Announcement of Restructuring for Under-18 AA League and Teams for Newly Formed AA 15-Year-Old Provincial League

Mar

31

By Hockey Saskatchewan

REGINA, Sask. – Hockey Saskatchewan has announced the restructuring of the Under-18 AA league in order to make room for the newly formed AA 15-year-old league. The shift aims to promote the Under-18 age group while providing an alternate option for 15-year-olds that are entering the Under-18 division.

The Under-18 AA league, currently comprised of twenty-five (25) teams, will now consist of a twenty-two (22) team league for the upcoming season. The teams that will participate in next season’s AA league are as follows:

  • Balgonie (Prairie Storm)
  • Battlefords (Northwest)
  • Estevan
  • Humboldt
  • Martensville
  • Moose Jaw
  • Tisdale (Northeast)
  • Notre Dame
  • Shellbrook (Parkland)
  • Prince Albert                                     
  • Regina – 3 teams
  • Saskatoon – 4 teams
  • Swift Current
  • Warman                                              
  • Kerrobert (West Central)
  • Weyburn                                            
  • Yorkton

The newly formed AA 15-year-old league is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan. A total of eight (8) teams will participate in the inaugural season and are as follows:

  • Battlefords
  • Moose Jaw
  • Martensville
  • Melville
  • Prince Albert
  • Regina
  • Saskatoon
  • Weyburn

“The launch of the AA 15-year-old League for next season provides another pathway for graduating U15 players into the three-year U18 age division. It allows these players another opportunity to continue the development of their skills with the hope of playing U18 AA and U18 AAA in the following years,” said Kelly McClintock, General Manager of Hockey Saskatchewan. “We're committed to growing and improving hockey in Saskatchewan, and we believe these changes will help us achieve that goal. Another complete review of the Male AAA/AA structure in the province will be completed next year and biannually every odd year from this point forward.”

The review of the U18 AA hockey league along with the addition of the AA 15-year-old league aligns with objectives outlined in Hockey Saskatchewan’s 2022-25 Strategic Plan. To view the plan’s Roadmap, click HERE.

For questions about the league, please contact Hockey Saskatchewan General Manager Kelly McClintock (KellyM@HockeySask.ca).

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