Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League

Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2006
Inaugural season 2006-07
No. of teams 8
Most recent
champion(s)		 Prince Albert Northern Bears
Most titles Notre Dame Hounds (5)
Related
competitions		 Esso Cup
Official website SFMAAAHL.com

The Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League (SFMAAAHL) is a Midget AAA ice hockey league in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The league operates under the supervision of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) and is the highest level of female minor hockey in the province.

History

The league was founded in 2006 by the SHA to provide an opportunity for female hockey players to play at a more competitive level and assist them in pursuing their hockey futures. Many SFMAAAHL players who have gone on to play in top-level Canadian Interuniversity Sport or NCAA hockey programs.[1][2]

Teams

TeamCityLeague TitlesNational Titles
Battleford SharksBattleford00
Melville Prairie FireMelville00
Notre Dame HoundsWilcox51
Prince Albert BearsPrince Albert10
Regina RebelsRegina10
Saskatoon StarsSaskatoon10
Swift Current WildcatsSwift Current00
Weyburn Gold WingsWeyburn11

Championship

The winner of each season's playoffs is awarded the Fedoruk Cup as provincial Female Midget AAA champions.[2] The champion goes on to play a best-of-three series against the champion from Manitoba, the winner of which qualifies for the Esso Cup national championship. The Notre Dame Hounds and Webyurn Gold Wings are the only two Saskatchewan teams to win the Esso Cup, having done so in 2011. The Hounds were runners-up in 2010.[3]

League Champions

  • 2006-07 Notre Dame
  • 2007-08 Notre Dame
  • 2008-09 Prince Albert
  • 2009-10 Notre Dame
  • 2010-11 Notre Dame National Champions
  • 2011-12 Notre Dame
  • 2012-13 Regina
  • 2013-14 Weyburn National Champions
  • 2014-15 Saskatoon

References

  1. ↑ "Preview: Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League". PrairiePost.com. 2011-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "Bears host Notre Dame this weekend before lengthy spell on the road". KingsCountyNews.ca. 2013-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Notre Dame Hounds Win 2011 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-13.
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