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National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) is an ice hockey championship established in Canada by the Aboriginal Sport Circle. The annual tournament provides an opportunity for U15 (Bantam) and U18 -aged Indigenous youth across Canada to compete for the NAHC title.
The Alberta Junior Female Hockey League was founded in 2009 to promote female junior hockey for players aged 18–21 in Alberta. The league has grown from its original 6 team to 10 teams throughout the province.
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.
In 1966, the Oil Kings helped create the Western Hockey League. The issue in 1964 was that there were hundreds of junior-calibre players in the province, but really only one team to play for. A group of business and hockey people got together in 1964 and decided to form a Junior "A" league in an attempt to truly develop Alberta hockey.
To qualify in a category, the player must be under the age limit as of December 31 of the current season. U7 (formerly Initiation, Mini Mite, Tyke or H1/H2, Pre-MAHG (Méthode d'apprentissage de hockey sur glace), MAHG 1 and 2): under 7 years of age [4] In some larger areas with multiple associations in close proximity, Tyke is broken up by age into U6 (minor U7 or H1) for 5-year-old players ...
The two largest leagues (Capital Junior Hockey League, Heritage Junior B Hockey League) send two teams each, the remaining three send one, while the host team is guaranteed a berth. Starting with the 2023 championships the format was revised such that only the league playoff champion is to advance plus the host city team.
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. [1] Alberta has hosted the national championship three times: 1991 in Calgary, 2007 in Red Deer, and 2012 in Leduc.
Pages in category "Ice hockey competitions in Alberta" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .