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Fond Memories
North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 2
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#19 Brad BlakeComing c...
Apr 19, 2024
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Fond Memories
North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 1
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#10 Riley GirodWhole-h...
Apr 18, 2024
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Joins defending-champion, Mariners
North Stars' Burgeson commits to Vancouver Island University
Battlefords North Stars forward, Hunter Burgeson is headed to the west coast for the next chapter in his hockey journey, having recently announced his commitment to the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). The move out west brings with it some familia...
Apr 15, 2024
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2023-24 Team Awards
North Stars celebrate best of season with year-end awards
The Battlefords North Stars held their annual year-end team awards banquet Friday at the Access Communications Centre, giving the players, staff, families and billets one last chance to come together to celebrate the best of the 2023-24 hockey season. Kian Bell, who this season became the first player in SJHL history t...
Apr 13, 2024
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ACAC Champs
North Stars alums reflect on repeat championship with Red Deer Polytechnic
The Red Deer Polytechnic men's hockey team recently took home a second straight ACAC championship, with four former Battlefords North Stars playing an integral role in the team's title defense.Jaxon Steele, who played two seasons with the North Stars from 2019-20 to 2020-21, scored the clinching goal on the team's cham...
Apr 12, 2024
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A Look Back
North Stars semi-finals recap versus Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars saw their season come to an end this week, following a hard-fought four-game semi-finals series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers. Despite the loss, the series wasn't without its moments where the team shined, leaving it all on the ice in the rematch of last year's SJHL Final. Game 1:The ope...
Apr 11, 2024
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Hard-Fought series
North Stars season comes to an end with Game 4 loss to Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars left it all on the ice Tuesday night at the ACC, as the team saw their season come to an end with a 5-1 defeat to the Flin Flon Bombers in Game 4 of their SJHL semi-finals series.Flin Flon saw five different players score on the night to take the game and the best-of-seven series with it, in...
Apr 10, 2024
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Win to stay in
North Stars lock in for pivotal Game 4 with season on the line
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Tuesday night at the Access Communications Centre, with the season on the line heading into Game 4 of their semi-final series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers. Coming off a 5-2 loss in Game 3 a night ago and down 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, the team remains confident d...
Apr 09, 2024
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Trail series 3-0
North Stars fall 5-2 in Game 3, as season now hangs in the balance
The Battlefords North Stars fell 5-2 to the Flin Flon Bombers Monday, in Game 3 of the teams' semi-final playoff series. A 2-2 game through two periods, it was three unanswered in the third that led Flin Flon to victory, from Carter Anderson, Noah Houle, and Justin Lies, the latter of which was the Bombers' captain's s...
Apr 09, 2024
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On Home Ice
North Stars determined heading into Game 3, as series shifts to Battlefords
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Monday night, for Game 3 of their semi-final playoff series with the rival Flin Flon Bombers, as the scene shifts locations to North Battleford's Access Communications Centre. Returning home down 2-0 in the best-of-seven, the third game of the series will prove pivotal, as t...
Apr 08, 2024
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