SMAAAHL
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The Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL) is a Midget AAA ice hockey
league, with teams based in Saskatchewan
, Canada
. AAA hockey is the highest level of minor hockey in Canada. Midget aged players are under-18.
The league consists of 12 teams: Yorkton Harvest
, Tisdale Trojans, Swift Current Legionnaires, Saskatoon Contacts, Saskatoon Blazers
, Regina Pat Canadians, Prince Albert Mintos
, Notre Dame Hounds
, Notre Dame Argos, Battlefords Stars, Moose Jaw Generals and Beardy's Blackhawks.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league, with teams based in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. AAA hockey is the highest level of minor hockey in Canada. Midget aged players are under-18.
The league consists of 12 teams: Yorkton Harvest
Yorkton Harvest
The Yorkton Harvest are a Midget AAA ice hockey team from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. They are a member of the SMAAAHL. They play their home games at the Farrell Agencies Arena....
, Tisdale Trojans, Swift Current Legionnaires, Saskatoon Contacts, Saskatoon Blazers
Saskatoon Blazers
The Saskatoon Blazers is a Midget AAA ice hockey team from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They are a member of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. They played their home games at the Agri Twins, but have since switched to playing at the Harold Latrace Arena....
, Regina Pat Canadians, Prince Albert Mintos
Prince Albert Mintos
The Prince Albert Mintos are a franchise in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League . Their home rink is the Art Hauser Centre formerly Comuniplex....
, Notre Dame Hounds
Notre Dame Hounds
The Notre Dame Hounds are a Junior "A" team based out of Wilcox, Saskatchewan. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Hounds also had a Junior "B" team that played out of the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, but the team folded after the 2005-06 Season. The team...
, Notre Dame Argos, Battlefords Stars, Moose Jaw Generals and Beardy's Blackhawks.
SMAAAHL Alumni
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- Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Carolina HurricanesCarolina HurricanesThe Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center... - Luke SchennLuke SchennLuke Schenn is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . Schenn played junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League . In his final WHL season, Schenn was named to the league's Second All-Star Team...
- Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... - Patrick MarleauPatrick MarleauPatrick Denis Marleau is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He serves as the alternate captain for the Sharks during home games...
- Swift Current Legionnaires:(NHL) San Jose Sharks - Nolan SchaeferNolan SchaeferNolan Schaefer is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A.-Playing career:...
- Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... - Peter Schaefer - Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
- Nick SchultzNick SchultzNick Schultz is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL. The Wild drafted him in the second round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League...
- Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Minnesota Wild - Nathan PaetschNathan PaetschNathan Paetsch is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EHC Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
- Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) Buffalo SabresBuffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... - Brooks LaichBrooks LaichEvan Brooks Laich is a Canadian ice hockey player with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Laich was originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, and was later traded to the Capitals as part of the package for Peter Bondra...
- Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) Washington CapitalsWashington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... - Jordan HendryJordan HendryJordan Hendry is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent invited to the Minnesota Wild's 2011 training camp.-Playing career:...
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- Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) St. Louis Blues - Wendel ClarkWendel ClarkWendel L. Clark is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is perhaps best known for being a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League , captaining the team from 1991 to 1994...
- Notre Dame Hounds: (NHL) Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(retired) - Rod Brind'AmourRod Brind'AmourRoderic Jean Brind'Amour is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. He captained the Hurricanes to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in...
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