Editing Saskatchewan (section)

== Sports ==
{{Further|Sport in Saskatchewan}}

[[File:Mosaic Stadium Exterior.jpg|thumb|[[Mosaic Stadium]] is the home stadium for the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]], a professional [[Canadian football]] team.]]

[[Ice hockey|Hockey]] is the most popular sport in Saskatchewan. More than 500 [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) players have been born in Saskatchewan, the highest per capita output of any Canadian province, U.S. state, or [[Europe]]an country.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHL Players Born in Saskatchewan, Canada |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&province=SK&state= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220131917/https://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&province=SK&state= |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2013 |work=Hockey-Reference.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Chaput |first=John |title=Hockey |url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/hockey.html |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |access-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208175523/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/hockey.html |archive-date=February 8, 2009 }}</ref> This includes [[Gordie Howe]], dubbed "Mr. Hockey" and widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vollman |first=Rob |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Numbers say Howe was the best ever |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/numbers-say-howe-was-the-best-ever/c-280936880 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=nhl.com |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113138/https://www.nhl.com/news/numbers-say-howe-was-the-best-ever/c-280936880 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Burnside |first=Scott |date=January 27, 2017 |title=Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux agree Gordie Howe was best ever |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18569929/wayne-gretzky-bobby-orr-mario-lemieux-say-gordie-howe-was-best-ever-played |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128100704/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18569929/wayne-gretzky-bobby-orr-mario-lemieux-say-gordie-howe-was-best-ever-played |url-status=live }}</ref> Some other notable NHL figures born in Saskatchewan include [[Keith Allen (ice hockey)|Keith Allen]], [[Bryan Trottier]], [[Bernie Federko]], [[Clark Gillies]], [[Fernie Flaman]], [[Fred Sasakamoose]], [[Bert Olmstead]], [[Harry Watson (ice hockey b. 1923)|Harry Watson]], [[Elmer Lach]], [[Max Bentley]], [[Sid Abel]], [[Doug Bentley]], [[Eddie Shore]], [[Clint Smith]], [[Bryan Hextall]], [[Johnny Bower]], [[Emile Francis]], [[Glenn Hall]], [[Chuck Rayner]], [[Wendel Clark]], [[Brad McCrimmon]], [[Mike Babcock]], [[Patrick Marleau]], [[Theoren Fleury|Theo Fleury]], [[Terry Harper]], [[Wade Redden]], [[Brian Propp]], [[Ryan Getzlaf]], [[Chris Kunitz]], [[Kelly Chase]], and [[Jordan Eberle]]. A number of prominent women's hockey players and figures have come from the province as well, including [[Hayley Wickenheiser]], [[Colleen Sostorics]], [[Gina Kingsbury]], [[Shannon Miller (ice hockey)|Shannon Miller]], and [[Emily Clark (ice hockey)|Emily Clark]]. Wickenheiser was the first female skater to play full-time professional hockey in a men's league and is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Kristina |date=2019 |title=No Days Off |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/hayley-wickenheiser-hall-fame-big-read/ |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=Sportsnet |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116065222/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/hayley-wickenheiser-hall-fame-big-read/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Saskatchewan does not have a professional hockey franchise, but five teams in the [[junior ice hockey|junior]] [[Western Hockey League]] are based in the province: the [[Moose Jaw Warriors]], [[Prince Albert Raiders]], [[Regina Pats]], [[Saskatoon Blades]], and [[Swift Current Broncos]].

The [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] are the province's professional [[Canadian football]] team playing in the [[Canadian Football League]], and are based in Regina but popular across Saskatchewan. The team's fans are also found to congregate on game days throughout Canada, and collectively they are known as "Rider Nation". The Roughriders are one of the oldest professional sports teams and community-owned franchises in North America and have won four [[Grey Cup]] championships. The province also boasts successful women's football teams. The [[Saskatoon Valkyries]] and the [[Regina Riot (football)|Regina Riot]] are the only two teams to win championships in the [[Western Women's Canadian Football League]] since it began play in 2011.

