Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 1946 1966 1989 2007 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders Team Formation With the folding of both clubs in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, the Regina Roughriders became a provincially community-owned club (and has remained so since), and, consequently, changed their name to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1946. It is the first recorded instance of a major-league team in North America …