The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won the 2014 Royal Bank Cup as Junior A Champions of Canada.

History The team joined the SJHL for the 1972–73 season, carrying on the name of a former senior hockey team of the same name that competed in a provincial league called the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League from 1938 up until 1971. During their time as a senior team, the Terriers won league championships in 1968, 1970 and 1971.

Gerry James, who had played senior hockey in Yorkton before going onto pro careers in both the National Hockey League and the Canadian Football League was hired as the first coach of the junior Terriers.

The first player to score a goal for the SJHL Terriers was Brian Lauder against the Melville Millionaires, setting the stage for the Highway 10 rivalry that continues between the two clubs today, named for the highway that connects the two communities.

The SJHL's all-time leading scorer, Darrell Spelay, played for the Terriers between 1979 and 1983, scoring 243 goals in 246 games.

The Terriers won their first Junior "A" league championship in 1983. The Terriers have competed in the Junior "A" National Championships on four other: 1991 in Sudbury, Ontario, 1996 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, 1999 as the hosts in Yorkton, 2006 in Brampton, Ontario, and 2014 in Vernon, British Columbia, where the captured their only national championship.

The team has won the league championship six times in its history: 1983, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2013, and 2014.

The Terriers made it back to the SJHL championship in 2026 for the first time since their national title, losing in a four game sweep to the Flin Flon Bombers.

Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1972-73 48 20 28 0 - 201 223 40 4th SJHL North1973-74 50 26 19 5 - 266 227 57 2nd SJHL North1974-75 58 24 32 2 - 257 321 50 6th SJHL North1975-76 58 13 42 3 - 212 369 29 5th SJHL South1976-77 60 9 51 0 - 233 446 18 6th SJHL South1977-78 60 20 40 0 - 230 304 40 6th SJHL South1978-79 60 20 39 1 - 247 333 41 5th SJHL South1979-80 60 14 44 2 - 257 399 30 6th SJHL South DNQ1980-81 60 31 26 3 - 314 317 65 3rd SJHL South1981-82 60 40 18 2 - 342 248 82 1st SJHL South Lost final1982-83 64 51 13 0 - 479 278 102 2nd SJHL Won League1983-84 64 46 18 0 - 389 254 92 1st SJHL Lost final1984-85 64 8 53 3 - 211 424 19 9th SJHL DNQ1985-86 60 29 31 0 - 269 326 58 5th SJHL1986-87 64 31 33 0 - 306 331 62 4th SJHL Lost quarter-final1987-88 60 36 22 2 - 321 242 74 3rd SJHL1988-89 64 37 25 2 - 334 310 76 2nd SJHL South1989-90 68 39 26 3 - 289 259 81 2nd SJHL South Lost final1990-91 68 47 19 2 - 344 241 96 1st SJHL Won League, won Anavet Cup1991-92 64 36 26 2 - 291 240 74 4th SJHL South Lost quarter-final1992-93 64 36 23 5 - 287 229 77 2nd SJHL South Lost quarter-final1993-94 68 37 25 6 - 311 248 80 3rd SJHL South Lost quarter-final1994-95 64 35 27 2 - 286 267 72 2nd SJHL South Lost quarter-final1995-96 64 47 11 6 - 297 206 100 1st SJHL Lost final1996-97 64 18 42 4 - 188 261 40 6th SJHL South DNQ1997-98 64 20 40 4 - 217 277 44 6th SJHL South DNQ1998-99 66 41 19 6 - 269 211 88 2nd SJHL South Lost quarter-final1999-00 60 32 24 4 - 220 243 68 3rd SJHL South Lost 1st round2000-01 62 22 36 3 1 201 280 48 5th SJHL Sherwood DNQ2001-02 64 22 35 3 4 220 255 51 6th SJHL Sherwood DNQ2002-03 60 28 21 8 3 227 200 67 2nd SJHL Sherwood Lost semi-final2003-04 60 27 29 4 0 221 227 58 4th SJHL Sherwood Lost semi-final2004-05 55 32 15 5 3 201 144 72 2nd SJHL Sherwood Won League2005-06 55 37 11 4 3 213 130 81 1st SJHL Sherwood Won League, won Anavet Cup2006-07 58 26 22 0 10 177 181 62 3rd SJHL Sherwood Lost semi-final2007-08 58 23 27 - 8 140 174 54 9th SJHL 2008-09 56 30 18 - 8 175 155 68 5th SJHL2009-10 58 24 30 - 4 144 173 52 10th SJHL Lost final2010-11 58 34 16 - 8 209 178 76 2nd SJHL Lost final2011-12 58 33 20 - 5 198 162 71 5th SJHL 2012-13 54 36 14 - 1 196 148 76 1st SJHL Sherwood Won League2013-14 56 37 12 - 7 186 125 81 1st SJHL Won League, won WCC, won RBCNATIONAL CHAMPIONS2014-15 56 17 32 4 3 138 203 41 4th of 4 Vitera12th of 12 SJHL did not qualify2015-16 58 20 29 4 5 184 219 49 3rd of 4 Vitera10th of 12 SJHL Lost Wildcard 0-3 (Ice Wolves)2016-17 58 28 25 5 0 162 194 61 2nd of 4 Vitera6th of 12 SJHL Lost quarters 1-4 (Bruins)2017-18 58 13 40 3 2 136 280 31 4th of 4 Vitera11th of 12 SJHL Did not qualify for Playoffs2018-19 58 21 26 0 1 242 232 63 2nd of 4 Vitera8th of 12 SJHL Lost Wildcard 2-1 (Hounds)Won Quarterfinals 4-3 (Hawks}Lost Semifinals 3-4 (North Stars)2019-20 58 35 20 2 1 197 183 73 1st of 4 Vitera3rd of 12 SJHL Suspended Quarterfinals 2-2 (Ice Wolves}playoffs suspended due to Covid2020–21 6 3 2 1 0 27 27 7 SJHL season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 58 29 21 1 6 178 162 65 2nd of 4 Vitera6th of 12 SJHL Won Quarterfinals 4-3 (Mustangs}Lost Semifinals 0-4 (Bruins)2022-23 56 19 36 0 1 155 233 39 3rd of 4 Vitera10th of 12 SJHL Did not qualify for Playoffs2023-24 56 21 30 2 3 185 232 47 4th of 4 Vitera10th of 12 SJHL Did not qualify for Playoffs Playoffs 1973 Lost quarter-final Prince Albert Raiders defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 1974 Lost quarter-final Saskatoon Olympics defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 1975 DNQ 1976 DNQ 1977 DNQ 1978 DNQ 1979 DNQ 1980 DNQ 1981 Lost quarter-final Estevan Bruins defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 1982 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 1983 Won League, lost Anavet Cup Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3 SAJHL CHAMPIONS Dauphin Kings (MJHL) defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 1984 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-1 Weyburn Red Wings defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 1985 DNQ 1986 Lost quarter-final Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 1987 Lost semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3 Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 1988 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1 Notre Dame Hounds defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 1989 Lost semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 1990 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2 Nipawin Hawks defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 1991 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost 1991 Centennial Cup semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none SJHL CHAMPIONS Yorkton Terriers defeated Winkler Flyers (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS First in 1991 Centennial Cup round robin (3-1) Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Yorkton Terriers 7-5 in semi-final 1992 Lost quarter-final Estevan Bruins defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 1993 Lost quarter-final Estevan Bruins defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 1994 Lost quarter-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Lebret Eagles 3-games-to-1 Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 1995 Lost quarter-final Weyburn Red Wings defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 1996 Lost final, lost 1996 Royal Bank Cup semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-3 Melfort Mustangs defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 Fourth in 1996 Royal Bank Cup round robin (1-3) Melfort Mustangs defeated Yorkton Terriers 7-3 in semi-final 1997 DNQ 1998 DNQ 1999 Lost quarter-final, Host 1999 Royal Bank Cup and lost semi-final Notre Dame Hounds defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 Second in 1999 Royal Bank Cup round robin (3-1) Charlottetown Abbies (MJAHL) defeated Yorkton Terriers 6-5 2OT in semi-final 2000 Lost Preliminary round robin Third in round robin (2-2) vs. Estevan Bruins and Weyburn Red Wings 2001 DNQ 2002 DNQ 2003 Lost semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2 Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 2004 Lost semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2 Weyburn Red Wings defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 2005 Won League, lost Anavet Cup First in round robin (4-0) vs. Notre Dame Hounds and Estevan Bruins Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-3 Yorkton Terriers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-3 SJHL CHAMPIONS Portage Terriers (MJHL) defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 2006 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost 2006 Royal Bank Cup final Second in round robin (2-2) vs. Notre Dame Hounds and Melville Millionaires Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2 Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS Yorkton Terriers defeated Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS Fourth in 2006 Royal Bank Cup round robin (1-3) Yorkton Terriers defeated Streetsville Derbys (OPJHL) 2-1 in semi-final Burnaby Express defeated Yorkton Terriers 8-2 in final 2007 Lost semi-final Third in round robin (1-3) vs. Melville Millionaires and Estevan Bruins Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-2 Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 2008 Lost quarter-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-2 Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none 2009 Lost quarter-final Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 2010 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 3-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-3 La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 2011 Lost final Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1 La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3 2012 Lost quarter-final Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 2013 Won League Yorkton Terriers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2 Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2 SJHL CHAMPIONS Third in Western Canada Cup round robin (2-2) Yorkton Terriers defeated Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 5-3 in runner-up semi-final Brooks Bandits (AJHL) defeated Yorkton Terriers 1-0 in runner-up final 2014 Won League, won Western Canada Cup, won 2014 Royal Bank Cup Yorkton Terriers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none SJHL CHAMPIONS Second in Western Canada Cup round robin (2-2) Yorkton Terriers defeated Dauphin Kings (MJHL) 5-4 in final WCC CHAMPIONS Third in 2014 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2-2) Yorkton Terriers defeated Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 6-3 in semi-final Yorkton Terriers defeated Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 4-3 OT in final NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

See also List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

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External links Yorkton Terriers official website