Calgary, Alberta



Calgary is a city of Alberta, Canada. It has a population of 1,042,892.

=Hockey in Calgary= Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.

Major League

 * Alberta Oilers (World Hockey Association, 1972-1973) franchise planned on playing games in both Calgary and Edmonton after Broncos franchise relocated to Cleveland, plan fell through. The only game played by the Oilers in Calgary was a tie breaker, neutral site game against the Minnesota Fighting Saints on April 4, 1973
 * Calgary Broncos (World Hockey Association, 1972-1972) moved to Cleveland before play, renamed Cleveland Crusaders
 * Calgary Cowboys, World Hockey Association, 1975-1977) folded after proposed NHL-WHA merger during summer of 1977 falls through
 * Calgary Flames (National Hockey League, 1979-present)
 * Calgary Tigers
 * 1) (Western Canada Hockey League, 1921-1925) league renamed Western Hockey League
 * 2) (Western Hockey League, 1925-1926) join Prairie Hockey League
 * 3) (Prairie Hockey League, 1926-1927)

Minor League
Calgary Stampeders (Western Hockey League, 1952-1963) withdrew, then suspend operations

Major

 * Calgary Stampeders (Western Canada Major Hockey League, 1945-1951) join  senior level PCHL

Senior

 * Calgary ??? (Outlaw League, 1911-1912)
 * Calgary 56th Battalion (Senior, 1915-16)
 * Calgary 82nd Battalion (Senior, 1916-17)
 * Calgary 84th Battalion (Senior, 1915-16)
 * Calgary Alberta Pacific (Senior, 1920-21)
 * Calgary AC (Central Alberta Hockey League, (1910-1911)
 * Calgary Adderson Builders (Alberta Big Six League, 1958-1963)
 * Calgary Adderson Hustlers (Alberta Big Six League, 1955-1958) reanmed Adderson Builders
 * Calgary Arena Dukes
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1942-1944)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1946-1949)
 * Calgary Army
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1946)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1949-1951)
 * Calgary Army Ordinance (Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1942)
 * Calgary Avenue Grills (Alberta Big Six League, 1942-1945)
 * Calgary Blacks (Calgary City League, 1912-1913)
 * Calgary Bowness Royals (Alberta Big Six League, 1946-1948)
 * Calgary Bronks
 * 1) (Southern Alberta Hockey League, 1933-1936) league renamed Alberta Senior Hockey League
 * 2) (Alberta Senior Hockey League, 1936-1938) merge with Rangers to form Calgary Stampeders
 * Calgary Buffalos (Alberta Big Six League, 1942-1943)
 * Calgary Burns' Shamrocks (Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1947)
 * Calgary Canadians
 * 1) (Alberta Big Four League, 1920-1921) disbanded
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1965)
 * Calgary CPR Beavers
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1952-1961)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1964)
 * Calgary Centrals
 * 1) (Calgary City League, 1912-1913) join Inter City League
 * 2) (Inter City League, 1913-1914)
 * Calgary Chinooks
 * 1) (Inter City League, 1913-1914) join Calgary City League
 * 2) (Calgary City League, 1914-1915)
 * Calgary Columbus Club (Alberta Big Four League,1919-1920) disbanded
 * Calgary Consols (North West Hockey League, 1934-1935) revert to Tigers nickname
 * Calgary Crystals (Senior, 1917-18)
 * Calgary Cubs (Senior, 1915-16)
 * Calgary Currie Army (Alberta Inter-Services League, 1943-45)
 * Calgary Fitzpatrick Tigers (Alberta Big Six League, 1948-1949)
 * Calgary Foothills Rovers (Alberta Big Six League, 1948-1949)
 * Calgary Fourex (Senior, 1921-22)
 * Calgary Gas Company
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1942)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1946-1947)
 * Calgary HMCS Tecumseh (Alberta Inter-Services League, 1943-45)
 * Calgary Hillhurst (Alberta Big Six League, 1949-1950) renamed Calgary Hillhurst Hustlers
 * Calgary Hillhurst Hustlers (Alberta Big Six League, 1950-1955)
 * Calgary Hudson's Bay Company Beavers (Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1942)
 * Calgary Imperials (Senior, 1927-28)
 * Calgary Irricana (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1948)
 * Calgary Legion (Alberta Big Six League, 1947-1951)
 * Calgary Maclin Royals (Alberta Big Six League, 1954-1955)
 * Calgary Macliln's V-8s (Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1944)
 * Calgary Maroons (Senior, 1928-33)
 * Calgary Mercurys (Alberta Big Six League, 1947-1948)
 * Calgary Monarchs (Calgary City League, 1914-1915)
 * Calgary Navy Vets (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1946)
 * Calgary Police Force
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1943)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1946-1947)
 * Calgary Rangers
 * 1) (Southern Alberta Hockey League, 1933-1936) league renamed Alberta Senior Hockey League
 * 2) (Alberta Senior Hockey League, 1936-1938) merge with Bronks to form Calgary Stampeders
 * Calgary Repair Depot (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1946)
 * Calgary Reps (Alberta Big Six League, 1957-1958) junior level team playing in senior league
 * Calgary Retailers (Senior, 1917-18)
 * Calgary Revelstokes (Calgary City League, 1912-1913)
 * Calgary Rotary Club (Senior 1918-19)
 * Calgary RCAF Mustangs
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1941)
 * 2) (Alberta Inter-Services League, 1942-1943)
 * 3) (Alberta Inter-Services League, 1944-45)
 * Calgary Royals (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1946) renamed Bowness Royals
 * Calgary St Marys
 * 1) (Central Alberta Hockey League, (1910-1911) join Calgary City League
 * 2) (Calgary City League, 1911-1912)
 * Calgary Scott Fruit (Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1941)
 * Calgary Shermans Independent team played in 1912-13 Alberta Senior Playoffs
 * Calgary Spurs
 * 1) (Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, 1965-1965) league renamed WCSHL before team plays
 * 2) (Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1965-1968)
 * Calgary Stampeders
 * 1) (Alberta Senior Hockey League, 1938-1941) join Alberta-British Columbia Senior League
 * 2) (Alberta-British Columbia Senior League, 1941-1942) suspend operations with league due to WWII
 * 3) (Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1945-1950) league becomes Major level WCSHL
 * 4) (Pacific Coast Hockey League,1951-1952) join Minor League Western Hockey League
 * 5) (Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1971-1972) fold in January after going bankrupt due to European tour
 * 6) (Western International Hockey League, 1978-1979) folded January 7, 1979
 * Calgary Stephenson Beavers (Alberta Big Six League, 1962-1963)
 * Calgary The Stores (Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1941)
 * Calgary Tigers
 * 1) (Calgary City League, 1911-1912)
 * 2) Alberta Big Four League, 1920-1921) join Western Canada Hockey League (see Major League section)
 * 3) (Western Canada Hockey League, 1932-1933) league renamed North West Hockey League
 * 4) (North West Hockey League, 1933-1934) renamed Calgary Consols
 * 5) (North West Hockey League, 1935-1936) fold after not being admitted to PCHL
 * 6) (Alberta Big Six League, 1947-1948) renamed Calgary Fitzpatrick Tigers
 * Calgary Torpedoes (Alberta Big Six League, 1948-1949)
 * Calgary Universal Meteors (Alberta Big Six League, 1949-1953)
 * Calgary Wanderers (Alberta Big Four League, 1919-1920) disbanded
 * Calgary Wheat Kernels (Senior, 1927-28)
 * Calgary Wholesalers (Senior, 1917-18)
 * Calgary Victorias (Calgary City League, 1914-1915)
 * Calgary YMCA (Calgary City League, 1912-1913)

Junior

 * The city of Calgary had its own league, Calgary City Junior League which ran off and on from 1918 to 1945.


