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Prince Albert Mintos forward Dakota Boutin took a huge risk this year.

After 11 games, he decided to leave the Moose Jaw Generals—the only team with a guaranteed berth to the Telus Cup national midget AAA championships. The team is hosting the tournament April 21-27.

But Boutin will still be heading to the Telus Cup anyways with the team that picked him up midseason -- the Prince Albert Mintos.

In the Prince Albert Mintos back-to-back Telus Cup victories in 2006 and 2007, they had some outstanding goaltending from two improbable rookie goaltenders.

Watson’s Dustin Tokarski was cut by seven Midget AAA teams before leading the Mintos to their 2006 victory. He made 61 saves in the 5-4 triple overtime finals win over the Calgary Buffaloes. A year later, Prince Albert’s own Carsen Chubak led the Mintos to their second Telus Cup final, being named the Telus Cup Top Goaltender.

VOLLEYBALL

NorthSask Elite under 17 squad brought home gold from provincial championships this weekend in Saskatoon.

SJHL

Yorkton 3 Melville 1

Yorkton leads the best of five seires 3-0  

WHL

Medicine Hat 2 Kootenay 1

The second round eastern conference best of seven series is tied at 3 games each

MLB

American League

Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 1

Seattle 7 Texas 1

VOLLEYBALL

Prince Albert's under 18 volleyball club, the Smashing Bananas won gold at the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association under 18 provincial championship in Saskatoon.

The Smashing Bananas defeated the South East Giants 24-26, 25-19 and 15-13 in the final.

This is the first time since 2007 the under 18 Smashing Bananas have captured the provincial title.  

NHL

Detroit 3 St. Louis 0

New Jersey 3 Boston 2

Carolina 6 Philadelphia 5 (SO)

The Prince Albert A&W Bears are already preparing for the 2014-15 Midget Girls AAA hockey season.

Over 50 prospects took part in Spring camp at the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday.

The teen girls played shinny games in the afternoon as their competition looked on.

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Saskatchewan Roughrider slotback Chris Getzlaf pleased the Prince Albert River Riders crowd Wednesday, during an open house at Hillside Physical Health and Fitness.

After a brief speech about his career, Getzlaf opened up a Q&A session with the local minor football players and parents. It was then that a young tyke asked Getzlaf what his favourite football team was while growing up.

The Regina-born-and-raised Getzlaf grinned at the question for a moment.

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On both of their journeys to back-to-back Telus Cup victories in 2006 and 2007, then Prince Albert Mintos head coach Tim Leonard came up with the saying: “we’re happy, but we’re not satisfied" until they raised the national trophy.

That mantra still remains in the spirit of the Prince Albert Mintos, who beat the Notre Dame Argos 4-3 in the final to win the Telus Cup Western Regionals Sunday at the Art Hauser Centre.

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The Prince Albert Mintos lost the battle 4-0 against the Notre Dame Argos Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre, but not the war.

Prior to Saturday’s game, both teams had already clinched spots for Sunday’s Telus Cup Western Regional finals game, so the Mintos will have a chance to exact revenge when it matters.

Former Mintos head coach Tim Leonard, who dropped the ceremonial faceoff before Saturday’s game, chuckled about the game in the hallway.

PJHL

Saskatoon Quakers 4 vs Traveland RV Storm 5

WHL

Victoria 2 vs Portland 8

Midget Triple A

Boys Thunder Bay Kings 2 vs Notre Dame Argos 2 Prince Albert Mintos 3 vs Winnipeg Wild 2

Girls Pembina Valley Hawks 3 vs Weyburn Southern Range Gold Wings 2

SJHL

Melville 2 vs Battlefords 0 Humboldt 1 vs Yorkton 2  

After Prince Albert’s Josh Manson signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks last week, he made it official that two generations of Manson’s will play professional hockey.

His father Dave Manson, the current associate coach for the Prince Albert Raiders, played 1,103 career games in the NHL over 16 seasons, scoring 102 goals and 390 points.

A former Saskatoon Hilltop gets another chance to crack an NFL roster this season after a brief stint with the St. Louis Rams in 2013 ended short of a regular season game.

24-year-old long-snapper Jorgen Hus said he had to call his dad just before his deal was done with the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. He was brougt to Seattle for a tryout and testing stint before signing a three-year pact with the team.

A third recipient of the annual Max Clunie Award has been named.

Logan Cherewyk of the Midget White Stars received the award on Sunday.

The Max Clunie Award is in recognition of Max Clunie who was killed in a plane crash nearly two summers ago. It is given to the player who excelled in leadership qualities and determination, and shows they never lose heart.

Last year, the award went to a friend of Clunie, Ryland Gibb who was also a teammate of Clunie when they played together on the Prince Albert River Riders.

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