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Alberta Elite Hockey League
Canadian ice hockey league
Canadian ice hockey league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sport | Ice hockey |
| founded | 1984 |
| teams | 16 |
| country | |
| champion | Calgary (NW) Flames |
| champ_season | 2024-2025 |
| most successful club | Red Deer Rebels/Chiefs |
| website | |
| title | Alberta Elite Hockey League |
| level | U18 AAA |
| related_comps | Telus Cup |
The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL (formerly the Alberta Midget Hockey League) is the provincial U18 "AAA" ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada. The league consists of 17 teams split into the North and South Divisions. League champions go on to compete with the BC Elite Hockey League champions to represent the Pacific at the annual Telus Cup, Canada's national U18 championship. The Calgary (NW) Flames are the current league champions. Red Deer is the last AEHL team to win a national title, having won in 2012 & 2013.
Current teams
North Division
- Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue
- Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange
- Fort Saskatchewan Strike Group Rangers
- GPAC Ernie's Sports Experts Storm (Grande Prairie)
- LJAC Wilhauk Jerky Oil Kings (Leduc)
- Lloydminster Lancers
- St. Albert Raiders
- Sherwood Park Ennis Fabrics Kings
South Division
- Airdrie CFR Bisons
- Calgary Cannex Buffaloes
- Calgary United Pacific Projects (NW) Flames
- Calgary Northstars
- Calgary Royals
- Lethbridge Hurricanes
- Okotoks Bow Mark Oilers
- Red Deer Optimist Chiefs
League awards
League champions
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Most championships
| Team | Championships | |
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| Red Deer Rebels/Chiefs | ||
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Telus Cup
The Calgary Northstars (1991 and 2003), Calgary Buffaloes (1989), and Red Deer Optimist Rebels/Chiefs (2012 & 2013), represent the only AMHL teams to have won the national midget title. The AMHL has represented the Pacific at the tournament every year since 1985, with the exceptions of 1986, 1992, 2007, and 2012, when British Columbian teams won representation. Alberta has hosted the national championship three times: 1991 in Calgary, 2007 in Red Deer, and 2012 in Leduc.
Alumni
Many players move on from the AEHL to play Junior A or Major Junior in Western Canada. The league's National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Jarome Iginla, Dany Heatley, Jason Smith, Trent Hunter, Joffery Lupul, Trevor Linden, Geoff Sanderson, Scottie Upshall, Brian Sutherby, Mike Comrie, Nick Tarnasky, Jonathan Filewich, Bryan McCabe, and Ozzy Wiesblatt.
References
References
- "League Champions". Alberta Midget Hockey League.
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