Come out and kick off the local golf season with the first big event of the year.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club will be holding their opening day tournament on Saturday June the 13th.

Tee times will start at 1pm and it is $50.00 for members and $100.00 for non members.

Your fees cover 18 holes of golf, supper and prizes.

You can register at the Pro Shop by calling 306-688-5555.

Big news for Flin Flon Bombers three year defenseman Pierce Yakimchuk who has committed to the University of Alberta Golden Bears for the 2026-27 season.

Yakimchuk is coming off a season to remember for the Flin Flon Bombers where he was able to lead the historic club to their first league championship in 33 years.

Yakimchuk suited up for 123 regular season games and picked up 47 career points with 30 of those points  coming in his 20 year old season. Pierce also delivered 6 points in 35 career playoff games.

Pierce will join his older brother Aiden on the Golden Bear blue line this up coming season. Aiden joined the Golden Bears this past season after spending 2 years at Lindenwood University of the NCAA.

It was a very good weekend for a number of Flin Flon Soccer teams from the Phantom Lake Soccer Club who were in Saskatoon for the Avalon Harder Classic.

The U-9 Storm went 2-1-1

U-11 Blizzard 2-2

U-13 Lightning 3-1

U-15 Cyclones went 3-1-1 with their only loss coming in the final to Valley Unity Soccer,  a team from the Martensville area by a score of 3 to 1 to claim the Silver Medal.

Congratulations to all the players, coach's and parents who represented Flin Flon and area very well over the weekend.

Hapnot Collegiate will be honoring all their athletes, coach's and officials with their year end Athletic Awards Banquet on Wednesday June the 17th.

Awards to be presented include the JV and SV Male and Female Athletes Of The Year plus athletes will be recognized in all the team sports including Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Badminton and Track and Field.

Coach's, officials and volunteers will also be honored.

Tickets will be available this week and it will take place in the Hapnot Gym starting at 6pm and dinner will be provided.

It is a semi formal event.

Good luck to the two Phantom Lake soccer teams who are headed to Saskatoon for the Harder Avalon Classic starting today.

The U15 Cyclones will play the Saskatoon Rovers in their first game tonight at 6pm. The Cyclones will square off with Meadow Lake tomorrow at 9am and face Saskatoon at noon on Sunday.

The U-11 Blizzard face Aurora tonight at 6pm, then they play Battleford tomorrow morning at 9am before facing Nipawin on Sunday at 9am.

This is one of the biggest  soccer tournaments in Saskatchewan with over 200 kids expected to participate in 4 divisions for both Boys and Girls.

If the Cyclones and Blizzard qualify they would move on to the playoff round later in the day on Sunday.

You can follow the results at aurorasoccer.ca.

Good luck to the Hapnot Track team who are off to the Pas for Zones this weekend starting tomorrow and going through Saturday.

Hapnot will send 22 athletes who will be competing in a variety of events including running, jumping , throwing and relay events.

They will be well represented in the JV Boys and Girls and the SV Boys and Girls.

The SV Girls competing include Lydia Alexander, Arianna Beslilse, Chloe Koczka, Ellie petersen and Madelyn Tetlock.

The SV Boys team is Eric Law, Michael and Ethan Pawlachuk, Walter Stenback and Kayne Russell.

Athletes must qualify in the top three of their events to qualify for Provincials in Winnipeg June the 12th to the 14th.

Former Flin Flon Bombers bench boss Larry Wintoneak has found a new home.

The Creston Valley Thunder of the Kootenay Junior League in BC have announced that they have hired Larry as the new Head Coach and General Manager.

Wintoneak brings lots of experience to the table as he has been behind the bench for over 1,000 games in Junior Hockey and has also coached in Semi Pro.

Most recently Larry was the Head Coach of the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the SIJHL where he guided them to a league title and Centennial Cup birth just two years ago. The Walleye and Wintoneak decided to part ways after this past  season.

Wintoneak coached the Flin Flon Bombers between 1996 and 2001 and got the Bombers to the National Final in 2001,  the year that Flin Flon hosted the National Tournament.

