2024–25 SJHL season
| 2024–25 SJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September–March Post-season March–April |
| Number of games | 336 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 253,278 |
| TV partner(s) | SaskTel maxTV |
| Streaming partner(s) | flohockey |
| 2024 Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Declan Borthwick |
| Picked by | Notre Dame Hounds |
| League championship | |
| Canterra Seeds Cup | Melfort Mustangs |
| Runners-up | Weyburn Red Wings |
| National championship | |
| Champions | Calgary Canucks |
| Runners-up | Melfort Mustangs |
The 2024–25 SJHL season was the 57th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Melfort Mustangs won the league championship Canterra Seeds Cup and went on to represent the league at the national championship tournament in Calgary where they took second place.
The national governing body, Hockey Canada, and its four western regional affiliates – BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Manitoba – will pilot the Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM). Under the WCDM, junior leagues will adopt most of the Western Hockey League rulebook, excluding some sections, and restrictions on 15-year-old affiliate players in the Western Hockey League will be loosened.[1] Players that will be 18-years of age or older in the calendar year will be allowed to choose whether to use full-face protection or half-face protection, whilst younger players will be required to use full-face protection.[2]
The league announced that it would have two showcase events; the first taking place in November 2024 in Saskatchewan to serve as an "elite identification camp for the upcoming 2024 World Junior A Challenge (WJAC)", and the annual MJHL – SJHL Showcase, which took place in Winnipeg at the end of January 2025.[3] 60 players from each league will be invited and will be divided into three teams; one team of 18 and under players, and two teams of 20 and under players.[4]
Melfort Mustangs head coach, Trevor Blevins, was named Coach of the Year by the CJHL. The award is known as the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, named in memory of the 2017–18 Humboldt Broncos head coach and assistant killed in the bus crash in 2018. Blevins was the third straight SJHL coach to win the award, following Mike Reagan of the Flin Flon Bombers in 2024 and Brayden Klimosko with the Battlefords North Stars in 2023.[5]
SJHL referee, Cianna Lieffers, became the first woman to referee at the Hockey Canada national championship in Calgary.[6][7]
Regular season
[edit]Teams played a 56-game regular season schedule, including eight games against the teams in their same division, and four games against the teams in other divisions.[8] The league issued a retroactive decision that four Yorkton Terriers matches were forfeit after they dressed a player in their lineup who had not been officially added to the team’s protected player list.[9][10] The team stated that it would appeal the decision.[11]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melfort Mustangs | 56 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| 2 | Flin Flon Bombers | 56 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 81 |
| 3 | Weyburn Red Wings | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 72 |
| 4 | Yorkton Terriers | 56 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| 5 | Melville Millionaires | 56 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 6 | Battlefords North Stars | 56 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| 7 | Humboldt Broncos | 56 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 62 |
| 8 | Kindersley Klippers | 56 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
| 9 | La Ronge Ice Wolves | 56 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
| 10 | Estevan Bruins | 56 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 43 |
| 11 | Nipawin Hawks | 56 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Notre Dame Hounds | 56 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Source: "2024-25 SJHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
Post-season
[edit]| Canterra Seeds Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 21 March - 27 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Melfort Mustangs |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Melfort Mustangs |
| Runners-up | Weyburn Red Wings |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 205 (5.54 per game) |
| Attendance | 47,647 (1,288 per game) |
The eight top-ranked teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the playoffs.[12] The first-place Melfort Mustangs won the championship Canterra Seeds Cup, after defeating the Weyburn Red Wings in the final round, and advanced to the 2025 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Calgary.[13]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kindersley Klippers | 1 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| Yorkton Terriers | 0 | ||||||||||
| Yorkton Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Melville Millionaires | 1 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt Broncos | 2 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 2 | ||||||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 2 | ||||||||||
Source: "2024–25 SJHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
