Flin Flon Bomber Main Camp wrapped up this afternoon with the annual Maroon and White game.

There was a very good turn out to watch Team White knock off Team Maroon by a score of 3 to 0.

local product and returning for his second season Ryder Mucha led the way for Team White with a pair of goals including his first of the game just 18 seconds in.

Mucha was also able to bang home his second of the afternoon  early in the third period when he capitalized on a nice pass from new comer Nate Lalumiere.

The other Team White goal was scored by 20 year old Reid Arberry when he converted a pass from Flin Flon's own Joey Lies to round out the scoring.

With no returning goalies for this season, we saw 5 rookies dress for the big game today with Leam Furey and Matt Bradley splitting the duties for Maroon. They combined for 12 saves on 15 shots. 

Team White went with three tenders including Jaxson Ford, Wyatt Nelson and John Blanchette and all three played well turning aside 26 shots.

There were only two minor penalties in the entire game.

Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan summed up Main Camp with these comments after the game this afternoon. " Camp was good, it was competitive, I thought the three teams competed hard and made camp intense and interesting for us. The Maroon and White game didn't disappoint and I though there were a lot of chances for Maroon but they couldn't capitalize and the goalies played well."

Reagan said they weren't sure what they were going to do for numbers with the amount of injuries in camp but was excited that Keaton Lesperance and Hudson Brehaut were both coming back from WHL camps and will be in the lineup tomorrow night against the MJHL'S Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

So the Bombers jump right into the pre season with their first of 7 games and first of three against their MJHL rivals. It will be an all rookie affair with puck drop at the Whitney Forum at 7:30.

These two teams will meet again in The Pas on Friday September the 5th at 7pm at the Roy H Johnston Arena. That game will be broadcast on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

You will be able to catch plenty of Flin Flon Bomber action once again this season on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

CFAR will broadcast a total of 35 games this season including two pre-season games against the defending MJHL Champion Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

Rob Hart will have the call and each broadcast will begin with the Great North GM Coach's Show 15 minutes before puck drop.

Here is the complete broadcast schedule in Manitoba time. Broadcast schedule subject to change.

Pre Season

Flin Flon at Northern Manitoba Blizzard (MJHL) Friday Sept 5th -7PM

Blizzard at Flin Flon, Friday September 12th-7:30

Regular Season

Friday Sept 19^th Laronge at Flin Flon- 7:30

Saturday Sept 20^th Flin Flon at Laronge- 8:30

Friday Sept 26^th Flin Flon at Nipawin- 8pm

Sat Sept 27^th Melfort at Flin Flon -7:30

Sat Oct 4^th Warman at Flin Flon- 7:30

Tues Wed Oct 7^th Flin Flon at Humboldt- 8:30

Weds Oct 8^th Flin Flon at Melville- 8pm

Tues Oct 14^th Flin Flon at Nipawin- 8pm

Fri Oct 24^th Flin Flon at Yorkton- 8pm

Sat Oct 25^th Flin Flon at Humboldt—8:30

Sat  Nov 1^st Nipawin at Flin Flon-7:30

Wed Nov 5^th Flin Flon at Melfort-7:30

Sat Nov 15^th Humboldt at Flin Flon- 7:30

Tues Nov 18^th Flin Flon at Warman- 7pm

Weds Nov 19^th Flin Flon at Warman- 7pm

Sat Nov 22^nd Flin Flon at Melfort- 7:30

Sat Nov 29^th Kindersley at Flin Flon-7:30

Fri Dec 5^th Flin Flon at Nipawin- 7pm

Sat Dec 6^th Nipawin at Flin Flon- 7:30

Fri Dec 12^th Flin Flon at Battleford- 7:30

Sat Dec 13^th Flin Flon at Battleford- 7:30

Sat Dec 20^th Laronge at Flin Flon-7:30

Sat Jan 3^rd Flin Flon at Melfort- 7:30

Fri Jan 9^th  Flin Flon at Laronge-7:30

Sat Jan 17^th Yorkton at Flin Flon-7:30

Sat Jan 24^th Estevan at Flin Flon- 7:30

Sat Feb 7^th Weyburn at Flin Flon-7:30

Fri Feb 13^th Flin Flon at Kindersley- 7:30

Sat Feb 14^th Flin Flon at Kindersley-7:30

Sat Feb 21^st Mellville at Flin Flon-7:30

Fri Feb 27^th Flin Flon at Melfort-7:30

Sat Feb 28^th Melfort at Flin Flon-7:30

Sat March 7^th Battleford at Flin Flon- 7:30

Sat March 14^th Flin Flon at Laronge- 2pm.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is still accepting applications for Rep Team Coach's this year.