Other stops in the SJHL include stints in Laronge and Kindersley, as well as the Dryden Ice Dogs, Thunder Bay Flyers out east and the Calgary Buffaloes in the U-18 AAA Alberta league.

Good luck Larry and I wish him nothing but success at his new post.

Summer is going strong and the first big event for this year's Flin Flon Trout Festival will start this Friday.

The month long Trout Festival Fishing Derby will kick off a great summer of events including a chance at a lot of big cash prizes for Walleye, Northern Pike and Trout.

The derby will start this Friday and wrap up on Monday June the 29th and you will need to purchase a fishing kit to take part in the derby once again this year.

The kit is $30.00 for adults and will include the rules, fish handling guide and measuring tape. There is a $10.00 fee for anyone 15 and under.

You will also need a valid Manitoba or Saskatchewan fishing license to take part.

This is a catch and release tournament and you can see the complete prize breakdown and how to submit your entries by going to flinflontroutfestival.com.

The Flin Flon Bombers have announced their final inductee for the SJHL Hall Of Fame Ceremonies coming up in September as the team gets set to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

The Bombers announced earlier today that former player and current Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan will be getting inducted.

Reagan has created a very big legacy as he is fresh off helping bring the franchise's first league championship to Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 33 years.

Reagan is also the winningest coach in the team's rich history surpassing 600 wins , and has now coached in over a thousand games,  all with the Bombers organization. Two stats that may never be duplicated.

Mike has also been selected as not only the SJHL Coach Of The Year, but has also received a CJHL Coach Of The Year recognition and has had a lot of success on the International Stage.

He has been able to win two Gold Medals and a Bronze Medal with his five appearances as Head Coach of Canada West at the World JR A Challenge, not to mention sending several players to College hockey including the NCAA.

Reagan started his career suiting up for his home town team as a player, donning the Maroon and White for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. His final season was his best offensively putting up 81 points in 56 games.

Congratulations and well deserved to one of the most respected Coach's not only in the SJHL but right across the country.

Reagan and this year's complete induction class will be recognized and honored for their contributions and achievements in the SJHL Hall Of Fame Ceremonies at the Flin Flon Community Hall on September the 23rd.

The Flin Flon Bombers continue to prepare to celebrate their 100th season as a franchise,  and will be hosting the SJHL Hall Of Fame Inductions on September the 23rd.

The Bombers have announced another inductee, home town product Rob Beck who suited up for the Bombers between 1990 and 1993.

Rob was a valuable piece for the Bombers Championship team that won it all in 1993 where he picked up 84 points in 64 games including 34 goals. Beck was able to finish his career with 221 points in 189 career games and is one of the top scorers in team history.

Beck also has the team record for short handed goals in a season when he picked up 8 in the 91-92 season. That record still stands today.

Rob was an all around good player who was very tough to play against and pound for pound was as tough as they came during his era.

After his Bomber career finished, Beck went on to play at Merrimack College in Boston in the NCAA where he suited up for four seasons playing a total of 142 games and picking up 113 points. He was named Captain for his final two seasons.

A product of the Flin Flon Minor Hockey system, Rob wore the Bomber jersey with pride and was one of the most respected  players from his era  around the entire league and is remembered as a tremendous leader who brought it every night.

A well deserved honor and the Flin Flon Bombers look forward to welcoming Rob and his family back to Flin Flon for the Hall Of Fame Ceremony once again on September the 23rd.

A pair of Phantom Lake Soccer teams travelled down to Swan River this past weekend for a friendly tournament.

The U-18 Strikers Girls team went 1-1, losing to Swan River 3 to 1 before beating Dauphin 1 to 0. Zoey Frisch scored both the goals for the Flin Flon Girl's team.

The U-15 Cyclones Boys team went 4-0 beating two teams out of Swan River, Brandon and a team from Parkland.

Regular season play will continue at various fields around  the community tonight and til the end of June, before the year end tournament.

The Hapnot Collegiate Lacrosse team played their last 4 regular season  games in Winnipeg and Portage this past weekend.