Quarterfinal: Melfort Mustangs v. Kindersley Klippers
[edit]The first-place Melfort Mustangs defeated the sixth-place Kindersley Klippers in five games to advance to the semifinal gainst the Yorkton Terriers.[14][15]
| 21 March | Kindersley Klippers | 2-5 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 08:40 | ||||||
| 00:54 (1) | Second period | (2) 08:58 power play (3) 10:42 | ||||||
| power play 08:55 (2) | Third period | (4) 11:11 (5) 18:22 empty net | ||||||
| 22 March | Kindersley Klippers | 1-6 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| power play 01:36 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 04:25 power play (2) 05:46 (3) 07:04 (4) 11:44 (5) 12:44 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (6) 04:10 | ||||||
| 25 March | Melfort Mustangs | 4-3 | Kindersley Klippers | Inter Pipeline Arena | Recap | |||
| power play 14:49 (1) | First period | (1) 00:54 | ||||||
| 00:12 (2) 05:53 (3) 06:43 (4) |
Second period | (2) 11:08 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (3) 18:45 | ||||||
| 26 March | Melfort Mustangs | 2-3 | OT | Kindersley Klippers | Inter Pipeline Arena | Recap | ||
| power play 15:51 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:59 (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (1) 06:16 power play (2) 17:14 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | (3) 05:16 | ||||||
| 29 March | Kindersley Klippers | 2-5 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 10:09 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (2) 06:39 | ||||||
| 09:34 (1) 16:49 (2) |
Third period | (3) 00:33 (4) 05:57 (5) 06:48 | ||||||
| Melfort Mustangs win series 4:1 | |
Quarterfinal: Yorkton Terriers v. Melville Millionaires
[edit]The fourth-place Yorkton Terriers defeated the fifth-place Melville Millionaires in five games and advanced to the semifinal against the Melfort Mustangs.[16]
| 21 March | Melville Millionaires | 1-4 | Yorkton Terriers | Westland Arena | Recap | |||
| power play (1) 09:15 | First period | 07:06 (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:28 (2) 12:44 (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:43 (4) empty net | ||||||
| 23 March | Melville Millionaires | 5-6 | OT | Yorkton Terriers | Westland Arena | Recap | ||
| (1) 02:48 (2) 09:29 (3) 12:58 (4) 18:26 |
First period | 00:13 (1) 16:37 (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:32 (3) power play 07:48 (4) power play | ||||||
| (5) 19:13 | Third period | 19:56 (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 07:22 (6) | ||||||
| 25 March | Yorkton Terriers | 2-5 | Melville Millionaires | CN Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:33 (1) | ||||||
| (1) 18:31 | Second period | 01:46 (2) power play 06:12 (3) power play 17:53 (4) | ||||||
| (2) 11:41 | Third period | 19:23 (5) | ||||||
| 26 March | Yorkton Terriers | 2-1 | Melville Millionaires | CN Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| power play (1) 08:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (2) 10:09 | Third period | 17:51 (1) | ||||||
| 28 March | Melville Millionaires | 1-2 | OT | Yorkton Terriers | Westland Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 16:03 (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (1) 18:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 15:15 (2) | ||||||
| Yorkton Terriers win series 4:1 | |
Quarterfinal: Flin Flon Bombers v. Humboldt Broncos
[edit]The second-place Flin Flon Bombers defeated the seventh-place Humboldt Broncos in six games and advanced to the semifinal against the Weyburn Red Wings.[17]
| 21 March | Humboldt Broncos | 0-5 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 13:01 (2) 19:28 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (3) 09:41 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (4) 01:52 (5) 11:46 power play | ||||||
| 22 March | Humboldt Broncos | 2-4 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| 09:43 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:29 (2) | Second period | (1) 01:37 power play (2) 05:58 (3) 15:20 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (4) 19:11 | ||||||
| 25 March | Flin Flon Bombers | 2-3 | 2OT | Humboldt Broncos | Elgar Petersen Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 05:25 power play (2) 12:51 | ||||||
| power play 09:55 (1) 12:51 (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | (3) 03:44 | ||||||
| 26 March | Flin Flon Bombers | 3-4 | OT | Humboldt Broncos | Elgar Petersen Arena | Recap | ||
| power play 06:34 (1) | First period | (1) 03:11 (2) 19:47 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (3) 12:37 power play | ||||||
| power play 09:31 (2) 10:04 (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | (4) 17:19 | ||||||
| 29 March | Humboldt Broncos | 0-9 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 12:08 shorthanded | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (2) 04:12 power play (3) 05:19 (4) 06:35 (5) 09:08 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (6) 03:16 power play (7) 11:24 (8) 13:02 (9) 16:50 power play | ||||||
| 31 March | Flin Flon Bombers | 5-0 | Humboldt Broncos | Elgar Petersen Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 01:00 (1) 03:32 (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| power play 04:03 (3) empty net 16:04 (4) 19:33 (5) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers win series 4:2 | |
