This is the 2016-17 Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League season. This is the league's first season
The league was announced in mid-September 2016. The Warman Wildcats joined from the Fort Carlton Senior Hockey League. The Rosthern Wheat Kings joined from the Wheatland Senior Hockey League and the Birch Hills Blackhawks joined from the Beaver Lakes Hockey League. The league was also announced with teams from Clavet (Cougars), Cudworth, St. Louis, and Vonda, Saskatchewan. A second team from Dalmeny (Dalmeny Sabers) will be a member of the league (not the present team (Dalmeny Fury) from the Fort Carlton Senior Hockey League.
On January 5, 2017 it was announced that the Vonda Chiefs had decided to discontinue play in the league. The league announced that all of the team's games (including one's already played would be considered 1-0 forfeit losses and all stats from the game have been deleted. The league also annouced that the league scoring championship would have a 18/16 multiplier/divsion ratio done as the North Division teams would only have 16 games as opposed to the South Division teams playing 18 games.[1]
Teams[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosthern Wheat Kings | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 41 | 35 |
| St. Louis Blues | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 84 | 32 |
| Birch Hills Blackhawks | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 70 | 25 |
| Warman Wildcats | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 87 | 22 |
| Clavet Cougars | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 97 | 18 |
| Dalmeny Sabres | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 76 | 17 |
| Cudworth Tricky Maroons | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 122 | 16 |
| Vonda Chiefs | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 203 | 0 |
league website Note: Officially Vonda's record was 20-0-20-0-0-20-0 as the league made all of the team's games 1-0 forfeit losses and the stats from those games were omitted. The above information is from a tweet posted by the Cudworth Tricky Maroons from December 31, 2016 that showed the league standings as of the end of 2016. There were no games scheduled for Vonda between December 31st and January 5th.
Playoffs[]
Format[]
All seven remaining teams qualify for the playoffs. The top seed earns a bye to the semifinal. The teams are matched up 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 in the best of three quarterfinals. The regular season champion meets the lowest seeded quarterfinal winner and the other two quarterfinal winner meet in the best of five semifinals. The semifinal winners meeting in the best of five league final
Quarterfinals[]
- St Louis defeated Cudworth 2 games to none
- Birch Hills defeated Dalmeny 2 games to none
- Warman defeated Clavet 2 games to none
Semifinals[]
- Rosthern defeated Warman 3 games to none
- St. Louis defeated Birch Hills 3 games to 2
Final[]
- St. Louis defeated Rosthern 3 games to 1