2018-19 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League Season

This is the 2018-19 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League season. This is the league's 65th season.

Membership Changes

 * The Meadow Lake Broncos were accepted into the league for the 2018-19 season at the Spring 2018 meeting.  They are joining from the Beaver Lakes Hockey League.
 * After being mentioned as returning to the league for 2017-18 in early September of 2017; the Paradise Valley Jets sat out the 2017-18 season. But they announced as returning for the 2018-19 season

Placement Tie-Breakers

 * 3rd place: St. Walburg finishes ahead of Meadow Lake on first tie-breaker: Total League wins 13 to 12.
 * 6th place: Lashburn finished ahead of Dewberry on second tie-breaker: points gained against each other 2 to 0; Lashburn defeated Dewberry 5-4 on December 22 in their only meeting of the season.
 * 10th place: Paradise Hill finishes ahead of Neilburg on third tie-breaker: Goals for against each other 7 to 6 Paradise Hill defeated Neilburg 4-1 on November 9 and Neilburg defeated Paradise Hill 5-3 on January 25.

Format
The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are best-of-five series with 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 4 vs 5. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven semifinals with 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. The semifinal winners meet in a best-of-seven series for the league championship and a spot in the 2019 Alberta Senior AA playoffs.

Quarterfinals

 * Hillmond Hitmen defeated Two Hills Longhorns 3 games to 1
 * Wainwright Rustlers defeated Dewberry Mustangs 3 games to none
 * St. Walburg Eagles defeated Lashburn Flyers 3 games to none
 * Meadow Lake Broncos defeated Elk Point Elks 3 games to 2

Semifinals

 * Hillmond Hitmen defeated Meadow Lake Broncos 4 games to 2
 * St. Walburg Eagles defeated Wainwright Rustlers 4 games to 1

Final

 * St. Walburg Eagles defeated Hillmond Hitmen 4 games to 1

The playoff champion earn the right to advance to the 2019 Alberta Senior AA playoffs being held March 28-31 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta hosted by the Wainwright Rustlers of the Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League. However, the Hillmond Hitmen represented the league at the tournament.



Format
The ninth through fourteenth place teams participate in a three round playoff. The preliminary round matches up 11 vs 14 and 12 vs 13 in best-of-three series. The semifinal round is best-of-five with the final round being best-of-five.

Preliminary Round

 * Vermilion Rock defeated Neilburg Monarchs 2 games to none
 * Maidstone Jets defeated Kitscoty Monarchs 2 games to none

Semifinals

 * Vermilion Rock defeated Paradise Valley Jets 3 games to 1
 * Paradise Hill Hawks defeated Maidstone Jets 3 games to 1

Final

 * Paradise Hill Hawks defeated Vermilion Rock 3 games to 2