Alberta Junior Hockey League

The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is a junior ice hockey league in the Canadian province of Alberta . It was founded in 1963 and is one of ten leagues belonging to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which currently consists of 16 teams, which are divided into two divisions . The best-placed team in the preliminary round receives the Dave Duchak Trophy and plays in the subsequent play-offs for the Rogers Wireless Cup , which was called the Carling O'Keefe Trophy until 1997 . The winner of the AJHL playoffs plays in a best-of-seven series against the winner of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League for the Doyle Cup . The winner of the Doyle Cup again plays for the Royal Bank Cup and moves into the CJHL final as the Western Conference winner.

Teams of the 2014/15 season

North Division

Surname	Location	League affiliation since
Bonnyville Pontiacs	Bonnyville , Alberta	1991
Drayton Valley Thunder	Drayton Valley , Alberta	1998
Fort McMurray Oil Barons	Fort McMurray , Alberta	1981
Grande Prairie Storm	Grande Prairie , Alberta	1995
Lloydminster Bobcats	Lloydminster , Alberta	1982
Sherwood Park Crusaders	Sherwood , Alberta	1976
Spruce Grove Saints	Spruce Grove , Alberta	2004 (1963)
Whitecourt Wolverines	St. Albert , Alberta	2012 (until 2012 St. Albert Steel)

South Division

Surname	Location	League affiliation since
Brooks Bandits	Brooks , Alberta	2000
Calgary Canucks	Calgary , Alberta	1971
Calgary Mustangs	Calgary , Alberta	1990
Camrose Kodiaks	Camrose , Alberta	1997
Canmore Eagles	Canmore , Alberta	1995
Drumheller Dragons	Drumheller , Alberta	2003
Okotoks Oilers	Okotoks , Alberta	2005
Olds grizzlies	Olds , Alberta	1981

Former teams

Calgary Buffaloes (1963-1970) Calgary Cowboys (1963-1965) Calgary Spurs (1979-1990) Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves (1998-2004) Drumheller Falcons (1971–1983) Edmonton Crusaders (1976-1978) Edmonton Maple Leafs

Edmonton Mets (1972–1974) Edmonton Safeway Canadiens Fort Saskatchewan Traders (1976-2007) Hobbema Hawks Lethbridge Sugar Kings Mount Royal College Cougars

Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Rustlers (1967-1989) St. Albert Saints (1977-2004) Spruce Grove Mets (1974-1977) The Pass Red Devils (1972-1976) Taber Golden Suns (1974-1981)

Trophy winners

Royal Bank Cup

Since the Royal Bank Cup was established, it has been won eight times by a team from the AJHL.

• 1971 Red Deer Rustlers
• 1975 Spruce Grove Mets
• 1980 Red Deer Rustlers
• 1994 Olds Grizzlies
• 1995 Calgary Canucks
• 2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons
• 2001 Camrose Kodiaks
• 2013 Brooks Bandits

Carling O'Keefe Trophy

1965 Calgary Buffaloes 1966 Calgary Buffaloes 1967 Edmonton Western Movers 1968 Edmonton Western Movers 1969 Lethbridge Sugar Kings 1970 Red Deer Rustlers 1971 Red Deer Rustlers 1972 Red Deer Rustlers 1973 Calgary Canucks 1974 Red Deer Rustlers 1975 Spruce Grove Mets

1976 Spruce Grove Mets 1977 Calgary Canucks 1978 Calgary Canucks 1979 Fort Saskatchewan Traders 1980 Red Deer Rustlers 1981 St. Albert Saints 1982 St. Albert Saints 1983 Calgary Canucks 1984 Fort Saskatchewan Traders 1985 Red Deer Rustlers 1986 Calgary Canucks

1987 Red Deer Rustlers 1988 Calgary Canucks 1989 Red Deer Rustlers 1990 Calgary Canucks 1991 Calgary Royals 1992 Olds Grizzlys 1993 Olds Grizzlys 1994 Olds Grizzlies 1995 Calgary Canucks 1996 St. Albert Saints 1997 Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Rogers Wireless Cup

1998 St. Albert Saints 1999 Calgary Canucks 2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2001 Camrose Kodiaks 2002 Drayton Valley 2003 Camrose Kodiaks 2004 Grande Prairie Storm 2005 Camrose Kodiaks

2006 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2007 Camrose Kodiaks 2008 Camrose Kodiaks 2009 Grande Prairie Storm 2010 Spruce Grove Saints 2011 Spruce Grove Saints 2012 Brooks Bandits

2013 Brooks Bandits 2014 Spruce Grove Saints 2015 Spruce Grove Saints 2016 Brooks Bandits 2017 Brooks Bandits 2018 Spruce Grove Saints 2019 Brooks Bandits

Well-known players in the National Hockey League

Dave Babych Stu Barnes Bob Bassen Dan Blackburn Mike Commodore Mike Comrie John Davidson Curtis Glencross Scott Hartnell Dany Heatley Cale Hulse

Corey Hirsch Kelly Kisio Spencer Machacek Clint Malarchuk Richard Matvichuk Lanny McDonald Mark Messier Randy Moller Troy Murray Chris Phillips Fernando Pisani

Mason Raymond Wade Redden Steven Reinprecht Lindy Ruff Devin Setoguchi Jason Smith Sheldon Souray Brent Sutter Brian Sutter Darryl Sutter

Duane Sutter Rich Sutter Ron Sutter Garry Unger Scottie Upshall Garry Valk Mike Vernon Stan Weir Glen Wesley Zarley Zalapski

Web links

• Official website