Hapnot lost to Niverville 13 to 4, beat Portage 9 to 7 courtesy of 6 goals from Logan Simon, then lost to Transcona 7 to 2 and 11 to 2 to Selkirk.

It was a tough trip for Hapnot but Logan Simon had a strong weekend and Garron Fisher had a great game in goal against Transcona.

That wraps up the regular season and Hapnot will head back down to Winnipeg for Provincials the weekend of June the 12th to the 14th.

Summer has arrived and that means another great year at the Phantom Lake Golf Club.

The course will officially open at noon today  and has wintered very well and your tee time is just a phone call away.

New Pro Dennis Bradley welcomes everyone out. " It has been great, the weather is fantastic and we are opening up today at noon and look forward to seeing everyone out. Even if you just want to come out and pay your membership and just say hi, I look forward to meeting you. The course wintered great , Brett did a fantastic job as always and the greens came  through very well. When you come out here today you will see how bright and green these greens are. It is a bit wet in spots, but that is just the frost coming up out of the ground, looking forward to the season."

They have a full stocked Pro-Shop and will match any prices online or out of town. Regular hours at the Clubhouse also start today.

For a tee time or any other information you can call 306-688-5555.

More big news from the Flin Flon Bombers who continue to recognize valuable contibutors from the past for the SJHL Hall Of Fame Celebrations coming up in September.

Fresh off the announcement of leading all time scorer Tim Madarash going into the Hall, The Bombers will be inducting the 92-93 Championship Team.

This is one of the greatest teams in Bomber history who built a team on toughness, speed, grit and great goaltending, not to mention a lot of heart and a team that didn't know the meaning of the word quit.

The team was coached by none other than Norm Johnston who was already an established coach in the league with North Battleford and Yorkton, prior in coming to Flin Flon.  Johnston was able to come in a build a winning program in three years and turn the team around financially.

The team featured four local players including Rob Beck who was able to earn a scholarship to Merrimeck College in Boston when his career was done,  as well as Darren Johson, Shayne Hayes and Clarke Funk.

The legendary Mel Pearson helped Norm behind the bench with the Stallard's Dwight and Elvin serving as the team Trainers.

It all began with the Bomber's first playoff series win against Humboldt in a best of 5, and the team took off from there.

Flin Flon went on to beat Nipawin in the North Division Final 4 games to 1 and would face the heavily favoured Melville Millionaires for the SJHL Championship.

Melville was expected to win with only 11 losses the entire season, but someone forgot to tell the underdog Bombers and their fans that.

After dropping the first two games at the old Melville stadium, Flin Flon returned to a jam packed Whitney Forum and ended up tieing up the series at two.

People were arriving at the Whitney Forum at 5pm  just to make sure they could get a seat with over three thousand people in attendance. The Forum hasn't seen the likes of that since, and they were standing three deep along all the rails.

The teams would continue to dominate on home ice and forced a game 7 at the Melville Stadium. Flin Flon went into the game and upset the Mills by a score of 4 to 2 including an empty netter from Rob Beck in what would be the last time the team won a championship till the current Bombers did it just a few weeks ago.

A total of 5 fan busses made their way to Melville to help cheer their team on and you really couldn't tell who the home team was. It was electric with all kinds of objects and debris being tossed onto the ice and it actually looked like a Biology Experiment as opposed to a hockey game  at the conclusion of the game.

Flin Flon would go on to beat Dauphin of the MJHL in the Anavet Cup Championship series in 6 games and punched their ticket to the Centennial Cup in Amherst Nova Scotia to wrap up a very memorable season.

Congratulations to this tremendous group of players and coach's who definitely  deserve to be recognized by the SJHL Hall Of Fame.

Not only did they win a championship, but took the weight of the community on their shoulders and were and are still heroes today.

The 92-93 team will be recognized during the SJHL Hall Of Fame celebrations September the 23rd at the Flin Flon Community Hall.

Flin Flon Creighton Minor Ball are excited to be back on the diamonds in Flin Flon and Creighton for another exciting summer.

Games will be taking place at both Centoba and Creighton.

