The U-13 AA  Norman Northstars held their try-outs in Flin Flon a few weeks ago as they are getting ready to introduce a  new program for the North this season.

They have announced their roster for the up coming season.

Congratulations to the 16 players who made the squad including 5 from Flin Flon. They are all forwards including Blaise Brough, Logan Boucher, Jayden Kozar, Jayden Ricard and Waylon Crone.

The team is coached by Flin Flon's Tanner Brough and they will start their season on the Thanks Giving weekend at the Warriors Tournament in Winnipeg.

The U-13 AA Northstars will play 25 league games this year, plus playoffs and will also attend a couple of tournaments.

After a lot of planning and plenty of anticipation  the U-15 Norman Northstars have released their roster.

The players come from right across the North including communities in Thompson, Nisichawayasihk, The Pas, Cross Lake and Flin Flon.

Selected from Flin Flon were Forwards Bentley Crone, Brody Cooper, Dex Tetlock, Cache Bentley and Jaeger Dominey.

On Defense is Quinn Trubiak and Parker Meikle.

The Northstars have played a couple of pre season games and are ready to start the season on October the 2nd in Winnipeg which will be a Showcase weekend  at the Hockey For All Centre.

Norman's home opener is on Saturday October the 24th in Thompson with the Northstars hosting Central Plains.

After splitting their first road trip of the season this past weekend, the Northern Manitoba Blizzard now have their sights set on two home matchups tonight and tomorrow to wrap up the month of September.

The Winnipeg Monarchs will be coming to town, a team the Blizz just defeated 5–2 this past Saturday.

Puck drop for tonight’s game is set for 7:00 p.m. Tomorrow’s puck drop will be at a different time due to it being Truth and Reconciliation Day.

At 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, the annual community walk will begin at the GLMC and end at the Roy H. Johnston Arena. Then, before the 2:00 p.m. puck drop, at approximately 1:55 p.m., former Blizz captain and current professional player Brady Keeper will take part in the ceremonial puck drop to kick off the game.

Following the game, at 5:30 p.m., the Blizz will host an autograph alley for fans looking to meet the players and get their signatures.

The Phantom Lake Golf Club is just about ready to wrap up another season.

They hosted their last two big events of the season this past weekend.

The Closing Day Tournament took place yesterday with 30 golfers coming out to brave the strong winds and try to win the last big event of the year.

Here are yesterday's results:

Men's Champion- Jeff Woods-75

Ladies Champion- Lori Salahub- 83

Senior Men's Champ- Al Snow

Senior Ladies Champ- Judy Maitland

Closest To The Pin for the Ladies- Tracy Woods

Closest To The Pin for the Men- Richie Perry

Congratulations to the 2026 Phantom Lake Men's Club Champion Jeff Woods who beat Tim Smith in the final.

Congratulations are also in order for Lauren Fox who is the 2026 Ladies Club Champion.

It was the SJHL Hall Of Fame Weekend in Flin Flon this past weekend,  and there were plenty of ways to celebrate the kickoff to the Bombers historic 100^th season.

It all began with the Flin Flon Bombers Home Opener against the Laronge Ice Wolves on Friday night.

After spotting the Wolves the first goal, Flin Flon roared back with the next 4 and sent the home town fans home happy  with a solid 4 to 1 victory.

Jack Martin scored his first of two,  when he fired a nice shot over the right shoulder of Laronge netminder Riley Zezel on the powerplay to tie the game at the midway point of the first period.

The Bombers kept coming and scored two more goals in the opening frame  from home town product Ryder Mucha and Jared Miskiw.

Martin would get his second of the night this time short handed, when he converted a nice pass from Nathan Lalumiere from behind the Wolves net.

Martin can really shoot and he scored another nice goal just under the cross-bar to make it 4 to 1.

This was the only goal scored in the second period and neither team could score in the third with the Bombers out shooting the Wolves 37 to 18.

Finn Werner collected his second win of the season with 17 saves, while Riley Zezel suffered the loss, but played very well making 33 saves including some highlight reel glove saves.

The Bombers improve to 2-0 on the season while Laronge will fall to 1-3.

There were plenty of other great events on the weekend including the Alumni game on Saturday afternoon  with Team Maroon battling Team White.

There was a great crowd on hand with over 500 in attendance and Team White was able to come back and beat Team Maroon 6 to 5.

I thought it was going to be an easy time for Team Maroon who built up the early 3 to 0 lead, but Team White got stronger as the game went on.

It was so much fun to be part of this game  and I was honored to Coach Team Maroon against the SJHL Legend Norm Johnson. Even though we came up a little short it was fun to get a chance to hang out with lots of great Bomber players from the past.

The list includes the likes of Clayton Amos, Don Peichel, Jason Brown, Andrew Skrabek, Nolan Weir, Todd Heck, Randy Rice, Clark Funk, Darren Johnson, Kelly Spook Davis, Mark Davidson and many more.

It was great to see Flin Flon Bomber legends from all the different era’s including the WCHL, Norman League and SJHL.

A big thanks to Dwight Stallard and Ron Burwash for helping me coach on Saturday, as it was great to be joined on the bench by these two gentlemen.

The best part of the weekend was the Hall Of Fame induction’s on Saturday night at the Flin Flon Community Hall.

The night was hosted by Leah Hextall who works for ESPN and returned to Flin Flon for the first time in many years. Leah lived in Flin Flon back in the late 90’s for about 6 years and was an amazing host and appreciated the great support for this hockey team.

Once again congratulations to all the inductees including Tim Madarash who is the Bombers all time leading scorer in the SJHL, including a 100 point season in his last year with the Bombers in 1988-89.

Rob Beck, who was nominated twice, was a standout with the 92-93 Championship Team. Beck led the team in scoring that season with 84 points in 64 games including 34 goals. Rob still has the Bomber record for 8 short handed goals in a season.

Larry Feszczyn went into the builder category. Larry has been a permanent fixture at the Whitney Forum since arriving in Flin Flon in the mid 80’s. He owned the local  Home Hardware for decades and gave lots of the players jobs and helped out the club financially and has been one of their best supporters.

The 92-93 Championship team, who up until this past Spring were the only Bomber team to win the League Championship. Flin Flon went right through Humboldt and Nipawin before getting ready to take on the powerhouse Melville Millionaires.

Melville was the top dogs that season only losing 12 times and were heavily favoured against the Bombers in the League Finals.

The Mills jumped out to a quick 2-0 series lead before Flin Flon would get things in check at the Whitney Forum. Both teams were perfect at home in the series til game 7, when the Bombers stunned the Mills 4 to 2 to win one of the most exciting League Finals in history, 4 games to 3.

It was great listening to Captain Chris Hatch  and Head Coach and GM, Norm Johnson reminiscing about that unbelievable team and their rise to glory.

Long time Head Coach and GM, Mike Reagan was also inducted and sent a heart warming message via Zoom since he wasn’t able to be there in person. After 19 seasons and winning it all this past Spring, Reagan moved on to the WHL with the Kelowna Rockets just before the season started.

Reagan leaves behind an incredible legacy with over 600 coaching victories which makes  him the winningest Coach in Bomber history. Mike was finally able to guide the Bombers to the League Championship after 6 trips to the finals in the last 8 years. He is definitely deserving on being inducted to the SJHL Hall Of Fame and will be greatly missed in Flin Flon.

There are obviously a lot of differences between the 92-93 Bombers and the 2025-26 edition which won the title this past Spring, but there is one common denominator.

I believe both these teams won when the community desperately needed it. In 92-93, there was a lot of uncertainty with what was going to happen with HBM&S. The Company was threatening to strike and a lot of people didn’t know if they were going to have a job.

The community rallied around the hockey team, packing the Whitney for all the playoff games with over 2500 in attendance for every game. They also took 7 bus loads down to Melville for game 7.

There was also a lot of uncertainty in Flin Flon the last few years  with the mine relocating to Snow Lake and the population starting to see a large decrease. Once again,  the community rallied behind the Bombers with all kinds of great support and well over 300 fans in Yorkton to see the Bombers once again climb the mountain with their 4 game sweep of the Terriers this past Spring.

It was a wonderful weekend and I would like to personally congratulate the Flin Flon Bombers organization and 100 Committee on a job well done, with  a perfect way to officially kick off their 100 year celebrations.

I am proud to be from Flin Flon and my 27 years with the Hockey Club and again want to thank the Bombers for nominating me to the SJHL Hall Of Fame. It is a weekend I will never forget.

Like the saying go’s, once a Bomber, always a Bomber.

Good luck to the Senior Hapnot Soccer Teams who are playing in a tournament in Neepawa this weekend.

This is a final tune-up before Flin Flon will host Zones next weekend.

The Kings play Morden at 11am, Neepawa at 2:30pm and Stonewall at 4pm. The Queens will also play those same three teams at the exact times.

This is a Round Robin Tournament and the teams will be ranked on their record against each other.

The big weekend is here as the Flin Flon Bombers will officially kick off their 100 years of  celebrations with the Hall Of Fame weekend.

It all begins tonight with the Northland Ford Tailgate party at 5pm with hot dogs and refreshments. The player introductions will be at 7:20pm, the raising of the Championship Banner at 7:30 and puck drop expected for 7:45pm.

The Bombers will host the Laronge Ice Wolves in their home opener after beating the Wolves 6 to 2 in Laronge a week ago tonight.

6 different goal scorers in that one, and it looks like the Bombers will have scoring depth once again.

It looks like new Head Coach and GM Cole McCaig has been busy recruiting and their could be a few new faces in their lineup for the kickoff to the historic weekend tonight.

The Wolves come to town 1-1 after surprising the Melfort Mustangs last Saturday 5 to 2 to avenge their loss against Flin Flon on Friday night.They are no slouches and with new GM Bob Beatty and Head Coach Taylor Harnett now in the mix, this will be a lot different team this season.

The first ten minutes will be very interesting tonight, as we will see if the Bombers come out nervous or are able to feed off the large  crowd who will be pumped up with all the Hall of Famers in the building.

Finn Werner is expected to get the start for the Bombers and after a shaky start was able to stop 19 of 21 shots last Friday and looks poised to have a very good season.

Riley Zezel got the win for the Wolves on Friday where he was able to stop 29 out of 31 shots and I would be surprised if he didn't start tonight.

We will find out at puck drop tonight.

There will also be an introduction of all the Hall of Famers in the opening intermission tonight including Tim Madarash, Rob Beck, Larry Feszczyn, Rob Hart and the 92-93 team. Former Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan unfortunately won't be in attendance tonight.

There will lso be the Alumni game tomorrow featuring Bomber players from the past from the SJHL, Norman League and WCHL. Puck drop will be 2pm and tickets will be available at the door.

The Hall of Fame Inductions will take place at the Flin Flon Community Hall on Saturday night starting at 6pm and is now sold out.

If you can't be at the game tonight you will be able to listen to the Hall Of Fame broadcast from the Whitney Forum on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com  with the Great Norh GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and the rest of the festivities at 7:30pm.

All four MBCI volleyball teams are back in action today, competing in tournaments in Brandon, Thompson and here at home. The SV girls will stay put here in town to put on their first tournament of the season, whereas the SV boys will be in Brandon for the BU Volleyball Tournament.

The boys will play a total of five games today between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s schedule will be announced after all of today’s games are played.

The SV girls, meanwhile, will play all five teams taking part in their home tournament today at the M.B.C.I. gymnasium between 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. There will also be a matchup going down Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m.

Lastly, both JV teams at M.B.C.I. are in Thompson today and tomorrow for their Northern Lights Tournament. Round-robin action will run from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. today, then continue into early Saturday morning. Playoffs will then begin after that.

There is a clinic for  Norman Female hockey players  taking place at the Whitney Forum on October the 2nd to the 4th.

This includes all the age groups from U-9 to U-18. This is the Sami Jo Small Hockey Clinic which she has hosted all over the country.

The cost is $50.00 and that includes 4 ice sessions, 4 dryland and a Jersey.

The Sami Jo Small Hockey Camp has been running since 1998 and has helped many young athletes take both great personal and hockey strides as they learn from some of the top Women's Hockey players in the World.

