Just a year after hosting a special 50th Anniversary celebration, the Battlefords North Stars will again hold a special milestone event this summer, as hosts of the 2024 SJHL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.Coupling the Induction Banquet with their annual Alumni Golf Tournament for a two-day weekend celebration June 21...

Battlefords North Stars' forward, Josh Medernach has announced his commitment to the NAIT Ooks for the fall of 2024, joining one of the top collegiate programs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC)."It feels great to join the team and the college," Medernach said of his excitement for the opportu...

One year ago today, the Battlefords North Stars capped off their winningest season in franchise history, with their fourth Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship in franchise history.Setting numerous franchise and SJHL records during the 2022-23 regular season, the team became the first in league history...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Battlefords North Stars fired 34 shots and received another lights-out performance from their goaltender Friday, but it wasn't enough to even their semi-final series in Game 2 versus the Bombers in Flin Flon.Ben Portner and Kian Bell scored for the team, picking up a goal and an assist apiece, while Logan Cunningha...

The Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday night in Flin Flon, looking to rebound quickly in Game 2 of their semi-finals series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers.Coming off a 4-3 defeat in Game 1 just a night ago, which saw the team outshot 59-23, the North Stars did see some positives to build on with the lig...

Logan Cunningham made an incredible 55 saves and the Battlefords North Stars netted a pair on the power play, but it wasn't quite enough, as the team fell 4-3 to the rival Bombers Thursday, to open their semi-finals series in Flin Flon.Bombers' defenceman Anthony Bax opened the scoring just 3:15 into the first, to make...

The Battlefords North Stars return to the ice Thursday night in Flin Flon, to reignite one of the premier rivalries in junior hockey, with Game 1 of their semi-finals series with the top-seeded Flin Flon Bombers.Both coming off first-round sweeps in the quarterfinals, the fourth-seeded North Stars beat the number-five ...

With the official wrap-up of the of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) quarterfinals Tuesday night, the matchups are now set for the league semis to begin Thursday, with the top four teams determined. The #4 Battlefords North Stars will play the #1 Flin Flon Bombers, while the #3 Humboldt Broncos face the #2 ...

The Battlefords AAA Sharks recently held their annual year-end team awards banquet to celebrate what was a season of many firsts for the local female hockey program. Posting the season with the most wins in franchise history, the team finished fourth overall in the Sask Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL) standin...

The Battlefords North Stars wrapped up their first-round playoff series with the Melville Millionaires Wednesday night, with a thrilling Game 4 overtime win, to sweep the teams' best-of-seven series and advance to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) semifinals.The victory concluded what was a tight-checking an...

Rylan Williams cashed in for his first career playoff goal just over five minutes into overtime Wednesday, to deliver the Battlefords North Stars a 3-2 win in Game 4 in Melville, and punch their ticket to the SJHL semi-finals. Putting home the finishing touch on a rush chance generated over the length of the ice, Willi...

The Battlefords North Stars return to the ice Wednesday night in Melville, for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Melville Millionaires, just a win away from advancing to the SJHL semi-finals. Leading the best-of-seven series 3-0 after Tuesday's resilient comeback win, head coach, Brayden Klimosko said...

Just a week after being named the first-ever consecutive MVP in SJHL history, Battlefords North Stars' forward Kian Bell added another dazzling performance to his 'greatest hits' catalog, scoring a hat trick and five points Tuesday, in a North Stars' Game 3 win in Melville.Picking up a point on each of his team's five ...

Following a hard-fought, tight-checking opening two games in North Battleford over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars return to action in Melville Tuesday night, for Game 3 of the team's first round playoff series with the Melville Millionaires. As the series shifts locations to Melville's CN Community Centre, fo...

For the second time in as many nights, the Battlefords North Stars held Melville to just a single goal Saturday, to take a down to the wire 2-1 win in Game 2 of their first round playoff series, in North Battleford.Keeping the packed crowd of nearly 1,300 on the edge of their seats to the final horn, the win gives the ...

Less than 24 hours after opening the playoffs with a 4-1 win in a rambunctious Game 1 finish, the Battlefords North Stars return to action Saturday night at the ACC, for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Melville Millionaires.A one-goal contest to the final minutes of play, head coach Brayden Klimosko...

Emotions were high in a spirited opening night of the playoffs Friday in North Battleford, as the Battlefords North Stars topped the Melville Millionaires 4-1 at the ACC, to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round series in front of a packed crowd of more than 1,200.A goaltender's showdown throughout the night, Logan Cunn...

Battlefords North Stars forward, Riley Girod has announced his commitment to The College of St. Scholastica (NCAA III) in Duluth, Minnesota for the next chapter in his hockey career.Coming off a 20-year-old season for the books, that saw the rugged winger post new career highs across the board in goals (11), assists (2...