Rep Coach's are still needed for U-9 Vipers, U-13 2nd Tier Team, U-15 Rep Team and U-18 Rep team.

The U-15 Rep Team will be based in the Pas this season and you can see the Pas Minor Hockey website for details.

If you are interested in any of these positions you can apply by sending an e-mail to repteamcoordinatorffmh@gmail.com.

The Flin Flon Bombers have announced their schedule for Main Camp which will start on Friday.

They are expecting between 50 and 60 player's in camp this weekend.

Head Coach and GM of the Bombers Mike Reagan is looking forward to camp and trying to find some new faces to fill a lot of spots with a number of players moving on. " We are excited about the challenge as every year you lose some good players and with Lepper and Senft going out to BC, that leaves a void in our lineup. In saying that,  we made some moves through out the summer to try to fill some of those holes and it is a great opportunity for some of those young guys we bet on last year to step up and lead our team. We are excited about it, new season,new team and a new challenge."

The Bombers feel their biggest strength heading into the season will be their back end with 5 returning defensemen.

The Camp starts Friday with registration starting at 10am.

Here is the full schedule and you can listen to reports from Main Camp through out the weekend on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com.

Friday August 29th-

11 to 11:45 am- Team Blue practise

12 to 12:45 Team Yellow Practise

1 to 1:45 Team Green Practise

 4:30 to 5:30 Blue VS Yellow

6 to 7pm Blue VS Green

7:30 to 8:30 Yellow VS Green

Sat August the 3oth

11 am to 12 noon Blue VS Yellow

12:30 to 1:30- Yellow VS Green

2 to 3pm Blue VS Green

6 to 7pm 2nd VS 3rd place- Semi Final

7:30 to 8:30pm 1st VS Winner- Semi Final 

Sunday August 31st

2pm Maroon and White Game

Flin Flon Minor Hockey continues to prepare for their upcoming season and will be introducing something new this season.

A Checking/ Angling Clinic will take place on Wednesday September the 3rd at the Whitney Forum between 5:30 and 6:45pm.

This is open to all FFMH players in the U-13 to U-18 Divisions.

The instructor is Corey Thompson and you can register by contacting technicaldirectorffmh@gmail.com.

There is a little more than two weeks remaining in the Flin Flon Trout Festival Fishing Derby.

Entries need to be submitted by September the 14th by midnight. Once again $15,00.00 will be awarded for first place in the Walleye, Pike and Trout categories.

Pick up your fishing kits for $30.00 at various business'es in Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach. You will also need a valid fishing license to take part.

Here is the new overall leader board.

• NORTHERN PIKE:
  •       Brett Unrau                              44"
  •       Colten Tetoff                            43"
  •       Jayden Ouellet                         41 1/2"
  •       Andrew Lam                            40"
  •       Bentley Crone                         39 1/2"
  •       Jacob Wiens                            38 1/4"
  •       Ted Smith                                38"
  •       Jacob Wiens                            37"
  •       Waylon Crone                         33 1/2"
  •       Diana LeJan                             32"
  •       Shaun Nabe                            30" 
  •       Shaun Nabe                            29 1/2" 
  •       Malcolm Lukowich                 28" 
  •       Daniel Wollman                      25 3/4"
  •       Weston Wollman                    23"
  •       Alasdair Wollman                   22 1/4"
  •       Aurora Wollman                     21"  
  •       Vienna Wollman                     19 1/4"

• Trout:     
•           Barry Anderson                    40 3/8"
•           Joby Nomeland                    37" 
•          Gordon Fidierchuk               30 1/2"
•          Tiffany Anderson                  27"

