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Since hockey was introduced to Alberta, Canada, in the 1890s, teams at all levels have come and gone. While the professional ranks have been confined to the major cities of Calgary and Edmonton , partially due to geographical isolation from the major eastern and Pacific coast population centres, both junior and senior teams thrive across the ...
The Cubs were founded in 1973 into the Heritage Junior B Hockey League.In their fifth year, 1977–78, they won the league championship for the first time, repeating as champions the next season.
Women's Ice Hockey in Canada had 85,624 players in 2010. [71] Some well-known players include: Albertine Lapensée, also known as the "Miracle Maid", was widely regarded as the first female hockey superstar in Canada in the early 1900s. [72] Hilda Ranscombe played hockey in the Great Depression. She was considered the equivalent of many men.
The 1926 Calgary Canadians were Alberta's first Memorial Cup champion. [6]The Memorial Cup was presented to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in remembrance of the soldiers who died fighting for Canada in World War I. [7] It was to be awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada in an east versus west format.
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Prior to coaching in women's ice sledge hockey, Chisholm attended Medicine Hat College from 2006–08 and played on the soccer team.She then attended the University of Alberta from 2008-2010 where she mentored under U of A Panda's Head Coach, Howie Draper.
The Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), formally the Heritage Junior B Hockey League, is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL is the largest Junior B league in the province, with 13 teams.
Medicine Hat was granted a team in the Western Canada Hockey League ahead of its fifth season, and the Tigers began play in 1970–71. [2] [3] Although the team struggled in its inaugural season, the Tigers rapidly improved, led by the scoring exploits of Tom Lysiak—who won league scoring titles in 1972 and 1973—Lanny McDonald.