The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) has named it Three Stars for the month of October 2024:
FIRST STAR 🌟
MCLAREN PAULSEN, DRYDEN GM ICE DOGS
GP: 9 ⋅ G: 10 ⋅ A: 10 ⋅ PTS: 20 ⋅ +14 ⋅ PPG: 2.22
After being left of the scoresheet in the first game of the month, Paulsen proved that wasn’t going to be typical. The Humboldt, SK native went on to tally points in each of the 8 remaining October games, including 7 multi-point games. Currently, Paulsen is riding a streak of four straight games with 3 points or more. The month ended with a whopping 2.22 PPG. And for the record, that first game of October remains the only game all season he has not registered a point.
SECOND STAR ⭐️⭐️
BEN LAURETTE, THUNDER BAY NORTH STARS
RECORD: 5-0-0 ⋅ SV%: .938 ⋅ GAA: 1.54 ⋅ SO: 1
Laurette couldn’t lose in the month of October, putting up 5 wins for the North Stars in 5 GP. The Calgary, AB native sported a .938 save percentage and 1.54 GAA in bringing the North Stars victory, including an overtime thriller in Dryden in a battle of the 1/2 teams and a shutout on the road against cross-town rival Kam River.
THIRD STAR ⭐️⭐️⭐️
JETT MINTENKO, KAM RIVER FIGHTING WALLEYE
GP: 8 ⋅ G: 7 ⋅ A: 8 ⋅ PTS: 15 ⋅ +12 ⋅ PPG: 1.88
Local talent Mintenko (Oliver Paipoonge, ON) continued his productive play in October, putting up 6 multi-point games out of his 8 played. Balancing being a playmaker (8 A) and goal-scorer (7 G), Mintenko helped the Walleye to a 6-2-0-0 record in the month.
Honourable Mentions: Kellan Mooney (Dryden, 5-0-0 · 1.99 GAA · .938); Alex Remenda (Thunder Bay, 8 GP · 6 G · 10 A · 16 PTS); Marshall Thomas (Ironwood, 10 GP · 7 G · 8 A · 15 PTS); Max Roby (Dryden, 9 GP · 10 G · 5 A · 15 PTS)
2024-25 Three Stars
| Week | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Dann, RLM | Max Roby, DID | Larry Flett, KEN |
| 2 | Carter Poddubny, KRW | Daxton Lang, KRW | Tyler Jordan, TBN |
| 3 | Payton Hu, DID | Emmanuel Nkombou, DID | Carson Devine, DID |
| SEPTEMBER 2024 | Emmanuel Nkombou, DID | Payton Hu, DID | Tyler Jordan, TBN |
| 4 | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW | Alex Remenda, TBN | Evan Kabel, FFL |
| 5 | Nolan Fowler, ILJ | Marshall Thomas, ILJ | Kelby Diehl, DID |
| 6 | Marcellus Francis, TBN | McLaren Paulsen, DID | Jett Mintenko, KRW |
| 7 | Max Roby, DID | Daxton Lang, KRW | Jordan Wales, DID |
| OCTOBER 2024 | McLaren Paulsen, DID | Ben Laurette, TBN | Jett Mintenko, KRW |
| 8 | Eli Antoine, DID | Carson Devine, DID | Kaden Veller, SLB |
| 9 | Daxton Lang, KRW | Alex Lucas, SLB | Tait Howell, SLB |
| 10 | Gunner Paradis, FFL | Pierce Gouin, FFL | Nathan Dann, RLM |
| 11 | Aidan Charron, ILJ | Alex Lucas, SLB | Kellan Mooney, DID |
| 12 | Brady Krentz, FFL | Daxton Lang, KRW | Ian Ness, FFL |
| NOVEMBER 2024 | Alex Lucas, SLB | Daxton Lang, KRW | Brady Krentz, FFL |
| 13 | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW | Trent Boryszczuk, ILJ | Gunner Paradis, FFL |
| 14 | Jett Mintenko, KRW | Daxton Lang, KRW | Kaden Goodwin, KRW |
| 15 | Max Roby, DID | Aidan Charron, ILJ | Rylan Oatman, DID |
| DECEMBER 2024 | Daxton Lang, KRW | Gunner Paradis, FFL | Jett Mintenko, KRW |
| 16 | Kaden Goodwin, KRW | Rylan Oatman, DID | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW |
| 17 | Ty Kirk, SLB | Owen Cotter, SLB | Gunnar Simon, FFL |
| 18 | Jarred Feist, TBN | Sam Keene, KRW | Tyler Jordan, TBN |
| 19 | Tyler Jordan, TBN | Alex Remenda, TBN | Nathan Dann, TLM |
| JANUARY 2025 | Matthew Ofukany, SLB | Tyler Jordan, TBN | Eli Antoine, DID |
| 20 | Jack Lamouruex, KRW | Payton Hu, DID | Sage Roberts, SLB |
| 21 | Euan Morrison, RLM | Josh Gulden, ILJ | Keenan Marks, TBN |
| 22 | Daxton Lang, KRW | Tag Bryson, TBN | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW |
| FEBRUARY 2025 | Evan Simeoni, TBN | Bryson Carlyle, RLM | Matthew Spencer-Dahl, SLB |
| 23 | Jarred Feist, TBN | Jamieson Franz, TBN | Sam Keene, KRW |
| 24 | Marshall Thomas, ILJ | Chance Loke, TBN | Matthew Ofukany, SLB |