https://hockeysask.ca/blog/womens-hockey-team-unveiled-for-2026-olympic-winter-games TORONTO, Ont. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has announced the 23-player roster nominated to represent Team Canada in women’s hockey at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Canada’s roster includes three goaltenders, seven defence and 13 forwards: Goaltenders: Ann-Renée Desbiens (Clermont, QC/Montréal, PWHL),... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/2025-26-western-canada-officiating-development-partnership-face-offs--watch Up next on the Western Canada Officiating Development Partnership’s Quick Hits series, WHL and Hockey Saskatchewan official Brent Vandermeulen discusses the essential components to a fast, fair and quality face-off. Presented in collaboration with BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Saskatchewan, and Hockey Manitoba. https://hockeysask.ca/blog/canada-wins-bronze-medal-at-2026-iihf-world-junior-championship SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Canada's National Junior Team has won the bronze medal at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship after defeating Finland 6-3 in the third-place game Monday at Grand Casino Arena. Gavin McKenna (Whitehorse, YT/Penn State University, Big Ten) finished with a goal and three assists, while Michael Hage (Mississauga, ON/University of Michigan, Big... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/mens-hockey-team-unveiled-for-2026-olympic-winter-games CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have announced the men’s hockey players nominated to compete with Team Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The 25 athletes are: Goaltenders Jordan Binnington (Richmond Hill, ON/St. Louis, NHL), Darcy Kuemper (Saskatoon, SK/Los Angeles, NHL) and Logan Thompson (Calgary, AB/Washington,... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/road-to-canada-winter-games-sask-first-top-160-tournament-to-face-off-in-regina REGINA, Sask. – Top hockey talent from across Saskatchewan will come together at the Co-operators Centre in Regina from December 28 to 30, 2025, for the Male Under-15 (U15) Top 160 Tournament, hosted by Hockey Saskatchewan as part of the Sask First high-performance program and serving as a key step toward selection for the 2027 Canada Winter Games. This tournament is the second phase of... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/kipling-royals-score-with-food-drive-highlighting-adam-herold-legacy KIPLING, Sask. - The snowy streets of Kipling were filled with the sounds of laughter and the energy of grassroots hockey players giving back to their rural Saskatchewan community around the holiday season. On Dec. 7, the Kipling Minor Hockey Association (MHA) bundled up for a food drive, collecting donations from generous donors. Approximately 40 players, joined by a few siblings, went... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/national-mens-team-roster-announced-for-2025-spengler-cup CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has named the 25 players who will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2025 Spengler Cup, set for Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were selected by general manager Marc Bergevin (Montreal, QC/Buffalo, NHL) and associate general manager Stacy... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/2025-26-western-canada-officiating-development-partnership-positioning-and-sightlines--watch Next up in the Western Canada Officiating Development Partnership, we get back to the fundamentals for officials, positioning and sightlines. See how these skills work in tandem to help get the call right, with game examples from WHL officials in action. https://hockeysask.ca/blog/pats-bear-shares-journey-back-to-hockey-and-honouring-his-brothers-legacy-after-heart-scare REGINA, Sask. - On a regular day, during a regular practice with the Regina Pats, Connor Bear felt something rather irregular. For someone who spends his offseason riding bulls, Bear knows exactly how to push his body to the limit – but the thudding of his heart in his chest on this day felt different. It felt tighter. And it wasn’t slowing down. This wasn’t a regular feeling... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/canada-west-gets-silver-medal-at-2025-junior-a-world-challenge TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – Canada West has earned the silver medal at the 2025 Junior A World Challenge, falling 5-1 to the United States in the gold medal game on Saturday at Colisée Vidéotron. Noah Chadi (Edmonton, AB/Grande Prairie, AJHL) scored the lone goal for Canada West 4:43 into the second period, with Rylan Hue (Saskatoon, SK/Humboldt,...