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Former Flin Flon Bombers star Alex Smith has impressed as a rookie at Michigan Tech. Through 21 games, he had four goals and 11 points.

“The Winnipeg Jets started the season as a trendy pick to sneak into the playoffs,” wrote Judson Rempel of The Hockey Writers website.

Branson Powell hangs his head and smiles whenever he hears people talk about his accomplishments. He’s been hanging his head a lot lately, for one simple reason – he’s accomplished a lot.

One of Flin Flon’s hockey traditions is back for another year. The Shayne Pearson Memorial Boot Hockey Tournament will be held at the Creekside Park bunk on Boxing Day. It’s the 12th time the tournament will be held.

After 20 seasons, the OCN Blizzard appear set to fold. A statement released by the Opaskwayak Cree Nation Tuesday said the MJHL team will cease operations at the end of the 2016-17 season.

One game. That’s how close the Hapnot Collegiate senior Kings’ basketball team came to winning the recent Creighton Border Bash basketball tournament.

Three members of the Flin Flon Bombers have returned from the World Junior A Challenge with memories to last a lifetime – and experiences they believe will help their team.

The past two years have been a whirlwind for former Flin Flon Bomber Connor Ingram. He’s gone from riding the pine at the Whitney Forum to joining Team Canada at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship.

After winning six games in a row, the Flin Flon Bombers dropped a pair on the road last weekend. They fell 3-2 on Friday, Dec. 16, to Battlefords and lost 8-5 to Kindersley on Saturday, Dec. 17.

It has not taken long for Dean Allison to establish himself as an important player and leader for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology men’s hockey team.