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2024-2025 SMHA Online Registration is now open!
Register online with your home zone by June 30th to ensure a spot in your zone.
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Congratulations to SMHA alum Brad Meier as he referees his final NHL game tonight in his new hometown of Calgary! Congrats on a great 22-year career that included close to 1500 games, an Olympic Games & a NHL Finals! Enjoy retirement!
Huge congrats to Liam Sunchild of the U15C
@stoonredwings
Royals! Liam scored his 1st ever minor hockey goal on March 1! The crowd,his coaches & teammates went crazy! Liam scored late in a 9-2 loss that was described as the "best game of the year" by his team!
#whywelovesports
All of us at SMHA are thinking of Scott, Jordyn &
@Laurie_13645
today as well as all other families affected 3 years ago. Your strength and grace has been incredible to witness.
#HumboldtStrong
#HumboldtBroncos
Congratulations to Saskatoon Redwings Zone & Saskatoon Contacts alumnus Brayden Schenn! Stanley Cup winner looks good on you! The Cup will be coming home to SASKATOON for the 2nd summer in a row!!
Our son Roan,never once wanting to be know as “the kid with cancer “has decided for his last month of playing hockey while going thru ACTIVE treatment for ALL,he’s going to wear GOLD laces to raise awareness. Treatment ends May 10, 2019. It’s been3 years (03/04/16)since diagnosis
Thank you to
@Laurie_13645
& Scott Thomas for their generous donation of $3000 to the SMHA from the Evan Thomas Memorial Trust. The funds will be used for assisting families with registration fees & for the Evan Thomas Memorial Sportsperson of the Year Award & Scholarship
“Start with a dream; end up with a goal” - this part of SMHA’s mission statement really applies in this case! Be at Saskatoon airport tonight at 10 to welcome
@emclark13
home with her Olympic gold medal!
Hey Saskatoon and Saskatchewan!
@emclark13
arrives home with her gold medal tomorrow night (Tues.) at 10:00 pm! Let's give her the welcome she deserves at the airport! Be great to see lots of red and white there!
#WelcomeHomeEmily
Congratulations to
@SaskatoonMHA
Flyers &
@StoonStarsAAA
alumnus
@emclark13
on winning World Women’s GOLD tonight with her
@HockeyCanada
teammates! So awesome! Her line shut down the US gunners & she was key on the penalty kill! Way to go Em!!
Cheers heard from Saskatoon for
@emclark13
as she receives her well deserved Olympic Gold! Congrats again to the former
@YXEFlyers
&
@StoonStarsAAA
!!
So proud of all involved with the evening in Humboldt tonight - especially SMHA coach and 1st VP Scott Thomas who was absolutely amazing yet again speaking on behalf of the 29 families. Scott made the phrase “We are all Humboldt” so very true. Thank YOU Scott 🙏
@SaskatoonMHA
is proud to announce that our PW AA Earlybird tournament is now called the Evan Thomas Memorial PW AA Tournament - September 28-30 at Rod Hamm Arena. Thank you to presenting sponsor Airline Hotels!
#ET
SMHA is excited to be able to put SMHA kids on the ice starting Oct. 1 at Merlis Belsher Place! Thanks to Wright Construction for getting this new world class facility ready to start the hockey season! Thank you of course to Merlis Belsher or you wouldn't be reading this tweet!
Brayden Schenn took the
#StanleyCup
to Royal University Hospital on Friday and met 16-year-old John Bossaer.
Brayden: “So you a hockey fan?”
John: “Yeah.”
Brayden: “Who’s your team?”
John: “The Sharks.”
Brayden: “Well we beat them, so...”
Congratulations to Isaiah Arnold of the Saskatoon Bandits
@BantamHockey
on being selected 146th overall by the
@WHLWpgICE
in today's
@TheWHL
Draft! Isaiah is a
@stoonredwings
alumnus who led the league in D-man scoring in 2019-20. Congrats again Isaiah!!
ICYMI -Congratulations to the 2017-18 Evan Thomas Memorial SMHA Sportsperson of the Year Award winner Brody Beuker of the Saskatoon Aces of Spades midget team. Brody is like Evan & plays for the name on the front of his jersey and not the name on the back of it!
#HumboldtStrong
If you were just lucky enough to hear Scott Thomas on
@JohnGormleyShow
with Drew Remenda, you will know why SMHA and
@stoonblazers
consider ourselves so fortunate to have him involved with our organizations. As Drew said: Scott amazes us. 🙏
Congratulations to SMHA Coach of the Year Shannon Briske & SMHA Referee of the Year Brooke Sands! Thank you to
@AlAndersonsSFS
for their sponsorship of both awards including providing new
@BauerHockey
skates to both winners! 👍👍
Congratulations to
@SaskatoonMHA
Bobcats alum Darcy Kuemper on winning the
@StanleyCup
tonight with his
@Avalanche
! This is the 5th straight season a SMHA alum has raised the Cup! Way to go Darcy!
👏 Congrats to former Pats goalie Jacob Wassermann, who was named Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada's Adaptive Top Athlete of the Year!
Jacob's perseverance and passion for sport continue to inspire us all.
Learn more about Jacob's story and his award
➡️
A Can't Miss Night on Friday, December 20th! Come out and see the
@StoonStarsAAA
retire
@emclark13
's # 13 Stars jersey. Puck drop is 7:30 pm at
@MerlisBelsherPl
so come early to pay tribute to SMHA's best female hockey player!
Congrats to Tyrell Schroeder-2020 Evan Thomas Memorial Sportsperson of the Year presented by
@AirlineHotels
! Tyrell epitomizes Evan's character -team player who leads by example & who gives back to her community- while maintaining an avg. of 90% in school.
Huge congratulations to SMHA alumni Berkly Catton & Roger McQueen on winning Gold today with Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup!
Both players were major contributors to Canada’s success!
Well done boys! Enjoy the win!
#HlinkaGretzkyCup
Congrats to Justin Primeau-2020 Quinn Stevenson Memorial Referee of the Year presented by
@AlAndersonsSFS
. Justin recognizes that giving back to younger referees is vital & is what paved the way for him to become a strong official.
Congratulations to the Peewee AA Female
@yxecometshockey
Hurricanes on winning the
@sask_hockey
Provincial Championship yesterday over Regina! Well done by Coach
@tonybairos71
and his team!
SMHA annual draft day photo! Congratulations to the 17 SMHA players selected in today’s WHL draft! 17 is a new record for SMHA picks in a draft. 16 had been done twice before. Great job by the 08’s!!
Congratulations to Luke Korte on being selected 52nd overall by
@blazerhockey
! Luke played last season with West Van in CSSHL. Luke is a
@SaskatoonMHA
Flyers zone alumnus who will be playing with the
@saskcontacts
in 2020-21. Way to go Luke!
SMHA & Saskatoon AA Hockey congratulate our 2020-21 Saskatoon U15 AA Head Coaches!
Best of luck to:
Paul Buczkowski, Saskatoon Outlaws
Dave Chartier, Saskatoon Stallions
Scott Owens, Saskatoon Generals
Jeff Salmaso, Saskatoon Bandits
#thankscoach
Congratulations to
@GeneralsSaahl
other pillar on D, Caden Price, on being selected 30th overall by
@Kelowna_Rockets
! The SMHA Wild Zone alumnus will be a
@saskcontacts
in 2020-21. Congrats Caden!
Congratulations to Berkly Catton of the
@saskcontacts
on being drafted 1st overall in the
@TheWHL
draft by the
@spokanechiefs
! The former
@stoonredwings
zone player is the first SMHA player to be drafted 1st overall! Congratulations Berk!
A fitting day to announce the Finalists for the 2021 Evan Thomas Memorial Sportsperson of the Year Award & Scholarship. Congratulations to Cody Irwin (AA),Rhett Schell (Aces),Jersey Stanford (Comets) & Logan Knight (Wild). Winner to be announced April 14 @ SMHA AGM.
@ET_Memorial
ICYMI - Congratulations to Saskatoon's
@Liefs_3
on being named to referee in the 2021 IIHF World Women's Hockey Championship in Halifax in May! Cianna is an elite official but she also gives back as a member of SMHA's Referees' Division Committee.
SMHA thanks all of our volunteers who have stepped up and done such great work in ensuring protocols were being followed. We will find out from
@sask_hockey
ASAP what we are permitted to do starting Friday through December and do our best to keep our kids on the ice.
The SMHA office will be closed on Monday, April 16 out of respect for the Thomas family. The Celebration of Evan's life takes place on Monday at 1pm
@SaskTelCtr
- Doors open at noon. All SMHA teams & families are encouraged to attend. Let's pack the barn for ET's last home game!
Last Award:2021-22
@AlAndersonsSFS
SMHA Coach of the Year Award-Congratulations to Stephanie Ferguson of
@yxecometshockey
. Steph was head coach of the U11 Comet Force & Assist Coach on U15 Comet Chargers. She had a very positive effect on her players & fellow coaches!
#rolemodel
The family of injured Humboldt Broncos D-man Xavier Labelle has shared this photo of him in rehabilitation at City Hospital. So encouraging! Labelle is a former
@ContactsHockey
and current
@BladesHockey
prospect.
If you weren’t able to make ET’s last home game, please see the attached highlights, courtesy of
@TheStarPhoenix
First star, Evan Walker Thomas Sept. 6, 1999- April 6, 2018. R.I.P. ET
Congratulations Reid Andresen on being selected 11th overall by
@tigershockey
! Reid was captain and a top D-man on the
@GeneralsSaahl
in 2019-20 and is a SMHA Renegades zone alumnus. Congrats again Reid!
Congratulations to the
@stoonblazers
on earning a spot in the Semi-Finals in the
@HockeyCanada
National U18 Club Championship! The B’s won their last 3 round robin games to hit the semi’s on a roll! Keep it rolling boys! 👍👍
Congratulations to SMHA alum Hudson Malinoski on being selected 153rd overall by the
@MapleLeafs
! So awesome to see!
The former
@stoonblazers
captain is a natural leader - just what the Leafs need!
Way to go Hudson!
Hudson is the 4th SMHA alum drafted so far!
Congrats all!
Congratulations to forward Jeter Korte of the
@sbaahlmaniacs
on being selected 167th overall today by the
@bdnwheatkings
in the
@TheWHL
Draft! Jeter is a SMHA Flyers zone alumnus who was a leader on the Maniacs this season. Way to go Jeter!
NEWS: 2020 1st round pick Brayden Yager has committed to the Warriors & WHL w/ the signing of a Standard Player Agreement.
Yager was selected 3rd overall at the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. Last season w/ the Contacts he had 18-24-42pts in 44GP.
DETAILS:
SMHA will be taking a pause today on Award announcements. Today is about support and reflection for the Thomas family and all other families impacted April 6, 2018.
#humboldtstrong
#ET17
Thank you to Hamm-Latrace Arenas for their generous donations today at the
@PWAA_EvanThomas
-$2500 to the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association & $2500 to the SMHA Evan Thomas Sportsperson of the Year Award and Scholarship
#community
Congratulations to
@emclark13
& all involved with Team Canada on winning Gold tonight at the World Women’s Hockey Championship in New York!
Canada defeated USA 6-5 in OT with Em scoring a huge goal to make it 4-4.
Way to go Em!
#mininggold
Congratulations to 2021
@ET_Memorial
SMHA Sportsperson of the Year & Scholarship winner Cody Irwin of the
@IcehawksU18aa
! As Scott Thomas said to Cody, “you could play on Evan’s team any time” Thank you to the Thomas family & to
@AirlineHotels
for their support!
@SaskatoonMHA
thanks Head Coach Dean Brockman for his commitment to the community, especially towards minor hockey. Dean is a class act and we wish him the best in the future.
#toughbusiness
Congratulations to the Saskatoon Bombers on winning SMHA U15A Provincial Playdowns! The Bombers defeated the Saskatoon Ice Wolves in the Final series & will now represent SMHA & Saskatoon in
@hockeysask
Provincials. Good luck!
Congratulations to
@SaskatoonMHA
players Sophie Shirley & Grace Shirley on being named to the National Women’s Development team and the national U18 female teams respectively!
@StoonStarsAAA
Huge Congratulations to the U15A Wild/Renegade Outlaws on completing a dream season today in Regina by winning
@hockeysask
Provincials! The Outlaws had just won SMHA City Playoffs on Thursday! Some great memories have been made!
Congratulations to the Saskatoon Bombers - 2023
@hockeysask
U15AA Tier 2 Provincial Champions! The Bombers won it all down in Moose Jaw this afternoon! Congrats on a job well done to all involved with the Bombers!
While the final night of preliminary scrimmages are on at Rod Hamm Memorial Arena tonight, work is being done to fill the U15A City Wide jersey bags with new sets of
@theSJHL
jerseys!
Scott & Laurie Thomas with the 2023
@PWAA_EvanThomas
Champions-Humboldt Broncos!
The Broncos slipped by Prairie Storm 7-5 in the A Final.
Congratulations to the Broncos and the other 23 U13AA teams in the tournament for some exciting hockey!
Thank you to the Thomas family!
Congratulations to
@StallionsSAAHL
D-man Noah Chadwick on being selected 38th overall by
@WHLHurricanes
! The SMHA Wild alumnus overcame injury in 2019-20 to lead the Stall's back end. Noah will play for the
@saskcontacts
in 2020-21!
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms but especially the dedicated hockey moms! You are the glue in the hockey family. There is no “I” in Hockey Mom!!
#ThanksMom
Congratulations to the
@StoonStarsAAA
on running their record to 3-0 at the Esso Cup today with a 4-1 win over defending Champs St. Albert. The Stars have outscored their opponents 12-1 in the first 3 games.
#3down
👍👍👍
Special Congratulations to the U15AA
@yxecometshockey
Impact on winning
@hockeysask
U15AA Female Provincials tonight in Regina! Great job by Head Coach Ryan Becker & all involved with the Impact!
SMHA is proud to be hosting the 2018 Evan Thomas Memorial PWAA Tournament Sept. 28-30 at Hamm-Latrace Arenas. All proceeds will be donated to the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association. 16 PWAA teams will be competing.