Saskatoon Quakers

Saskatoon Quakers
Founded 1945
League Prairie Junior Hockey League
Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Arena Harold Latrace Arena
Head coach Travis Bruce
Manager Mike Chrun
Championships Gold Medal - 1934 World Ice Hockey Championships
Website quakers.pjhl.ca/

The Saskatoon Quakers were an ice hockey team that was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team existed from 1945 until 1959, and again from 1965-1971, playing in various senior and minor-professional leagues during that time. The Quakers represented Canada in 1934 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Milan, Italy where they won Gold.[1] In 1952, they captured the President's Cup as Pacific Coast Hockey League champions.

History

The Quakers were a founding member of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League (WCHSL) in 1945, where they were known their first two seasons as the Saskatoon Elks. They captured the WCSHL championship in 1950-51. The following season, the Quakers joined the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Flyers in turning professional as the WCSHL merged with the Pacific Coast Hockey League, which renamed itself the Western Hockey League in the following year. As a result of the merger, the Quakers lost their amateur status, becoming a minor-professional team. The Quakers succumbed, after five seasons in the WHL, to the increased costs of operating a minor-professional team.

When the Quakers won the WCSHL 1950-51 championship, they became the western league's representative to the 1951 Alexander Cup for the national major ('open' to both amateur and professional leagues) senior ice hockey championship of Canada. They would lose to the Toronto St. Michaels Monarchs in the Alexander Cup's semi-finals.

In 1957-58, Saskatoon returned to the WHL, splitting home games with St. Paul, Minnesota as the Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals. The two city concept did not work, and in 1958-59, the team was restored as the Saskatoon Quakers. They would last only that one season before folding. Saskatoon has not been represented by a professional hockey team since, but in 1965 the Quakers name was reborn with an amateur team in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League.

The Quakers added the moniker AGI Insurance Quakers for the start of the 2015-16 season.

PJHL season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
Prairie Junior Hockey League
2007-08362111-4461711292nd, NorthWon Div. SemiFinals, 4-2 (Thunder)
Lost Div. Finals, 2-4 (Royals)
2008-0942338-1672211191st, NorthWon Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Ice Hawks)
Lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Royals)
2009-10422711-4582281714th, NorthWon Div. Survivor Series, 3-0 (Chiefs)
Lost Div. SemiFinals, 1-4 (Thunder)
2010-11401623-1331341786th, North Lost Div. Survivor Series, 2-3 (Chiefs)
2011-12401817-5411541603rd, NorthWon Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Royals)
Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Chiefs)
2012-13402910-159159912nd, North Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-3 (Chiefs)
Lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Royals)
2013-1440327-1652301112nd, NorthWon Div. SemiFinals, 4-0 (Thunder)
Won Div. Finals, 4-0 (Royals)
Won LEAGUE Finals, 4-3 (Storm)
PJHL CHAMPIONS
2014-15383421170275951st, NorthWon Div. SemiFinals, 4-0 (Thunder)
Won Div. Finals 4-1 (Royals)
Won League Finals 4-0 (Storm)
PJHL CHAMPIONS
2015-16403820076310781st of 7, North
1st of 13 PJHL		Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-1-1 (Westleys)
Won Div. Finals, 4-0 (Thunder)
Won League Finals 4-0 (Extreme Capitals)
PJHL CHAMPIONS
2016-174035302723001051st of 7, North
1st of 12 PJHL		Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Thunder)
Won Div. Finals, 4-1 (Westleys)
Lost League Finals 2-4 (Extreme Capitals)
2017-184035500702891121st of 7, North
1st of 12 PJHL		Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-3 (Thunder)
Lost Div. Finals 2-4 (Chiefs)

Keystone Cup

Western Canadian Jr. B Championships(Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.

SeasonRound RobinRecordStandingBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2014L, Blackfalds 0-8
L, Beaver Valley 1-5
W, Selkirk 3-0
L, Thunder Bay 3-4
L, Abbotsford 3-9		1-4-05th of 6n/an/a
2015L, Campbell River - BC 2-4
L, N Edmonton - Alb 4-5
W, Selkirk - Man 4-1
W, Thunder Bay - Ont 4-3
W, Cold Lake - Alb 5-0		3-2-03rd of 6W, Thunder Bay - Ont 5-4
Bronze Medalists		n/a
2016W, Regina - Sask/host 5-3
W, Peace River - Alb 7-4
W, Peguis - Man 9-2
W, Thunder Bay - Ont 14-0
W, Campbell River - BC 6-4		5-0-01st of 6North Peace Navigators 5-OT
Regina Capitals 4		100 Mile House Wranglers 3-OT
Saskatoon Quakers 2
Silver Medalists

Historical season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonLeagueGP W L T GF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1945-46WCSHL3614192104147303rd Overall
1946-47WCSHL4015232151210324th Overall
1947-48WCSHL4819272187239405th Overall
1948-49WCSHL488382144307185th Overall
1949-50WCSHL5024251190227493rd Overall
1950-51WCSHL5931271246234633rd OverallWon league
1951-52PCHL70352114273225842nd OverallWon championship
1952-53WHL7035269268240791st Overall
1953-54WHL7032299226214733rd Overall
1954-55WHL70194111207273496th Overall
1955-56WHL702735820824923rd Prairie
1958-59WHL6429314208201624th Prairie

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920–2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 39–39. ISBN 978-0-9808936-0-1.
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