The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) began play as the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1948–49 season, and was formed in response to teams in South Saskatchewan and Alberta combining to establish the Western Canada Junior Hockey League. The North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League renamed itself to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1950–51 season.[1]
The league operated under the jurisdiction of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association, and its teams were eligible for the national junior hockey playoffs as organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA).[2] The SJHL and other junior teams in Western Canada addressed the imbalance in Memorial Cup competition in a meeting with CAHA president W. B. George in August 1954. The teams sought permission for any league champion to add three players in the inter-provincial playoffs for the Memorial Cup, and contended that the imbalance in competition caused lack of spectator interest and less prestige for the event.[3][4] At the next CAHA meeting in January 1955, the request for three additional players for the Abbott Cup representative was approved.[5] Two teams from the SJHL won the Abbott Cup as the junior champions of Western Canada; which included the Flin Flon Bombers in 1957, and the Regina Pats in 1958. Flin Flon also won the Memorial Cup in 1957, as the national junior champion of Canada.[2]
Frank Boucher served as commissioner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1959 to 1966.[6] He proposed to establish a junior hockey league of the best twelve teams in Canada sponsored by the National Hockey League (NHL), and to compete for a trophy at a higher tier than the Memorial Cup. CAHA president Art Potter and the resolutions committee were against increasing NHL influence into amateur hockey in Canada and declined to present the proposal at the semi-annual meeting.[7] Potter also wanted more study into programs to support continued junior hockey growth and the Memorial Cup.[8] Boucher and team owners in Saskatchewan and Manitoba accused Potter and the CAHA of disregarding their concerns and favouring the Edmonton Oil Kings.[9] Boucher threatened to withdraw the SJHL from the Memorial Cup playoffs, due to the "unfair domination of western junior hockey by the Edmonton Oil Kings", since they had the pick of all the players from Alberta and used loopholes in rules to import stronger players.[10] After a playoffs game between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Estevan Bruins in April 1963, Potter announced that broadcast rights for CAHA games by Ken Newmans of CHAB in Moose Jaw, and Linus Westerbeg of CKOS-TV in Yorkton, had been indefinitely suspended. Potter stated that the suspensions resulted from "continuously and severely criticizing officials, thereby giving an erroneous picture of the game as played".[11]
The Edmonton Oil Kings, a junior hockey team participating in the Central Alberta Hockey League for senior level teams, played an interlocking schedule of two games against each of the seven teams in the SJHL during the 1963–64 season.[30]
^ abc"Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League [1948–1966] history and statistics". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ abLapp, Richard M.; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. pp. 106–112. ISBN1-55017-170-4.
^Hooper, Al (August 2, 1954). "Three Replacements Sought For West Champs". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 13.
^"Western Junior Hockey Men Seeking Entirely New Deal". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. July 29, 1954. p. 7.
^"CAHA Hopes To Reduce Budget To 55 Thousand". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 10, 1955. p. 16.
^"Frank Boucher". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^"Proposed Super Junior Loop Hits Rocky Road". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 14, 1963. p. 24.
^"Potter Answers CAHA Criticism". Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. January 21, 1963. p. 7.
^Collins, Fred (January 19, 1963). "Heavy Fire Levelled At Potter, CAHA". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 51.
^"Frank Threatens Sask. Withdrawal". Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. January 21, 1963. p. 7.
^"CAHA Raps Radiomen". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 16, 1963. p. 20.
^"CAHA Gives Special Concessions To West". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. July 13, 1968. p. 49.
^"1948–49 North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1949–50 North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1950–51 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1951–52 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"Parry To Head New SJHL Loop". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. July 25, 1952. p. 3.
^"1952–53 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"48 Games For Saskatchewan Puck Squads". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. August 17, 1953. p. 7.
^"1953–54 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1954–55 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1955–56 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1956–57 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1957–58 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1958–59 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1959–60 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1960–61 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ ab"1961–62 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1962–63 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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^"1964–65 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^"1965–66 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was a junior ice hockey based in Saskatchewan and Manitoba from 1948 until 1966 It operated under the jurisdiction of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association Two of its teams won the Abbott Cup as the junior champions of Western Canada and the Flin Flon Bombers won the Memorial Cup as the national junior champion of Canada in 1957 Frank Boucher served as commissioner of the league from 1959 to 1966 until the league disbanded when five of its eight teams joined the newly formed Canadian Major Junior Hockey League The Abbott Cup was the championship trophy for junior ice hockey in Western Canada Contents 1 History 2 Teams 3 Standings 3 1 1948 49 season 3 2 1949 50 season 3 3 1950 51 season 3 4 1951 52 season 3 5 1952 53 season 3 6 1953 54 season 3 7 1954 55 season 3 8 1955 56 season 3 9 1956 57 season 3 10 1957 58 season 3 11 1958 59 season 3 12 1959 60 season 3 13 1960 61 season 3 14 1961 62 season 3 15 1962 63 season 3 16 1963 64 season 3 17 1964 65 season 3 18 1965 66 season 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League SJHL began play as the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1948 49 season and was formed in response to teams in South Saskatchewan and Alberta combining to establish the Western Canada Junior Hockey League The North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League renamed itself to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1950 51 season 1 The league operated under the jurisdiction of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association and its teams were eligible for the national junior hockey playoffs as organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA 2 The SJHL and other junior teams in Western Canada addressed the imbalance in Memorial Cup competition in a meeting with CAHA president W B George in August 1954 The teams sought permission for any league champion to add three players in the inter provincial playoffs for the Memorial Cup and contended that the imbalance in competition caused lack of spectator interest and less prestige for the event 3 4 At the next CAHA meeting in January 1955 the request for three additional players for the Abbott Cup representative was approved 5 Two teams from the SJHL won the Abbott Cup as the junior champions of Western Canada which included the Flin Flon Bombers in 1957 and the Regina Pats in 1958 Flin Flon also won the Memorial Cup in 1957 as the national junior champion of Canada 2 Frank Boucher served as commissioner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1959 to 1966 6 He proposed to establish a junior hockey league of the best twelve teams in Canada sponsored by the National Hockey League NHL and to compete for a trophy at a higher tier than the Memorial Cup CAHA president Art Potter and the resolutions committee were against increasing NHL influence into amateur hockey in Canada and declined to present the proposal at the semi annual meeting 7 Potter also wanted more study into programs to support continued junior hockey growth and the Memorial Cup 8 Boucher and team owners in Saskatchewan and Manitoba accused Potter and the CAHA of disregarding their concerns and favouring the Edmonton Oil Kings 9 Boucher threatened to withdraw the SJHL from the Memorial Cup playoffs due to the unfair domination of western junior hockey by the Edmonton Oil Kings since they had the pick of all the players from Alberta and used loopholes in rules to import stronger players 10 After a playoffs game between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Estevan Bruins in April 1963 Potter announced that broadcast rights for CAHA games by Ken Newmans of CHAB in Moose Jaw and Linus Westerbeg of CKOS TV in Yorkton had been indefinitely suspended Potter stated that the suspensions resulted from continuously and severely criticizing officials thereby giving an erroneous picture of the game as played 11 The SJHL disbanded following