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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is one of three Prairie provinces in Canada. Its population is about 4,440,015.

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Cities[]

  1. Saskatoon 529,526
  2. Regina 441,439
  3. Prince Albert 134,532
  4. Moose Jaw 130,311
  5. Swift Current 115,000
  6. Yorkton 20,360
  7. North Battleford 13,000
  8. Estevan 10,000
  9. Weyburn 9,500
  10. Corman Park 8,000

Arenas[]

Champions[]

Stanley Cup[]

None

World Championships[]

Allan Cup[]

Hardy Cup[]

Memorial Cup[]

University Cup[]

Royal Bank Cup[]

Hockey Teams[]

Major Professional[]

Western Canada Hockey League[]

The Western Canada Hockey League was the first major-professional league on the prairies. Founded in 1921, it collapsed due to escalating costs in 1926, and was reformed as the Prairie Hockey League from 1926-28.

Team City Existed[1] League titles[1] Notes
Moose Jaw Sheiks Moose Jaw 1921-22 0 Relocated from Saskatoon midseason, returned to Saskatoon for 1922-23 season
Regina Capitals Regina 1921-25 1
Saskatoon Sheiks Saskatoon 1921, 22-26

Minor Professional[]

Prairie Hockey League[]

This league was formed from the remnants of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1926. It existed for only two seasons - 1926-27 and 1927-28

Team City Existed League titles Notes
Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw 1926-28 0
Regina Capitals Regina 1926-28 0
Saskatoon Sheiks Saskatoon 1926-28 1

Pacific Coast Hockey League / Western Hockey League[]

The professional Western Hockey League was formed following a merger with the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. The Saskatoon Quakers lost their amateur status when they joined the Pacific Coast Hockey League in 1951. The new merged league was formed the following season.

Team City Existed[2] Lester Patrick Cups[3] Notes
Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon 1951-56, 58-59 1
Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals Saskatoon/St. Paul 1957-58 0 Split home schedule between Saskatoon and St. Paul, MN

Junior A (pre-1970)[]

Prior to 1970, the top level of junior hockey in Canada was Junior A. In 1970 the teams were divided into Major Junior and Junior A, with only the Major Junior teams competing for the Memorial Cup.

This level of hockey dates back to 1917 in Saskatchewan and the Regina Pats date to this time.

There were many different teams in Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1970. Two of them - Regina Pats and Regina Monarchs - won the Memorial Cup.

League[]

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Teams[]

Senior hockey[]

1910-1928[]

Although hockey was played in Saskatchewan even before it was founded in 1905, it was in the 1910 season that hockey was first organized. There were a number of teams based around the cities of Regina and Saskatoon, plus ome from the smaller towns. The Regina Victorias won the Allan Cup in 1914 and the Melville Millionaires took it in 1915.

During World War I (1914-1918) Saskatchewan, like the rest of Canada saw many of its young men go overseas to fight. This caused a shortage of young men to play hockey, and senior hockey suffered greatly.

After the war, hockey in the province was disorganized, and senior hockey did not get off the ground. Then came the Western Canada Hockey League in 1921 which monopolized hockey attention in the province. In 1921-22 there were only two senior teams in Saskatchewan. This situation continued through the life of the Western League and its successor the Prairie Hockey League until 1928.

University teams[]

There are two in Saskatchewan:

  1. 1.0 1.1 Western Canada Hockey League (1921-25). hockeyleaguehistory.com.
  2. Teams of the WHL/PCHL. The old Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-12-21. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
  3. Lester Patrick Cup. legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.


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