Lessons learned from Telus Cup West

BY Jonathan Huntington SASKATOON – Teams from across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario have been preparing all year for this exact week. The four-day Telus Cup Western Regional tournament begins Thursday in the Queen City with the Regina Pat Canadians, Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors, Winnipeg Bruins and Thunder Bay Kings battling for the title – […]

Fantastic Five: 5 plays that helped make Regina champions

BY Jonathan Huntington REGINA – In a league final series that will be remembered for years for three OT games, incredible goaltending and epic hits – five plays on Saturday afternoon helped make the Regina Pat Canadians provincial champions. 1. 15-hours of anger: After being dismantled by the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors on Friday night, […]

Back-to-Back: Regina wins provincial title again

BY Jonathan Huntington REGINA – The battle is over but the war may still be to come. For the second year in a row, the Regina Pat Canadians are U18AAA provincial champions after defeating the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors – this time in five games with a 5-2 victory on home ice Saturday afternoon. For […]

One game showdown for provincial title

BY Jonathan Huntington MOOSE JAW – The Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors are one win away from their first-ever U18AAA provincial championship. On home ice in front of more than 2,400 fans Friday night, the Warriors beat the Regina Pat Canadians 5-1 to force a one-game showdown Saturday afternoon in the Queen City. After trailing the […]

Moose Jaw stays alive in league final

BY Jonathan Huntington REGINA – The SMAAAHL league final just became a lot more interesting – on and off the ice. Thanks to a stellar performance by goaltender Steven Wawryk, the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors defeated the Regina Pat Canadians 3-2 in OT Wednesday night to force Game 4 Friday in the Band City. And […]

Overtime magic continues for Regina in Game 2

BY Jonathan Huntington MOOSE JAW – And the beat goes on. The Regina Pat Canadians are now 8-0 in the post-season and can win back-to-back SMAAAHL titles on Wednesday night at home after defeating the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors 4-3 in OT Monday in the Band City. Liam Pue scored a highlight-reel goal 11:35 into […]

Monday Confidential: 26 WHL draft picks in SMAAAHL final

BY Jonathan Huntington SASKATOON – The Regina Pat Canadians and Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors have played each other five times this year, with each contest a one-goal game. As the teams prepare for Game 2 of the U18 AAA provincial final on Monday night in the Band City, a deeper dive on the rosters gives […]

Pat Cs win 7th straight playoff game

BY Jonathan Huntington REGINA – The Regina Pat Canadians have a flair for the dramatic. Erasing a 2-0 deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation, the #1 ranked U18AAA team in Canada defeated the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors 3-2 in OT in Game 1 of the SMAAAHL league final on Saturday night on home […]

SMAAAHL Final: preview & predictions

BY Jonathan Huntington REGINA – This year, the Regina Pat Canadians and Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors are eerily similar. But historically, the franchise record books look much different. In the 2025-26 regular season: In four head-to-head meetings, the teams split the games – each winning a pair Each of the four games were decided by […]

Trans Canada battle for SMAAAHL final

BY Jonathan Huntington Buckle-up and get ready for a heavyweight battle for the U18AAA provincial title. The Regina Pat Canadians will host the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors in Game 1 Saturday night in a showdown of the top-two ranked teams in the country. Moose Jaw punched their ticket to the best-of-five final Wednesday night with […]