The Flin Flon Bombers had a successful Spring Camp in Saskatoon back in April that featured over 90 kids from all over the country.

The Bombers announced their first big splash today with the signing of 2008 born forward Eli Heroux from the Regina Pats U-18 program in the SMAAAHL.

The Regina winger had an exciting season that included 11 goals and 19 assists in the regular season,  to go along with 8 points in the playoffs to help the Pat Canadians to their second straight league championship.

Then the Pat Canadians went off to the Telus Cup in Peterborough and went 5-0-1-1 and captured the Bronze Medal.

Flin Flon will continue to announce signings out of their Spring Camp and you can continue to follow along on all of their social media channels including their website at bombers.ca.

Don't forget the SJHL Draft is tomorrow and the Bombers will have the 12th overall pick. The Draft will  be broadcast from the IKS Media Studio in Regina on sjhl.ca.

You can come out and celebrate an amazing season of local baseball with the Flin Flon Creighton Minor Ball Windup Night.

It takes place at the Creighton Ball Diamond on Wednesday June the 24th starting at 5pm. Come out and fill the stands and show the athletes, coach's and volunteers support for another great season.

Here is the schedule.

5 to 5:45 pm- 5U

5:45 to 6:15pm- 7U

6:15 to 7:15pm- 9U

7:15 to 8:15pm- 11U

8:15 to 9:30pm - 13U and 15U.

It will be a great way to finish the season with a fun night to celebrate the players, families and coach's.

Another summer means another wonderful  season for the Phantom Lake Golf Club in Northern Saskatchewan.

People have been teeing off at one of the most unique golf  courses in North America for the better part of 74 years as it opened up officially in 1952.

This year there will be a new face in the Pro-Shop and on the course in new Pro Dennis Bradley.

Dennis comes to the North with quite the resume and over 35 years in the golf business as a Head Pro. The Phantom Lake Golf Club Executive is very happy to have him as he will fill a big void and be the first Pro they have hired in a number of years.

Dennis grew up in Calgary and has worked at a lot of big golf courses in his career including Copper Point in Invermere British Columbia, Grand Prairie Alberta, Trail BC  and Englewood Golf and Country Club in Calgary .

Among Bradley’s accomplishments include Golf Teacher Of The Year from 2018 to 2024 at Copper Point in Invermere BC, in the Kootenay Region. He was also awarded the 2021 Davie Black Professional Award for work done for the Canadian Golf Community voted on by his peers. He continues to be actively involved as a Coach for Special Olympics.

Dennis Loves the game, and his favorite part is being able to teach. “ I have had the opportunity to work with many different people at lots of different skill levels and ages. The biggest misconception is you have to hit the ball low to get it to go further. Nothing could be further from the truth.  I teach golfers to get the ball in the air and theoretically that will make the ball go further. I also find that many people can lower their score by changing their stance and I feel I can take at least 5 or 6 strokes off anyone’s game if they are willing to learn and try some of the things that I will teach.”

Dennis would love to see you and you can call him for a lesson anytime.

Bradley can also fit you for a set of clubs and he handles Titleist, Taylor Made, Ping, Cobra, Calloway and Scotty Cameron Putters. He will match all Golf Town prices. He has already re-vamped the Pro Shop and it is worth a visit, and  it looks great.

Dennis is enjoying his time in the North and loves the outline of the unique course at Phantom Lake. “ Well it’s a great golf course and it isn’t overly long , so it’s not as long as some of the new traditional ones that are super long. It is long enough and it is very  accurate and the rough is really penal. If you hit it offline you will have to hit the ball off the rocks and  have to chip it out. I would love to see lots of  people come out and enjoy this great golf course. It is always fun and it is a family affair where you can play from the age of 8 to 80 and play with your Grandma, Grandpa, Grand Kids and it is something you can do for the rest of your life with your family.”

This great game has also allowed Bradley to tee off with some of the biggest names in the business including Jordan Speeth, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, John Daly, Jim Kelly and Steve Stricker.

Drop on by and meet John and check out the fully stocked Pro Shop, book a lesson, grab a membership or stop by for a chat and a coffee.

