https://hockeysask.ca/blog/national-mens-under-18-team-named-for-start-of-2026-iiihf-u18-mens-world-championship TRENCIN, Slovakia – Twenty-five players will begin the tournament with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team as it looks for its third-consecutive gold medal at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, April 22-May 2 in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards – representing eight Members... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/road-to-the-2026-telus-cup-regina-pat-canadians The reigning national champions are back at the TELUS Cup, and the Regina Pat Canadians are eager to go back-to-back in Peterborough. Regina improved on its title-winning campaign; it scored more goals (233 to 258) and allowed fewer (128 to 118) in the Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League (SMU18AAAHL) compared to 2024-25. More impressive? The Pat Canadians actually got better while missing... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/roster-announced-for-para-hockey-development-series CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced the roster for Canada’s National Para Hockey Development Team for a three-game series against the United States, April 27-May 1 at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. One goaltender, four defencemen and nine forwards were selected by National Para Hockey Team head coach Boris Rybalka (Camrose, AB), development... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/pre-tournament-camp-roster-announced-for-national-mens-under-18-team CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced the first 23 players who have been named to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team pre-tournament camp roster ahead of the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. Three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards were selected by general manager Alan Millar... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/national-mens-under-18-team-staff-named-for-2026-iihf-u18-mens-world-championship CALGARY, Alta. – With less than a month until the puck drops at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, Hockey Canada has announced the staff that will build and guide Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. Former National Hockey League bench boss Drew Bannister (Belleville, ON) will serve as head coach, working alongside assistant... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/sask-first-tournaments-spotlight-saskatchewans-rising-hockey-stars REGINA, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s top hockey players are set to take centre ice as the Sask First Female and Male Under-18 (U18) tournaments run simultaneously from April 10-12, 2026. These Hockey Saskatchewan events give athletes a prime opportunity to develop, compete, and showcase their skills in front of scouts and evaluators. The Female U18 Top 80 Tournament brings 2009- and... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/top-female-u16-hockey-talent-gathers-for-sask-first-tournament REGINA, Sask. – Hockey Saskatchewan will host the Sask First Female Under-16 (U16) Top 136 Tournament from April 3-5, 2026, at the Co-operators Centre in Regina, bringing together some of the province’s top young hockey talent. Players born in 2011 and 2012 earned their spots through Regional Camps in Dalmeny and Pense earlier this season, narrowing an initial field of athletes to the... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/blades-assistant-coach-engele-recognized-with-whl-distinguished-service-award SASKATOON, Sask. – Western Hockey League Commissioner Dan Near announced today, on behalf of the WHL Board of Governors, that Jerome ‘Beuf’ Engele – Assistant Coach for the Saskatoon Blades – has been named the latest recipient of the WHL Distinguished Service Award for the 2025-26 WHL season. The WHL Distinguished Service Award, which was introduced by the WHL in... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/the-shift-forward-expands-for-second-season CALGARY, Alta. – Following a successful pilot during the 2025-26 season, Hockey Canada’s learning and development culture program, The Shift Forward: Evolving Hockey Culture, has expanded by seven Members for its second phase. Coaches, rostered staff, officials, and parents and guardians with 12 Hockey Canada Members will have access to the program and its modules, which were designed... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/tickets-saskatchewan-hockey-hall-of-fame-induction-dinner-moose-jaw-2026 MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Hockey Saskatchewan is thrilled to announce that tables are now available for the 13th annual Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame (SHHOF) Induction Dinner, set to take place on Friday, June 19, 2026, at the Temple Gardens Centre curling rink in Moose Jaw. This prestigious evening will celebrate the Class of 2026, featuring inspiring players, a grassroots...