Important Dates for 2025-26 Season
2025
JUNE 1
- Final date for Teams/Associations wishing to play in Leagues registered outside of Hockey Saskatchewan to apply to the Registration Committee for approval to do so
JULY 1
- For AAA and AA, a player must establish physical residence in the center prior to July 1st of the current season and continue to reside in said center for the balance of the current season
AUGUST 5
- Hockey Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting
SEPTEMBER 1
- A player must establish physical residence in the center prior to September 1st of the current season and continue to reside in said center for the balance of the current season
- Final date for Leagues wishing to allow teams registered outside of Hockey Saskatchewan to participate in their league to apply to the Registration Committee for approval to do so
SEPTEMBER 2
- Registration Deadline, by 5:00 p.m., for U18 AAA teams to register with Hockey Saskatchewan
SEPTEMBER 1-9
- Tryouts for U16 AA can begin on September 1st with a Registration Deadline with Hockey Saskatchewan of September 9th
SEPTEMBER 15
- Final date for all Minor Hockey Associations to complete their local registration
SEPTEMBER 10-20
- Tryouts for U18 AA and U15 AA can begin on September 10th with a Registration Deadline with Hockey Saskatchewan of September 20th
SEPTEMBER 17-27
- Tryouts for U13 AA can begin on September 17th with a Registration Deadline with Hockey Saskatchewan of September 27th
OCTOBER 15
- Final date for all Minor Hockey Associations to register with Hockey Saskatchewan
OCTOBER 19-26
- WHL Cup – Red Deer, AB
OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 10
- Female U18 Nationals – St. Johns, NL
NOVEMBER 1
- Final date for players attending a Hockey Canada School with Residence to take up residence
- Associations may start to apply online to register a Provincial team
- Associations may start to apply online to register a Carded team
NOVEMBER 15
- Final date, by 5:00 p.m., for Associations to apply online to register a Carded team
NOVEMBER 30
- Final date to apply for a concession for Junior, U18 AAA and all AA teams
DECEMBER 1
- Final date, by 5:00 p.m., for Associations to apply for Hockey Saskatchewan Provincial Playoffs without penalty fee assessed
- Final date, by 5:00 p.m., for Carded team rosters to be submitted to Hockey Saskatchewan
DECEMBER 5-7
- Male U15 Sask First Regional Camps
DECEMBER 8
- Final date, by 5:00 p.m. for Associations to apply for Hockey Saskatchewan Provincial Playoffs with the penalty fee assessed
DECEMBER 12-14
- First Carded Weekend
DECEMBER 14
- Sask First Para Camp – Outlook, SK
DECEMBER 15
- Final date for Provincial play-off trophies to be returned to the Hockey Saskatchewan office
- Final date for team officials to be removed from a team roster
- All Female U13 Teams who have entered Provincial Playoffs must return all Provincial Team Registration forms to Hockey Saskatchewan
DECEMBER 20
- All Minor Teams who have entered Provincial Playoffs must return all Provincial Team Registration forms to Hockey Saskatchewan
- Date by which all team officials must have obtained the appropriate coaching credentials as per Hockey Saskatchewan minimum coaching certification guidelines as well as a valid Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check
DECEMBER 28-30
- Male U15 Sask First Top 160 Tournament - Regina, SK
DECEMBER 30
- All Senior Teams who have entered Provincial Playoffs must return all Provincial Team Registration forms to Hockey Saskatchewan
2026
JANUARY 9-11
- Second Carded Weekend
JANUARY 10
- Final date for players to be released and be eligible to register with another team
- Final date teams may apply to register for that season
- Final date by which Junior clubs must reduce their roster to 25 cards
- Final date by which additions can be made to any affiliation list
JANUARY 11
- Final date for a Concession to be filed with the Hockey Saskatchewan Registration Committee for the current year
JANUARY 15
- Final date by which additions can be made to any Junior team’s affiliation list
JANUARY 16-18
- Hockey Day in Saskatchewan
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 1
- Male U18, Female U18 & Female U16 Sask First Regional Camps
FEBRUARY 10
- Final date for player registration
FEBRUARY 13-15
- Male U15 Sask First Top 80 Tournament – Balgonie, SK
FEBRUARY 20-22
- Third Carded Weekend
MARCH 1
- Final date for nominations for Life Membership to be received by the General Manager
MARCH 27-29
- Fourth Carded Weekend
APRIL 1
- Motions to amend Bylaws and Constitution must be in writing to the office of the General Manager
- TBD - Telus Regionals
- TBD - Esso Regionals
APRIL 3-5
- Sask First Female U16 Top 136 Tournament – Regina, SK
APRIL 10-12
- Sask First Female U18 Top 80 Tournament - Balgonie, SK
- Sask First Male U18 Top 160 Tournament – Regina, SK
APRIL 15
- Nominations due for annual Hockey Saskatchewan Awards
- TBD - Esso Cup
- TBD - Telus Cup
- TBD - Centennial Cup