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After a stellar rookie campaign with the Battlefords North Stars, goaltender Joel Grzybowski is moving up to the Western Hockey League.

Although only two games took place on Sunday in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, both contests saw several twists and turns to wrap up the opening weekend of the 2017-18 season in style.

The Elmer Report

At this point, the numbers that the Battlefords North Stars are tallying up against the Kindersley Klippers could be filed in the science fiction genre.

Brayden Camrud played the hero for the Humboldt Broncos scoring the overtime winner as the Broncos won their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season, and home opener 3-2 over the Notre Dame Hounds.

Friday’s clash between the Battlefords North Stars and Kindersley Klippers marked the first time in over a year that the Klippers had a legit opportunity to finally solve their archrivals. In the end, however, Levi Kleiboer had other ideas.

The results were not there for the Humboldt Broncos in the pre-season as they managed just a 1-2-1 record, but the pre-season is about more than wins and losses.

Senior Girls Boys Heidi Svenson, Tisdale Shawn McAdam, Tisdale Meghan Smith, Hudson Bay Miles Bernard, Hudson Bay Brooklyn Yelle, Hudson Bay John Anasarias, Kelvington Junior Girls Boys Mackenize Johnson, Melfort Garritt Perkins, Star City Rashae Hue

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.

Out of the 60 teams that competed at the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling’s Tour Challenge event at Evraz Place in Regina last week, Robyn Silvernagle and her teammates had the longest journey to get into the playoffs.