The 2023–24 SJHL season was the 56th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The league championship Canterra Seeds Cup was awarded to the Melfort Mustangs, who went on to take 2nd place in the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Oakville, Ontario.

Season highlights

The CJHL mandated that players born after 2004 must wear full facial protection when playing. Battlefords North Stars forward Kian Bell became the first player in SJHL history to receive the league MVP award in consecutive years.

Regular season

Teams played a 56-game regular season schedule, with teams within the same division playing each other 6 times, and 4 times for teams in other divisions.

Nutrien DivisionTeam <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Penalties in Minutes">PIM</abbr title> Humboldt Broncos 56 37 15 3 1 78 250 169 1376Battlefords North Stars 56 36 15 4 1 77 254 189 1287Kindersley Klippers 56 23 26 5 2 53 173 206 1425Notre Dame Hounds 56 15 39 2 0 32 152 262 1029

Sherwood DivisionTeam <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Penalties in Minutes">PIM</abbr title> Flin Flon Bombers 56 44 9 2 1 91 244 129 1219Melfort Mustangs 56 38 14 3 1 80 218 158 1248Nipawin Hawks 56 22 29 1 4 49 180 194 1399La Ronge Ice Wolves 56 16 35 3 2 37 161 242 1326

Viterra DivisionTeam <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Penalties in Minutes">PIM</abbr title> Melville Millionaires 56 32 23 0 1 65 183 179 1212Weyburn Red Wings 56 26 24 0 6 58 195 213 1610Estevan Bruins 56 26 26 2 2 56 190 212 1280Yorkton Terriers 56 21 30 2 3 47 185 232 1350

Post-season

The eight top-ranked teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the playoffs. The Melfort Mustangs were awarded the Canterra Seeds Cup and advanced to the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Oakville, Ontario after defeating the 1st-place Flin Flon Bombers in game 6. The Melfort Mustangs were defeated by the Collingwood Blues of the OJHL in the final round of the 2024 Centennial Cup.

See also

Hockey Canada Hockey Saskatchewan

References

Further reading

External links

SJHL official website