Registration deadline is September the 27th and you can sign up by e-mailing communicationsffmh@gmail.com.

Thanks to the OCN Junior Chief and Council, fans will have an opportunity to get the 2026–27 hockey season started with a tailgate party ahead of the OCN Storm’s first puck drop of the season.

The event will get underway at 5:00 p.m. in the GLMC parking lot, giving fans a chance to gather before heading inside for the Storm’s home opener.

Hot dogs and drinks will be available for those in attendance, while fans will also have the opportunity to meet some of the Storm players and collect autographs. Face painting and other activities will be offered throughout the event.

The tailgate will provide an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the return of hockey before the Storm officially open their season.

More details surrounding OCN’s home-opening weekend are expected to be released in the coming days.

As a reminder, both Saturday and Sunday’s games will be free to attend.

The Creighton Kodiaks 6 man football team will make their way to Carrot River this Friday to battle the Wildcats under the lights at 8pm Manitoba time.

The Kodiaks will play on the road the first time this season after beating St Brieux in the home opener a couple of weeks back and coming off the bye last week.

Carrot River is the number one ranked team in the  Conference  and sit in top spot at 2-0.

Head Coach Ryan Karakochuk hopes to build off the success from their win a couple of weeks back. " It was a big one for us and I had no idea what that game was going to be. I knew we had some good players, but we also have a lot of young players and depth was going to be an issue. The boys gut checked it and found a way to win late and that is something we haven't been able to do in the past, so that was a good thing. That was a great win and a big challenge and now we are off to a bigger challenge."

It is supposed to be a beautiful day and a capacity crowd is expected for the game under the lights. The Kodiaks are looking forward to playing under the lights for the first time on the road, they did host Sandy Bay under the lights  a few years ago and remember the great atmosphere it created.

Creighton will play their next home game on Friday October the 2nd VS Lanigan with kickoff at 4pm, Manitoba time.

Northland Ford will be in attendance collecting non persihable food items for the local Food Bank and appreciate all the donations that continue to come in.

The Flin Flon Curling Club is getting ready for another season at the Uptown Curling Rink.

Registration is next Tuesday September the 29th at the Whitney Forum Curling Club  Lounge  starting at 7pm.You can sign up as a team or individually.

No Skip, no team , no experience, no problem just come out and enjoy your self this Winter and meet some great people.

There is a Men's League, Ladies League, Hot Stove and a Friday Mixed night.

More details will be released as we get closer to the season.

Make sure you stop by the Hudbay Aquatic Centre this week for a swim.

Today and Thursday there is Lap Swim 4:30 to 6:30pm, Public Swim 6:45 to 8:30pm, Teen Swim 8:30 to 10pm.

Wednesday and Friday Water Walking 10:30 to 11:30am, Lap Swim 4:30 to 6:30pm, Aqua Fit 7 to 8pm and Adult Swim from 8 to 10pm.

Saturday, Lap Swim 9 to 10am and Sensory Safe Swim 10:30 to 12:30am.

Saturday’s puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s matchup will get underway a little earlier, with a 1:30 p.m. start.

Thanks to the success of their “Fans in the Door” pledge show, this weekend’s home opener will feature free admission for all Storm fans who plan on attending.

For those unable to make it to the GLMC in person, the action will be available to watch live through the Storm’s Facebook page.

One last big event for the Phantom Lake Golf , with the Closing Day Tournament coming up this Sunday.

It will be a Shotgun start at noon and the cost is $50.00 for members and $65.00 for non-members.

It is stroke play and this is open to anyone who  would like to come out and play including Ladies, Men, Juniors and Seniors.

You will get a great round of golf, supper and terrific prizes. Book your spot by calling the Pro- Shop at 306-688-5555.

Also a reminder to all members with cart storage which include the sheds and Dance Hall that your 2027 shed dues need to be paid by October the 15th.

It was a weekend that Flin Flon Bomber fans in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, not to mention around the rest of the Bomber Nation had patiently been waiting for.

The 2026-27  season is officially underway and the Bombers have started right where they left off after winning their first SJHL Championship in 33 years.

Flin Flon went into Laronge on Friday night and buried the Wolves by as score of 6 to 2.

The night didn’t start well with the Wolves scoring 27 seconds into the opening period, but Flin Flon would get on track.

It looks like the Bombers will have scoring depth once again with six different scorers finding the back of the net including new comer Eli Heroux, Hudson Brehaut, Leo Seitz, Rhett Ewen, Jack Martin and Nathan Lalimiere.

It was Ewen’s short handed goal that was the turning point for the Bombers late in the second period to give them a 4 to 2 lead heading into the final period.

Finn Werner looked good in his return between the pipes  making 19 saves on 21 shots as the Bombers start the season 1-0.

Final shots were 38 to 21 in Flin Flon's favour with the Bombers going 2 for 6 with the extra attacker while Laronge was 1 for 6.

It is the first tournament of the year for the Hapnot Senior Queens Volleyball team.

The Queens are in Gilbert Plains and will play 5 games starting later this afternoon.

They will play Strathclair at 4:45, Goose Lake at 5:45, Grandview at 6:45, Gilbert Plains at 7:45 and Glenella at 8:45pm

You will be able to watch the games live streamed on the Hapnot Facebook page.

It all begins for real tonight folks.

The SJHL Regular season will kick off in 5 different centres including the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre in Laronge.

That is where the defending league Champion Flin Flon Bombers will kick off their historic 100th season.

There are so many story lines heading into this season including a new bench boss for the Maroon and White. This will be the first time in 19 years that Mike Reagan will not be the Head Coach and GM of this hockey team.

Reagan moved on to the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL and the team welcomed back popular former player and Assistant Coach Cole McCaig.

McCaig was the natural fit to replace Mike as he spent 7 years an an Assistant To Mike between 2018 and 2025.

The players are very familiar with him and he is very respected in the hockey world and he knows the importance of the history and continued success of this legendary team.

Flin Flon is coming off a season that saw them win 41 games en route to their first League Championship in 33 years. They will bring 14 players from last year and the organization just got a huge shot in the arm.

