The Saskatoon Olympics (also known as the Saskatoon Macs and Saskatoon J’s) were a Tier-II Junior "A" team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, who played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
History The Saskatoon Olympics were original members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League when the league was founded in 1968, originally named the Saskatoon Macs. They were eligible for the Memorial Cup playoffs for their first two seasons, then the SJHL was placed at the Tier-II Junior "A" level.
After starting out with two losses in the 1969-70 season, the team won its first game as the 'Olympics' in front of 270 fans on October 21, 1969 over the Moose Jaw Canucks.
The team played at the Saskatoon Arena.
Dave King coached the Olympics from 1975 to 1977.
The team took on the name Saskatoon J's in 1978 before folding in 1982.
Mike Babcock is one notable alumni, playing for the J's in part of the 1980-1981 season along with two games the previous season. Another is Trent Yawney, who played for the J's in the team's final season in 1982, later moving onto the Saskatoon Blades and a career in the National Hockey League as both a player and later a coach. Dale Henry was also on the roster in the team's final season.
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1968-69 33 3 30 0 - 112 280 6 4th SJHL1969-70 33 6 27 0 - 99 208 12 4th SJHL1970-71 36 28 7 1 - 262 153 57 2nd SJHL1971-72 44 22 22 0 - 219 183 40 4th SJHL1972-73 48 15 33 0 - 237 158 30 5th SJHL North1973-74 50 28 21 1 - 261 213 57 3rd SJHL North1974-75 58 30 26 2 - 278 275 62 4th SJHL North1975-76 58 29 28 1 - 283 278 59 5th SJHL North1976-77 60 11 48 1 - 196 394 23 5th SJHL North1977-78 60 12 46 2 - 260 434 26 5th SJHL North1978-79 60 17 43 0 - 240 388 34 5th SJHL North1979-80 60 13 47 0 - 290 414 26 5th SJHL North DNQ1980-81 60 12 46 2 - 241 439 26 5th SJHL North1981-82 60 33 27 0 - 309 290 66 2nd SJHL North Lost quarter-final
Playoffs 1969 Lost semi-final Weyburn Red Wings defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-none 1970 Lost semi-final Regina Pats defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-1 1971 Lost semi-final Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-3 1972 Lost semi-final Saskatoon Olympics defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-none 1973 DNQ 1974 Lost semi-final Saskatoon Olympics defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-none 1975 Lost quarter-final Prince Albert Raiders defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-1 1976 DNQ 1977 DNQ 1978 DNQ 1979 DNQ 1980 DNQ 1981 DNQ 1982 Lost quarter-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-2
References
External links SJHL Website