Saskatoon Valkyries embrace youth in chase for 5th straight WWCFL championship – Saskatoon [Video]

Midway through the Western Women’s Canadian Football League season, the four-time defending champion Saskatoon Valkyries are hard at work.

However, the current roster is more inexperienced, following the departure of several veterans from last year’s team.

“After losing a good chunk of our veteran core on offence from last year I think it was kind of a question mark how we were going to fare this season,” said Valkyries linebacker Emmarae Dale. “We have a very, very strong defence and we’ve all been playing together for a while.”

Despite the new faces on offence, the Valkyries have continued their winning ways with a 2-0 start to their 2025 season.

With a much more inexperienced group of teammates, Dale said it’s been up to the veterans on the team to help bring the first and second-year players along.

“They don’t necessarily have the full ins and outs like we do,” said Dale. “It for sure makes us have to step …