2025–26 SJHL season
| 2025–26 SJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Pre-season August–September Regular season September–March Post-season March–April |
| Games | 336 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Streaming partner | HockeyTV |
| 2025 Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Camryn Aebig |
| Picked by | Warman Wolverines |
The 2025–26 SJHL season is the 58th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).
The franchise formerly known as the Notre Dame Hounds relocated from Wilcox to Warman and was rebranded as the Warman Wolverines following a change in ownership.
The league's North Division (comprising the Flin Flon Bombers, La Ronge Ice Wolves, Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks) was renamed the UPL North Division, pursuant to a 3-year sponsorship agreement with UPL Corp. The South Division (comprising the Estevan Bruins, Melville Millionaires, Weyburn Red Wings, and Yorkton Terriers) was renamed the Bunge Division following the corporate merger between the title sponsor Viterra and Bunge Global. The Central Division (comprising the Battlefords North Stars, Humboldt Broncos, Kindersley Klippers, and Warman Wolverines) was branded as the Nutrien Division, after its title sponsor Nutrien, in 2023.
The following rule changes were adopted under the expanded Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project:
- Western Junior A teams will be permitted to register up to five U.S.-born players at one time on their active roster, a decrease from the previous six.
- 16- and 17-year-old U.S.-born players who have been drafted, listed or signed by a WHL team will be eligible to be rostered by any Western Junior A team.
- Each Western Junior A team will be eligible to roster one 16- or 17-year-old player whose parent(s) reside(s) outside of their province or region, if the player has been drafted, listed or signed by a WHL team
- Up to a maximum of 23 such players across all Western Junior A teams, or one player from each WHL team.
- Out-of-province players who participate in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) will be eligible to affiliate with Western Junior A teams in their school’s respective province or region.
- No more than eight players born in a province not participating in the WCDM may be registered on the active roster of a Western Junior A team.
The WCDM pilot project began in 2024–25 across Western Canada.