The Warman Wolverines are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Warman, Saskatchewan, competing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The team was established by co-founders Jonathan Abrametz and Cole Kachur in 2025 following the relocation of the Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan, to Warman.[1] The team was previously affiliated with Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, before it was sold in 2025 and relocated to Warman.[2] The franchise is notable for being the first SJHL team in the greater Saskatoon area since the Saskatoon Rage in the mid-1990s.
The Warman Wolverines were formed after a group of Saskatoon-based investors, led by Jonathan Abrametz and Cole Kachur, purchased the Notre Dame Hounds franchise in March 2025. The relocation to Warman was announced on February 18, 2025, with the team set to begin play in the 2025–26 SJHL season, pending approval from the SJHL’s annual general meeting in June 2025. The move was driven by a desire to bring junior A hockey to Warman, a community known for its strong hockey culture.
The ownership group aimed to transition the team to a community-owned, non-profit model within 5 to 10 years, aligning with the SJHL’s predominant ownership structure. The owners have reportedly funded about $850,000 (CAD) for the 2025-26 season along with plenty of support from business sponsors and more being announced in the upcoming days.[1]
Team identity
The name Wolverines was chosen to align with the team names of Warman High School.[3] The team logo, a side profile of a wolverine, is similar, but not identical, to that of the school.[4] The team colours are teal, red, dark blue and white. Red was chosen to honour the franchise's former identity as the Notre Dame Hounds, whose colours were red and white.[2]
Arena
The Wolverines will play their home games at the city-owned Warman Home Centre Communiplex (WHCC), which was built in 2011.[5] The arena has capacity for 1,678 spectators, including 1,178 seated and 500 standing.[6] A $15 million (CAD) expansion project began in February 2024, and was expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.[7][8] The city also agreed to upgrade the score clock and other electronic audio-visual display boards in the arena.[9]
Warman Wolverines Roster
The following table lists players named to the Warman Wolverines’ preseason exhibition roster for the club’s inaugural 2025–26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season.
Note: The roster includes forwards, defencemen and goaltenders drawn from Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada, along with several players from the United States.
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