The Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (SSHL) was a senior amateur

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league that operated in the Canadian province of

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on-and-off from 1938 to 1971.

History

Before the 1938–39 season there were Northern and Southern leagues in the province. They merged in 1938 to form the one provincial league. The championship team went on in the

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as Saskatchewan's representative. In

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the

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won the SSHL's only

title. The league carried on through most of

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but disbanded in 1944-45 because of a shortage of players and the difficulty of travelling. From the 1945–46 season through the 1949-50 season, senior teams in Regina and

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joined up with

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and

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to form the

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(WCSHL). The SSHL lay dormant until 1950 when the WCSHL moved up to the major level and competed for the

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. The SSHL was revived for 1950–51, again sending its champions to the Allan Cup playoffs, but only lasted until 1954–55. The

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(WHL) operated in the province and the SSHL could not compete. It started up again in 1958-59 after the WHL left the province and operated until 1964–65. In 1965 the teams again merged with teams from

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to form a revived

. This new league lasted for two seasons when the teams again split on provincial lines. The SSHL started up again in 1967-68 and lasted until 1971 when another merger formed the

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Notable people

Al Pickard Allan Wilfrid Pickard (January 2, 1895April 7, 1975) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1947 to 1950. When Canada opted out of the 1947 Ice Hockey World Champ ...

, league president from 1940 to 1942, and again from 1951 to 1953.

Champions

*1938-39: Saskatoon Quakers *1939-40: Moose Jaw Millers *1940-41: Regina Rangers *1941-42: Saskatoon Quakers *1942-43: Regina Army Capitals *1943-44: Flin Flon Bombers *1944-1950 ''did not operate'' *1950-51: Yorkton Legion *1951-52: Melville Millionaires *1952-53: Regina Caps *1953-54: Moose Jaw Millers *1954-1958 ''did not operate'' *1958-59: Regina Caps *1959-60: Saskatoon Quakers *1960-61: Moose Jaw Pla-Mors *1961-62: Saskatoon Quakers *1962-63: Saskatoon Quakers *1963-64: Saskatoon Quakers *1964-65: Moose Jaw Pla-Mors *1965-1967 ''did not operate'' *1967-68: Yorkton Terriers *1968-69: Regina Caps *1969-70: Yorkton Terriers *1970-71: Yorkton Terriers

References

External links

League profile
on hockeydb.com {{CCBYSASource, source=Wikia Sports, sourcepath=http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Saskatchewan_Senior_Hockey_League, sourcearticle=Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, revision= Defunct ice hockey leagues in Saskatchewan

History

Notable people

Champions

See also

References

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