the 1965 66 season when five of its eight teams joined the newly formed Canadian Major Junior Hockey League CMJHL The two Manitoba based teams joined the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Melville Millionaires suspended operations 1 The Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey League was established in 1968 and included teams which formerly played in the SJHL and the CMJHL 12 Teams EditList of teams that played in the SJHL 1 Team name Seasons CityBrandon Wheat Kings 1964 1966 Brandon ManitobaEstevan Bruins 1957 1966 Estevan SaskatchewanFlin Flon Bombers 1948 1966 Flin Flon ManitobaHumboldt Indians 1948 1955 Humboldt SaskatchewanHumboldt Melfort Indians 1955 1957 Humboldt SaskatchewanMelville Millionaires 1955 1966 Melville SaskatchewanMoose Jaw Canucks 1958 1966 Moose Jaw SaskatchewanPrince Albert Mintos 1948 1962 Prince Albert SaskatchewanRegina Pats 1956 1966 Regina SaskatchewanSaskatoon Junior Quakers 1948 1949 Saskatoon SaskatchewanSaskatoon Wesleys 1949 1955 Saskatoon SaskatchewanSaskatoon Junior Quakers 1956 1964 Saskatoon SaskatchewanSaskatoon Blades 1964 1966 Saskatoon SaskatchewanWeyburn Red Wings 1961 1966 Weyburn SaskatchewanYorkton Terriers 1955 1956 Yorkton SaskatchewanStandings Edit1948 49 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Prince Albert Mintos 24 15 8 1 31 120 962 Humboldt Indians 24 13 9 2 28 115 1013 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 24 12 10 2 26 99 944 Flin Flon Bombers 24 5 18 1 11 76 119Source 13 1949 50 season Edit Standings include one point games between Humboldt and Prince Albert 14 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Prince Albert Mintos 28 16 8 4 32 142 1192 Flin Flon Bombers 24 14 9 1 29 129 1093 Humboldt Indians 28 13 11 4 26 135 1204 Saskatoon Wesleys 24 3 18 3 9 75 133Source 14 1950 51 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 36 24 11 1 49 189 1472 Prince Albert Mintos 36 21 15 0 42 199 1673 Saskatoon Wesleys 36 17 18 1 35 208 1864 Humboldt Indians 36 8 26 2 18 157 265Source 15 1951 52 season Edit The 1951 52 season scheduled included games against the Western Canada Junior Hockey League 16 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Humboldt Indians 50 23 25 2 48 172 1892 Saskatoon Wesleys 50 21 24 5 47 192 2393 Prince Albert Mintos 50 20 26 4 44 198 2454 Flin Flon Bombers 50 18 27 5 41 211 236Source 16 1952 53 season Edit Al Pickard was elected to be the league s governor 17 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 45 30 13 2 62 200 1832 Humboldt Indians 45 22 22 1 45 184 1663 Saskatoon Wesleys 47 21 26 0 42 195 2074 Prince Albert Mintos 47 17 29 1 35 204 227Source 18 1953 54 season Edit Al Pickard was re elected to be the league s governor 19 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Prince Albert Mintos 48 28 18 2 58 219 2062 Flin Flon Bombers 48 27 21 0 54 297 2043 Humboldt Indians 48 20 25 3 43 163 2024 Saskatoon Wesleys 48 18 29 1 37 172 219Source 20 1954 55 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Humboldt Indians 48 28 19 1 57 235 1762 Flin Flon Bombers 48 23 24 1 47 218 2153 Prince Albert Mintos 47 22 25 0 44 182 2184 Saskatoon Wesleys 47 21 26 0 42 170 196Source 21 1955 56 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 48 37 10 1 75 301 1492 Prince Albert Mintos 50 33 14 3 68 255 1623 Yorkton Terriers 48 20 26 2 42 185 2014 Humboldt Melfort Indians 50 21 29 0 39 199 1905 Melville Millionaires 48 8 40 0 16 126 364Source 22 1956 57 season Edit Flin Flon won ten games valued at one point instead of two points 23 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 55 48 5 2 88 326 1142 Regina Pats 51 32 16 3 67 225 1633 Prince Albert Mintos 51 30 19 2 62 234 1784 Humboldt Melfort Indians 51 18 28 5 41 178 2175 Melville Millionaires 51 20 31 0 40 168 2266 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 51 1 50 0 2 102 322Source 23 1957 58 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Regina Pats 51 36 12 3 75 246 1602 Prince Albert Mintos 51 33 16 2 68 237 1603 Flin Flon Bombers 55 28 25 2 48 220 1774 Estevan Bruins 51 22 29 0 44 199 2065 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 51 20 28 3 43 156 2036 Melville Millionaires 51 10 39 2 22 134 256Source 24 1958 59 season Edit Moose Jaw played most of its games in Weyburn due to a delay in replacing their home arena which had been damaged in a storm 25 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 48 35 12 1 71 269 1442 Estevan Bruins 48 30 16 2 62 207 1633 Regina Pats 48 27 17 4 58 162 1394 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 48 20 26 2 42 224 2435 Melville Millionaires 48 20 26 2 42 181 1746 Prince Albert Mintos 48 17 27 4 38 213 2317 Moose Jaw Canucks 48 11 36 1 23 166 