Quarterfinal: Weyburn Red Wings v. Battlefords North Stars
[edit]The third-place Weyburn Red Wings defeated the sixth-place Battlefords North Stars in six games and advanced to the semifinal against the Flin Flon Bombers.[18]
| 21 March | Battlefords North Stars | 3-4 | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | |||
| penalty shot 10:47 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 02:16 power play (2) 10:34 power play (3) 16:48 (4) 19:05 | ||||||
| power play 10:57 (1) shorthanded 18:15 (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 22 March | Battlefords North Stars | 5-2 | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | |||
| 10:24 (1) 13:50 (2) 18:03 (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 05:30 (4) | Second period | (1) 00:57 | ||||||
| empty net 18:13 (5) | Third period | (2) 06:20 | ||||||
| 25 March | Weyburn Red Wings | 5-3 | Battlefords North Stars | Access Communications Centre | Recap | |||
| 06:00 (1) 10:11 (2) 15:03 (3) |
First period | (1) 04:57 (2) 17:40 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (3) 07:26 | ||||||
| 09:36 (4) power play 09:54 (5) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 26 March | Weyburn Red Wings | 3-2 | OT | Battlefords North Stars | Access Communications Centre | Recap | ||
| 17:24 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:50 (2) | Second period | (1) 06:18 power play (2) 11:11 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:39 (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| 29 March | Battlefords North Stars | 4-3 | OT | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 15:14 | ||||||
| Power play 03:40 (1) 08:49 (2) |
Second period | (2) 06:40 (3) 12:27 | ||||||
| 14:54 (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 03:27 (4) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| 31 March | Weyburn Red Wings | 2-1 | Battlefords North Stars | Access Communications Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:23 (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 07:54 (2) | Third period | (1) 18:27 | ||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings win series 4:2 | |
Semifinal: Melfort Mustangs v. Yorkton Terriers
[edit]The Melfort Mustangs swept the Yorkton Terriers in four games and advanced to the final against the Weyburn Red Wings.[19]
| 4 April | Yorkton Terriers | 1-6 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No score | First period | (1) 09:34 power play | ||||||
| No score | Second period | (2) 00:42 (3) 09:45 (4) 13:14 power play | ||||||
| 15:17 (1) | Third period | (5) 00:30 (6) 15:35 | ||||||
| 5 April | Yorkton Terriers | 0-3 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No score | First period | (1) 03:59 power play | ||||||
| No score | Second period | (2) 11:54 power play | ||||||
| No score | Third period | (3) 02:19 | ||||||
| 8 April | Melfort Mustangs | 4-3 | Yorkton Terriers | Westland Arena | Recap | |||
| power play 06:48 (1) | First period | (1) 15:53 | ||||||
| 00:35 (2) 01:17 (3) |
Second period | (2) 02:04 | ||||||
| 14:07 (4) | Third period | (3) 01:42 | ||||||
| 9 April | Melfort Mustangs | 3-1 | Yorkton Terriers | Westland Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 00:52 (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| penalty shot 09:25 (2) 13:48 (3) |
Third period | (1) 04:26 power play | ||||||
| Melfort Mustangs win series 4:0 | |
Seminfinal: Flin Flon Bombers v. Weyburn Red Wings
[edit]The Weyburn Red Wings defeated the Flin Flon Bombers in six games and advanced to the final against the Melfort Mustangs.[20]
| 4 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 3-1 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| 00:39 (1) 09:53 (2) 19:03 (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 02:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 4-1 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| 07:04 (1) 13:34 (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| power play 12:10 (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| power play 06:37 (4) | Third period | (1) 16:19 power play | ||||||
| 8 April | Flin Flon Bombers | 1-4 | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 10:31 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (2) 01:45 (3) 02:31 | ||||||
| 16:50 (1) | Third period | (4) 17:57 empty net | ||||||
| 9 April | Flin Flon Bombers | 5-1 | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | |||
| 10:22 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 03:18 (2) 12:37 (3) |
Second period | (1) 14:06 | ||||||
| 07:05 (4) 12:00 (5) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 1-6 | Flin Flon Bombers | Whitney Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 03:41 (2) 05:50 shorthanded (3) 08:15 power play | ||||||
| power play 03:56 (1) | Second period | (4) 12:57 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (5) 08:11 (6) 09:39 | ||||||
| 14 April | Flin Flon Bombers | 2-3 | OT | Weyburn Red Wings | Crescent Point Place | Recap | ||
| 05:40 (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 09:41 power play (2) 10:30 shorthanded | ||||||
| 09:27 (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | (3) 05:08 | ||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings win series 4:2 | |
Final: Melfort Mustangs v. Weyburn Red Wings
