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2016 / 2018 / 2019 Kyle Elks

Established in 1949, the Kyle Elks hockey club has since striven for excellence and been a source of pride for their small west-central Saskatchewan community. From 2016 to 2019, the Kyle Elks won three provincial Senior (Sr.) ‘D’ championships in four seasons – thus cementing their legacy as a dynasty.

During the 2015-16 season, the Elks lost on Jan.10, 2016, and didn't lose again for the remainder, winning 23 straight games, including a sweep of the provincial playoﬀs. The Elks' special teams played a key role in their success. In the playoﬀs, the team's powerplay scored 34 goals and their penalty kill only gave up ﬁve shorthanded goals while scoring 11 – more than twice as many goals as they gave up when killing penalties.

Kyle was eliminated by the Edam Three Stars in the ﬁrst round of Sr. ‘D’ provincial playoﬀs the following season. While coming up short in 2016-17, the Elks bounced back with two dominating campaigns.

In the 2017-18 season, the Elks won the provincial championship with a record of 10 wins and no losses. However, the Edam Three Stars did take Kyle to its only overtime throughout its dynasty in provincial playoﬀs – which were best-of-three series at the time – before the Elks won 4-3 to claim their second banner.

The 2018-19 playoﬀs saw the Elks sweep the provincial championship while, once again, facing Edam in the ﬁnal. In each of these three seasons the Kyle Elks were inducted, they also accomplished the "double championship" by winning both the Saskatchewan Valley Hockey League (SVHL) and provincial Sr. ‘D’ banners. These Elks teams achieved six titles in four years because of their ﬁerce competitive spirit and their belief they could always ﬁnd a way to win.

Over the span of 75 years, the club has won a total of 15 league championships, six provincial ‘D’ championships, and two provincial ‘C’ championships. Among these titles are three other Sr. ‘D’ championships (1979, 2004 and 2023) as well as two Sr. ‘C’ championships (2006 and 2008).

2015-16 KYLE ELKS ROSTER

Steve Owens (H. Coach), Alaina Risi (Trainer), Leif Gustavson (Mgr), Kyle Nelson (Equip. Mgr), Bayne Gillanders (A. Coach), Jim Marshall (A. Coach), Mackenzie Dietrick, Brennen Bosovich, Colby Schneider, Dalton Schneider, Casey Rempel, Braiden Pederson, Jordan Wittman, Cody Strandquist, Cory Hodgins, Nelson Schneider, Darby Crozier, Greg Wills, Dieter Gillanders, Byron Sorensen, Kendall Day, Brett Boehm, Thomas Williams, Austen Watier, Jeff Marshall, Austin Noble, Matt Richard, Mitch Day.

2017-18 KYLE ELKS ROSTER

Colby Schneider, Jordan Wittman, Leif Gustavson (Mgr), Dalton Schneider, Mackenzie Dietrick, Alaina Rempel (Trainer), Bayne Gillanders (Coach), Nelson Schneider, Brennen Bosovich, Austin Noble, Darby Crozier, R.J. Larochelle, Jesse Shynkaruk, Cody Strandquist, Brett Boehm, Cory Hodgins, Jeff Marshall, Dieter Gillanders, Matt Richard, Kendall Day, Mitch Day, Byron Sorensen, Casey Rempel, Jim Marshall (A. Coach), Brad Hamilton (Equip. Mgr).

2018-19 KYLE ELKS ROSTER

Bayne Gillanders (H. Coach), Leif Gustavson (Mgr), Casey Rempel, Byron Sorensen, Brennen Bosovich, Jordan Wittman, Brad Hamilton (Equip. Mgr), Mitch Day, Matt Richard, Dalton Schneider, Dieter Gillanders, Darby Crozier, Jesse Shynkaruk, Austin Noble, Brett Boehm, Cory Hodgins, Nelson Schneider, Colby Schneider, Mackenzie Dietrick, Carter Tangen, Justin Williams, RJ Larochelle, Jeff Marshall, Cody Strandquist, Jim Marshall (A. Coach), Alaina Rempel (Trainer).

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