Boston Schmidt has had an incredibly productive season to his final U18 AAA campaign with the Innovex Estevan Bears. Now, that strong play has been rewarded.
Schmidt announced his commitment to play the 2026-27 season with the Humboldt Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) on Wednesday, January 14th.
In a release announcing the commitment on humboldtbroncos.com, the club spoke highly of what Schmidt will bring to the Broncos next season.
“Boston plays with tremendous pace and has great offensive instincts,” stated Broncos’ Head Coach/GM Brayden Klimosko. “We’re excited to welcome him to the Broncos family.”
“Boston made our team in the fall, but we felt it would be best for his development to go back for another year in Estevan. He was our first signing of the year, and we’ve liked his game from day one.”
Schmidt (Pilot Butte, SK) has played the last two seasons with the Bears, after playing his first season of U18 AAA hockey with the Yorkton Maulers. This season, Schmidt has racked up 47 points in the Bears’ first 30 games including 26 goals which puts him 2nd overall in the SMAAAHL in goals. Schmidt recently suited up in his 100th AAA regular season game on January 7th, where he recored 5 points (2G/3A) in a 7-4 victory over the league-leading Regina Pat Canadians.
Schmidt was drafted 3rd overall in the 2023 SJHL U15 Draft by the Yorkton Terriers, who traded Schmidt’s rights to Humboldt on June 11th, 2024.