Finn Werner is back between the pipes after being released from Everett of the WHL and he should be one of the top goalies in the SJHL this season.

Werner was sensational in his rookie campaign where he went 13-2-0-1 with a GAA of 1.88 and a Save % of .925.

The Bombers are very excited to have Werner back and he is expected to get the start tonight.

Other returnees include Forwards Leo Seitz, Ryder Mucha, Nathan Lalumiere, Ryan Ulmer, Keaton Lesperance, Rhett Ewen, Landon Alexander , Wyatt Stinton, Hudson Brehaut and Jack Martin.

On Defense the Bombers will welcome back Nash Holmes, Jared Miskiw, Kyle Marsden and Brayden Bruce. Flin Flon was also able to re-acquire  Jared Bigelow from Warman.

Bigelow started the season with the Bombers last year but was dealt to the Wolverines due to a numbers game on the Bomber back end.

This will change in the next few weeks as the Bombers still owe three roster players to the Humboldt Broncos to complete last year's Blockbuster trade at the deadline  for Charlie Tritt, Ryder Knutson and Connor Miller.

The three players will be named on October the 1st. Local product Wyatt Stinton will be sidelined with an injury for the first half of the season and is not expected to dress til the New Year.

Laronge will also have a new face behind the bench as Taylor Harnett will make his SJHL regular season debut. Harnett may be new to the SJHL, but not coaching as he brings in lots of experience including his time in the MJHL with Way Way and he also has experience in the BCHL and AJHL.

A familiar face is also back in  Laronge including SJHL Hall Of Famer Bob Beatty who won a couple of League Championships with the Wolves in the mid 2000's.

Bob returns as the new GM and should really help with the recruiting.

No where to go but up for the Wolves as they will try to improve on their 12th place finish that saw them go 11-40-4-1, but did beat the Bombers at the end of last season.

No doubt there will be a great atmosphere tonight and it should be a very entertaining hockey game.

Flin Flon will host the Wolves in their Home Opener next Friday to kick off the Hall Of Fame Weekend. Tickets are almost sold out for the Hall Of Fame Gala  and you need to go to Bombers.ca asap to guarantee yourself a ticket.

Don't forget to tune in to Creighton Furniture Flin Flon Bomber Hockey tonight from the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 8:10 and drop of the puck at 8:30pm.

A plethora of programs under the Kelsey Recreation umbrella are set to kick off in the coming weeks. Whether you're looking to get involved in gymnastics or strengthen your swimming skills, the Kelsey has a variety of programs to choose from.

Recreation Gymnastics is more geared toward youth from kindergarten through Grade 6. The program takes place exclusively during the month of October, with sessions running on select Mondays and Fridays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. The cost to register is $55, and practices are held at Opasquia School.

The Acro Gym program, meanwhile, runs for a longer period and is divided into four categories. Costs and times vary depending on the category participants choose. Sessions are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from September 22 to April 22.

Moving on to the swimming programs, the Norman Masters Aquatic Club will ramp up again in October and run through June. Prices vary depending on whether participants choose to swim once or twice a week. Swimmers can attend sessions Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. or Saturdays from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Winton Pool. For more information, interested participants can email Coach Emily at normanmastersclub@gmail.com.

Lastly, Winton Pool's Swim for Life swimming lessons will once again be offered to those looking to sharpen their swimming skills. Regardless of age or skill level, participants can sign up for four-week sessions that run Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays each week.

More information about these programs can be found on the Kelsey Recreation official Facebook page or by calling 204-627-1134.

The Hudbay Aquatic Centre is bringing back a fun family event from the past with the return of Nickel Night.

Nickel Night is a fun filled public swim where lifeguards will toss nickels into the pool for swimmers to find.

So make sure you bring your swimsuit, your best treasure hunting skills and get ready for the return of a big event that first started in the 90's.

It all takes place this Sunday Night from 6 to 8pm at the brand new Hudbay Aquatic Centre.

It is also National Coach's Week and the Aqua Doves Synchro team would like to thank their 8 volunteer coach's for giving their time, energy and passion to help their athletes grow for the upcoming season.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard made two trades late last week to bolster their roster ahead of tomorrow’s home opener against the Swan Valley Stampeders.

The Blizz traded two P.D.F.s in exchange for forward Hugo Brisebois of the Brockville Braves of the CCHL and defenseman Boston Bourque of the Burlington Cougars of the OJHL.

In other exciting news, the Blizzard’s home opener goes down tomorrow night here at home. The Highway 10 rivalry will kick off the 2026-27 season at the Roy H. Johnston Arena, with Swan Valley coming to town.

The following day, Northern Manitoba will make the short trek to Swan River to take on the Stampeders. Both puck drops are set for 7:00 p.m.

Saturday’s matchup will be broadcast live on 102.9 CJAR and thepasonline.com, with Tyler Cyr bringing you all the action.

Learn To Figure Skate is back at the Whitney Forum in October.

It will take place on Monday's between 7and 8pm between October the 8th and December the 12th.

The cost is $120.00 for the year and you can  get more information and register by e-mailing  Bryanne at broberts@flinflon.ca.

The U-13 AA Norman Northstars held their try-outs in Flin Flon this past weekend at the Whitney Forum.

Kids were invited from all over the Norman Region including a good contingent from the Flin Flon area.

Congratulations to the 4 kids who made the team from Flin Flon. They include 4 forwards, Blaise Brough, Jayden Kozar, Jayden Ricard and Waylon Crone.

Flin Flon's Tanner Brough is the Head Coach and he is also the Director of the Norman Hockey Association.

This is a new team to the region and will be playing out of the Winnipeg U-13 AA  League that includes 27 teams.

The season will begin the weekend of October the 9th to the 11th for the Warrior Cup in Winnipeg.

The Northstars will be playing their home games out of  Flin Flon, Thompson and The Pas this season.

The senior varsity boys volleyball team at MBCI took part in its first tournament of the season this past weekend, finding success against some tough competition.

In round-robin action, the Spartans went 2-1 in their pool, with their only loss coming against the Goose Lake Raiders.

When it came to bracket play, MBCI came up short in its quarterfinal matchup against the eventual tournament champions in the Elton Sabres. The boys then moved into the consolation bracket, where they defeated the Rivers Rams in two dominant sets.

In the consolation final, MBCI came out on top against the host team in the Carberry Cougars, finishing fifth overall after tournament play.

The boys will be back in action tournament-wise in a few weeks. The senior varsity girls, however, will play host next week for their first taste of tournament action.

Everyone remembers local hockey legend Ted Hampson who was part of the Flin Flon Bombers that won the 1957 Memorial Cup before going on to a fairly lengthy Pro Hockey career.

After winning the Memorial Cup in 1957, Teddy went on to play Professional Hockey the next season and started a 32 year pro career in Providence.

His career took him to many NHL and WHA cities including Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Detroit, Oakland, Minnesota and Quebec before retiring in 1981.

At the age of 89, Teddy is still making headlines and has been recognized by the Professional Hockey  Scouts Federation with the Ace Award. This is in recognition for efforts above and beyond in the Scouting Community.

After Teddy's playing career was over he went on to scout for the St Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks before retiring in 2022 at the age of 85.

The Ace Award is is named after Ace Bailey who was on one of the planes that crashed 25 years ago. Winner of five Stanley Cup rings with the Oilers and two with the Bruins; he was wearing ring number 7 on that flight. Everyone on that flight were hero’s.

Drop In Sports is back in Flin Flon starting on October the 28th, happening every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 7 and 9pm.

Wednesday it will be Basketball at Ruth Betts, Thursday, Badminton at McIsaac and Friday it is Volleyball at Ruth Betts.

All these sports will run these days with the exception of stat holidays and school events.

Don't forget to check the Flin Flon Rec page on Facebook for updates.

With the season officially kicking off on October 5, The Pas Roadrunners Swim Club is now accepting registrations for the upcoming season.

More information about the club, as well as a registration link, can be found on its official Facebook page.

A reminder to all new and interested participants, the club offers a free “try swim,” giving newcomers the opportunity to get their feet wet and try their hand at this amazing sport at no cost.

The club also invites you to stop by its booth at tonight’s Parade of Programs in the lobby of the Roy H. Johnston Arena. The event runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Seven different Flin Flon  Bombers found the back of the net for a convincing 8 to 2 win over the Northern Manitoba Blizzard on Friday night.

Leo Seitz scored his first of two goals just 52 seconds into the opening period and the Bombers dominated for pretty much the rest of the game.

Hudson Brehaut and Leo Seitz with his second of the period gave the Bombers a commanding 3 to 0 lead after the opening 20 minutes. Seitz  was able to streak down the ice and fire a nice snap shot low stick side on Will Bridgeo with less than a minute remaining in the period.

This put the Blizzard on their heels and the Bombers kept coming and didn't take their foot off the gas pedal.

Flin Flon scored three more times in the second with Ryan Ulmer and Ty Wasyluk both picking up their first goals of the pre season. Brenden Phelps from Voorhees New Jersey also scored his third of the pre season.

The Blizzard finally got on the board in the third period when Defenseman John Adlys snuck a shot through from the Blue Line on the Power Play to beat Bomber netminder Josh Wu.

Flin Flon answered right back with Veteran Rhett Ewen getting his first of the Pre Season and new comer Noah Larre collecting his team leading 4th of the Pre Season.

The Blizzard would get one more late with Kade Stringer jumping on a big rebound with just under 4 minutes remaining.

Even though it is just the Pre Season. new Bomber bench boss Cole McCaig was looking for a big bounce back after a tough 6 to 3 loss in The Pas the night before. " We couldn't of wrapped up the Pre Season in  a better way than  with an  8 to 2 win over our Northern Manitoba rivals. It feels good and I am really happy with the guys and their effort to respond  tonight. I told the guys after the game,  that I was more happy with how we played short handed. There was definitely  some moments where things were getting  ugly,  but our guys handled themselves professionally and it could of got way more ugly,  but kudos to our guys on sticking  with it and not getting involved."

Final shots were big time in Flin Flon's favour at 44 to 22 and the Bombers went 1 for 7 on the Powerplay while Northern Manitoba finished up at 1 for 2.

Noah Martin started the game for Flin Flon and wasn't hardly tested with just 5 shots. Josh Wu came in relief and he made 15 saves on 17 shots. The Blizzard started Will Bridgeo who gave up 6 goals on 27 shots while 16 year old Carter Krahn stopped 15 out of 17 shots.

The Bombers wrap up the Pre Season at 4-1 and will now get ready to start things for real as they will open up the SJHL regular Season this Friday in Laronge.

Puck drop will be at 8:30pm Manitoba time and will be broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

The home opener against Laronge will go the following Friday September the 25th,  which will include the Banner Raising Ceremony from the Bombers remarkable Championship run this past Spring. Flin Flon was finally able to bring home the coveted Canterra Seeds Cup for the first time in 33 years.

It will also be the Hall Of Fame Weekend with an Alumni game on Saturday afternoon starting at 2pm and the Hall Of Fame Ceremony Saturday night at the Flin Flon Community Hall starting with Cocktails at 6pm,  followed by dinner at 7pm.

The Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will start at 8pm and tickets are available online at bombers.ca. You can purchase individual tickets or book tables of 8.

It was a great start to the season for the Creighton Kodiak 6 Man Football team who won a nail biter 37 to 35 over the St Brieux Crusaders  this past Friday at the Creighton Field of Dreams.

It was a game that went back and forth all day long and literally went down to the very last play.

The Kodiaks made a big stop on defense with just over two minutes remaining and used the momentum to put the winning drive together.

Matthew Lavis was able to haul in a 30 yard touchdown pass from Rylan Gunrud with just 25 seconds remaining and it looked like Creighton was well on their way to picking up the victory.

Saying that,  the Kodiaks took some penalties and St Brieux with no time left on the clock aired the ball down the field for the Hail Mary and completed the reception at the 5 yard line. Creighton made the tackle and pushed the St Brieux player back and were able to hang on for the win. 

This was one of the most exciting victories in Creighton Kodiak Football history and a great way to start the season.