[edit]The Melfort Mustangs defeated the Weyburn Red Wings in five games to win their second consecutive league championship and advance to the 2025 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Calgary.[21]
| 19 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 2-1 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | (1) 03:37 | ||||||
| shorthanded 16:06 (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 06:25 (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 20 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 0-3 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 03:17 power play (2) 10:11 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (3) 02:04 | ||||||
| 23 April | Melfort Mustangs | 1-0 | Weyburn Red Wings | Westland Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:07 (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 24 April | Melfort Mustangs | 5-1 | Weyburn Red Wings | Westland Arena | Recap | |||
| 05:07 (1) | First period | (1) 16:29 | ||||||
| 09:34 (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| power play 10:43 (3) empty net 18:33 (4) empty net 19:53 (5) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 27 April | Weyburn Red Wings | 0-3 | Melfort Mustangs | Northern Lights Palace | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | (1) 08:27 power play | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | (2) 04:49 (3) 19:02 empty net | ||||||
| Melfort Mustangs win series 4:1 | |
National championship
[edit]| Centennial Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| City | Calgary, Alberta |
| Venue(s) | Max Bell Centre |
| Dates | 8–18 May 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Host team | Calgary Canucks |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Calgary Canucks |
| Runners-up | Melfort Mustangs |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 189 (7.56 per game) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Anthony Hall |
| Official website | |
| Hockey Canada | |
The 54th annual Junior A national championship tournament was hosted by the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, and included the championship teams from the 9 leagues that collectively make up the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).[22][23] The SJHL was represented by the Canterra Seeds championship Melfort Mustangs, who reached the final before losing to the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.[12][13][24][25]
Round robin
[edit]Each team played each other team in their group once during the round robin phase. Three points were awarded for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in overtime or shootout, one point for a loss in overtime or shootout, and no points were awarded for a loss in regulation time.[26]
| Group A | TGH | NMB | GSC | GPS | KRF | |
| 1 | Trenton Golden Hawks | 5-4 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 1-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 4-5 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 3-2 | |
| 3 | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 2-5 | 3-6 | 6-2 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Grande Prairie Storm | 2-6 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Kam River Fighting Walleye | 2-1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Group B | CC | MM | RN | EB | VB | |
| 1 | Calgary Canucks | 3-1 | 2-7 | 8-2 | 11-6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Melfort Mustangs | 1-3 | 5-2 | 5-3 | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Rockland Nationals | 7-2 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Edmunston Blizzard | 2-8 | 3-5 | 4-3 | 7-2 | |
| 5 | Valleyfield Braves | 6-11 | 4-5 | 4-9 | 2-7 |
Playoffs
[edit]Based on the results of the preliminary round robin, the quarterfinals included the Northern Manitoba Blizzard against the Rockland Nationals; and the Melfort Mustangs against the Greater Sudbury Cubs. The Nationals defeated the Blizzard, 4-0, and the Mustangs defeated the Cubs, 7-1.[27][28]
The Trenton Golden Hawks and the Calgary Canucks, who placed first in their respective groups, had a bye in the quarterfinal round and advanced to the semifinals.[26] The Canucks faced the Nationals, and the Golden Hawks faced the Mustangs. The Canucks had previously lost to the Nationals by a score of 7-2 in the preliminary round.[29] By the 2nd period of the semifinal, the Nationals were winning, 2-0, and by the end of 3rd period, the score was tied, 2-2. The Canucks scored the game-winning goal in overtime to advance to the final.[30]
The final was between the Canucks and the Mustangs. Notably, it was the Mustangs who eliminated the Canucks at the 2024 Centennial Cup in the semifinal, before losing in the final.[31][32] This time, however, the Canucks defeated the Mustangs, 7-2, to win the championship Centennial Cup.[33][34]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Northern Manitoba Blizzard | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rockland Nationals | 4 | ||||||||||
| Rockland Nationals | 2 | ||||||||||
| Calgary Canucks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Calgary Canucks | 7 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 2 | ||||||||||
| Trenton Golden Hawks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 7 | ||||||||||
| Greater Sudbury Cubs | 1 | ||||||||||
Source: "2025 Centennial Cup schedule & results". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada.
