2018-19 SJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 51st season.

On July 11, 2018 the league announced the schedule for the 2018-19 season. The season starts on September 12, 2018 with a game between the Nipawin Hawks and the Humboldt Broncos at the Elgar Petersen Arena. The game will be the first game for the Broncos since the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. The game will be televised in Canada live on TSN and CTV.  The season will further feature the SJHL Showcase in Warman on September 23-26, 2018.  The league will be part of a showcase along with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League on January 13-15, 2019 in Regina.  The regular season is scheduled to end March 5, 2019.

Dispersal Draft

Due to the Humboldt Broncos losing most of their roster between the bus crash and aging out of junior hockey.  The league had set up a process where the other teams in the league would transfer a player to the Broncos to help the Broncos rebuild a team on the ice.  In early June, the Broncos chose players from the other teams with the following exceptions, the Melfort Mustangs game up two players, the Estevan Bruins would supply a player to be named, and the Flin Flon Bombers were exempt from the draft.

Membership Changes

None

Membership

Viterra Division
Team	City	Arena	Last Joined
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
Global Ag Risk 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
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	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Estevan Bruins	58	31	22	3	2	210	171	67
Weyburn Red Wings	58	31	26	1	0	242	234	63
Yorkton Terriers	58	18	34	5	1	160	245	42
Melville Millionaires	58	16	32	6	4	150	224	42

Sherwood Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Nipawin Hawks	58	38	15	2	3	159	118	81
Melfort Mustangs	58	37	17	4	0	235	179	78
Flin Flon Bombers	58	34	20	1	3	233	186	72
La Ronge Ice Wolves	58	12	44	1	1	143	270	26

Global Ag Risk Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Battlefords North Stars	58	35	13	5	5	213	169	80
Kindersley Klippers	58	36	16	4	2	184	141	78
Humboldt Broncos	58	35	19	3	1	189	177	76
Notre Dame Hounds	58	25	23	5	5	182	186	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-three 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 match up and home ice for the last two rounds are based on points.

The Canalta Cup winning team will advance to the 2019 Anavet Cup with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion for the Western Region spot in the 2019 National Junior A Championship which is being held in Brooks, Alberta.

Preliminary Round

• Flin Flon Bombers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 2 games to none
• Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 2 games to 1

Quarterfinals

• Yorkton Terriers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4 games to 3
• Battlefords North Stars defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4 games to 3
• Estevan Bruins defeated Humboldt Broncos 4 games to 3
• Melfort Mustangs defeated Kindersley Klippers 4 games to 1

Semifinals

• Battlefords North Stars defeated Yorkton Terriers 4 games to none
• Melfort Mustangs defeated Estevan Bruins 4 games to 2

Final

• Battlefords North Stars defeated Melfort Mustangs 4 games to 1

2019 SJHL champions Battlefords North Stars