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Sask.-born businessman puts up $25K to help Pense after Hockeyville loss
A businessman who grew up in Saskatchewan is encouraging others to match his $25,000 donation to help Pense upgrade its rink. The town just west of Regina was one of four finalists in this year's Kraf...
Aug 17, 2020 Brett Wilson. (W. Brett Wilson/Facebook)
Pense falls short in bid to be Kraft Hockeyville
Pense's push to be the next Hockeyville has fallen short. The town just west of Regina lost the title of Kraft Hockeyville to the community of Twillingate, N.L., in online voting that was conducted Fr...
Aug 15, 2020 Curtis Viergutz's home in Pense. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Pense reminisces, prepares for Hockeyville as voting starts
Take a drive around Pense and you'll be hard-pressed to find a yard without a Hockeyville sign. That's probably because nearly everybody in town has some connection to the Pense Memorial Rink. Flippin...
Aug 14, 2020 Curtis Viergutz's home in Pense is decorated to support his town in becoming the next Hockeyville. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Noodle Boy is the face of Pense's Kraft Hockeyville bid
A small town near Regina is one of four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville contest. The charge to get Pense the $250,000 prize is being led by an unlikely mascot: Noodle Boy. Graeme Crosbie, a member ...
Aug 11, 2020
Pense announced as finalist in 2020 Kraft Hockeyville contest
Saskatchewan will be represented in this year's Kraft Hockeyville competition. Pense, about 35 kilometers west of Regina, is one of the four communities across the country eligible to win. If the town...
Aug 03, 2020 A grain elevator in the town of Pense, near Regina. (Pense for Kraft Hockeyville/Facebook)
Kraft Hockeyville hits pause amid COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has led Kraft Hockeyville to suspend its 2020 funding competition. “The Kraft Hockeyville team, together with our partners at the NHL and NHLPA (players association), have collectively ...
Mar 14, 2020
Three Sask. communities hoping to be first in province named Kraft Hockeyville
A rink from Saskatchewan has never won Kraft Hockeyville. Three communities from the province are looking to be the first. Dinsmore, Moose Jaw and Pense are all hopeful 2020 is the year a Saskatchewan...
Feb 07, 2020
Wilkie cheers, despite Kraft Hockeyville loss
For the third year in a row, a Saskatchewan community has fallen short of winning the Kraft Hockeyville contest. Renous, N.B. claimed the title Saturday night, winning $250,000 towards arena upgrades ...
Mar 31, 2019 Wilkie's supporters gathered at the town hall to learn the results of the Kraft Hockeyville contest on March 30, 2019. (Justine Marie Fuder/Submitted)
Darrell Davis: Wilkie: Where the Outlaws are good people
Wilkie is a rarity. Not because it's a Hockeyville finalist. It's a place where I liked to referee hockey games. Maybe they even liked me as a referee. It's hard to say, but I never needed a police es...
Mar 21, 2019
Wilkie named Kraft Hockeyville finalist
The town of Wilkie is hoping to make history by being the first Saskatchewan community named Kraft Hockeyville. The community located south of North Battleford was one of four finalists announced Sund...
Mar 18, 2019 The community rink in Wilkie, Sask. (Lana Gerein/submitted)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, September 10
8:30 - Many Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to launch counter-tariffs was a gamble he had to make. B...