The Canterra Seeds Cup Champion Flin Flon Bombers held their year end Awards and Banquet at the Creighton Community Hall on Saturday night.

Local product Joey Lies was a big winner taking home a total of 4 awards including the George Leel Trophy for Most Points,First Star for Royal Bank 3 Star Award, Pat Spiller Memorial Trophy for Leading Scorer and the CFAR Most Valuable Player.

The other Royal Bank Three Stars Awards went to Wyatt Stinton Star Number Three and Reid Arberry Star Number Two. 

Pierce Yakimchuk took home a total of four  awards including the Diane Krokosz Memorial for Most Dedicated along with goaltender Chalie Tritt.

Yakimchuk was also awarded the Coach's Award,  Frank Schieder Memorial for Community Service and the Creighton Furniture Best Defensive Player.

Two Awards went to Landon Alexander including Most Popular Player along with Wyatt Stinton and the Howard Fox Courier for MR Hustle.

Braydon Bruce was selected the Lavalley Artworks Academic Award.

Other Award Winners Were:

Patty Ginnell Memorial for Most Improved- Ryan Ulmer

Nick Oklobdzia Award for Top Rookie- Finn Werner

Darcy Bancroft Trophy for Best Defenseman- Xavier Fauchon

Chicken Chef Unsung Hero- Reid Arberry

Burkee's Sports Lounge Playoff MVP- Charlie Tritt and Connor Miller

There was excellent turn out and a great way to send the organization off to the Centennial Cup in Summerside PEI.

Flin Flon will open up the tournament on Friday May the 8th against Longueuil Quebec at 10 am Manitoba time.

You can see the full schedule at hockeycanada.ca and every Flin Flon Bomber game from the Centennial Cup will be broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

Flin Flon Creighton Minor Ball has some exciting news that they will be starting their season indoors this week starting Monday May the 4th.

This will be a great way to improve your skills, stay active and get ready for the outdoor  season ahead. All players must be registered with the ramp website.

Here is the schedule for Monday May the 4th,  5U 5:30 to 6pm , 7U 6:15 to 7pm and 11U 7:15 to 8:15 pm. Hapnot Collegiate

Tuesday May 5th. 9U 5:30 to 6:30pm, 13U/15U/18U 6:45 to 8pm. Hapnot Collegiate

Wednesday May 6th. 5U 5:30 to 6pm, 7U 6:15 to 7pm and 11U 7:15 to 8:15pm. Many Faces.

Thursday May 7th. 9U 5:30 to 6:30pm, 13U/15U/18U 6:45 to 8pm. Hapnot Collegiate.

Make sure you bring indor shoes, a water bottle and a glove.

Congratulations to Flin Flon Bomber Goaltender Charlie Tritt on being named a finalist for the CJHL Goalie Of The Year.

Tritt was the top netminder in the SJHL this past season going 23-9-2 with a 2.12 GAA and Save % of .934 with time spent between the Flin Flon Bombers and Humboldt Broncos.

Charlie just back stopped the Bombers to their first SJHL title in 33 years going 11-3 with a GAA of 1.67 and Save % of .938. Tritt is also the only SJHL player this past season to be awarded an NCAA Division 1  Scholarship to Lake Superior State.

Great news for Charlie as he and the Flin Flon Bombers are off to Summerside PEI to compete for a National Championship at the Centennial Cup starting May the 7th.

The Nipawin Hawks are pleased to announce the re-signing of Head Coach and General Manager Tad Kozun to a two-year contract.

Kozun who grew up in the community and played for the Hawks  has strong ties to the organization both on and off the ice. He suited up for the Hawks during the 2011 to the 2014  seasons before advancing to the NCAA with the University of Alaska Anchorage. Following his collegiate career, Kozun went on to play professionally in the ECHL with the Carolina Stingrays, Kansas City Mavericks, and Orlando Solar Bears.

Kozun joined the Hawks coaching staff in the 2021–22 season as an assistant coach before stepping into the role of interim Head Coach and General Manager later that year. He has led the team in that capacity ever since, helping guide the program forward both on and off the ice.

Tad guided the Hawks to a Fourth overall finish with a 35-19-1-1 record and got them to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons,  losing to the Weyburn Red Wings in 6 games in the SJHL Quarter Finals.

Nipawin have the makings of being a very strong team again next season and Kozun is a big part of that in helping build a very competitive program.