and said it was a decent year financially.

The club had one of their best season ticket bases in recent memory and generated over $70,000 in season ticket sales with an additional $38,000 made in the playoffs.

It was a very good year for souvenirs as the team brought in over $53,000. Due to repairs to the team's bus the club did report a loss of $3,181 at the end of the year.

All in all, Brooks said they were able to increase revenue in lots of different areas and the team continues to work hard to stay financially secure. Janice Slip was elected the new Treasurer for the next two years.

Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan thanked all the fans, billets, sponsors and board members for their continued hard work.

He also welcomed new Assistant Coach, Cole McCaig  who  replaces long time assistant Gary Childerhose who has moved on to Kindersley. McCaig will also serve as the team's marketing director.

Reagan said, even though they lost in the first round to the eventual League Champion Battleford Stars, he deemed the season a success.

Reagan noted it was one of the tightest locker rooms he has seen and thought his players were very motivated and committed to the program.

He did mention they lost a lot of fire power up front and he would be re-cruiting heavilly to re- tool offensively for the up coming season. 

The Bombers will prepare for the league meetings in Nipawin this weekend and Reagan said it should be an interesting weekend. " Obviously we have the draft and I think there is going to be some talk about realignment around the league and playoff formats and stuff like that. I think there are going to be some interesting conversations coming ahead of us here, and every year there seems to be a curve ball thrown at you and hopefully we can hit it out of the park."

The Phantom Lake Golf Club will be holding their opening Day Tournament this Saturday June the 1st.

It will be stroke play for 18 holes and there will be a shot gun start at 11.

$40.00 for members and $50.00 for non-members, and this is open to ladies, juniors and men.

Sign up at the Pro- Shop at 306-688-5555. 

Congratulations to Bomber captain Nate Hooper on signing a Division 1 scholorship with the American International College this fall.

Hooper will join former Bomber, Joel Kocur who has been part of the program the last couple of years.

Hooper spent three seasons with the Maroon and White picking up 172 points in 169 career games including 87 points in 58 games this past season.

His 60 assists led the entire league for 2018-19.

The Hollandia Cup soccer tournament took place in Saskatoon this past weekend and wrapped up earlier today.

There were three teams from Flin Flon who represented the Phantom Lake Soccer Club.

Under 11 girls, Phantom Lake Thunder ended up going 2-1-1and played in the final losing 2-1 against the Meridian Rustlers in a shoot out to win the Silver medal.

Under 13 boys, Phantom Lake Warriors went 1-2-1 and didn't make the playoffs.

Under 15 boys, Phantom Lake Mutants finished with two ties and a loss and also failed to make the playoffs.

Flin Flon will be well represented at the Hollandia Cup Soccer Tournament in Saskatoon this weekend.

The Under 11 Girls, Phantom Lake Thunder will play their first game Friday against the Meridian Rustlers at 7:15.

Under 13 Boys, Phantom Lake Warriors start off against Humboldt at at 6:45 on Friday.

Under 15 Boys, Phantom Lake Mutants also start Friday against Nipawin at 6:15.

Round robin continues through out the weekend with the playoffs on Sunday.

You can follow the scores at hollandiacup.ca

Flin Flon Minor Hockey held their AGM earlier tonight at the Northern room at the Victoria Inn.

President Darrin Mansell chaired the meeting and commented about the number of changes he has been a part of through out the last few years and how the board has been able to adjust.

He also thanked the board for all their efforts and hard work the past year and mentioned that it was a very successful season.

Mansell attended the Norman AGM in Thompson and the region will continue to ice both a Bantam Boys and Girls Triple A team. There will also be a Midget Triple A Girls team.

There was an emphesis at the meeting to try and get out more in the Aboriginal communities.

Kathryn Church also mentioned that the board has re-vamped the constitution and by-law manual and this can be viewed on the minor hockey web-site.

The evening concluded with minor hockey board elections.

President- Darrin Mansell

Vice- Brandi Moore

Treasurer- Tauvia Alexander

Registrar- Joy Tetlock

Communications- Courtney Biberdorf

Ice Scheduler- vacant

Referee In Chief- Todd Simms and Harvey Bolton

Special Events- Mel Dominey

Time Keepers- Justin Moore

Technical Director- Corey Thompson

Hockey D- Jon Kooper

Novice- Ashton Crone and Ryan Biberdorf

Atom- Tanner Brough

Pee- Wee- Chad Schwartz

Bantam- vacant

Midget- vacant

Female- Dennis Zborel and Joleen Gardner

The Phantom Lake Golf Club is ready for another great summer and the course is now open 7 days a week with a familiar face back at the helm.