• Walleye
  •       Bentley Crone                          29"
  •       Jayden Ouellet                         29"
  •       Jayden Ouellet                         28 3/4"
  •       Colten Tetoff                            28" 
  •       Mike Ferguson                         28"
  •       Colten Tetoff                            27 3/4" 
  •       Allan Roschuk                          27" 
  •       Beau Fidierchuk                      26 3/4"
  •       Gordon Fidierchuk                 26
  •       Crystal Mote                           25 1/2"
  •       Alyssa Danko                          24 3/4"
  •       Alyssa Danko                          23 1/4"
  •       Mike Odut                               22 1/4" 
  •       Malcolm  Lukowich                22"
  •       Lisa Lane                                 20"   
  •       Mike Odut                               20" 
  •       Beau Fidierchuk                     20" 
  •       Crystal Mote                           20" 
  •       Crystal Mote                          19 3/4"
  •       Crystal Mote                          19 1/5"     
  •       Mike Odut                              18 3/4"  
  •       Mike Odut                              18"
  •       Jacob Wiens                           18"
  •       Crystal Mote                          18"
  •       Daniel Wollman                     17" 
  •       Alasdair Wollman                  16"
  •       Mike Odut                               9 1/4"  
  •       Mike Odut                               6 1/4"  
  •             

• YOUTH ENTRIES 
• Malcolm  Lukowich    11 years old                      
• Bentley Crone            13 years old                          
• Aurora Wollman        21 months old 
• Waylon Crone            10 years old 
• Alasdair Wollman      4 years old
• Weston Wollman       7 years old
• Vienna Wollman        5 years old
• Shaun Nabe               9 years old               

The Norman Northstars held their try-outs for the 2025-26 season this past weekend at the CA.Nesbit Arena.

There was a good turn out with over 50 kids trying out from all over the North.

Flin Flon/Creighton will be well represented with 5 players being selected for this year's team.

They include Michael Pawlachuk- Creighton, Forward, Ashton Harrison-Flin Flon, Ethan Pawlachuk-Creighton, Reed Grenier- Flin Flon, Defense and Westyn Hlady- Creighton Goalie.

Other players that made the team are from The Pas, Norway House, Thompson, OCN and Arviat in Nunavut.

The Northstars will now prepare for Main Camp this up coming weekend and get ready to open the regular season in early October.

Hockey Manitoba has  announced  that they have terminated their  Executive Director Peter Woods after 24 years on the job. The termination was effective as of August the 15th.

No reason was given for the termination and Hockey Manitoba wishes Peter all the best in future endeavours.

Hockey Manitoba went on to say that they are  committed to serving their  members and ensuring continuity during this transition. The Board of Directors will provide their  membership with an update on the path forward in the coming weeks.

Registration has opened for the Creighton Rec Skating Program which will return in the fall.

The instructors are Joleen Rossington and  Rikki Crone.

There are programs available for lots of different age groups including Parents and Tots, Beginners and Intermediates.

It is $50.00 per person and the program will start on October the 11th at the Sportex.

You can register at the Creighton Rec Office by calling 306-688-3538 and Parent and Tots are required to have a helmet and skates on the ice.

It was a beautiful day at the Phantom Lake Golf Course yesterday for the Seniors Open.

This was rescheduled from last week and the conditions were perfect. Brett and his staff continue to work hard to make this the best 9 hole course in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Here are the complete results from yesterday.

Seniors (50-60)

1^st Flight

2^nd Flight

 The Flin Flon Judo Club will be  holding a registration/ information night on Sept. 9th at 7pm in the Creighton Sportex Lounge. Classes will begin on Tuesday Sept. 16th.

They  are offering classes for children starting at age 6 and up, a beginners class and  intermediate/competitive class. They  also have an adult rec class for those looking to learn the sport and get some exercise, without the intensity of the competitive class. 

  The  coaches are all certified, have a black belt (or are working towards it) and have extensive competitive backgrounds including multiple Canadian Championships and International competitions. They  are a member club of Judo Saskatchewan and Judo Canada. 

