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A lucky group of École McIsaac School students had extra reason to celebrate after the Flin Flon Bombers ousted the Humboldt Broncos last week. Students from Ms. Wright’s Grade 5/6 class and Mr.

While the SJHL postseason doesn’t start until March, the Flin Flon Bombers are most definitely in playoff mode. The team has nine games remaining.

Money remaining from the now-defunct Jason Morran Memorial Slo Pitch Tournament has been given to the Flin Flon-Creighton Slo Pitch League.

The Flin Flon Bombers won nine of 11 games in January, but that wasn’t the only reason for the club to celebrate. Bombers forward Alex Smith was named SJHL Player of the Month and netminder Brenden Newton was SJHL Rookie of the Month.

The Flin Flon Bombers exploded for 14 goals over the weekend to earn a pair of victories on home ice. On Friday, Feb. 5 the Bombers downed Humboldt 8-2. They ousted Kindersley 6-3 the next night.

Having established themselves as legitimate contenders, the Flin Flon Bombers are drawing slightly larger crowds to the Whitney Forum this season.

When Flin Flon Bombers head coach Mike Reagan was asked a couple weeks back about unsung players on his squad, many of the names that came to him were defencemen.

Flin Flon’s most talented wrestling brothers have struck again. At the 2016 Golden Bear High School wrestling tournament in Edmonton, Hunter Lee, 16, earned Gold in the High School Men - 90 kg class.

Having a man advantage against the Flin Flon Bombers hasn’t been much of an advantage this season. Flin Flon is fourth in the SJHL, excluding Tuesday’s games, in overall penalty killing with an 84.4 per cent success rate.

Simon Hofley’s first victory at Canisius College was a big one for the former Flin Flon Bomber.