The Saskatchewan Male U18 'AAA' Hockey League (SMAAAHL), formerly the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League,) is a U-18 'AAA'
ice hockey league, with teams based in the province of
Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the highest level of minor hockey in the province. Players in this league are 18 years of age or younger and often move on to play major junior hockey in the
Western Hockey League or junior 'A' hockey in the
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...
followed by college hockey in the
United States. Several have eventually gone on to professional hockey careers in the
National Hockey League or in Europe.
Each year's playoff champion advances to the regional U-18 'AAA' championship, the winner of which earns a spot in the
Telus Cup national championship. Saskatchewan teams have won a combined 14 national titles since 1979. The Notre Dame Hounds won the 2018 Telus Cup becoming the first 5-time Champion.
Teams
SMAAAHL Alumni
External links
SMAAAHL.com{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada
Ice hockey leagues in Saskatchewan
Youth ice hockey leagues in Canada
Hockey Saskatchewan