The Warman Wolverines are a

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team 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 o ...

(SJHL) based in

Warman, Saskatchewan Warman (Help:IPA/English, /ˈwɔrmən/) is the ninth-largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located approximately north of the city of Saskatoon, and northeast of the city of Martensv ...

. The team will debut in the 2025–26 SJHL season. The franchise was previously known as the

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when it was affiliated with the

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, before it was sold in 2025 and relocated to Warman. The new owners will reportedly finance the team "for a period of up to five years before transitioning to a community ownership model."

Team identity

The name Wolverines was chosen to align with the team names of Warman High School. The team logo, a side profile of a wolverine, is similar, but not identical, to that of the school. The team colours are teal, red, dark blue and white. Red was chosen to honour the franchise's former identity as the

, whose colours were red and white.

Arena

The Wolverines will play their home games at the city-owned Warman Home Centre Communiplex (WHCC), which was built in 2011. The arena has capacity for 1,678 spectators, including 1,178 seated and 500 standing. A $15 million (

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) expansion project began in February 2024, and was expected to be completed in the summer of 2025. The city also agreed to upgrade the score clock and other electronic audio-visual display boards in the arena.

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External links

SJHL official website

City of Warman

Warman High School
{{Saskatchewan Sports Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams