The 2025–26 SJHL season is the 58th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).
The franchise formerly known as the Notre Dame Hounds relocated from Wilcox to Warman and was rebranded as the Warman Wolverines following a change in ownership.
The league's North Division (comprising the Flin Flon Bombers, La Ronge Ice Wolves, Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks) was renamed the UPL North Division, pursuant to a 3-year sponsorship agreement with UPL Corp. The South Division (comprising the Estevan Bruins, Melville Millionaires, Weyburn Red Wings, and Yorkton Terriers) was renamed the Bunge Division following the corporate merger between the title sponsor Viterra and Bunge Global. The Central Division (comprising the Battlefords North Stars, Humboldt Broncos, Kindersley Klippers, and Warman Wolverines) was branded as the Nutrien Division, after its title sponsor Nutrien, in 2023.
The following rule changes were adopted under the expanded Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project: Western Junior A teams will be permitted to register up to five U.S.-born players at one time on their active roster, a decrease from the previous six. 16- and 17-year-old U.S.-born players who have been drafted, listed or signed by a WHL team will be eligible to be rostered by any Western Junior A team. Each Western Junior A team will be eligible to roster one 16- or 17-year-old player whose parent(s) reside(s) outside of their province or region, if the player has been drafted, listed or signed by a WHL team Up to a maximum of 23 such players across all Western Junior A teams, or one player from each WHL team. Out-of-province players who participate in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) will be eligible to affiliate with Western Junior A teams in their school's respective province or region. No more than eight players born in a province not participating in the WCDM may be registered on the active roster of a Western Junior A team. The WCDM pilot project began in 2024–25 across Western Canada.
Regular season
The regular season ran from September–March. Each team played 56 games, including 8 against teams in their division and 4 against teams in other divisions. The top 8 teams overall advanced to the playoffs.
|+ style="background:#334C99; border-top:#F9DC56 5px solid; border-bottom:#F9DC56 5px solid"| ! style=width:2.2em | Rank ! style=width:15em | Team ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> ! style=width:2.2em | <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> |- align=right | 1 || align=left|Flin Flon Bombers || 56 || 41 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 86 |- align=right | 2 || align=left|Yorkton Terriers || 56 || 37 || 17 || 1 || 1 || 76 |- align=right | 3 || align=left|Battlefords North Stars || 56 || 35 || 15 || 4 || 2 || 76 |- align=right | 4 || align=left|Nipawin Hawks || 56 || 35 || 19 || 1 || 1 || 72 |- align=right | 5 || align=left|Weyburn Red Wings || 56 || 34 || 18 || 1 || 3 || 72 |- align=right | 6 || align=left|Melfort Mustangs || 56 || 30 || 22 || 2 || 2 || 64 |- align=right | 7 || align=left|Melville Millionaires || 56 || 25 || 21 || 5 || 5 || 60 |- align=right | 8 || align=left|Estevan Bruins || 56 || 26 || 25 || 4 || 1 || 57 |- align=right | 9 || align=left|Humboldt Broncos || 56 || 26 || 26 || 3 || 1 || 56 |- align=right | 10 || align=left|Kindersley Klippers || 56 || 22 || 25 || 3 || 6 || 53 |- align=right | 11 || align=left|Warman Wolverines || 56 || 14 || 36 || 3 || 3 || 34 |- align=right | 12 || align=left|La Ronge Ice Wolves || 56 || 11 || 40 || 4 || 1 || 27
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Post-season
The top 8 teams overall in the regular season advanced to the quarterfinals. The winners in each round are determined by a single-elimination best-of-seven series. The winners advanced to the national championship tournament.
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Individual awards
Estevan Bruins forward Ewan Rennie was named the league's Most Valuable Player and Forward of the Year. Thomas Ries of the Yorkton Terriers was named Defenceman of the Year and Charlie Tritt of the Flin Flon Bombers was the league's Goaltender of the Year.
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External links
2025 SJHL draft SJHL official website SJHL players of the year SJHL playoff format