Centennial Cup ticket booked for Melfort Mustangs after game six win [Video]

The Melfort Mustangs are 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) champions after beating the Flin Flon Bombers 4-1 in game six of the final series Tuesday night.

Aidyn Hutchinson scored the game winner for Melfort and sealed the deal with an empty netter that gave the Mustangs the Canterra Seeds Cup title and 4-2 series win.

Justin Lies scored Flin Flon’s only goal while Mustangs goalie James Venne made 29 saves in the win.

The victory marks Melfort’s fifth league title and first since 2016.

Flin Flon came into the final with playoff series sweeps over Kinderlsey and the Battlefords, those followed a 44-9-2-1 regular season record and several weeks as one of the top ranked Junior ‘A’ teams in the country.

Melfort finished second in the regular season standings behind the Bombers before eliminating Estevan in five games and then going all the way to game seven with Humboldt …