From winning the Canterra Seeds Cup with the Battlefords North Stars to currently leading a second year NCAA DI program to second overall in their conference, Augustana University goaltender, Josh Kotai continues to add to his resume as he has now been named as a top 35 goalie to watch in the NCAA for the Mike Richter ...

After a weekend split against the Humboldt Broncos this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars now hold a 20-13-3-2 record, putting them tied for fourth overall in the SJHL with 45 points. Colton Getzlaff was also named the SJHL MVP of the Week for his outstanding performances in the past few games. This past week, ...

The Battlefords North Stars got their revenge against the Humboldt Broncos on Saturday, beating them 5-4 in a shootout to close out the home-and-home after losing to them 5-3 the night prior. The big star of the night was 2005-born forward and North Dakota product Colton Getzlaff who had all four goals for the North St...

The Battlefords North Stars were back at the Access Communications Centre on Friday, taking on former head coach Brayden Klimosko and the Humboldt Broncos.After the Stars went up 3-1 entering the third, the Broncos managed to rally and score four times in the final twenty to take game one of the home-and-home, 5-3.It w...

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced its roster yesterday for the SJHL/MJHL Showcase, happening in Winnipeg on Jan. 28 and 29. The Showcase will bring three teams from both leagues (two U20, one U18) to compete against each other and display their skills, get exposure, as well as take home bragging ri...

After coming off four games in just six days this past week, the Battlefords North Stars now get ready for a weekend clash on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18 against division rival and former Head Coach Brayden Klimosko and the Humboldt Broncos. Humboldt currently sits at 15-17-2-0 on the season and still has yet...

In the final game of their six games in nine days stretch, the Battlefords North Stars lost 10-5 to the Yorkton Terriers Sunday night at the Westland Arena in Yorkton.The game was opened by the North Stars just before the half way point of the first period with a goal from Gavin Granger on a shot from the blueline to g...

After a bump in the road on Wednesday against Notre Dame, the North Stars got back on track Saturday as they downed the Melville Millionaires 3-1 on the road.The North Stars kicked things off early in the first with a goal from Sebastian Miles in the opening five minutes. Battlefords continued to put on the pressure th...

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) trade deadline was 5 p.m. Friday and there were 15+ moves made around the league. One of the biggest moves around the league was between the Flin Flon Bombers and Notre Dame Hounds. Flin Flon picked up Notre Dame Hounds captain Liam Hunks, a 2004-born defenceman who had eigh...

The Battlefords North Stars took their first loss of the new year Wednesday night at the Access Communications Centre as they lost 5-3 to the Notre Dame Hounds.Notre Dame got a goal nearing the midway point of the first period to take a 1-0 lead.In the second period, Battlefords was able to answer back early on with a ...

The Battlefords North Stars grabbed their third win in a row at the Access Communications Centre Tuesday night as they beat the Melfort Mustangs 3-1 to end that team's 17-game win streak.Right out of the gate, the North Stars came ready to play, scoring on their first shot of the game from Seth Dragan to take a 1-0 lea...

After winning their first two games of 2025 this past weekend against the Nipawin Hawks, the Battlefords North Stars' record improved to 17-10-3-2 on the season for 39 points, keeping them at their spot which is fifth overall in the league. Coming up this week, the North Stars have their biggest stretch of games this s...

It was a real nail-biter last night at the Centennial Arena in Nipawin as the Battlefords North Stars won their second game of 2025 over the Nipawin Hawks 4-3 in overtime.The game started off with the North Stars coming out very strong, getting a goal in the first minute of the game coming from Josh Knittig, his fifth ...

After 13 days away from the ice, the Battlefords North Stars played their first game of 2025 Saturday night at the Access Communications Centre and kicked it off strong, winning 4-2 over the Nipawin Hawks.In the first period, the North Stars took charge right out of the gate, controlling the puck possession and doing a...

After the first half of the season, the Battlefords North Stars are looking very promising, after what some said was supposed to be a "rebuild" year, the team is now first in their division, fifth overall in the league, boasting a 15-10-3-2 record and only five points behind second place. Since the end of las...

From playing in the lowlands of Sweden to the Saskatchewan prairies, it's been a long journey for talented Battlefords North Stars forward Nikita Ivashchenko to try and fulfill his lifelong hope of playing hockey in Canada. "It was my childhood dream to play hockey In Canada and my dream from the beginning of my h...

It was the last game of 2024 for the Battlefords North Stars on Saturday at the Access Communications Centre, and after a tough fought game, ended up losing to the Kinderlsey Klippers, 6-3.In the first period, the North Stars came out getting some good looks on net but still failed to get on the board as it was the Kli...

It was another close one for the Battlefords North Stars on Friday as they fell short 2-1 against the Klippers in Kindersley.The North Stars saw some struggles right out of the gate, failing to record a shot on goal in the first seven minutes of the game, while Kindersley managed 10 shots in that same time frame and ev...

After splitting games against the Flin Flon Bombers this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are now second overall in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), boasting a 15-8-3-2 record for 35 points. But with only six points separating them from the ninth spot in the league, their final two games before th...

The Battlefords North Stars got back in the win column last night as they beat the Flin Flin Bombers 3-2 in overtime at the Access Communications Centre.In the first period, the North Stars came out strong, putting on early pressure and physicality which resulted in a goal from Jace Rask to put the Battlefords up 1-0.T...

The Battlefords North Stars were at the Access Communications Centre on Friday night and ended up falling 4-1 to the Flin Flon Bombers in their first matchup of the season.In the first period, the North Stars struggled to get things going and it was the Bombers who opened up the scoring with an early goal to take a 1-0...

The Battlefords North Stars have announced the acquisition of '04-Saskatoon product and forward, Seth Dragan via trade from the La Ronge Ice Wolves in exchange for '04-forward Brett Boucher and '06-forward Ryder Dembo. Standing at a massive 6'5, Dragan has spent the past two seasons with the Ice Wolves, playing in over...

The Battlefords North Stars held onto their second-place spot in the standings after getting three out of four points this past weekend against the Weyburn Red Wings. Now boasting a 14-7-3-2 record for 33 points on the season, the North Stars look ahead to this Friday, Dec. 13th and Saturday, Dec. 14 as they take on lo...

The Battlefords North Stars had a big bounce back game last night at the Access Communications Centre as they beat the Weyburn Red Wings 9-3, after losing to them 5-4 in a shootout the night prior.The game started off with a powerplay goal from Anthony Campbell, his 10th of the season, to give Battlefords an early 1-0 ...

It wasn't a win but the Battlefords North Stars were still able to walk away with one point last night after falling 5-4 to the Weyburn Red Wings in a shootout.The game got opened up by the Red Wings in the first period with two early goals for them to take a 2-0 lead.Battlefords was able to answer back with one of the...

The Battlefords North Stars announced a pair of new additions to the team this past week for the 2025/26 season, signing Carter Geysen from the AAA Tisdale Trojans and Kaleb Dewar from the AAA Warman Wildcats. Geysen is a 2007 born forward out of White City, Saskatchewan who was selected in the 4th round with the 48th ...

The Battlefords North Stars improved to 13-7-3-1 last night after an outstanding game from goaltender Justen Maric helped the team retake second overall in the standings and beat the Melville Millionaires 4-1 at the CN Community Centre in Melville.In the first period, both teams came out playing hard, getting good rush...

After coming off of a tough lost this past Friday against the Melfort Mustangs, the Battlefords North Stars are on the road once more tonight before they play back at the Access Communication Centre this weekend.Now sitting at 12-7-3-1 and tied for third overall in the league with 28 points, the North Stars head to Mel...