Notre Dame Hounds | |
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City | Wilcox, Saskatchewan |
League | SJHL |
Division | Sherwood |
Founded | 1933 |
Home arena | Duncan McNeill Arena |
Colours | Red and white |
General manager | Brett Pilkington |
Head coach | Brett Pilkington |
Website | notredame.ca/hockey |
Franchise history | |
1970–1976 | SJHL (Junior A) |
1976–1987 | Midget AAA (U-18) |
1987–present | SJHL |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 3 (1987–88, 1988–89, 2001–02) |
Playoff championships | SJHL Champions: 1 (1987–88) Anavet Cup: 1 (1988) Centennial Cup: 1 (1988) |
The Notre Dame Hounds are a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team based in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. The team is affiliated with Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a private boarding school established in 1920 and later renamed after Athol Murray, who directed the school and founded its hockey program. The Hounds are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and play their homes games in Duncan McNeill Arena. The team became national champions in 1988, representing Western Canada and winning the Centennial Cup. The Hounds have also operated successful Minor AAA teams over the course of their history. The Hounds hockey program is notable for producing a number of players who have gone on to National Hockey League careers.