9U will play Tuesday and Thursday at Centoba One between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. 13U & 15U will be combined this season and will play Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM also  at Centoba one.

5-U will play Monday and Wednesday 5:30 to 615pm at Creighton Field and 7U will play at 6:15 and 11U at 7:15 also at Creighton Field.

Any cancellations or schedule changes will be posted on their  Facebook page.

FFCR Minor Baseball want to thank   all the  players, parents, coaches, volunteers, and sponsors for your continued support.

The Flin Flon Bombers proudly announce the upcoming induction of Tim Madarash into the SJHL Hall of Fame, honouring one of the most productive and hard-nosed players in franchise history.

Over an incredible 227 games, Madarash amassed 147 goals and 178 assists, with 735 penalty minutes.

For his remarkable production, longevity, and commitment to the franchise, his induction into the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Hall of Fame is both fitting and long overdue.

The Flin Flon Bombers are proud to be awarded the SJHL Hall of Fame for the 2026/27 season, the 100th for the storied franchise. The event will take place during the Bombers home opener weekend, September 25 and 26, 2026 that will feature the raising of the 2026 SJHL Championship banner Friday night and an alumni hockey game Saturday afternoon. 

The event will also be hosted by former Flin Flonner and current ESPN broadcaster Leah Hextall.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is looking for Head Coach's for Rep teams for the up coming 2026-27 season.

They will be looking to fill coaching vacancies for the U-9 Vipers, U-11 Peds Threads Bombers(1st tiered team), U-11 Northland Ford Bombers (2nd tiered team), U-13 Kinsmen Bombers(1st tiered team), U-13 Eddies Bombers(2nd tiered team), U-15 Werbicki Trucking Bombers, U-18 CO-OP Bombers, U-11 Female Bombers, U-13 Female Bombers and U-15 Female Bombers.

The deadline to apply is Monday June the 15th. 

If you are interested in coaching one of these teams you can use the coaching link on the Flin Flon Minor Hockey Website at flinflonminorhockey.com.

Deadline to apply is Monday June the 15th and you can submit your application to repteamcoordinatorffmh@gmail.com.

The Laronge Ice Wolves have made a very  big announcement that their hockey club will be bringing back coaching icon Bob Beatty.

Beatty is no stranger to the Wolves or the SJHL, where he guided the northern club to two league championships back in 2010 and 2011. Bob coached Laronge between 2004 and 2013 before moving on to BC.

Prior to that,  Beatty coached the Humboldt Broncos for 7 seasons which included a league championship and National title in 2003.

Bob brings more than 30 years in coaching experience at many different levels and made the Ice Wolves one of the toughest and most dangerous teams during his 9 year stint there.

The Ice Wolves are hoping that Beatty can bring his connections and expertise to help mold them into a top team once again. Bob will work closely with the new coach who will be announced soon as the Wolves continue the rebuilding process and getting back respectability.

It was a great way for the Northern Stars Club Volleyball team to wrap up their season at Nationals in Calgary.

The team totally comprised of girls from Flin Flon and Creighton did an outstanding job  show casing their skills on the National stage.

In the round robin  the Stars won every single set beating Thunder Black, Altitude Pink, Ace of Hearts from Leduc Alberta, North Shore, Norvolk Volleyball club, Ace of Hearts from Cochrane Alberta and Thunder Silver.

The Stars finished first in their pool and went on to the playoffs where they beat Ace of Hearts in the Quarters, Thunder Silver in the semi's and then they beat Firestorm out of Ontario 25 to 20 and 25 to 22 to capture the Gold Medal in their Tier.

Congratulations to the entire team including Ekko Graham, Teslynn Beauchamp, Blake Shirran, Lydia Alexander, Gracelyn McIntosh, Jocelyn Kozar, Taylor Burwash, Sadie Hynes, Ariana Bellisle, Maelynn Tetlock, Elunn Smith and Ruby Karakochuk.

Congratulations are also in order for the coach's Ray Shirran and Heaven Graham in a season to remember.

