The 2017–18 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was the league's 50th Season. The Nipawin Hawks won the Canalta Cup and were runners up to the Steinbach Pistons in the ANAVET Cup.
| 2017–18 SJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Nipawin Hawks |
| Finals champions | Nipawin Hawks |
The season was nearly halted before the championship series following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. On April 11, 2018, league officials announced plans to proceed with the final games of the season after what was described as an intensive, grueling decision by the league's Board of Governors.[1]
Nipawin departed from its usual black and yellow colour scheme for the series, wearing green helmets in honour of the Broncos, while both teams wore memorial ribbon patches on their jerseys.[2]
Final standings
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- x = Clinched playoff position
- y = Clinched division
- e = Eliminated from playoffs
| Viterra Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Estevan Bruins | 58 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 73 | .629 | 239 | 184 |
| x – Weyburn Red Wings | 58 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 64 | .552 | 184 | 183 |
| x – Melville Millionaires | 58 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 50 | .431 | 155 | 188 |
| e – Yorkton Terriers | 58 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 31 | .267 | 136 | 280 |
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Global Ag Risk Solutions Division |
GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Battlefords North Stars | 58 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 86 | .741 | 229 | 142 |
| x – Humboldt Broncos | 58 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 72 | .621 | 203 | 165 |
| x – Kindersley Klippers | 58 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 65 | .560 | 170 | 174 |
| x – Notre Dame Hounds | 58 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 63 | .543 | 192 | 174 |
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Sherwood Division |
GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Nipawin Hawks | 58 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 93 | .802 | 232 | 131 |
| x – Melfort Mustangs | 58 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 84 | .724 | 227 | 157 |
| x – Flin Flon Bombers | 58 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 56 | .483 | 194 | 216 |
| e – La Ronge Ice Wolves | 58 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .198 | 125 | 292[3] |
Playoffs
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nipawin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 9 | Flin Flon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Flin Flon | 2 | 1 | Nipawin | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Humboldt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melfort | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Humboldt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nipawin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Estevan | 3[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Battlefords | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Weyburn | 2 | 7 | Weyburn | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Melville | 1 | 2 | Battlefords | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Estevan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Estevan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kindersley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Humboldt Broncos bus crash
editOn April 6, 2018, the Humboldt Broncos team bus crashed on an intersection near Armley, Saskatchewan resulting in the deaths of 16 people and injuring 13 others, including players. At the time, the Nipawin Hawks had a 3-1 lead over the Broncos, while the Estevan Bruins were waiting to play in the league finals.
As a result, the game was not played and the Nipawin Hawks advanced to the league finals.
ANAVET Cup
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to finish season after Humboldt Broncos crash | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Nipawin Hawks honour Humboldt Broncos en route to SJHL championship". Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)". sjhl.hockeytech.com.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)". sjhl.hockeytech.com.
- ↑ "MJHL League Site". www.mjhlhockey.ca.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)". sjhl.hockeytech.com.