Hockey Saskatchewan is the governing body of all

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. Hockey Saskatchewan is a branch of Hockey Canada. Hockey Saskatchewan was established as the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association in 1906, and was later known as the Saskatchewan Hockey Association.

History

The Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association (SAHA) was established in 1906 to govern ice hockey in the province of Saskatchewan. Its

senior ice hockey Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired. Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisd ...

teams began competing for the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

in 1909. The SAHA became a charter member of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association when the national body was established in 1914. Junior ice hockey teams from Saskatchewan began competing for the

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

in 1919. The SAHA later shortened its name to the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA). The SHA rebranded itself as Hockey Saskatchewan in 2021, to bring itself inline with the naming convention used by Hockey Canada, and to avoid confusion with the

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which also used SHA as an acronym.

Leagues

Highway Hockey League The Highway Hockey League is a men's senior ice hockey league sanctioned by Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Canada. History The league was formed in 1965 with five teams in Bulyea, Drake, Govan, Lumsden, and Strasbourg. Many teams have come and ...

(Senior) * Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League (Senior) * Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (Junior "A") * Prairie Junior Hockey League (Junior "B") *

Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League The Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League is a C-level senior ice hockey and junior ice hockey league in the greater Regina area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is sanctioned by Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Canada. Senior history Formed in 1960, ...

(Junior "C") * Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (Minor) * Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League (Minor)

Former leagues

* Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1948–1966) (Junior "A") *

Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1948–1956) The Western Canada Junior Hockey League was a junior ice hockey based in Alberta and Saskatchewan from 1948 until 1956. It was formed by teams which sought a higher level of competition and more formal organization. Its teams were eligible for ...

(Junior "A")

Notable people

* Frederick E. Betts, SAHA president 1919–1920 *

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, SAHA secretary 1930s–1940s * Jack Hamilton, SAHA president 1925–1927 * Al Pickard, SAHA president 1941–1943 * Gordon Juckes, SAHA president 1953–1955

References

External links

Hockey Saskatchewan
{{Hockey Canada Ice hockey in Saskatchewan Ice hockey governing bodies in Canada

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