Prairie Senior Hockey League

The Prairie Senior Hockey League operated as an amateur senior league in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
It was formed as a merger of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League and the Alberta Senior League in 1971. The league only lasted one season (1971-72).
There were five teams originally - two from Alberta - Edmonton Monarchs and Calgary Stampeders and three from Saskatchewan - Saskatoon Quakers, Regina Caps, and Yorkton Millers.
In December the Stampeders went on a tour of Europe. When they returned in January they disbanded because the team had no more money. The other Alberta team from Edmonton remained in the league. It was decided that the Monarchs would not enter the league playoffs but represent Alberta in the Allan Cup playoffs. The other three teams from Saskatchewan would play off among themselves to decide that province's representative.
The Saskatoon Quakers folded after the season ended. What was to be a semi final series then became a final series between Regina and Yorkton.
Not surprisingly the league folded at the end of the season. This marked the end of top-level senior hockey in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
==Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Calgary Stampeders	Calgary, Alberta 	Stampede Corral 	1971-1972	folded in Janury
Edmonton Monarchs 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Edmonton Gardens 	1971-1972	fold after season
Regina Caps 	Regina, Saskatchewan 	Regina Exhibition Stadium	1971-1972	fold after season
Saskatoon Quakers 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Saskatoon Arena 	1971-1972	fold at end of regular season
Yorkton Millers 	Yorkton, Saskatchewan 	 	1971-1972	fold after sesaon
==1971-72 Standings==
Standings 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Edmonton Monarchs 	48	22	17	0	164	141	46
Saskatoon Quakers 	42	24	16	2	199	169	45
Yorkton Millers 	42	20	20	2	154	171	37
Calgary Stampeders	28	14	13	1	96 	91 	29
Regina Caps 	39	12	26	1	161	202	25
The Edmonton Monarchs advanced to the 1971-72 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. The Calgary Stampeders folded in January. The Saskatoon Quakers folded after the season ended.
==Final==
Best of 7
*Yorkton 4 Regina 2
*Regina 5 Yorkton 1
*Yorkton 3 Regina 1
*Yorkton 5 Regina 1
*Yorkton 6 Regina 5
Yorkton Millers beat Regina Caps 4 wins to 1.
The Yorkton Millers advanced to the 1971-72 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.
==Game Ads==
71-72EdmMonGameAd.jpg|Edmonton
71-72SasQuaGameAd.jpg|Saskatoon
71-72PrHLFinalGameAd.jpg|Final series @ Regina
71-72PHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary game ads for mid-December
71-72PHLReginaGameAd.jpg
71-72PHLSaskatoonGameAd.jpg
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Established in 1971
Category:Disestablished in 1972
Category:Saskatchewan Senior Hockey leagues
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