 This will be a great opportunity to not only attend  regular classes, but  there will also be  opportunities to attend training camps, tournaments, clinics and more. You will have the opportunity to train with athletes from not only our area, but from around the country, many with International and Olympic resumes. 

This is open to anyone no matter your age, ability or knowledge of the sport to come and give it a try. They will be offering  a free trial in September, before you commit for the season.

 For more information you  can email Josh Wiens at judo_josh@hotmail.com or they can check out our Facebook page and contact me through there.

The U-15 Female Norman Wild will be holding their tryouts this Sunday at the Whitney Forum.

The ice times are 1:30 to 2:45 and 4 to 5:15pm.

Cost is $75.00 and you can register by sending an e-mail to normanwildu15aaa@gmail.com.

The Wild feature girls from all over Northern Manitoba and have some exciting things planned for this season including a pre season exhibition tournament in Brandon September the 12th to the 14th.

The Wild will also be attending Wickfest in Calgary which is a renowned female hockey festival.

Norman will open up the regular season with their home opener in Thompson on October the 11th against the Eastman Selects. Their first game in Flin Flon will be the weekend of October the 18th and 19th against the Pembina Valley Hawks.

After  long time Assistant Coach Cole McCaig announced he was moving on to the BCHL a few weeks ago, the Flin Flon Bombers began their quest to find a new Assistant.

After interviewing a number of good candidates the Flin Flon Bombers have announced that they have hired Tyler Szturm from Thunder Bay Ontario.

Tyler has a solid hockey background that includes playing Division 1 Hockey in  the ACHA with Grand Rapids and has also played in Iceland.

He is also no stranger to the SJHL as he suited up for the Estevan Bruins in the 2018-19 season.

Tyler has heard a lot of good things about the Bombers, Flin Flon and the Whitney Forum and can't wait to get his coaching career started.

This is what he had to say on social media today. “Getting the chance to join such a historic franchise is a great opportunity and something I didn’t want to pass up. I hope to be able to share my experience with the players and try to help the team in their pursuit of an SJHL Championship. I look forward to meeting everyone in the community and I can’t wait to be at the Whitney Forum and be on the Bombers bench.”

Hockey season is almost here and there is going to be an opportunity for girls in the Norman Region to play Rep hockey.

Female tryouts will take place in the Pas September the 13th and 14th for the U-13 Female Huskies.

The tryouts both days are at the Roy H Johnston Arena from 11 to 12:15 and 3 to 4:15.

To register you can e-mail your child's name and date of birth to Kelsey at kelseympaddock@gmail.com.

One of the best and most exciting times of the year is another hockey and skating season in Flin Flon .

Wonderful news from the City Of Flin Flon who announced earlier today that the Whitney Forum is back open to the public.

The ice has been installed with the nice bright logos and is ready for another exciting fall and winter.

Come out and lace up your skates and bring your sticks and pucks as the rink is open for scrub to get ready for the hockey school which will kick off next week.

The hours are 8am to 11pm and the cost is only $2.00 to come out and get ready for the upcoming hockey season.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey would like to thank everyone in the community who recently supported their Equipment Borrowing Program.

A big thanks to all the volunteers, people who made donations and for the overall support.

With your generosity FFMH was able to fully dress 7 players and partially dress 5 others making this event a big success.

The countdown to the start of the season is now just a few weeks away as kids will be back on the ice September the 1st.

Rep team tryouts will also start soon and Minor Hockey will be announcing dates and times very soon.

It is the biggest local golf  weekend of the year and the Grandaddy of them all, the Walt Cunningham Labour Day Classic.

4 giant days of golf at the Phantom Lake Golf Club starting August the 30th and going right til September the 1st. This is the event that brings all the premiere

golfers in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan together.

Registration is $140.00 and must be paid at the time of sign up with the deadline to register Friday August the 29th at noon.

There will be a morning shotgun at either 9am or 2pm.

Proceeds generated this year will go towards providing free golf for youth under the age of 14 as they continue to grow the sport of  junior golf in the community. 

Due to all the rain today and forecast for the next few days, the Phantom Lake Golf Club has rescheduled the Senior's Open for  next Wednesday August the 20th.

The prices remain the same, $45.00 for members and $55.00 for non-members.

You will get 18 holes of golf, prizes and a supper to follow.

It will kickoff with a shotgun start at 10am. You can call the Pro- Shop to reschedule at 306-688-5555.

There is a little over a month left in the Trout Festival month long fishing derby which was extended due to the wildfire situation.

Once again you can win cash in all the events including $15,00.00 for first in the Walleye, Northern Pike and Trout categories.

Here is the leader board as it stands today.

NORTHERN PIKE:

•       Colten Tetoff                            43 "
•       Waylon Crone                          33 1/2"
•       Diana LeJan                              32 " 
•       Malcolm Lukowich                  28" 
•       Daniel Wollman                       25 3/4 " 
•       Aurora Wollman                      21 "       

• Trout:     
•           Barry Anderson                    40 3/8"
•           Joby Nomeland                     37" 
•           Tiffany Anderson                  27"

Walleye

•       Bentley Crone                          29 " 
•       Jayden Ouellet                         29 3/4"
•       Colten Tetoff                            28 " 
•       Colten Tetoff                            27 3/4 " 
•       Allan Roschuk                          27 "  
•       Mike Odut                                22 1/4 " 
•       Malcolm  Lukowich                 22 "
•       Lisa Lane                                  20 "   
•       Mike Odut                                20 "    
•       Mike Odut                                18 3/4 "  
•       Mike Odut                                18 "
•       Daniel Wollman                       17 "    
•       Mike Odut                                 9 1/4 "  
•       Mike Odut                                 6 1/4 "  

• YOUTH ENTRIES 
• Malcolm  Lukowich                 
• Bentley Crone                          
• Aurora Wollman 
• Waylon Crone             

You can still enter by picking up a fishing kit at the Gateway which will include measuring tape, rules and fish handling guide. You will also need a valid fishing license.

The SJHL announced their full pre-season schedule at sjhl.ca this past weekend.

The Flin Flon Bombers will play a total of 7 pre season games which will start on September the 1st in an all rookie affair with the defending MJHL Champion Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

The game will take place at 7:30 at the Whitney Forum. Here is the rest of the Bombers pre season schedule.

Flin Flon at Laronge-  Weds Sept3rd at 8:30pm

Flin Flon at Northern Manitoba Blizzard- Fri Sept 5th at 7pm

Laronge at Flin Flon- Sun Sept 7th at 5pm

Flin Flon at Swan Valley- Tues Sept 9th at 7pm

Swan Valley at Flin Flon- Thurs Sept 11th at 7:30pm

Northern Manitoba Blizzard at Flin Flon- Fri Sept 12th at 7:30.

The regular season will begin on Friday September the 19th when the Bombers host the Laronge Ice Wolves in their home opener before heading to Laronge the next night on Saturday September the 20th. 

The start of the Flin Flon Minor Hockey Season is now  less than one  month away.

FFMH will once again be looking for people to referee. If you are interested in becoming a referee, FFMH will be looking for Ref's of all ages to step up.

Level One and Level Two Referee Courses will take place in September.

If you are interested you can email refereeffmh@gmail.com for more information.

School is less than a month away and if you are thinking about playing volleyball this up coming school year, you will get a chance to improve your skills.

The Kings and Queens will be holding a Volleyball Prep Camp at McIsaac school from August the 25th to the 27th.

It will be open to two different age groups including grade 9's and 10's between 5 and 7pm and grade 11's and 12's from 7 to 9pm.

This is open to both male and female athletes and it will be $25.00 per athlete.

If you are interested in taking part you can e-mail your registration to cd-alexander@hotmail.com and include your name, grade, medical number, parent's name and phone number.

The coach's will be Craig McIntosh,Ray Shirran,Heaven Graham and Tim Smith.

Hard to believe but another exciting SJHL hockey season is literally just over a month away.

The new look Flin Flon Bombers look forward to hitting the ice and have kicked off their early  season ticket blitz.

Bomber season tickets are now available either online at bombers.ca or the Bomber Office from 1 to 5, Wednesday through Friday. If you do buy online you will save $20.00.

