2018-19 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League Season

This is the 2018-19 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League season. This is the league's 65th season.
==Membership Changes==
*The Meadow Lake Broncos were accepted into the league for the 2018-19 season at the Spring 2018 meeting.  They are joining from the Beaver Lakes Hockey League.http://saskaltahockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/saskaltahockey/saskalta-expands/news_509027
*After being mentioned as returning to the league for 2017-18 in early September of 2017; the Paradise Valley Jets sat out the 2017-18 season. But they announced as returning for the 2018-19 season http://saskaltahockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/saskaltahockey/saskalta-expands/news_509027
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Dewberry Mustangs 	Dewberry, AB 	Dewberry Arena
Elk Point Elks 	Elk Point AB 	A.G. Ross Arena
Hillmond Hitmen 	Hillmond, SK 	Hillmond Redden Arena
Kitscoty Monarchs 	Kitscoty, AB 	Kitscoty Arena
Lashburn Flyers 	Lashburn, SK 	Lashburn CN Sportsplex
Maidstone Jets 	Maidstone, SK 	Maidstone Arena
Meadow Lake Broncos 	Meadow Lake, SK 	Meadow Lake & District Arena
Neilburg Monarchs 	Neilburg, SK 	Neilburg Arena
Paradise Hill Hawks 	Paradise Hill, SK 	Onion Lake Arena
Paradise Valley Jets	Paradise Valley, AB 	Three Cities Arena
St. Walburg Eagles 	St. Walburg, Saskatchewan	St. Walburg Arena
Two Hills Longhorns 	Two Hills, Alberta 	Town of Two Hills Arena
Vermilion Rock 	Vermillion, AB 	Vermilion Stadium
Wainwright Rustlers 	Wainwright, AB 	Peace Memorial Multiplex
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Hillmond Hitmen 	19	19	0 	0 	0 	149	39 	38
Wainwright Rustlers 	19	16	2 	1 	0 	136	43 	33
St. Walburg Eagles 	19	13	5 	0 	1 	108	82 	27
Meadow Lake Broncos 	19	12	4 	0 	3 	108	70 	27
Elk Point Elks 	19	13	6 	0 	0 	100	64 	26
Lashburn Flyers 	19	12	6 	0 	1 	115	75 	25
Dewberry Mustangs 	19	12	6 	0 	1 	105	77 	25
Two Hills Longhorns 	19	12	7 	0 	0 	103	88 	24
Paradise Valley Jets	19	6 	13	0 	0 	62 	129	12
Paradise Hill Hawks 	19	5 	14	0 	0 	57 	79 	10
Neilburg Monarchs 	19	5 	14	0 	0 	53 	119	10
Maidstone Jets 	19	3 	14	1 	1 	51 	112	8
Kitscoty Monarchs 	19	3 	16	0 	0 	42 	148	6
Vermilion Rock 	19	2 	16	0 	1 	58 	128	5
===Placement Tie-Breakers===
*3rd place: St. Walburg finishes ahead of Meadow Lake on first tie-breaker: Total League wins 13 to 12.
*6th place: Lashburn finished ahead of Dewberry on second tie-breaker: points gained against each other 2 to 0; Lashburn defeated Dewberry 5-4 on December 22 in their only meeting of the season.
*10th place: Paradise Hill finishes ahead of Neilburg on third tie-breaker: Goals for against each other 7 to 6 Paradise Hill defeated Neilburg 4-1 on November 9 and Neilburg defeated Paradise Hill 5-3 on January 25.
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are best-of-five series with 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 4 vs 5. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven semifinals with 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. The semifinal winners meet in a best-of-seven series for the league championship and a spot in the 2019 Alberta Senior AA playoffs.
===Quarterfinals===
*Hillmond Hitmen defeated Two Hills Longhorns 3 games to 1
*Wainwright Rustlers defeated Dewberry Mustangs 3 games to none
*St. Walburg Eagles defeated Lashburn Flyers 3 games to none
*Meadow Lake Broncos defeated Elk Point Elks 3 games to 2
===Semifinals===
*Hillmond Hitmen defeated Meadow Lake Broncos 4 games to 2
*St. Walburg Eagles defeated Wainwright Rustlers 4 games to 1
===Final===
*St. Walburg Eagles defeated Hillmond Hitmen 4 games to 1
The playoff champion earn the right to advance to the 2019 Alberta Senior AA playoffs being held March 28-31 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta hosted by the Wainwright Rustlers of the Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League.  However, the Hillmond Hitmen represented the league at the tournament.
==Consolation Playoffs==
===Format===
The ninth through fourteenth place teams participate in a three round playoff. The preliminary round matches up 11 vs 14 and 12 vs 13 in best-of-three series. The semifinal round is best-of-five with the final round being best-of-five.
===Preliminary Round===
*Vermilion Rock defeated Neilburg Monarchs 2 games to none
*Maidstone Jets defeated Kitscoty Monarchs 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Vermilion Rock defeated Paradise Valley Jets 3 games to 1
*Paradise Hill Hawks defeated Maidstone Jets 3 games to 1
===Final===
*Paradise Hill Hawks defeated Vermilion Rock 3 games to 2
==References==
Category:2019 in hockey
Category:Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League seasons