Local product Kelly McLaren is once again the pro after a 13 year absence and the local club is thrilled to have him back.

We caught up to Kelly this past week at the club's Spring AGM and we talked about his return, the future of the club and golf in general.

You can hear that interview here: https://soundcloud.com/102-9-cfar-podcasts/interview

Former Flin Flon Bomber, Dennis Kubat is the new Head Coach and GM of the Tisdale Trojans. Dennis was an assistant coach last season.

Kubat is from Outlook Saskatchewan and spent the better part of three seasons with the Bombers between 2005 and 2008.

He was the Bomber captain his final season and was also a league all star picking up 74 points in 58 games including 33 goals.

Kubat went on to play division 3 hockey for St. Scholastica for the 2008- 2009 season.

Tisdale is coming off a Bronze medal at the Telus Cup in Thunder Bay last month.

Congratulations Dennis and once a Bomber always a Bomber.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club held their spring AGM at the club house earlier tonight.

Newly elected President Ray Shirran opened the meeting and mentioned that a lot of work has been done on the course already and they continue to work on both the  no. 7 and 8 holes.

He also mentioned that the club plans to purchase some new carts and a barbecue and will  start the year in good financial shape.

Kelly McLaren is back as the Club Pro  and he mentioned that he is excited to work with the new board and is excited to open the season tomorrow at 10.

He also said the club will continue to look for ways to increase the revenue.

Brett Stephenson, the Club Superintendant thanked all the volunteers for helping get the course ready for the season and said the greens wintered very well.

He said they continue to clean things up and the course is still pretty damp in some places and hopes everybody will follow the cart paths.

They look forward to seeing everybody out and once again the course will officially open Thursday ( tomorrow) at 10 am.

The Flin Flon Bombers have signed another prospect out of this past weekend's spring camp in Saskatoon.

Defenseman Jack Craycroft has committed to the team for the  upcoming season.

Craycroft is from Ankeny Iowa and suited up for the Iowa Wild Triple A under 18 team this past season picking up 14 points in 55 games.

The Bombers are excited to add a player of his size and ability and look forward to seeing him in a Bomber uniform very soon.

Congratulations to Flin Flon's Alyssa Patterson on signing with the Mennonite Canadian University Blazers Women's Volleyball team.

Patterson is a tremendous local Flin Flon athlete who was a three year starter with the Senior Hapnot Kopper Queens.

She is also a former Junior Varsity Athlete Of The Year and is one of only a handful of non-- Winnipeg players to receive an invitation to the Manitoba Provincial team, where she made the practise roster for 2017-18.

Patterson an all around athlete also represented the Queens in basketball,soccer and track and field.

Jayme Menzies the Blazers head coach had this to say about the addition of Patterson. " It is a pleasure to see Alyssa play volleyball, her energy and passion are contagious. I am really looking forward to working with such a natural and versatile athlete."

Patterson will be on the court for the Blazers this fall. 

It was a very strong Spring Camp for the Flin Flon Bombers, who had 94 kids on the ice this past weekend in Saskatoon.

The camp took place at the Agri- Twins Arena with kids from all over including Manitoba, Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Quebec and the US.

Flin Flon did sign forward Trystan Lemyre who is from Mirabel Quebec and played with the Newbridge Academy this past season picking up 17 points in 12 games.

This is the second key signing,  after announcing a  couple weeks back that forward Shayde Peterson had committed to the club for the upcoming  season.

Petersen was the captain for the Triple A Battleford Stars leading his team in scoring with 50 points in 39 games.

More signings will be announced from spring camp later this week.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club will be holding their Spring AGM this Wednesday starting at 7 at the Club House.

The agenda will include a report from the President, Super Intendant and financial statement.

New Club Pro Kelly McLaren will also be speaking and welcoming every one back for another season.

The meeting is open to the public and the Golf Club is hoping for a good turn out.

The Flin Flon Bomber's Spring Camp will start today at the Agri- Twins  Arena in Saskatoon.100 prospects are expected to take part through out the weekend.

Here is the weekend schedule:

Friday- practise 2-5

             Inter Squad games 5:30-9:30

Saturday- Inter squad games 10-1

                  Goalie session- 4-5

                  Inter Squad games- 5-9

Sunday- Inter Squad game 10-11

               Top 40 game at noon

I caught up with Mike Reagan before he left town and here is what he had to say about this year's Spring Camp.https://soundcloud.com/102-9-cfar-podcasts/mike-reagan-spring-camp-interview

The OCN Blizzard have announced that they have releived Jamie Corbett as Head Coach and General Manager effective immediately.

