It will be a season of change for the Prince Albert Mintos.

The club enters the 2025-26 SMAAAHL season in the midst of a youth movement, with only five returning players from last year. Head coach Dion Anstin said he’s excited to see what the young Mintos can do.

“A lot of these guys are just young guys who have played really good at the younger levels—whether that’s U16 or AA,” Anstin said.

“There’s no secrets about this team. We’re young. We’re going to have to learn about a lot and adjust, but they’re excited and they learn every day and they want to play a game that’s going to bring them success.”

That youth may have showed in the pre-season. The Mintos went 2-2-1 in exhibition play, with their final game being a 6-2 defeat to Tisdale Trojans at the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday, S

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