Deakon Anaka  led the way offensively with three touchdowns, with Rylan Gunrud and Deagon  Long  both finding their way to the end zone as well.

Head Coach Ryan Karakochuk summed up the win. " The fourth quarter was very entertaining and that is one of those wins or losses that can spearhead your season. This was a game that we really needed a win  psychologically. All our players played both ways and a loss like that could of really hurt our season. Now we get a chance to rest up  and get ready for another big one here."

The Kodiaks will now get a week off and will play their next game in Carrot River under the lights on Friday September the 25th at 8pm Manitoba time. Creighton will play their next home game on Friday October the 2nd VS Lanigan.

The MBCI Athletics Department will be hitting neighbourhoods across town this week to sell its cash calendars.

This upcoming Wednesday’s “Blitz Night” is a great way for the school community to support its athletes, with multiple sports seasons kicking off as the new school year gets underway.

For one night only, students will be going door to door selling cash calendars for $10 each between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Afterward, all participating students are welcome to stop by the gymnasium for some pizza, games and fun.

Parent participation is also welcome. There will be no practices of any kind for student-athletes this Wednesday due to the event.

Creighton Recreation is bringing back their Skating Program for 2026 with something for all ages.

The 8 week program will run at the Creighton Sportex on Saturdays  starting on October the 10th.

The different programs include Parent and Tot 1:30 to 2pm, Beginners 2 to 2:30pm, Intermediate 2:30 to 3pm and Adult 15 and over will be 3 to 3:30pm.

You can register at the Creighton Rec Office by calling 306-688-3538.

The Flin Flon Bombers suffered their first defeat in the Pre-Season last night as they went into the Roh H Johnston Arena ,  and dropped a 6 to 3 decision to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

The Bombers had a good first period and actually led 2 to 1 after one on goals by Brendan Phelps and Jack Martin.

The wheels came off in the second and the Blizzard scored three straight from Liam Carlone who scored  a pair and Matthew O'Sullivan found the back of the net  to jump up 4 to 2 after two.

Justin Withrow and Liam Carlone completed his hat-trick to nust it open 6 to 2,  before Phelps replied for the Bombers with his second of the night to make it a little more respectable at 6 to 3.

The Bomber powerplay let them down last night and wound up 0 for 7, and they were never really  in sinc and had a  tough time setting up in the Blizzard zone. The Blizzard were able to go 2 for 7 with the man advantage.

Kannon Kirkwood went the distance for the Blizzard between the pipes and after surrendering two goals in the opening period, settled down nicely making 34 saves on 37 shots.

Flin Flon split the netminding duties last night with Noah Martin stoping 9 of 12 before making way for Joseph Mitchell who stopped 5 of 8.

The Bombers are now 3-1 in the Pre Season while Northern Manitoba is 3-2.

These two teams will square off again tonight in the Bomber's final Pre Season game which will be broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com. Don't forget it all begins with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30pm.

The Blizzard now move to 3-2 in the preseason after last night’s 6-3 thumping of Flin Flon. Renat Nahnieiev opened the scoring early in the first by netting his second goal of the preseason. However, Flin Flon’s Brendan Phelps and Jack Martin got the Bombers on the board to close out the first, making the tally 2-1 heading into the second.

The second period saw Liam Carlone and Matthew O’Sullivan put up a total of three unanswered goals to make the score 5-2. Early in the final frame, both Carlone and Justin Whitrow scored back-to-back power-play goals to give the Blizz a four-goal advantage. Flin Flon’s Brendan Phelps would pot his second goal of the night late in the third, but it was too little, too late as the final score would be 6-3 for Northern Manitoba.

The Blizz are back in action tonight for their preseason finale against the Bombers. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 p.m., and 102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting tonight’s game in its entirety.

Attention MBCI student-athletes! Next Monday will be the day of tryouts for the MBCI golf team. All participants will meet at Halcrow Lake Golf & Country Club at around 4:00 p.m. to play a nine-hole playoff qualifier round.

The participants who finish with the best scores will be the ones who represent the school at the upcoming Zone 11 Championship, which will take place on the 18th in Thompson.

It’s worth noting that all interested participants will be responsible for the cost of their driving-range balls and, of course, the round itself.

The Creighton Kodiaks are ready to kick off another season of 6 Man  Saskatchewan High School Football.

The Kodiaks are in a new Division this year which is Conference 3 which  includes teams from Viscount, Lanigan, Carrot River and St Brieux.

Creighton will host St Briex tomorrow and Head Coach Ryan Karakochuk is very much looking forward to the season. " We are definitely excited to play at home,  which is a huge advantage and  St Brieux has never been here before. We will have to use our field and crowd and hopefully pull out a W. The boys have been practising very hard and we are impressed with each and every one of them. We don't have as many guys and we did get a couple banged up in Training Camp which is normal. Saying that, our offense looks really good and we will go all out to win this game." 

The Kodiaks will be looking to build off their 1-5 record last year that saw them play only  two home games. They also couldn't play a home game til October due to problems with their field,  so Coach  Karakochuk feels they are already ahead of where they were last season.

Kick off is at 4pm tomorrow at the Creighton Field Of Dreams against the St Brieux Crusaders and the Kodiaks are hoping for a jam packed crowd to start the season.

After a good number of intense playoff games, both the A-side and B-side finals are set for The Pas Slo-Pitch League.

At 6:30 p.m. tonight, the B-side final between the Deadly Diamonds and Fireballz will go down first at the Arena 1 baseball diamond. The A-side final, featuring The Longshots and The Tugeyes, is slated for 8:00 p.m., but it is weather pending. If the weather does not cooperate, the matchup will instead be played sometime next week.

If you’re still looking to catch some more Slo-Pitch action after tonight, keep in mind that the Tri-Community Baseball Association’s weekend tournament kicks off tomorrow and runs through Sunday. Games will be played at various fields across the community.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey will be holding one more Equipment Blitz this Sunday September the 13th from 4 to 6pm at the Creighton Sportex.

This will be an opportunity for players and parents to come out and pick up equipment at a big discounted price.

