2015-16 SJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 48th season.

Franchise changes[]

none

Divisional Alignment[]

On September 17th the Kramer Division was renamed the Finning Division after the sponsor for league was sold.

Team	City	Arena	Last Joined
Viterra Division
Estevan Bruins	Estevan, Saskatchewan	Affiinity Place	1971
Melville Millionaires	Melville, Saskatchewan	Horizon Credit Union Centre	1970
Weyburn Red Wings	Weyburn, Saskatchewan	Crescent Point Place	1968
Yorkton Terriers	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	Farrell Agencies Arena	1972
Finning Division
Team	City	Arena	Last Joined
Battlefords North Stars	North Battleford, Saskatchewan	North Battleford Civic Centre	1973
Humboldt Broncos	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	Elgar Peterson Arena	1970
Kindersley Klippers	Kindersley, Saskatchewan	West Central Events Centre	1991
Notre Dame Hounds	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Duncan McNeill Arena	1987
Sherwood Division
Team	City	Arena	Last Joined
Flin Flon Bombers	Flin Flon, Manitoba	Whitney Forum	1984
La Ronge Ice Wolves	La Ronge, Saskatchewan	Mel Hegland Arena	1998
Melfort Mustangs	Melfort, Saskatchewan	Northern Lights Palace	1988
Nipawin Hawks	Nipawin, Saskatchewan	Centennial Arena	1985

Standings[]

Viterra Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PIM	P
Weyburn Red Wings	58	35	14	-	5	4	182	139	1040	79
Estevan Bruins	58	35	20	-	0	3	231	203	1346	73
Yorkton Terriers	58	20	29	-	4	5	184	219	1251	49
Melville Millionaires	58	16	39	-	1	2	147	231	1017	35

Finning Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PIM	P
Battlefords North Stars	58	43	11	-	2	2	239	146	1239	90
Kindersley Klippers	58	25	30	-	1	2	194	232	1309	53
Notre Dame Hounds	58	22	29	-	4	1	163	218	1056	39
Humboldt Broncos	58	17	36	-	4	1	165	245	845	39

Sherwood Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PIM	P
Melfort Mustangs	58	39	14	-	3	2	227	173	1490	83
Nipawin Hawks	58	36	17	-	3	2	206	172	1281	77
Flin Flon Bombers	58	34	20	-	0	4	216	169	1307	72
La Ronge Ice Wolves	58	26	24	-	4	4	166	173	1282	60

Canalta Cup Playoffs[]

Format[]

The top ten teams in the league standings qualify for the playoffs. The top 6 teams get a first round bye and the 7th seed plays the 10th seed and the 8th seed plays the 9th seed in best-of-five series. The first round winners are re-seeded 7th and 8th. The balance of the tournament is best-of-seven. The division winners are seeded 1-2-3 (based on points and tie-breakers) for the quarterfinal round only. The semifinal matchup and home ice for the last two rounds are based on points.

The Canalta Cup winning team will advance to the 2016 Western Canada Cup being held in Estevan, Saskatchewan hosted by the Estevan Bruins (who qualify as tournament host) at Affinity Place. If the Estevan Bruins win the championship; the other league finalist will advance in the league champion spot The top two finishers in that tournament will qualify for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup being held in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan hosted by the AJHL's Lloydminster Bobcats at the Centennial Civic Centre.

Wild Card Round[]

La Ronge Wolves defeated Yorkton Terriers 3 games to none (9-2, 5-2, 7-0)
Kindersley Klippers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 3 games to 1 (1-2, 4-2, 3-2 (ot), 5-0)

Quarterfinals[]

Battlefords North Stars defeated Kindersley Klippers 4 games to 1 (2-1, 5-3, 7-4, 1-4, 3-1)
Melfort Mustangs defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4 games to none (3-2, 3-2, 7-3, 7-4)
Flin Flon Bombers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4 games to 1 (1-4, 1-0, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Nipawin Hawks defeated Estevan Bruins 4 games to 2 (2-1, 4-3 (ot), 1-3, 5-4, 2-3, 2-1)

Semifinals[]

Flin Flon Bombers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4 games to 1 (3-1, 5-4 (ot), 0-4, 5-2, 6-5 (ot)
Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4 games to 3 (3-2 (ot), 1-2, 4-2, 2-6, 6-2, 0-2, 5-4)

Canalta Cup Final[]

Melfort Mustangs vs Flin Flon Bombers 4 games to 2 (3-6, 7-4, 2-4, 5-2, 3-2 (ot), 2-1)

The Melfort Mustangs advance to the 2016 Western Canada Cup.