If you are a season ticket holder from last year and did not receive an offer please e-mail ffbombergameday@gmail.com. Prices will remain the same as last year.

Flin Flon will begin the pre season against the MJHL Champion Northern Manitoba Blizzard in an all rookie game at the Whitney Forum on September 1st.

The full pre season schedule will be released soon.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is getting ready to kick off their season with a 3 on 3 Jamboree.

It will take place on Saturday September the 6th at the Whitney Forum and is a one day tournament for players in U-9 to U-13.

This is open to all players in the Norman Region and there will be a $30.00 entry fee.

Players and coach's must be registered with Hockey Canada for the 2025-26 season. You can find the registration link on the Flin Flon Minor Hockey facebook page and the deadline to sign up is August the 31st.

We are just a few weeks away from the start of another Saskatchewan High School football season.

The Creighton Kodiaks who play in the 2A Division will start practising later in August.

The season will start on Thursday September the 4th with the Kodiaks getting the bye in the first week.

Creighton's first game is Thursday September the 11th when they host Hague.

The rest of the schedule looks like this.

Thursday September the 18th at Shellbrook

Thursday September the 25th at Wakaw

Thursday October the 2nd at Hague

Thursday October the 9th VS Shellbrook

Thursday October the 16th VS Wakaw.

All games will start at 4pm Saskatchewan time and you will be able to follow the entire schedule and standings throughout the season on the SHSAA website.

After a slow start to the local golf season due to the wildfires, the Phantom Lake Golf Course looks spectacular and people have been hitting the links in droves.

One of the highlights so far this season includes the first hole in one of the summer.

Congratulations to Shawn Fraser who got an ace yesterday  afternoon on hole number 6.

This is Shawn's second hole in one as he got his first one  over 20 years ago. He was playing with Mark Koop and once again congratulations from the entire Phantom Lake Golf Club.

It is going to be a busy August at the Phantom Lake Golf Club including the Seniors Open which will take place on Wednesday August the 13th.

This is open to anyone 50 and over.

It will start with a 10am shotgun start with 18 holes of golf,  prizes and a supper to follow.

$45.00 for members and $55.00 for non members. You can register at the Pro Shop by calling 306-688-5555.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey will be holding an Equipment Borrowing Program this Friday August the 8th at the Creighton Sportex from 6 to 8pm.

If you are between the ages of 7 to 13 and need equipment you can stop by and they will set you up with a single piece or a full set of equipment. You must be registered with Flin Flon Minor Hockey to be eligible.

This is another way that Flin Flon Minor Hockey want to encourage all youth to play.

A damage deposit will be required.

Over 400 fish were registered  in Cranberry over the weekend for the 34th annual Cranberry Trout Challenge which wrapped up Sunday night on beautiful Lake Athapap.

Smoke was a factor especially on Sunday morning,  but all the participants were able to battle through the elements and the weekend was a big success.

Here are the top ten placing teams

1. Brady Fidierchuk and Leigh Johnston- Cranberry

2. Barry Anderson and Gord Fidierchuk- Cranberry

3. Barrett Anderson and Kori McCallum- Cranberry

4. Gary Rosvold and Jon Wolters- Flin Flon

5. Brett Unrau and Jayden Oulette- Flin Flon

6. Jarret and Martin Oulette- Cranberry

7. Brock Baynton and Amir Hassan- Flin Flon

8. Ted Smith Cranberry and Larry Case-Winnipeg

9. Paul Munroe and Darren Blazeiko- Stonewall

10. Sheryl and Chris Matheson- Sherriden

A big thanks go's out to the organizers, sponsors and all the participants for keeping the Northern spirit alive.

Cranberry is already looking forward to hosting the 35h annual next year.

Flin Flon Minor Hockey is preparing for the 2025-26 season.

For residents who lost their homes in the 2025 wildfires,  Flin Flon Minor Hockey want to support you during this difficult time and want to   wave your fees.

To begin the process you can contact Bryan Pawlachuk at playeradvocateffmh@gmail.com.

The Minor Hockey season will start on September the 2nd and you can get more information by going to flinflonminorhockey.com.