Any questions you can contact equipmentmanagerffmh@gmail.com

FFMH is also looking for some dedicated and passionate volunteers to join their board. They have 4 open positions including U-15 Coordinator, Vice President, Ice Scheduler and Referee .

If you would like to put your name forward you can contact secretaryffmh@gmail.com.

The Flin Flon Bombers dressed some vets last night and found their groove offensively with a 7 to 3 win over their Northern rivals,  the Laronge Ice Wolves in pre season action at the Whitney Forum.

Local product Ryder Mucha scored his first of the pre season just 38 seconds into the game and the Bombers never looked back.

Keaton Lesperance held the hot hand and had a 4 point game including two goals and two assists. Luca Martyniuk, Hank Thompson, Nathan Lalumiere and Noah Larre with his team leading third goal of the pre season all found the back of the net for the Bombers.

Everett Merchant responded with a pair for the Wolves, with the other Laronge goal coming from William Knox.

Flin Flon outshot Laronge 47 to 34 with the Bombers Josh Wu stopping 15 of 16 shots before making way for Joseph Mitchell who ended up with 16 saves on 18 shots.

Laronge used both their returning goalies from last year with Gabriel Poitras stopping 27 out of 33 before Riley Zezel came in to make 13 saves on 14 shots.

Specialty teams were a big part of the story from last night's game with the Bombers going 3 for 7 on the powerplay, while the Wolves were 0 for 5.

The game did get off to a late  start due to some problems with the Laronge bus, but the good news is they made it to Flin Flon safely and were able to play the game.

Flin Flon improves to 3-0 in the Pre Season and will finish off a busy week with a home and home with the Northern Manitoba Blizzard this Thursday and Friday.

Thursday's game is in the Pas at the Roy H Johnston Arena with a 7pm start time with Friday's game at the Whitney Forum with puck drop at 7:30pm.

You will be able to listen to Friday's game on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30pm.

The Pas Huskies will be holding their U15 tryouts this weekend in both The Pas and Flin Flon.

There will be two sessions taking place in The Pas on Saturday. The first time slot will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., followed by a second session from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

On Sunday, the lone session in Flin Flon will run from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Interested skaters must attend both days.

Organizers are asking those interested to email tpmha.u15@gmail.com to confirm their attendance. It is also worth noting that there is no fee for the tryout.

The weather held up and 86 golfers teed off at the biggest event of the Phantom Lake Golf season, the Walt Cunningham Labour Day  Golf Classic.

It is a tradition that that has been going on for decades and brings lots of current and former Flonners back together for a great weekend of golf,  laughs and prizes.

Congratulations to Shawn "Booker" Goodman who knocked off every one of his opponents to claim the 2026 Championship in Match Play.

The rest of the Championship Flight included Brad Ginnell, Neil Goodman and Eric Rutherford.

Here are the rest of the results.

First Flight- Nelson Scott

Second Flight-   Aaron Beauchamp

Third Flight- Jake Champaigne

Fourth Flight- Billy Willamson

Figth Flight- Rob McKeen

Sixth Flight- Rich Moore

Seventh Flight- Al Coates

Eighth Flight- Taylor Cassidy

Ninth Flight- Ken Brough

Tenth Flight- Jamie Kozar

The next big event is the first ever Par 3 Tournament coming up on Saturday September the 19th. Sign up by calling the Pro Shop at 306-688-5555.

Exciting news for the Flin Flon Hudbay Aquatic Centre, as they have announced they are bringing back the Aqua Doves Synchronized Swim Program.

This will be the first time that have had a chance to host the program in 6 years.

This is open to kids between the ages of 7 to 12 and practises will take place on Thursdays 6 to 7pm starting on October the 8th.

Only 25 spots will be available and if you are comfortable in deep water you can get a hold of Amanda Link by calling 204-923-0055.

Registration costs have yet to be determined.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard played three preseason games against the Swan Valley Stampeders and Flin Flon Bombers this past weekend, coming away with two wins in three games.

Friday’s home game against Swan Valley featured a back-and-forth first period. Brady Green, Liam Carlone and Atticus Cruz each found the back of the net for Northern Manitoba, while Chantyn Michell-Thompson and Dawson Martin scored for the Stampeders, leaving the Blizz with a 3–2 lead after the opening frame.

The second period belonged entirely to the Blizzard. Kanye Huang, Odile Grenier and Renat Nahnieiev each scored unanswered goals to extend Northern Manitoba’s lead to 6–2 heading into the final period. Beckett Cross added one more for Swan Valley, while Matthew O’Sullivan answered for the Blizzard, making the final score 7–3 for Northern Manitoba.

Saturday’s road game against Swan Valley was much more competitive compared to Friday’s matchup. The teams battled to a 2–2 tie through two periods before combining for eight goals in an exciting final frame. Fortunately for the Blizzard, they managed to find the back of the net just a few more times, securing a 7–5 victory.

Veteran Blizzard player Dylan Westmann had himself a night, potting two goals, while Swan Valley’s Beckett Cross also scored twice.

Sunday’s final game of the weekend saw the Blizzard travel north to Flin Flon for a Northern Manitoba matchup against the Bombers.

John Adlys opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period. Shortly after, Flin Flon’s Carter Stamp-Vincent responded with a power-play marker of his own to tie the game 1–1 heading into the second.

After a scoreless second and third period, the game needed overtime to determine a winner. Just 1:50 into the extra frame, Bombers forward Ben Shaw found the back of the net to give Flin Flon the 2–1 victory.

The Blizzard have just two preseason games remaining this week, both against the Flin Flon Bombers. Friday’s matchup will take place at home, with puck drop slated for 7:00 p.m.

The moment that all Flin Flon Bomber fans have been waiting for, the start to another SJHL season.

The regular season is just two weeks away and Main Camp is now underway at the Whitney Forum.

Scrimmages are scheduled for this morning with Intra Squad games to take place  this afternoon and into tonight and tomorrow.

This will be the first Bomber Main Camp for new Head Coach and GM Cole McCaig,  with the Bombers expecting 60 players at  Camp including 14 players from last year's Championship Squad.

