Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League
The Saskatchewan Male U18 'AAA' Hockey League (SMAAAHL), formerly the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League,) is a U-18 'AAA' ice hockey league, with teams based in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the highest level of minor hockey in the province. Players in this league are 18 years of age or younger and often move on to play major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League or junior 'A' hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League followed by college hockey in the United States. Several have eventually gone on to professional hockey careers in the National Hockey League or in Europe.
| Formerly | Saskatchewan Midget 'AAA' Hockey League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Related competitions | Telus Cup |
| Official website | smaaahl.com/ |
Each year's playoff champion advances to the regional U-18 'AAA' championship, the winner of which earns a spot in the Telus Cup national championship. Saskatchewan teams have won a combined 14 national titles since 1979. The Notre Dame Hounds won the 2018 Telus Cup becoming the first 5 time Champion.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | National Titles |
| Battlefords Stars | North Battleford | North Battleford Civic Centre | 0 |
| Estevan Bears | Estevan | Affinity Place | 0 |
| Moose Jaw AAA Warriors | Moose Jaw | Mosaic Place | 0 |
| Notre Dame Hounds | Wilcox | Duncan McNeill Arena | 5 |
| Prince Albert Mintos | Prince Albert | Art Hauser Centre | 2 |
| Regina Pat Canadians | Regina | Co-operators Centre | 4 |
| Saskatoon Blazers | Saskatoon | Harold Latrace Arena/Rod Hamm Memorial Arena | 0 |
| Saskatoon Contacts | Saskatoon | Merlis Belsher Place | 1 |
| Swift Current Legionnaires | Swift Current | Credit Union iPlex | 0 |
| Tisdale Trojans | Tisdale | Tisdale RECplex | 1 |
| Warman Wildcats | Warman | Legends Centre | 0 |
| Yorkton SECON Maulers | Yorkton | Farrell Agencies Arena | 1 |
SMAAAHL Alumni
- Carter Ashton - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning
- James Wright - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jared Cowen - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Ottawa Senators
- Jaden Schwartz - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) St Louis Blues
- Brad Richards - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Detroit Redwings Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning
- Tyler Myers - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Winnipeg Jets
- Vincent Lecavalier - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Philadelphia Flyers
- Jarret Stoll - Saskatoon Blazers:(NHL) Los Angeles Kings
- Rhett Warrener - Saskatoon Blazers:(NHL) Calgary Flames
- Brent Sopel - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Chicago Blackhawks
- Colby Armstrong - Saskatoon Blazers:(NHL) Atlanta Thrashers
- Riley Armstrong - Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) San Jose Sharks
- Cory Sarich - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Calgary Flames
- Ryan Bayda - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Carolina Hurricanes
- Brayden Schenn - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis Blues
- Luke Schenn - Saskatoon Contacts:(NHL) Philadelphia Flyers
- Patrick Marleau - Swift Current Legionnaires:(NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
- Nolan Schaefer - Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Minnesota Wild
- Peter Schaefer - Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Boston Bruins
- Nick Schultz - Yorkton Harvest:(NHL) Philadelphia Flyers
- Nathan Paetsch - Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) Buffalo Sabres
- Brooks Laich - Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) Washington Capitals
- Jordan Hendry - Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) Chicago Blackhawks
- Tyson Strachan - Tisdale Trojans:(NHL) St. Louis Blues
- Wendel Clark - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
- Rod Brind'Amour - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Carolina Hurricanes
- Sean Couturier - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Philadelphia Flyers
- Morgan Rielly - Notre Dame Hounds:(NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
- Dwight King - Beardy's Blackhawks:(NHL) Los Angeles Kings
- Josh Manson - Prince Albert Mintos:(NHL) Anaheim Ducks
- Chris Kunitz - Yorkton Maulers: (NHL) Atlanta Thrashers Anaheim Ducks Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks
Dillon Dube - Norte Dame Argos:(NHL) Calgary Flames