Chinook Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition: 2017-18 Allan Cup Hockey West season | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Inaugural season | 1955-56 |
No. of teams | 5 |
Country | Canada |
Most recent champion(s) | Lacombe Generals (10th title) |
Most titles |
Lacombe Generals (10 titles) Stony Plain Eagles (10 titles) |
Official website | Chinookhockeyleague.com |
The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, currently made up of five Senior AAA teams. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the other is Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey.[1] Since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, the Chinook League has produced four Allan Cup National Champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles,[2] and the 2009, 2013 and 2016 Bentley Generals.[3]
History
Founded as the Chinook Hockey League in 1955.
In June 2016 the Chinook Hockey League elected Jerry Muise as their league president. He was Vice President since 2013. In 2013, the Chinook Hockey League hired George Vanberg as their league president.[4] Prior to Vanberg, Ray Marsh was league president for over 35 years.[5]
Renamed Allan Cup Hockey West in 2017.
Teams
Team | City | Arena | Founded |
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Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | Jubilee Recreation Centre | 2003 |
Innisfail Eagles | Innisfail, Alberta | Innisfail Twin Arena | 1947 |
Lacombe Generals | Lacombe, Alberta | Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex | 1999 |
Rosetown Red Wings | Rosetown, Saskatchewan | SaskCan Centre | 2016 |
Stony Plain Eagles | Stony Plain, Alberta | Glenn Hall Centennial Arena | 1930 |
Former Teams
- Alix Warriors
- Bashaw Stars
- Beaumont Warriors
- Bentley Generals
- Big Valley Oil Kings
- Bowness Royals (Calgary)
- Carstairs Colts
- Carstairs Redhawks
- Didsbury Ramblers
- Drayton Valley Wildcats
- Drumheller Miners
- Eckville Eagles
- Enoch Falcons
- Fort MacMurray Millionaires
- Hobbema Oilers
- Innisfail Aces
- Innisfail Oilers
- Lacombe Purity 99ers
- Lacombe Merchants
- Lloydminster Border Kings
- Millet Thunder
- Montgomery V's (Calgary)
- Wetaskiwin Thunder
- Okotoks Drillers
- Okotoks Oilers (senior team)
- Olds B's
- Olds Elks
- Penhold RCAF Wings
- Paul Band Black Hawks
- Ponoka Stampeders (senior team)
- Ponoka Superiors
- Red Deer Border Pavers
- Red Deer Roadrunners
- Red Deer Gunners
- Red Deer Monarchs
- Red Deer Juniors
- Red Deer Burnt Lakers
- Rocky Rams
- River Cree Warriors
- Stettler Imperials
- Stettler Sabres
- Trochu Arenas
- Trochu Blazers
- Sylvan Lake Admirals
- West Central Alberta Rams
- Westlock Wolfpack
Champions
- 1969 Didsbury Ramblers
- 1970 Rocky Rams
- 1971 Didsbury Ramblers
- 1972 Innisfail Eagles
- 1973 Okotoks Oilers
- 1974 Olds Elks
- 1975 Red Deer Roadrunners
- 1976 Olds Elks
- 1977 Olds Elks
- 1978 Red Deer Border Pavers
- 1979 Innisfail Eagles
- 1980 Innisfail Eagles
- 1981 Innisfail Eagles
- 1982 Lacombe Merchants
- 1983 Innisfail Eagles
- 1984 Innisfail Eagles
- 1985 Innisfail Eagles
- 1986 Stettler Sabres
- 1987 Eckville Eagles
- 1988 Ponoka Stampeders
- 1989 Paul Band Black Hawks
- 1990 No winner decided.
- Paul Band competed in the Hardy Cup with the final never played between Paul Band and Stony Plain.
- 1991 Paul Band Black Hawks
- 1992 Olds Elks
- 1993 Innisfail Eagles
- 1994 Bashaw Stars
- 1995 Millet Thunder
- 1996 Stony Plain Eagles
- 1997 Millet Thunder
- 1998 Stony Plain Eagles
- 1999 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2000 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2001 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2002 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2003 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2004 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2005 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2006 Fort Hotel Chiefs
- 2007 Bentley Generals
- 2008 Stony Plain Eagles
- 2009 Bentley Generals
- 2010 Bentley Generals
- 2011 Bentley Generals [7]
- 2012 Bentley Generals [8]
- 2013 Bentley Generals [9]
- 2014 Bentley Generals [10]
- 2015 Bentley Generals [11]
- 2016 Bentley Generals [12]
- 2017 Lacombe Generals [13]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.allancup.ca/SeniorAAATeams14-15.htm
- ↑ http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/houserecords/vp/legislature_24/session_3/19990427_1200_01_vp.pdf
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/bentley-generals-set-to-begin-quest-for-allan-cup-glory/article11195197/
- ↑ http://www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/2013/11/15/stony-man-takes-over-reins-of-chinook-hockey-league
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ http://www.westernwheel.com/article/20141015/WHE1101/310159998/-1/whe/okotoks/contests
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?leagueID=8735&clientID=3293&page=64712
- ↑ "Chinook HL Team Standings 2012-2013". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ http://www.innisfailprovince.ca/article/20140322/INN1101/303229994/-1/inn/bentley-eliminates-the-eagles
- ↑ http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/leagues/bracket.cfm?clientid=3293&leagueID=8735
- ↑ http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/leagues/bracket.cfm?clientid=3293&leagueID=8735
- ↑ http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/leagues/bracket.cfm?clientid=3293&leagueID=8735