The Saskatoon Hilltops will begin their pursuit of an eighth consecutive Prairie Football Conference championship with two straight home games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
The Toppers will host the Winnipeg Rifles on Sunday, August 14th, before welcoming the Edmonton Huskies the following Sunday. Saskatoon’s first road game will be a trip to Winnipeg on August 28th. The P-F-C will have two bye weeks for all six teams, on the Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day long weekends in September and October. The Hilltops will entertain the provincial rival Regina Thunder on Saturday, September 10th, and finish off the 2022 campaign at home on Sunday, October 16th, against the Calgary Colts. Saskatoon will play home-and-home against Regina, Winnipeg and Calgary while only playing the Edmonton teams once each. Playoffs are set to start on Sunday, October 23rd. Following is the news release from the P-F-C plus a link for the complete schedule…..
Prairie Conference Schedule
The 2022 PFC schedule kicks off on August 14
The CJFL and Prairie Conference (PFC) have released their 2022 schedule that will see the six-member Conference open the CJFL season on August 14, 2022 with a full slate of games.
The Conference champion Saskatoon Hilltops begin their title defence that afternoon at 1:00pm when they host the Winnipeg Rifles. The Regina Thunder who finished as the top seed in 2021 open their season at home when they welcome the Edmonton Wildcats at 1:00pm and the Calgary Colts entertain the Edmonton Huskies at 1:00pm as well.
The teams are scheduled to play an eight-week regular season concluding on October 16th. The Conference playoffs will open the following weekend with a pair of semi-finals before the Conference final scheduled for Sunday October 30th.
The winner of the Prairie finale will receive a bye week before hosting the 2022 Canadian Bowl on Saturday November 12th. It’s the first national final hosted in the Prairie Conference since the Hilltops hosted the Langley Rams in 2018.
The BC and Ontario Conferences continue to work on their schedules and do anticipate releasing them in the coming weeks.
