The 2026 U17 Men’s National Championship in Regina had a little bit of everything. BC opened the tournament by knocking off Ontario 111-109 and looked like the team to beat early. Nova Scotia played at a ridiculous pace, NWT put together the best Nationals in program history, and Quebec went from losing both of its pool games to playing for a national championship. That Quebec run became one of the stories of the week. After losses to Alberta and Ontario, they leaned into what they did best....

Written by David Harmon From August 3–8, the University of Regina will welcome some of the country’s top young prospects for the 2026 Canada Basketball U17 Men’s National Championship. The tournament returns to Saskatchewan at an exciting time for basketball in the province. The U17 field will feature provincial and territorial teams from across the country, all attempting to knock off defending champion Alberta. The Maple Minute’s Director of Western Scouting, David Harmon, will be on-site...

Once again Golden Ticket threw an amazing weekend and created a high level event in Saskatchewan. They brought in teams from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, and Manitoba to play in exhibition against some of the Sask provincial teams and the University of Regina put togtehr some players to help out as well. The Golden Ticket team hopes to make this an annual event that allows the provincial teams to prepare for nationals and bring in not only other provicial teams but high end club...