 * Calgary Reps (junior team) played in intermediate level Alberta Big Six League in 1957-1958


 * Calgary Buffaloes (junior team) played in intermediate level Alberta Big Six League in 1963-1964, join AJHL


 * Calgary Cowboys (junior team) played in intermediate level Alberta Big Six League in 1960-1964, join AJHL


 * Calgary Albertans (Junior, 1925-26)
 * Calgary Beavers (Junior, 1920-21)
 * Calgary Cougars (Junior, 1937-38)
 * Calgary Falcons (Junior, 1926-27)
 * Calgary Jimmies (Junior, 1931-39)
 * Calgary Radios (Junior, 1936-37)
 * Calgary Tuxedo Ramblers (Junior, 1945-46)

Major Junior

 * Calgary Buffaloes
 * 1) (Southern Alberta Junior League, 1946-1948) league merges to form WCJHL
 * 2) Western Canada Junior Hockey League, 1948-1954) folded
 * 3) (Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, 1966-1967) renamed Centennials
 * Calgary Centennials
 * 1) (Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, 1967-1968 league renamed
 * 2) (Western Canada Hockey League, 1968-1977) become Billings Bighorns
 * Calgary Wranglers
 * 1) (Western Canada Hockey League, 1977-1978) league renamed
 * 2) (Western Hockey League, 1978-1987) moved to Lethbridge, renamed Lethbridge Hurricanes
 * Calgary Hitmen (Western Hockey League, 1995-Present)

Junior A

 * Calgary Buffaloes
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1960-1962)
 * 2) (Alberta Big Six League, 1964-1965) also played in AJHL during 1964-65 season
 * 3) (AJHL, 1964-1966) renamed Calgary Cowboys
 * Calgary Canucks (AJHL, 1971-Present)
 * Calgary Chinooks (AJHL, 1978-1979) renamed Spurs
 * Calgary Cowboys
 * 1) (Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1965)
 * 2) (AJHL, 1964-1965) folded
 * Calgary Cowboys (AJHL, 1966-1970) folded partway through season
 * Calgary Mount Royal College (AJHL, 1970-1972) withdrew
 * Calgary Mustangs (AJHL, 2010-2019) suspend operations and franchise is sold
 * Calgary Royals (AJHL, 1990-2010) renamed Mustangs
 * Calgary Spurs (AJHL, 1979-1990) renamed Royals

Junior B

 * Calgary Junior Hockey League (1945-Present)
 * Calgary Capitol Hill
 * Calgary Inglewood (Junior B)
 * Calgary Tuxedo (Junior B, 1950's)
 * Calgary West Hillhurst
 * South Calgary (Junior B, 1957-62)

Women's

 * Calgary Oval X-Treme


 * 1) (National Women's Hockey League, 2002-2004) join WWHL
 * 2) (Western Women's Hockey League, 2004-2009) suspend operations due to most of team formed Canadian Olympic team
 * Strathmore Rockies
 * 1) (Western Women's Hockey League, 2008-2011) players merged into Team Alberta in CWHL
 * Team Alberta (Canadian Women's Hockey League, 2011-Present)

University teams

 * Calgary Dinosaurs
 * Mount Royal College

Leagues

 * Calgary Junior B Hockey League
 * Calgary Junior C Hockey League
 * Lake Bonavista Hockey Association (youth)
 * Dawson Hockey League (1920's)

