While there may still be moves made ahead of Friday night’s season opener against the host Kindersley Klippers, the makeup of the 2017-18 Battlefords North Stars is now known.
The defending Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League introduced this year’s lineup at the Civic Centre Thursday morning during the team’s annual kickoff breakfast.
Below, in alphabetical order and with each player’s stats from last season, is the current North Stars roster.
- Keith Anderson – Forward – 97 – 1st Season – 8-5-12 in 41 games with the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers and Alberni Valley Bulldogs – Also played in 10 WHL games last year with the Victoria Royals and Everett Silvertips
- Anthony Cuglietta – Defenceman – 99 – 1st Season – 1-5-6 in 34 games with the AMHL’s Edmonton Canadians
- Tre Doyon – Forward – 98 – 1st Season – 2-2-4 in 47 games with the AJHL’s Lloydminster Bobcats
- Dayden Dverinchuk – Forward – 99 – 1st Season – 0-7-7 in 36 games with the SMAAAHL’s Beardy’s Blackhawks
- Blake Fennig – Forward – 98 – 1st Season – 9-10-19 in 32 games with the PJHL’s Saskatoon Quakers and West Central Rage
- Mathew Fletcher – Defenceman – 99 – 1st Season – 5-20-25 in 41 games with the SMAAAHL’s Saskatoon Blazers
- Troy Gerein – Forward – 97 – 3rd Season – 9-12-21 in 53 games
- Dakota Huebner – Forward – 98 – 1st Season – 16-11-27 in 27 games with the CJHL’s Leduc Riggers
- Conor Jensen – Defenceman – 97 – 3rd Season – 3-7-10 in 41 games
- Elijah Loon-Stewardson – Forward – 99 – 1st Season – 3-11-14 in 21 games with the NAPHL’s Thunder Bay Kings
- Levi Kleiboer – Defneceman – 98 – 3rd Season – 3-29-32 in 55 games
- Taryn Kotchorek – Goaltender – 97 – 3rd Season – 27-3-0 with a 1.61 goals against average
- Owen Lamb – Forward – 98 – 2nd Season – 9-10-19 in 50 games
- Connor Manegre – Defenceman – 97 – 2nd Season – 3-5-8 in 42 games
- Kolby Matthews – Goaltender – 99 – 1st Season – 21-3-0 with a 1.81 goals against average with the BCMML’s Vancouver NE Chiefs
- Connor McIntosh – Forward – 98 – 2nd Season – 1-2-3 in 19 games
- Ryan Rothenburger – Forward – 97 – 1st Season – 1-3-4 in 25 games with the SJHL’s Weyburn Red Wings and 1-3-4 in 19 games with the MJHL’s Swan Valley Stampeders
- Sunil Sahota – Defenceman – 99 – 1st Season – 0-2-2 in 7 games with the KIJHL’s Chase Heat
- Josh Sielsky – Forward – 98 – 1st Season – 9-8-17 in 39 games with the MJHL’s Portage Terriers and Neepawa Natives – Also played in 4 SJHL games with the Nipawin Hawks
- MacGregor Sinclair – Forward – 98 – 2nd Season – 6-16-22 in 50 games
- Cody Spagrud – Defenceman – 98 – 3rd Season – 5-15-20 in 55 games
- Jacob Tibbatts – Forward – 99 – 1st Season – 19-13-32 in 44 games with the MMHL’s Yellowhead Chiefs
- Matthias Urbanski – Forward – 99 – 1st Season – 11-14-25 in 44 games with the KIJHL’s North Okanagan Knights and Sicamous Eagles
- Layne Young – Forward – 97 – 3rd Season – 27-44-71 in 53 games
The North Stars also announced their new leadership group for the campaign Wednesday, with Young serving as captain and the assistant roles being filled by Gerein, Kleiboer and Spagrud.
The team also made a trade with the Yorkton Terriers Tuesday as they dealt defenceman Austin Wieler in exchange for Weyburn’s sixth round pick in the 2018 SJHL Bantam Draft.
Wieler, 18, was with the North Stars during the pre-season and had spent the last three season with SMAAAHL’s Saskatoon Contacts, where he had a goal and six assists in 42 games last year.
