Hinton Wildcats

The Hinton Wildcats are a junior hockey team beginning play with the 2018-19 season. The team will be a member of the Provinces Division of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) after originally being announced as a member of the stand alone Western Provinces Hockey Association. The team is based out of Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre in Hinton, Alberta.

A May 30, 2019 post on the team's facebook page indicated that "A US organization was attempting to eliminate the team and take over junior A Hockey in Hinton." The following day there was an article on the WSHL website that "The Western States Hockey League is pleased to announce that the Hinton Timberwolves have signed a multi-year contract with the town of Hinton, and will be playing all of their home games at the Murray Rec Center, a town owned facility. The Timberwolves is a new team owned by local residents within the town of Hinton. The WSHL article did not mention anything about the Wildcats organization.