Saskatoon Quakers | |
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City | Saskatoon,Saskatchewan |
League | WCSHL (1945–1951) PCHL/WHL (1952–1959) |
Operated | (Professional) 1945–1956 1957–1959 |
Home arena | Saskatoon Arena |
Franchise history | |
1945–1947 | Saskatoon Elks |
1948–1956 | Saskatoon Quakers |
1955–1957 | Brandon Regals |
1957–58 | Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals |
1958–59 | Saskatoon Quakers |
TheSaskatoon Quakers were a Canadianice hockey team based inSaskatoon,Saskatchewan. The team played in varioussenior andminor professional hockey leagues from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Quakers representedCanada and won gold at the1934 World Hockey Championships held inMilan,Italy. In 1952, they captured thePresident's Cup asPacific Coast Hockey League champions.
The Quakers represented Canada in the 1934 World Ice Hockey Championships in Milan, Italy. The team won the gold medal, defeating theUnited States in the championship final, avenging Canada's loss to the US in the1933 championship final.[1]
From 1937, the Quakers were based out of the 3,300-seatSaskatoon Arena in downtown Saskatoon.[2] The Quakers were a founding member of theWestern Canada Senior Hockey League (WCSHL) in 1945, where they were known their first two seasons as the Saskatoon Elks. They captured the WCSHL championship in 1950–51. The following season, the Quakers joined theCalgary Stampeders andEdmonton Flyers in turning professional as the WCSHL merged with thePacific Coast Hockey League, which renamed itself theWestern Hockey League in 1952. As a result of the merger, the Quakers lost their amateur status, becoming a minor-professional team. The Quakers succumbed, after five seasons in the WHL, to the increased costs of operating a minor-professional team.[citation needed]
When the Quakers won the WCSHL 1950–51 championship, they became the western league's representative to the1951 Alexander Cup for the national major ('open' to both amateur and professional leagues)senior ice hockey championship of Canada. They would lose to the Toronto St. Michaels Monarchs in the Alexander Cup's semi-finals. In 1952, they captured thePresident's Cup asPacific Coast Hockey League champions.[citation needed]
In 1957–58, Saskatoon returned to the WHL when the Brandon Regals, who had just won the league championship, moved and opted to split home games between Saskatoon andSt. Paul, Minnesota as theSaskatoon/St. Paul Regals. The two city concept last just one season, and in 1958–59, the team hosted games only in Saskatoon and adopted the name of the former Quakers. They would last only one more season before folding.[3]
= Denotes Minor Professional status |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Team | Season | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
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Saskatoon Elks | 1945–46 | WCSHL | 36 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 104 | 147 | 30 | 3rd Overall | |
Saskatoon Elks | 1946–47 | WCSHL | 40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 151 | 210 | 32 | 4th Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1947–48 | WCSHL | 48 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 187 | 239 | 40 | 5th Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1948–49 | WCSHL | 48 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 144 | 307 | 18 | 5th Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1949–50 | WCSHL | 50 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 190 | 227 | 49 | 3rd Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1950–51 | WCSHL | 59 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 246 | 234 | 63 | 3rd Overall | Won league |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1951–52 | PCHL | 70 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 273 | 225 | 84 | 2nd Overall | Wonchampionship |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1952–53 | WHL | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 268 | 240 | 79 | 1st Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1953–54 | WHL | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 226 | 214 | 73 | 3rd Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1954–55 | WHL | 70 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 207 | 273 | 49 | 6th Overall | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1955–56 | WHL | 70 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 208 | 249 | 2 | 3rd Prairie |
Team | Season | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
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Brandon Regals | 1956–57 | WHL | 70 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 250 | 186 | 92 | 1st Overall | Won championship |
Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals | 1957-58 | WHL | 70 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 214 | 323 | 50 | 4th Prairie | |
Saskatoon Quakers | 1958–59 | WHL | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 208 | 201 | 62 | 4th Prairie |