This article is about the senior team only. For the junior team of the same name, please see Yorkton Terriers (Junior).
History
The Yorkton Terriers were a senior team in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
They played, on and off, from 1928 to 1971.
They won the Saskatchewan Senior Championship three times, in 1954-55, 1967-68, 1969-70, and 1970-71.
In 1965-66 and 1966-67 they played in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League, which was an altered form of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League.
Season-by-Season Results
Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1929-31)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1928-29 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 66 | 6th South | out of playoffs |
| 1929-30 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 49 | 5th South | out of playoffs |
| 1930-31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 57 | 39 | 3rd South | Lost Semi Final |
Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1936-42)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1935-36 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 1st South | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1936-37 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 87 | 3rd South | Lost Final | |
| 1937-38 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 118 | 79 | 2nd South | Lost Final | |
| 1938-39 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 120 | 117 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1939-40 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 163 | 125 | 1st | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1940-41 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 120 | 135 | 2nd | Lost Final | |
| 1941-42 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 113 | 145 | 5th | out of playoffs |
Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1953-55)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1953-54 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 36 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1954-55 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 152 | 77 | 1st | Won Final, Lost West Semi Final |
Note: The Yorkton Terriers played in the Northeastern Saskatchewan Hockey League (intermediate) in 1954-55. They won the league final. They were the only senior team in the province so they automatically won the provincial championship.
Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1958-64)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1958-59 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 73 | 3rd | Dropped Out | |
| 1959-60 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 11.67 | - | - | 4th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1960-61 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 124 | 200 | tied 4th | Lost Quarter Final | |
| 1961-62 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 145 | 149 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1962-63 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 42 | - | - | 2nd | Lost Final | |
| 1963-64 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 46 | - | - | 2nd | Lost Final | |
| 1964-65 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 151 | 230 | 4th | Lost Final | |
| 1967-68 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 44 | - | - | 1st | Won Final, Lost West 1st Round | |
| 1968-69 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 41 | - | - | 1st | Lost Final | |
| 1969-70 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 242 | 174 | 1st | Won Final, Lost West Semi Final | |
| 1970-71 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 243 | 230 | 2nd | Won Final, Lost West Final |
Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1965-67)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1965-66 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 145 | 162 | 4th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1966-67 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 38 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Quarter Final |