Senior AAA Hockey's 2018 Allan Cup is in action north in Rosetown, with four of six round robin games complete.
Day 1 saw the South East Prairie Thunder and Bethune Bulldogs tie 2-2, and another tie as the host Rosetown Redwings and Stoney Creek Generals drew even at 3-3.
Yesterday on Day 2 the Prairie Thunder tripled up the Elsipogtog Hawks 6-2, with Rosetown and the Lacombe Generals tying 1-1.
The final day of the round robin has a 4 p.m. game between Bethune and Elsipogtog, along with an 8 p.m. contest between Lacombe and Stoney Creek.
Although the tournament is in west central, the southwest has a pile of ties to the tournament. 12 players over 3 teams are either from the southwest, or have played a variety of levels of hockey in the region.
South East Prairie Thunder:
Ian White (F) - Played four seasons with the Swift Current Broncos from 2000-2004
Bethune Bulldogs:
Johnathan Redlick (F) - Plays for the Beechy Bombers in the Sask Valley Hockey League
Jeremy Reich (F) - Played for the Swift Current Broncos for 2.5 seasons from 1998-2000
Greg Coburn (D) - Plays for the Shaunavon Badgers in the Whitemud Hockey League
Andrew Bailey (F) - From Hazlet
Kenton Dulle (F) - Plays with the Cabri Bulldogs in the Whitemud Hockey League
Rosetown Redwings:
Patrick Baum (D) - Saw limited action with the Swift Current Broncos in the 1997-98 regular season
Dustin Stevenson (D) - From Gull Lake, plays for the Eston Ramblers in the Sask Valley Hockey League
Cory Hodgins (D) - From Kyle, plays for the Kyle Elks in the Sask Valley Hockey League
Jesse Shynkaruk (F) - Plays for the Kyle Elks in the Sask Valley Hockey League
Daylan Gatzke (F) - From Swift Current
Brayden Atkinson (F) - Plays for the Beechy Bombers in the Sask Valley Hockey League