The Flin Flon Bombers finally saw their season come to an end this past Wednesday at the Centennial Cup in Summerside PEI.

The Bombers went into the game against the Truro Bearcats needing to beat them by 5 goals to advance to the Centennial Cup playoff round.

Flin Flon went into the game 1-2 with losses to Longueil in their opening game 1 to 0 and the Toronto Patriots 7 to 2 before rebounding with a 6 to 4 win over the Sudbury Cubs.

With their backs against the wall, Flin Flon played their best game of the tournament and played a solid 60 minutes in prevailing by a score of 3 to 1.

Flin Flon scored  two late first period goals with Reid Arberry and Ryder Knutson both finding the back of the net. Arberry scored his second  of the tournament when he fired a shot over the right shoulder of Bearcats goalie Louca Connolly.

Knutson scored just 28 seconds later when he also went high on Connolly to give the Bombers the start they needed with a 2 to 0 lead after one. This was Knutson's first of the tournament.

Flin Flon continued to press but couldn't get any more pucks past Connolly despite out shooting the Bearcats 13 to 8 in the second period.

That would mean the Bombers were need to score three more times in the third ,  and hold Truro off the score sheet if they were going to be able to advance.

The Bombers came out flying and the electrifying Daniel Morozov scored Flin Flon's first powerplay  goal of the tournament ,  when he snapped a low shot glove side on Louca Connolly.

Morozov was one of the Bombers top players in the tournament  and it was nice to see him finally  pot one and get the monkey off his back and put his team up 3 to 0.

Morozov scored his goal with over 8 minutes remaining in regulation and I thought with the way the Bombers were playing,  they might actually pull this off.

Unfortunately even with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker,  that is all the offense the Bombers could muster and ended up giving up an empty net goal in the 3 to 1 win. 

This was Charlie Tritt's best game between the pipes as he did struggle in his last two games giving up 8 goals and vowed he would be better and he was. Tritt looked like the goalie who was the top netminder in the SJHL this past season who was also  nominated for CJHL Goalie Of The Year.

Tritt stopped all 18 shots fired in his direction with Truro's only goal scored into the empty net courtesy  Jake Todd.

With the win,  the Bombers finish with a record of 2-2 and were tied with Toronto and Truro and that is why it came down to goals for and against. Flin Flon did get better as the tournament went on and it was disappointing not to see them move on to the Quarter Finals.

It won't take away from a sensational season that saw the Bombers pick up their first league championship in 33 years.

Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan summed up the season on the final CFAR Post Game Show on Wednesday. " I have coached a lot of good players and teams throughout the years but this group was very special and so determined. Everyone accepted their roles, even the guys that didn't get to play very much, sacrificing their own agendas for the good of the team. They were so determined even after that big losing streak in October. After we beat Yorkton 11 to 0 to snap that 6 game losing streak, we never missed a beat, got on the same page and went after this. I was so proud to coach this great group of young men  and it feels so good to bring this Championship back to Flin Flon."

Flin Flon will graduate 8 players from this year's team including Reid Arberry, Maverick Deslisle, Pierce Yakimchuk, Xavier Fauchon, Ryder Knutson, Sam Ward, Charlie Tritt and four year local player Joey Lies.

All 8 players were very instrumental in this team's success,  and good luck to all these fine men who represented the organization and community with class and hard work. You will be missed.

I also want to thank the tremendous fans, sponsors, billets, volunteers, board of directors and anyone else who had a hand in this season to remember.

Nothing beats the atmosphere of the Whitney Forum, and it was a pleasure to call games in front of the best hockey fans you will find anywhere. Bomber fans also made their presence felt on the road and even in  the Centennial Cup there were a few hundred in attendance.

The Bomber fans were the topic of discussion at the Centennial Cup and Summerside embraced the electricity they brought to the tournament and building. They were by far the most passionate fans at the tournament and cheered for their team til the end.

The Bomber organization will enjoy the summer and prepare for their 100th year as a franchise including hosting the Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremonies in September.

Once again A BIG THANK YOU to everyone for a season to rember and we will see you real soon. GO BOMBERS GO.