Corbett took over in January where he went 2-11 down the stretch as OCN finished second last and missed the post season.

The Blizzard are proud to welcome back Greg Hunter who has been re-instated as the General Manager.Hunter has 20 years experience with the Blizzard and was part of their 5 Championship run between 1998 and 2003.

Hunter had this to say after re-joining the club. " It is always a pleasure to work for the OCN Blizzard and the new ownership group. I am very excited to keep hockey in the North and can't wait to get started on building another Championship team."

The first order of buisiness will be to hire a new coach and prepare for the up coming MJHL draft.

The Shoot To Score Hockey Camp is coming back to the Whitney Forum, August the 19th to the 23rd.

Former Flin Flon Bomber and Philadelphia Flyer great Reggie Leach will be the head instructor with lots of other players with Junior and Pro experience helping out.

This is open to both males and females born between 2007 and 2012 and the camp will feature high tempo on ice training including skating, shooting, passing and technical hockey.

There will also be a Reggie Leach Golf Day on Wednesday August the 21st.

Sign up by calling Tom at 306-960-9318.

The Flin Flon Bombers have inked Head Coach and General Manager Mike Reagan to a two year contract extension, keeping him behind the bench til 2021.

Reagan has been behind the bench for the past 12 seasons and has yet to miss the playoffs and has taken his team to the league finals on two different occasions in 2016 and 2017.

This will be a very special season as Mike is just 26 wins away from hitting 400 for his career, by far making him the winningest coach in Bomber history.

Flin Flon also wanted to have stability behind the bench as they look to host the 2021 National Junior A Championship.

Bomber President Travis Rideout had this to say about the extension. " It was very important for us to keep Mike behind the bench for two more seasons as we need a clear focus and vision as we embark on bringing the National Championship back to Flin Flon." We are also excited about the process and dressing a very competitive team once again this season."

Mike Reagan was at the CFAR studio yesterday afternoon for the announcement and here is the interview. https://soundcloud.com/102-9-cfar-podcasts/mike-reagan-contract-extension

The Flin Flon/ Creighton Aqua Doves Synchro team were in Regina over the weekend for the Canadian Prairie Championships. There were swimmers competing from right across Canada.

Flin Flon was represented by Maryn McKee, Rene Thompson ,Talissa Alexander and their coach Krista Hammond.

The three girls competed very well.

McKee came home with two Bronze medals in the 16-20 Stream Solo and the 16-20 Stream Solo free.

Here are the other results:

13-15 Provincial Sream Solo- Thompson placed 12th and Alexander came 14th.

13-15 Provincial Stream Figures-  Rene Thompson 62nd and Talissa Alexander 67th

13-15 Provincial Stream Solo Championship- Thompson 12th and Alexander 14th

16-20 Provincial Stream Figures- McKee 10th

McKee also qualified for the Saskatchewan High Performance Development Program.

courtesy of Bombers.ca

The Manitoba Hockey Hall Of Fame announced their inductees for 2019 yesterday and Flin Flon will be recognized.

The 1965-66 Flin Flon Warriors will be inducted into the team category after winning three straight Intermediate Championships.

The Warriors were one of the best amateur teams in the country and even beat the National team on one occasion.

Flin Flon's magical season started  by beating Kenora three games to one for the Inter Provincial Trophy.

Advancing to the Western Semi- Finals the Warriors beat Kindersley in three straight.

The Warriors then claimed the 1966 Edmonton Journal Cup with a sweep over Lloydminster in the best of 5 with scores of 6-1, 2-1 and 5-2.

There were no intermediate playdowns in Eastern Canada so the Warriors stood as the top Intermediate team in Canada.

What makes these stats even more impressive  was that 16 of the 19 players on the team were all from Flin Flon.

Here is the Championship roster:

Rex Rideout, Dan Warwaruk, Don Donaldson,Dave Rainville, Bob Willey, George Chigol, Ernie Poirier, Tom Davie, Vic Poirier, Cliff Lennartz (captain), George Allard, Jack Turner, Ken Kvern,Laverne Loewen, Lyle Willey (Winnipeg), Ralph Lyndon(Winnipeg), Harry Beuchert (Winnipeg), Bill Bond, Al Evason and Bud Killick the coach.

The Flin Flon Warriors will officially be inducted on October the 5th at Canad Inns Polo Park. Tickets are available by calling 204- 837-4159.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey will be holding their AGM on Tuesday May the 21st, 7 PM at the Victoria Inn.

The meeting will take place in the Northern room.

There will be various reports including a re-cap from the season, a report from the President and financial reports.

There will also be elections for board of director positions.

Every one is welcome to attend.