While minor sports was able to roar back in many ways in 2021, Kidsport Bonnyville too was able to help get athletes participate in their favourite sports. Board chair for Kidsport Bonnyville, Brad Ollen, told Lakeland Connect that despite fewer in-person fundraisers, like their annual Dodgeball tournament or Steak Night, …

Garrett Iverson made 42 saves and the Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs saw five different players chime in for offence for a 5-2 win over the Devon Barons on Friday. Tied 2-2 heading into the 3rd period, Dawson Boucher scored what would turn out to be the game-winner seven-and-a-half minutes into the …

A special event commemorating the history of Indigenous hockey players in the St. Paul area will have to wait until the fall. The St. Paul Canadiens Alumni Foundation in collaboration with the NHL Indigenous Alumni have elected to postpone the game to the fall of 2022 as restrictions have increased …

Lakeland teams in the NEAJBHL will not have games until the new year after last weekend’s action put a bow on the 2021 year.  The St. Paul Canadiens doubled up the Cold Lake Ice 8-4 on Friday in their fifth head-to-head matchup this season.  Canadiens forwards Kyler Steinhauer-Morin, William Chemago, …

Hockey Alberta’s announcement of Provincials locations included a couple of Lakeland area communities on Friday. Cold Lake was drawn as the host for U18 Female B Provincials from March 31-April 3. That same weekend, U13 Tier 3 Provincials will be hosted in Marwayne and Dewberry. The decision means Hockey Alberta …

It’s been 21 months between cheer competitions, but earlier this month, local cheerleaders got the chance again to showcase their talent in front of live spectators.  The Cheer Force Jets in Cold Lake and their teams in Lloydminster came up to the Energy Centre the December 4th weekend in their …

It’s been a big week for Bonnyville Pontiacs forward Alex Power. Just after announcing his athletic scholarship to Quinnipiac University, the St. John’s, Newfoundland native was named the AJHL Inter-Pipeline Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Still considered a league rookie after playing only 15 games in the abbreviated 2020-21 …

Three Lakeland-area hockey players were selected in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft last Thursday. The Lethbridge Hurricanes selected Tristen Doyle from Bonnyville in the first round. Playing on the Northern Alberta U18 Prep, a team where he is the youngest player, the former Lakeland Panther defenceman has 23 points in …

With just a couple games left before the two-week Christmas break, teams have grouped together in the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League standings. The St. Paul Canadiens (44 points) are tied with the Wainwright Bisons for second in the NEAJBHL standings, just one behind the Killam Wheat Kings …