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The Big 6 Hockey League is a senior men's ice hockey league in south-eastern
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. There are currently nine teams in the league. The league began in 1959-1960 with four teams, the
Bienfait Bienfait is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 km (9 miles) east of Estevan. It is 30 km northwest of the town of North Portal, which is next to the Canadian-American border and is also 10 km south of Estevan. I ...
Coalers, Frobisher Flyers,
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Eagles, and
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Aces. The teams compete for the Lincoln Trophy. The Bienfait Coalers have been the most successful team in league history with 15 championships. Select regular season and playoff games from around the league are broadcast on Estevan radio station
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Current Teams

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Kisbey Kisbey ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64 and Census Division No. 1. The village took its name from Richard Claude Kisbey (d. 1941), an Irish immigrant who se ...
Combines *Bienfait Coalers *Oxbow Huskies *
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Rockets *
Carnduff Carnduff is a small agricultural town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. History Carnduff is named after its first postmaster, John Carnduff. It was marked on early CPR maps, though that location did not exactly correspond to the present town ...
Red Devils *
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Midale Midale () is a town in the rural municipality of Cymri No. 36, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located on Highway 39, midway between the cities of Weyburn and Estevan. The population of Midale is 562. It is south-east o ...
Mustangs *
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Flyers * Carlyle Cougars * Yellow Grass Wheat Kings


Championships


See also

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List of ice hockey leagues This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment. North America Major professional * National Hockey League (1917 ...
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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 ...
* Sport in Saskatchewan#Team sports


References

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External links


Big Six website
Ice hockey leagues in Saskatchewan Senior ice hockey