List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan , past and present . It includes the league ( s ) they play for , and championships won . The province of Saskatchewan has been without professional hockey since the Saskatoon Quakers demise in the Western Hockey League in 1959 . The only major professional teams in Saskatchewan history played in the Western Canada Hockey League in the 1920s . In 1983 , a bid to buy and relocate the National Hockey League ' s St . Louis Blues to Saskatoon was vetoed by the NHL . The province is a hot bed for junior hockey with five Western Hockey League teams and the twelve team Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . The Regina Pats are the oldest continuously operating junior team in Canada , tracing their beginnings back to 1917 . This list does not include teams below the junior age group , or senior teams below the AAA level . Major Professional . Western Canada Hockey League . The Western Canada Hockey League was the first major - professional league on the prairies . Founded in 1921 , it collapsed due to escalating costs in 1926 , and was reformed as the Prairie Hockey League from 1926 - 28 . Minor Professional . Prairie Hockey League . The Prairie Hockey League was formed when the major league Western Canada Hockey League collapsed in 1926 . The Prairie League only survived for two seasons . Western Hockey League . The professional Western Hockey League was formed following a merger with the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League . The Saskatoon Quakers lost their amateur status when they joined the new league . Junior . Currently lacking any professional teams , the top level of hockey in Saskatchewan is junior . Five teams compete in the Major - Junior Western Hockey League , while the Junior - A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League comprises 12 teams . The border city of Lloydminster competes in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . Western Hockey League . Current teams < nowiki > * < / nowiki > Three of the Regina Pats ' Memorial Cups predate the WHL . Former teams Junior B Hockey Leagues . The Prairie Junior Hockey League merged with the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League in 2007 to create a more manageable province - wide league . Semi - professional , senior and amateur . Western Women ' s Hockey League . The National Women ' s Hockey League is the top level of women ' s hockey in Canada . The Saskatchewan Prairie Ice joined the league in 2006 following a merger with the Western Women ' s Hockey League . However , due to unforeseen circumstances regarding scheduling between the WWHL and NWHL , the merger never took place . That coupled with the collapse of the NWHL , left the Prairie Ice in the WWHL . Senior . Four senior AAA hockey teams from Saskatchewan have captured the Allan Cup as the national Senior hockey champion of Canada . the Lloydminster Border Kings are the defending Allan Cup champions . University . The Canada West Universities Athletic Association was founded in 1919 , representing schools across Western Canada . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > Since 1969 College . The Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference organizes sport at the collegiate level . World Champions . The 1934 World Championship was won by the Saskatoon Quakers , representing Canada .