Arenas

 * Star Rink
 * Sherman Rink
 * Father David Bauer Olympic Arena located on the campus of the University of Calgary
 * Max Bell Centre short track venue for olympics and home of the Calgary Canucks of AJHL
 * Olympic Oval, built during 1980's for speed skating, former home of Calgary Oval X-Treme
 * Scotiabank Saddledome (formerly known as the Olympic Saddledome, Canadian Airlines Saddledome and Pengrowth Saddledome) (1983-Present)
 * Stampede Corral (1950-Present)
 * Victoria Arena (circa 1910's to 1950 as a hockey arena)
 * Olympic Plaza Rink
 * Oakridge Community Association
 * Trico Centre (formerly Family Leisure Centre)
 * Prairie Winds Park Rink
 * Crowchild Twin Arena Association
 * West Mount Pleasant Community Sportsplex
 * Jack Setters Arena
 * Crowfoot Arena
 * Marlborough Park Arena
 * Bowness Park Lagoon Rink
 * Murray T. Copot Arena
 * Norma Bush Memorial Arena
 * Optimist Arena
 * Rose Kohn Arena
 * Stew Hendry & Henry Viney Arenas
 * Shouldice Arena
 * Stu Peppard Arena
 * Southland Leisure Centre-Ed Whalen & Justice Joseph Kryczka Arenas
 * Village Square Leisure Centre
 * Huntington Hills Community Association
 * Jimmie Condon Arena
 * SAIT Arena
 * Sacree Seven Chiefs Sportsplex
 * Arbour Lake Rink
 * Acadia Recreation Centre
 * Abbeydale Park Rink
 * Spingbank Park for All Seasons
 * Lake Bonavista Community Centre
 * Bowness Sportsplex
 * Westside Regional Recreation Centre
 * West Hillhurst Community Centre
 * Banff Trail Park Rink
 * Beddington Heights Community Association Rink
 * Braeside Community Association Rink
 * Crossroads Community Association Rink
 * Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association (Forbes Innis Arena)
 * Triwood Community Association
 * Crescent Heights Community Assoication Rink
 * Coral Springs Lake Rink
 * Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Association Rink
 * Cedarbrae Community League Rink
 * Captol HIll Community Association Rink
 * Canyon Meadows Community Association Rink
 * Cambrian Heights Community Association Rink
 * Bridgeland Community Association Rink
 * Brentwood Community Association Rink
 * Strathcona-Christie Community Association Rink
 * Southwood Community Association Rink
 * South Calgary Community Association Rink
 * South Fish Creek Twin Arenas
 * Silver Springs Community Association Rink
 * Shawnessy Community Association Rink
 * Saddle Ridge Community Association Rink
 * Rutland Park Community Association Rink
 * Riverbend Community Association Rink
 * Ranchlands Community Association Rink
 * Queensland Community Association Rink
 * Parkland Community Association Rink
 * Temple Community Association Rink
 * Triwood Community Association Rink
 * Tuxedo Park Community Association Rink
 * Canada Olympic Park Arena
 * Cardel Place
 * East Calgary Twin Arena
 * Winston Heights-Mountview Community Association Rink
 * Windsor Park Community Association Rink
 * Willow Ridge Community Association Rink
 * Wildwood Community Association Rink
 * Whitehorn Community Association Rink
 * Century Hall Rink (Cranston Community Association)
 * Westgate Community Association Rink
 * Don Hartman North East Sportsplex
 * Varsity Community Association Rink
 * Parkdale Community Association Rink
 * Henry Viney Arena
 * Forest Heights Community Association Rink
 * Falconridge-Castleridge Community Association Rink
 * Fairview Community Association Rink
 * Erin Woods Community Association Rink
 * Elboya Heights Community Association Rink
 * Elbow Park Community Association Rink
 * Dover Community Association Rink
 * Deer Run Community Association Rink
 * Flames Community Arenas (formerly Calgary Centennial Arenas)
 * Brentwood Sportsplex
 * Dalhousie Community Association Rink
 * Ernie Starr Arena
 * George Blundun Arena
 * Edgemont Community Association Rink
 * Oakridge Community Association Rink
 * Highwood Community Association Rink
 * Palliser-Bayview-Pumphill Community Association Rink
 * Inglewood Community Association Rink
 * Kingsland Community Association Rink
 * Lakeview Community Association Rink
 * North Glenmore Park Community Association Rink
 * Southview Community Association Rink
 * North Haven Community Association Rink
 * Highland Park Community Association Rink
 * Haysboro Community Association Rink
 * Glamorgan Community Association Rink
 * Glendale Meadows Community Association Rink
 * Glenbrook Community Association Rink

Stanley Cup

 * 1988-89 Calgary Flames

Edinburgh Trophy

 * 1953-54 Calgary Stampeders

Allan Cup

 * 1945-46 Calgary Stampeders

Memorial Cup

 * 1925-26 Calgary Canadians

Royal Bank Cup

 * 1994-95 Calgary Canucks