Awards
[edit]Matthew Kieper of the Flin Flon Bombers was named the league's most valuable player and goaltender of the year.[35] He finished the season with a goals against average of 1.80 and a save percentage of 0.935.[36]
Jaron Desnoyers, Captain of the Yorkton Terriers, was named the league's forward of the year.[35] Desnoyers had the highest points per game average, with 1.56, or 75 points in 48 games.[37] Desnoyers was also nominated for the league's most valuable player and forward of the year awards.[38][39]
Nic Andrusiak of the Melfort Mustangs was named the league’s defenceman of the year.[35]
Max Chakrabarti of the Weyburn Red Wings, was named the league's rookie of the year.[35] Chakrabarti was also nominated for the defenceman of the year award.[38][39]
Jadon Iyogun of the Melville Millionaires was named the league's most sportsmanlike player.[35] Iyogun led the Millionaires in scoring and had only two penalty minutes. He also led the league in shorthanded goals.[40]
Trevor Blevins, head coach of the championship Melfort Mustangs, was named the league's coach of the year.[35] He was also named coach of the year by the CJHL. The CJHL coaching award is known as the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, named in memory of the 2017–18 Humboldt Broncos head coach and assistant killed in the bus crash in 2018. Blevins was the third straight SJHL coach to win the award, following Mike Reagan of the Flin Flon Bombers in 2024 and Brayden Klimosko with the Battlefords North Stars in 2023.[5]
Rylan Silzer, captain of the La Ronge Ice Wolves, was named the league's player of the year.[35] Silzer was also nominated for the defenceman of the year award.[38][39]
Reilley Kotai of the Melfort Mustangs was the league's scoring champion, with 39 goals and 38 assists.[35][41] Kotai was also nominated for the league's most valuable player and forward of the year awards.[38][39]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Ewen, Steve (12 July 2024). "Feud for thought: Rivals Hockey Canada and BCHL provide duelling announcements". The Province. Postmedia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Steven (25 June 2024). "SJHL, MJHL double down on development with two showcase events". discoverweyburn.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Weyland, Blaine (24 June 2024). "SJHL & MJHL announce pair of Showcase events". DiscoverHumboldt. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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Further reading
[edit]- "2024 Draft". sjhl.ca. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- Walchuk, Benny (11 June 2024). "SJHL completes 2024 edition of annual Prospects Draft". 620ckrm.com. Harvard Media. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- Wilson, Steven (25 January 2024). "SJHL Commissioner Kyle McIntyre addresses impact of Alberta teams leaving the CJHL". westcentralonline.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- Tompkins, Ben (12 July 2024). "New pilot project to have positive effects on SJHL development". panow.com. Pattison Media. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- D'Souza-Butts, Sierra (30 January 2024). "'You need fans': Yorkton Terriers calling on community to save club amid financial challenges". CTV News Regina. Bell Media. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- Walchuk, Benny (29 January 2024). "Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) launch "Save the Terriers" Season Ticket Blitz campaign". 620ckrm.com. Harvard Media. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- "SJHL concludes 2024 draft". Prince Albert Daily Herald. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- Walchuk, Benny (21 August 2024). "Yorkton Terriers report profit; elect new board at 2024 AGM". 620 CKRM. Harvard Media. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- Reiter, Nathan (19 September 2024). "Defending SJHL champion Mustangs hopeful heading into 2024-25". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- Walchuk, Benny (13 June 2024). "SJHL held 2024 Annual General Meeting in Nipawin". 620 CKRM. Harvard Media. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- "EDITORIAL: Changes to NCAA, junior hockey will have lasting impact". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Great West Media. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- "CJHL announces leadership reappointments and major policy advancements at AGM". cjhlhockey.com. Canadian Junior Hockey League. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- Lee, Cam (20 May 2025). "Melfort Mustangs welcomed back after winning silver at Centennial Cup". sasknow.com. Pattison Media. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- "Harvard Media wins gold for Yorkton's Save the Terriers campaign". SaskToday.ca. Harvard Media. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.