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The Big 6 Hockey League is a senior men's ice hockey league in south-eastern
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
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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 Saskatchewan Highway 18, Highway 18 that is east of Estevan. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4, RM of Coalfields. For services, Bienfait has one K-8 school, a gas station, a ...
Coalers, Frobisher Flyers,
Glen Ewen Glen Ewen ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enniskillen No. 3 and Census Division No. 1. The village is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway just south of Highway 1 ...
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

* Carlyle Cougars *
Carnduff Carnduff is a small agricultural town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada near the USA border and the Manitoba border. History Carnduff is named after its first postmaster, John Carnduff. It was marked on early CPR maps, though that location ...
Red Devils *
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/ Windthorst Oil Kings *
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. It is south-east of Regina. History Midale was inc ...
Mustangs * Moosomin Rangers *
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Huskies *
Redvers Redvers may refer to: Places * Redvers, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada People * Redvers (given name), including a list of people with the name * Kelvin Redvers, First Nations filmmaker * Redvers family See also * Redvers Airport, an abandoned air ...
Rockets *
Wawota Wawota is a town of 543 people along Highway 48 in the southeast part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Established in 1905, its name is from Dakota "wa ota", which means "much snow". Wa means 'snow', oda or ota means 'much'. It is som ...
Flyers


Defunct Teams

* Arcola/
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 ...
Combines *
Yellow Grass Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, approximately northwest of Weyburn, at the junction of Highways 39 and 621. The town is located on the Canadian Pacific Railw ...
Wheat Kings


Championships


See also

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List of ice hockey leagues This is a list of ice hockey sports league, leagues, both professional ice hockey, professional and amateur sports, amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment. North A ...
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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 an ...
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References

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External links


Big Six website
Ice hockey leagues in Saskatchewan Senior ice hockey