Saskatoon Hilltops
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| Saskatoon Hilltops | |
| City | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| League | Canadian Junior Football League Canadian Junior Football League The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in six provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl... |
| Division | Prairie Football Conference |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Colours | Royal Blue & Gold |
| Home field | Gordie Howe Bowl Gordie Howe Bowl Gordie Howe Bowl is a football stadium located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was opened September 30, 1960. It is the home of the Saskatoon Hilltops, who play in the Prairie Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League and is also used for high school football. It is located... |
| Championships | 15 |
The Saskatoon Hilltops are a Canadian Junior Football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Hilltops play in the six-team Prairie Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League
Canadian Junior Football League
The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in six provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl...
(CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl
Canadian Bowl
The Canadian Bowl is the championship of the Canadian Junior Football League. The three league champions participate in the playdowns for the championship. One champion receives a bye to the game, while the other two play off in the Jostens Cup. The bye rotates among the three...
. The team was originally founded in 1921, but was reorganized in 1947. Gordie Howe Bowl
Gordie Howe Bowl
Gordie Howe Bowl is a football stadium located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was opened September 30, 1960. It is the home of the Saskatoon Hilltops, who play in the Prairie Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League and is also used for high school football. It is located...
is the home field for the Saskatoon Hilltops and was to undergo expansion and installation of artificial turf beginning in 2009. In 2011, Saskatoon's city council decided that plans for Gordie Howe Bowl were not feasible and plans to upgrade the facility have been put on hold.
Executive committee
| Position | Holder |
|---|---|
| President | Ron Zerr |
| Past President | Gerald Dewald |
| General Manager | Craig Cupid |
| Secretary | Cliff Powlowski |
| Executive Director | Al Gibb |
| Executive Director | Terry Postey |
| Executive Director | Spero Kokonas |
| Executive Director | Greg Peacock |
| Executive Director | Jeff Gould |
| Executive Director | Walt Smith |
| Executive Director | Greg Yuel |
| Head Coach | Tom Sargeant |
Coaching staff
| Position | Holder |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Tom Sargeant |
| Quarterbacks | Sheldon Ball |
| Running Backs | Jack Nepjuk |
| Receivers | Brent Stevens |
| Offensive Line | Donnie Davidsen |
| Linebackers | Jeff Yausie |
| Defensive Co-Ordinator/Defensive Backs | Brent Turkington |
| Special Teams/Defensive Line | Warren Muzika |
Canadian Championships
The Hilltops have won 15 of the 18 Canadian Championships they have played in, the most recent being the 2011 Canadian BowlCanadian Bowl
The Canadian Bowl is the championship of the Canadian Junior Football League. The three league champions participate in the playdowns for the championship. One champion receives a bye to the game, while the other two play off in the Jostens Cup. The bye rotates among the three...
.
Canadian Bowl Championship Games
| Year | Champion | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saskatoon Hilltops 29 | Hamilton Hurricanes 1 |
| 2010 | Saskatoon Hilltops 34 | Vancouver Island Raiders Vancouver Island Raiders The Vancouver Island Raiders are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Raiders play in the eight-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl... 23 |
| 2007 | Saskatoon Hilltops 26 | St. Leonard Cougars St. Leonard Cougars The St. Leonard Cougars are a CJFL football team located in St. Leonard, Quebec. They play in the Ontario division.... 3 |
| 2003 | Saskatoon Hilltops 59 | Victoria Rebels Victoria Rebels The Westshore Rebels are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Langford, British Columbia. The Rebels play in the six-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl... 0 |
| 2002 | Saskatoon Hilltops 20 | St. Leonard Cougars St. Leonard Cougars The St. Leonard Cougars are a CJFL football team located in St. Leonard, Quebec. They play in the Ontario division.... 18 |
| 2001 | Saskatoon Hilltops 45 | Okanagan Sun Okanagan Sun The Okanagan Sun are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Sun play in the eight-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl... 11 |
| 2000 | Okanagan Sun 36 | Saskatoon Hilltops 28 |
| 1996 | Saskatoon Hilltops 38 | Windsor AKO Fratmen 7 |
| 1991 | Saskatoon Hilltops 48 | Ottawa Sooners Ottawa Sooners The Ottawa Sooners are a Canadian football team based in Ottawa. The team originally played in the Ontario Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League. The team had achieved success during its play in the CJFL, winning a total of 4 National Championships... 7 |
Armadale Cup Championship Games
| Year | Champion | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Saskatoon Hilltops 29 | Ottawa Sooners 11 |
| 1978 | Saskatoon Hilltops 24 | Ottawa Sooners 4 |
Leader-Post Championship Games
| Year | Champion | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Saskatoon Hilltops 28 | Ottawa Sooners 7 |
| 1968 | Saskatoon Hilltops 27 | Ottawa Sooners 19 |
| 1960 | Montreal Rose Bombers 22 | Saskatoon Hilltops 20 |
| 1959 | Saskatoon Hilltops 46 | Toronto NK Knights 7 |
| 1958 | Saskatoon Hilltops 18 | Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs The Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs also known as the NDG Maple Leafs were a junior Canadian football team based in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec from 1946 to 1973... 14 |
| 1953 | Saskatoon Hilltops 34 | Windsor AKO Fratmen 6 |
| 1948 | Hamilton Wildcats Hamilton Wildcats Formed in 1990, the Hamilton Wildcats are a member club of the Ontario Australian Football League . Currently the Wildcats boast a playing membership of some 32 players who are drawn to the unique game of Australian rules football from many regions of southern Ontario, Canada... 14 |
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