Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1959 |
No. of teams | 9 |
Country | Canada |
The Big 6 Hockey League is a senior men's ice hockey league in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. There are currently nine teams in the league. The league began in 1959-1960 with four teams, the Bienfait Coalers, Frobisher Flyers, Glen Ewen Eagles, and Oxbow Aces.
The teams compete for the Lincoln Trophy. The Bienfait Coalers have been the most successful team in league history with 15 championships.
Select regular season and playoff games from around the league are broadcast on Estevan radio station CJSL. [1]
Year | Winning team | Losing team | Games | Notes |
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1959-60 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1960-61 | Midale Miners | |||
1961-62 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1962-63 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1963-64 | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | |||
1964-65 | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | |||
1965-66 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1966-67 | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | |||
1967-68 | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | |||
1968-69 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1968-70 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1970-71 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1971-72 | Wawota Flyers | |||
1972-73 | Wawota Flyers | |||
1973-74 | Wawota Flyers | |||
1974-75 | Wawota Flyers | |||
1975-76 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1976-77 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1977-78 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1978-79 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1979-80 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1980-81 | Lampman Imperials | |||
1981-82 | Wawota Flyers | |||
1982-83 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1983-84 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1984-85 | Estevan Bears | |||
1985-86 | Estevan Bears | |||
1986-87 | Estevan Bears | |||
1987-88 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1988-89 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1989-90 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1990-91 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1991-92 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1992-93 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1993-94 | Carnduff Red Devils | |||
1994-95 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1995-96 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
1996-97 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1997-98 | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | |||
1998-99 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
1999-00 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
2000-01 | Carlyle Cougars | |||
2001-02 | Bienfait Coalers | |||
2002-03 | Weyburn Devils | |||
2003-04 | Moosomin Rangers | |||
2004-05 | Wawota Flyers | Weyburn Devils | ||
2005-06 | Weyburn Devils | Wawota Flyers | 3 - 2 | |
2006-07 | Carnduff Red Devils | Carlyle Cougars | 4 - 3 | |
2007-08 | Midale Mustangs | Carnduff Red Devils | 4 - 1 | |
2008-09 | Midale Mustangs | Redvers Rockets | 4 - 1 | |
2009-10 | Midale Mustangs | Bienfait Coalers | 4 - 0 | |
2010-11 | Bienfait Coalers | Midale Mustangs | 4 - 3 | |
2011-12 | Bienfait Coalers | Midale Mustangs | 4 - 2 | |
2012-13 | Bienfait Coalers | Arcola / Kisbey Combines | 4 - 0 | |
2013-14 | Bienfait Coalers | Midale Mustangs | 4 - 0 | |
2014-15 | Bienfait Coaler | Wawota Flyers | 4 - 1 | |
2015-16 | Wawota Flyers | Bienfait Coalers | 4 - 1 | |
2016-17 | Wawota Flyers | Yellow Grass Wheat Kings | 4 - 0 | |
2017-18 | Redvers Rockets | Carnduff Red Devils | 3 - 0 | |
2018-19 | Yellow Grass Wheat Kings | Carnduff Red Devils | 3 - 0 | |
2019-20 | Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
2021-22 | Carnduff Red Devils | Redvers Rockets | 3 - 1 | |
2022-23 | Redvers Rockets | Moosomin Rangers | 3 - 0 |
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