The province is home to two other professional sports franchises. The [[Saskatchewan Rush]] play in the [[National Lacrosse League]]. In 2016, their first year after relocating from [[Edmonton]], Alberta, the Rush won both their Division Title and the League Championship. In 2018, the province received a [[Canadian Elite Basketball League]] franchise, the [[Saskatchewan Rattlers]], which won the league's inaugural championship in 2019. The [[Saskatchewan Heat]] are a semi-professional team in the [[National Ringette League]]. The province boasts six teams in the [[Western Canadian Baseball League]].
[[File:Emma Lake area 2014-12-31 16-03-32 0039 KC (15556369354).jpg|thumb|A [[pond hockey]] rink set up on [[Emma Lake (Saskatchewan)|Emma Lake]]]]Curling is the province's official sport and, historically, Saskatchewan has been one of the strongest [[curling]] provinces.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |publisher=Canadian Plains Research Centre |year=2005 |isbn=9780889771758 |location=Regina |pages=228 |language=English }}</ref> Teams from Saskatchewan have won seven [[Montana's Brier|Canadian men's championships]], five [[List of World Men's Curling Champions|world men's championships]], thirteen [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Canadian women's championships]], and four [[List of World Women's Curling Champions|world women's championships]]. Notable curlers from Saskatchewan include [[Ernie Richardson (curler)|Ernie Richardson]], [[Joyce McKee]], [[Vera Pezer]], [[Rick Folk]], [[Sandra Schmirler]], and [[Ben Hebert]]. In a 2019 poll conducted by [[The Sports Network]] (TSN), experts ranked Schmirler's Saskatchewan team, which won the gold medal at the [[Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Olympics]], as the greatest women's team in Canada's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Greatest Curlers: Schmirler's foursome named greatest rink of all-time |url=https://www.tsn.ca/canada-s-greatest-curlers-schmirler-s-foursome-named-greatest-rink-of-all-time-1.1253745 |work=TSN |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507105431/https://www.tsn.ca/canada-s-greatest-curlers-schmirler-s-foursome-named-greatest-rink-of-all-time-1.1253745 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Sports teams in Saskatchewan
|-
! Team !! City !! League 
!Since
!Stadium/arena
!Capacity
|-
| [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]|| [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]|| [[Canadian Football League]]
|1910
|[[Mosaic Stadium]]
| style="text-align: right" | 33,350
|-
|[[Saskatchewan Rush]]
|[[Saskatoon]]
|[[National Lacrosse League]]
|2016
|[[SaskTel Centre]]
| style="text-align: right" | 15,100
|-
|[[Saskatchewan Rattlers]]
|Saskatoon
|[[Canadian Elite Basketball League]]
|2019
|SaskTel Centre
| style="text-align: right" | 15,100
|-
|[[Regina Pats]]
|Regina
|[[Canadian Hockey League]]
|1917
|[[Brandt Centre]]
| style="text-align: right" | 6,000
|-
|[[Saskatoon Blades]]
|Saskatoon
|Canadian Hockey League
|1966
|SaskTel Centre
| style="text-align: right" | 15,100
|-
|[[Swift Current Broncos]]
|[[Swift Current]]
|Canadian Hockey League
|1967
|[[Innovation Credit Union iPlex]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,879
|-
| [[Prince Albert Raiders]]|| [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]]|| Canadian Hockey League
|1982
|[[Art Hauser Centre]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,580
|-
| [[Moose Jaw Warriors]]|| [[Moose Jaw]] || Canadian Hockey League
|1984
|[[Mosaic Place]]
| style="text-align: right" | 4,414
|-
|[[Saskatoon Valkyries]]
|Saskatoon
|[[Western Women's Canadian Football League]]
|2010
|[[Saskatoon Minor Football Field]]
| style="text-align: right" | 5,000
|-
|[[Regina Riot (football)|Regina Riot]]
|Regina
|Western Women's Canadian Football League
|2010
|Leibel Field
| style="text-align: right" | 1,200
|}