https://hockeysask.ca/blog/road-to-the-2024-esso-cup-regina-rebels Bronze medallists a year ago in Prince Albert, the Regina Rebels are returning to the Esso Cup hungry to become champions. After consistently finishing at or near the top of the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL) since 2018-19, this will be Regina’s fourth appearance at the Women’s U18 National Club Championship in tournament history. Only dropping... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/around-the-rink---season-2-ep-13-bridging-cultures-with-bridget-vales https://hockeysask.ca/blog/national-mens-under-18-team-roster-named-for-2024-iihf-u18-world-championship CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced the 19 players selected to wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team for the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship, April 25-May 5, in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland. The roster was selected by head scout Byron Bonora (Brooks, AB) and Benoit Roy (Sudbury, ON), senior manager of hockey operations.... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/two-whl-officials-work-iihf-world-womens-championship-gold-medal-game Utica, N.Y. - A sellout crowd of more than 4,000 people crammed into Utica’s Adirondack Bank Centre to watch Danielle Serdachny bury the overtime winner to clinch gold for Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Women’s Championship, but few had a better view of the action than referee Cianna Lieffers and linesperson Alex Clarke. The Western Hockey League officials worked a total of 11 games at... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/female-and-male-u18-hockey-prospects-gear-up-for-sask-first-tournaments REGINA, Sask. – The Sask First program is excited to welcome players from across the province to the Female and Male Under-18 (U18) tournaments held simultaneously from April 12-14, 2024. For the Female U18 Top 80 Tournament, 2007- and 2008-born athletes will hit the ice first thing in the morning on Friday, April 12, for team practices at the Balgonie Arena in Balgonie. Female athletes... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/hockey-canada-hires-jaime-boldt-as-governance-advisor CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has hired Jaime Boldt as governance advisor, a new position that will play an important role in supporting and advancing the organization’s governance model and policies. A recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for her contributions to the province of Saskatchewan, Boldt is an adjunct professor at the University of... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/clarke-continues-to-climb-the-ranks If it wasn’t for a disgruntled cow, Alex Clarke might not have become one of the best and most respected officials in the world. It was the spring of 2015 and Clarke (then going by her maiden name, Alex Blair) had just been drafted 53rd overall by the Calgary Inferno of the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League when was she kicked by a cow on her family farm, resulting in a... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/sask-first-female-u16-hockey-stars-to-shine-in-top-136-tournament REGINA, Sask. – Hockey Saskatchewan and the Sask First high-performance program will host the annual Female Under-16 (U16) Tournament from April 5 to 7, 2024, in Regina. The second phase of the program, held at the Co-operators Centre, will feature a collection of rising hockey players showcasing their skills and competing against each other. Players born in 2009 and 2010 were selected from... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/road-to-the-2024-esso-cup-west-regional It’s a rematch on the Prairies as familiar foes go toe-to-toe for the West Region berth at the 2024 Esso Cup in Vernon, B.C. After a decade without an appearance at the Esso Cup, the Regina Rebels have a chance to make their second-straight trip to the Women’s U18 National Club Championship after capturing the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL)... https://hockeysask.ca/blog/road-to-the-2024-telus-cup-west-regional There are plenty of familiar faces at the West Regional. The host Winnipeg Wild and Thunder Bay Kings are back for a third year in a row, joined by the defending champion Saskatoon Blazers, who are looking to earn a return trip to the 2024 TELUS Cup in Membertou, N.S. The Brandon Wheat Kings round out the quartet, and what a season it’s been for the Manitoba champions; including...