Be listening to 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com for lots of coverage from Main Camp including interviews with the Coach's, Scouts, New Recruits and some of the veteran Players who are returning throughout the weekend.

For the complete camp schedule you can go to bombers.ca

The Phantom Lake Golf Club is excited about a brand new Par 3 Tournament coming up later in September.

It is an 18 hole tournament set to go on Saturday September the 19th which will include a chance to win $10,000.00 on all 18 holes if you get a Hole in One.

The registration fee is $150.00 which includes golf, supper and prizes.

The Men's tees will be 150 yards for the front 9 and 165 yards for the back 9. The Women's tees are 135 yards for the front 9 and 150 yards for the back 9.

Shotgun start at noon and you can register by calling the Pro Shop at 306-688-5555.

Attention all returning and back-to-school students at UCN’s The Pas Campus! If you’re looking to have some fun before the long weekend, stop by the main entrance foyer and take part in the Fit for Life Challenge.

The event will run from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will feature fun mental and physical challenges for students and their peers to take part in.

The event is open to UCN students only, and amazing door prizes will be handed out to those who participate.

For more information, call Darryl Shotton at 204-627-8535.

Big news for the Humboldt Broncos as they have re-acquired Connor Miller  from the Flin Flon Bombers.

Miller was sent to Flin Flon last January in that blockbuster trade that included Goaltender Charlie Tritt and Defenseman  Ryder Knutson.

The Bombers still owe the Broncos three roster players who will be officially moved after October the 1st.

Part of the deal was Miller's roster rights returning to the Bronco's for the start of the 2026-27 regular season.

This proved to be a big trade for the Bombers as Miller was a key cog in helping Flin Flon win their first League Championship in 33 years.

Connor led the Bombers in scoring in the playoffs with 15 points including 9 goals and was also named the Playoff MVP.

This should be a very big year for the 20 year old out of Lipton Saskatchewan as he was just named the Bronco's Captain,  and will get a chance to finish his career where it all began.

OCN Child & Family Services is hosting a Youth Soccer Tournament this Saturday and Sunday.

The U8, U9, U11 and U12 teams that register will play their games on Saturday, while the U14 and U17 teams will take the field on Sunday.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the teams that finish first through third, and each roster will be capped at 10 players.

Registration opens at 11 a.m., with games kicking off at noon.

The tournament is co-ed, meaning teams must have at least two girls on the field at all times.

The deadline to submit a team is tomorrow. Anyone interested in registering can contact Terr or Neena at 204-623-2428 or 204-627-7156.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is up and running for another season and lots of rep team try-outs are going to be taking place.

U-11 and U-13 team try-outs are going to be taking place the week of September the 20th to the 27th.

U-11 will be holding a registration skate on Sunday September the 20th at 1pm at the Whitney Forum and U-13 will be holding their registration skate also on Sunday the 20th at 2:30pm.

You can follow all the details including times and dates for the rest of the try-outs on the Flin Flon Minor Hockey website at flinflonminorhockey.com.

The playoffs for The Pas Slo-Pitch League are already underway, with both A-side and B-side games taking place through September 10.

Yesterday, in Round 1 of the A-side, team Balls Deep and the Agents came out on top against team Pitch Slap and the Young Guns.

On September 8th at Arena 1 Baseball Diamond, the Tugeyes will take on Balls Deep at 6:30 p.m. Right after, at 8 p.m., the Agents will play the Longshots.

Moving on to the B-side, only one game took place yesterday between the FireBallz and East L.A. The FireBallz ended up getting the better of East L.A. and will now move on to the second round, where they will face the Digmore Crushers tomorrow at Arena 1 Baseball Diamond.

Two B-side matchups will take place tonight back-to-back at Arena 1. First, at 6:30 p.m., the Deadly Diamond will go toe-to-toe against the Mall Rats. Then, at 8 p.m., the Jacs will face off against the Big Ol' Hitties.

The best way to stay up to date with all the local Slo-Pitch action is by joining the league's official Facebook group.

Another school year is upon us and that means another great year of school sports.

Creighton School starts  tomorrow and will be hosting Senior Varsity Girls Volleyball Try-Outs this Wednesday and Thursday 3:30 to 5:30pm.

The Coach's will be MR Yablonski,  MS Straile and MS Atkinson.

Please notify a Coach if you cannot attend a try-out.

Information is also going to be available to anyone who is interested in Cross Country Running for the up coming year.

This is open to students in grades 7 to 12 and there will be a short information meeting in the Creighton Gym this Friday at 12:20pm.

This is open to everyone whether you are a seasoned runner or just want to give it a try.

Another ace at the Phantom Lake Golf Course.

Congratulations to 17 year old Junior, Walter Stenbeck who picked up his first ever hole in one with an amazing shot on Hole Number 4.

This happened back on August the 14th when Walter hammered a tee shot from the White Tees using his Driver, launching a shot well over 300 yards right into the cup.

Walter was playing with Logan Simon and Brayden Church for the second Hole In One in August and this Summer.

Walter also placed second in the Junior Tournament which took place last Saturday at 9 over. Jack Dubinak was one stroke better at 8 over and finished first.

The Blizzard officially kicked off their preseason schedule last night with a classic matchup against division rival Dauphin.

Kings forward Collin Friedrich got his team on the board first, netting his first goal of the preseason. However, shortly after, Connor Smith evened the score by potting a goal of his own to make it 1-1 just before the 10-minute mark.

Dauphin eventually put two more on the board, with one coming on the power play, to make it 3-1 heading into the first intermission.

Nic Collins and the Dauphin power-play unit struck first in the second period, scoring shortly after the halfway point. Not long after, Sutton Emelson and the Blizz penalty-kill squad answered with a short-handed goal to cut the deficit to two.

The final period saw just one goal, scored by Dauphin's Max George on the power play, making the final score 5-2.

The Blizz are set to play three more preseason games this week. This Friday, they will take on Swan here at home. Saturday's matchup will be against Swan again, but this time in their arena. Lastly, on Sunday, the Blizz will travel up to Flin Flon for a special Battle of Northern Manitoba matchup.

102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting both Saturday and Sunday's games.