328Source 25 1959 60 season Edit Games played in Flin Flon were allotted 2 5 points each 26 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Flin Flon Bombers 54 35 16 3 82 301 1892 Regina Pats 59 36 17 6 79 234 1423 Prince Albert Mintos 59 35 22 2 72 298 2374 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 59 32 23 4 69 258 2325 Melville Millionaires 59 25 29 5 55 218 2236 Estevan Bruins 59 23 33 3 49 187 2577 Moose Jaw Canucks 59 6 52 1 13 161 378Source 26 1960 61 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Regina Pats 60 38 17 5 81 282 1772 Estevan Bruins 60 36 16 8 80 279 1763 Melville Millionaires 60 30 22 8 69 270 2334 Moose Jaw Canucks 60 24 26 10 58 181 2125 Flin Flon Bombers 60 25 28 7 57 184 2036 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 60 23 32 5 51 231 2807 Prince Albert Mintos 60 10 45 5 25 157 303Source 27 1961 62 season Edit Prince Albert played the season in Dauphin Manitoba due to a fire at their arena 28 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Estevan Bruins 56 34 10 12 80 234 1272 Regina Pats 56 33 16 7 73 237 1563 Flin Flon Bombers 56 29 22 5 63 244 1994 Melville Millionaires 56 26 25 5 57 217 2235 Moose Jaw Canucks 56 22 25 9 53 199 2256 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 56 22 26 8 52 185 2237 Weyburn Red Wings 55 18 30 7 43 165 1858 Prince Albert Mintos 55 11 41 3 25 146 287Source 28 1962 63 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Estevan Bruins 54 32 18 4 68 186 1392 Melville Millionaires 54 31 18 5 67 246 1783 Weyburn Red Wings 54 28 20 6 62 195 1694 Moose Jaw Canucks 54 25 22 7 57 212 1885 Regina Pats 54 22 24 8 52 210 1956 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 54 16 34 4 36 175 2707 Flin Flon Bombers 54 17 35 2 36 152 237Source 29 1963 64 season Edit The Edmonton Oil Kings a junior hockey team participating in the Central Alberta Hockey League for senior level teams played an interlocking schedule of two games against each of the seven teams in the SJHL during the 1963 64 season 30 Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Estevan Bruins 62 35 19 8 78 259 1962 Regina Pats 62 31 22 9 71 332 2493 Saskatoon Junior Quakers 62 32 27 3 67 290 2874 Weyburn Red Wings 62 26 27 9 61 242 2615 Moose Jaw Canucks 62 26 30 6 58 290 3526 Flin Flon Bombers 62 19 32 11 49 262 3047 Melville Millionaires 62 18 36 8 44 226 297n a Edmonton Oil Kings 14 9 2 3 21 88 43Source 30 1964 65 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Regina Pats 56 38 10 8 84 314 1952 Weyburn Red Wings 56 36 17 3 75 286 2063 Brandon Wheat Kings 56 30 21 5 65 230 2164 Estevan Bruins 56 27 26 3 57 245 2115 Flin Flon Bombers 56 21 29 6 48 255 2986 Saskatoon Blades 56 20 32 4 44 219 2687 Moose Jaw Canucks 56 19 34 3 41 211 2868 Melville Millionaires 56 13 35 8 34 207 287Source 31 1965 66 season Edit Rank Team Games Wins Losses Ties Points GF GA1 Estevan Bruins 60 44 11 5 93 373 1552 Weyburn Red Wings 60 38 16 6 82 300 1833 Brandon Wheat Kings 60 32 21 7 71 283 2624 Moose Jaw Canucks 60 33 23 4 70 295 2295 Regina Pats 60 28 25 7 63 312 2606 Saskatoon Blades 60 20 37 3 43 240 3107 Melville Millionaires 60 18 37 5 41 235 3488 Flin Flon Bombers 60 8 51 1 17 199 490Source 32 References Edit a b c Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 1948 1966 history and statistics Hockey Database Retrieved December 18 2020 a b Lapp Richard M Macaulay Alec 1997 The Memorial Cup Canada s National Junior Hockey Championship Madeira Park British Columbia Harbour Publishing pp 106 112 ISBN 1 55017 170 4 Hooper Al August 2 1954 Three Replacements Sought For West Champs Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba p 13 Western Junior Hockey Men Seeking Entirely New Deal Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Alberta July 29 1954 p 7 CAHA Hopes To Reduce Budget To 55 Thousand Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg Manitoba January 10 1955 p 16 Frank Boucher Legends of Hockey Hockey Hall of Fame Retrieved March 5 2021 Proposed Super Junior Loop Hits Rocky Road Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba January 14 1963 p 24 Potter Answers CAHA Criticism Brandon Sun Brandon Manitoba January 21 1963 p 7 Collins Fred January 19 1963 Heavy Fire Levelled At Potter CAHA Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba p 51 Frank Threatens Sask Withdrawal Brandon Sun Brandon Manitoba January 21 1963 p 7 CAHA Raps Radiomen Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba April 16 1963 p 20 CAHA Gives Special Concessions To West Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba July 13 1968 p 49 1948 49 North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Standings Hockey 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