By Cami Kepke via Western Hockey League

SASKATOON, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Huskies have captured back-to-back Canada West championships.

Twenty-seven Western Hockey League alumni helped the Dogs hoist the Dr. W.G. Hardy Trophy on Saturday night- including 16 skaters who were a part of the 2025 championship Huskies squad.

Saskatchewan defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 5-0 and 4-2 in the title series sweep.

Rookie U Sask goaltender Nolan Maier was named Championship MVP after allowing just two goals on 63 shots in two outings, including a 33-save shutout in Game 1.

Maier, 25, is the second-winningest goaltender in WHL history with 122 regular-season victories with the Saskatoon Blades.

“It’s special,” Huskies bench boss Brandin Cote told Mount Royal reporter Ethan Bomhof postgame. “It’s hard to win, and it’s harder to repeat.”

Canada West Rookie of the Year and 2024 WHL U.S. Division Second Team All-Star Conner Roulette scored the championship-winning goal and added an assist in the 4-2 road win on Saturday.

But the journey also doesn’t end here for the Huskies or the Cougars.

Both teams are preparing to head east for the 2026 University Cup in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Saskatchewan hopes to change the colour of its medal after earning bronze in 2025, while the Cougars are on the prowl for their first national men’s medal.

Mount Royal also set a record for the longest game in U SPORTS history in a heartbreaking fifth overtime loss that lasted more than 143 minutes to Toronto Metropolitan University.

The 2026 University Cup runs from March 19-22 at Saint Mary’s University.

Saskatchewan Huskies - WHL Alumni

• *F - Chase Bertholet (Winnipeg ICE, Spokane Chiefs)
• *F - Ashton Ferster (Medicine Hat Tigers, Kamloops Blazers)
• *F - Cade Hayes (Moose Jaw Warriors, Spokane Chiefs)
• *F - Dawson Holt (Vancouver Giants, Regina Pats)
• *F - Liam Keeler (Edmonton Oil Kings, Red Deer Rebels)
• *F - Raphael Pelletier (Swift Current Broncos, Everett Silvertips ‘A’)
• *F - Chantz Petruic (Moose Jaw Warriors)
• *F - Josh Pillar (Kamloops Blazers, Saskatoon Blades)
• *F - Ethan Regnier (Swift Current Broncos ‘C’, Everett Silvertips ‘A’)
• F - Conner Roulette (Seattle Thunderbirds, Saskatoon Blades, Spokane Chiefs)
• *F - Keaton Sorensen (Red Deer Rebels, Prince Albert Raiders)
• *F - Carter Stebbings (Swift Current Broncos)
• *D - Logan Bairos (Kamloops Blazers ‘A’)
• *D - Mac Gross (Spokane Chiefs)
• D - Eric Johnston (Edmonton Oil Kings, Prince Albert Raiders ‘C’, Swift Current Broncos, Moose Jaw Warriors)
• *D - Cole Jordan (Moose Jaw Warriors)
• *D - Landon Kosior (Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’)
• *D - Rhett Rhinehart (Prince Albert Raiders, Prince George Cougars, Saskatoon Blades ‘A’)
• D - Ben Saunderson (Saskatoon Blades ‘C’)
• G - Nolan Maier (Saskatoon Blades)
• G - Bryan Thomson (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
• Head Coach - Brandin Cote (Spokane Chiefs ‘C’, Swift Current Broncos)
• Assistant Coach - Jon Barkman (Saskatoon Blades, Prince George Cougars)
• Assistant Coach - Dave Chartier (Saskatoon Blades ‘C’)
• Assistant Coach - Derek Hulak (Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades)
• Goaltending Coach - Jeff Bosch (Regina Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Kamloops Blazers)
• Video Coordinator - Wil Kushniryk (Kelowna Rockets, Tri-City Americans, Calgary Hitmen)

Several Huskies also picked up Canada West hardware and nominations to All-Star teams:

Major Canada West Awards - Saskatchewan Huskies

• Rookie of the Year: Conner Roulette, Saskatchewan Huskies (Seattle Thunderbirds, Saskatoon Blades, Spokane Chiefs)

2025-26 Canada West First Team All-Stars

• D - Landon Kosior - Saskatchewan Huskies (Prince Albert Raiders)

2025-26 Canada West Second Team All-Stars

• F - Dawson Holt - Saskatchewan Huskies (Vancouver Giants, Regina Pats)
• F - Chantz Petruic - Saskatchewan Huskies (Moose Jaw Warriors)

• F - Conner Roulette- Saskatchewan Huskies (Seattle Thunderbirds, Saskatoon Blades, Spokane Chiefs)

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