WEYBURN - Seven players from the Weyburn Red Wings will represent Saskatchewan in the SJHL/MJHL Showcase at the end of January.
Selected for Team Gold are Max Chakrabarti, Ethan Dekay, Angelo Zol, Jaxson Ruthven, and Jerome Maharaj. Selected for Team Blue are Simon Martin and Turner McIntyre.
The 2025 SJHL/MJHL Showcase will take place in Winnipeg from January 27 to January 29. It will welcome 60 elite players from each league, and three teams from each league will be formed to compete against each other during the event. This will be the sixth SJMJ Showcase, and the SJHL has a 20-9-1 record over that span. The SJHL Squads are split up into Team Gold (U20), Team White (U20) and Team Blue(U18).
Regular Season Games
The Weyburn Red Wings split a pair of games over the weekend, losing to Melville on Friday night, before winning over LaRonge on Saturday.
Melville claimed a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on January 17. They scored once in the first period, and twice in the second period. The lone Weyburn goal was scored by Ryder Rommalaere in the third period, with an assist by Drew Molde. Rommalaere received a game star.
Angelo Zol was in net for the Red Wings, and stopped 23 out of 25 shots on net.
The Red Wings dominated over the La Ronge Ice Wolves, winning 8-2 on January 18. In the first period, goals from Lucas Schmid, Drew Molde and Cyprus Smith-Davis gave the Red Wings a decisive lead. A lone powerplay goal from the Ice Wolves was scored in the last few minutes of the game.
In the second period, the Red Wings continued to add to their lead, with goals from Dallen Oxelgren, Max Chakrabarti and Jerome Maharaj. In the third period, Chakrabarti added another goal to his tally. The Ice Wolves scored their second of the night, and in response Turner McIntyre scored a powerplay goal for Weyburn.
Once again, Zol was in net for the Red Wings, stopping 23 out of 25 shots on net.
The Red Wings hosted the Notre Dame Hounds on Tuesday night. They will face Flin Flon at Crescent Point Place on Friday, January 24 at 7 p.m.
The Wings will have two road games to finish up January, traveling to Yorkton on Saturday, January 25. The SJHL season Showcase will be held, before regular season games return with the Red Wings travelling to Estevan on Friday, January 31.