It will be an opportunity to meet a true gentleman of the game and enjoy one of the best 9 hole golf courses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Big news for four year local product Joey Lies of the Flin Flon Bombers.

Lies will be joining his brother Justin at Mount Royal University for the up coming season.

Joey is fresh off his best year in Junior Hockey where he led his team in scoring with 54 points in 48 games including 27 goals, 14 of those scored on the powerplay. 

Lies suited up for 176 regular season games in his career and an additional 43 games in the playoffs which included an SJHL Championship in his final season and a Centennial Cup appearance in Summerside PEI.

Joey represented the Bombers well both on and off the ice,  as he was very involved as a mentor in the school's, helped with Minor Hockey and refereed Old Timers Hockey.

He was also nominated as the Flin Flon Bombers RBC Community Ambassador on two different occasions.

Good luck to Joey as embarks on the next stage of his hockey career.

Hapnot Collegiate had 21 students participate at track zones this year in The Pas.

Fifteen  athletes qualified for provincials down in Winnipeg June 12th to the 14th. Here is a list of the Hapnot athletes that have qualified.

Ellis Pearson - 100m, long jump, triple jump , Chloe Koczka - 400m, Maelynn Tetlock- 800m, 1500m, 3000 , Lydia Alexander - shot put,  Ari Bellisle - shot put and discus,  Ethan Pawlachuk- 100m, long jump, triple jump.

Mikey Pawlachuk - triple jump,  Walter Lansbury- javelin and discus, Ava Etienne- 200m, 400m, 800m, Ashlyn Peever - 800m, 1500m, 3000 , Cynthia Lu - 3000 Jocelyn Kozar - high jump and triple jump,  Isabella Dauk-high jump Gracie McIntosh - shot put, discus, javelin Brody Harkin - shot put and javelin.

Hapnot finished third in the competition with a total of 308 points. The Pas finished first with 438 total points.

Tri Community Baseball is hosting a Hardball Tournament in The Pas June the 19th to the 21st.

It is for players between the ages of 11 and 15 and Flin Flon is looking to put a team together.

If tou are interested in signing the kids up you can reach out to ffcrminorbaseball@gmail.com

If they get enough interest they will hold a try out.

Entre fee is $125.00 per team and you will be guaranteed 4 games.

The 2026 SJHL Draft is scheduled for next Tuesday June the 9th.

The draft will feature two rounds of selections of 2011-born players, followed by six rounds of 2010-born players, with choices made in reverse order of the 2025-26 regular season standings.

The Laronge Ice Wolves will receive the first overall pick and the Flin Flon Bombers will get the  12th pick  overall. 

Flin Flon also won't get a pick in the first round for 2010's but will pick 12th in Round 2, 3 and 4 and will pick 4th in the fifth round and miss in the 6th round due to trades with other clubs.

The draft will be streamed live on SJHL.ca, on SJHL’s YouTube Channel, and across the league’s social media networks from IKS Media’s Regina studio.

The Laronge Ice Wolves continue to make changes as they try to rebuild their organization and try to get back to a winning culture in Northern Saskatchewan.

The Wolves were a very steady successful team in the mid 2000's and they are trying to be a factor in the SJHL once again.

Laronge went back to their roots and brought back Legendary Coach and GM Bob Beatty who coached the Wolves to back to back league  titles in 2009 and 2010. Beatty has agreed to become the team's new GM.

Today the Wolves announced that they have hired a  new Head Coach and Assistant General Manager Taylor Harnett. Taylor has quite the resume.

For the past decade Taylor has Coached in the BCHL, NAHL, MJHL and most recently in the AJHL.

Most of his time was spent as Head Coach and GM of the Waywayseecappo Wolverines and was nominated for MJHL coach of the year during his time there.

Taylor is a proud member of Carry the Kettle First Nation and has also Coached at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.

Harnett along with Beatty will start the rebuild process immediately and will be a very tough team to play against this season.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 you can submit your application to repteamcoordinatorffmh@gmail.com.

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.