This is the 1965-66 season of the Alberta Senior League:
This league was formerly the Central Alberta Hockey League.
Standings[]
Drumheller Miners 22- 7-1-45 169-88 Edmonton Oil Kings 22- 7-1-45 155-122 Red Deer Rustlers 10-19-1-21 136-181 Lacombe Rockets 4-25-1-9 97-169
Edmonton was a junior team. The others were senior.
Drumheller's arena had burned down before the season. The Miners played their home games @ Hanna.
Playoffs[]
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
| Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Drumhller 2 | Red Deer 1 | Hanna |
| February 27 | Red Deer 8 | Drumheller 5 | Red Deer |
| March 1 | Drumheller 6 | Red Deer 4 | Hanna |
| March 3 | Drumheller 6 | Red Deer 0 | Red Deer |
| March 6 | Drumheller 5 | Red Deer 3 | Hanna |
Drumheller Miners beat Red Deer Rustlers 4 wins to 1.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25 | Edmonton 6 | Lacombe 5 | Lacombe |
| February 27 | Edmonton 10 | Lacombe 4 | Edmonton |
| March 1 | Edmonton 3 | Lacombe 2 | Lacombe |
| March 3 | Edmonton 4 | Lacombe 2 | Edmonton |
Edmonton Oil Kings beat Lacombe Rockets 4 wins to none.
The Drumheller Miners, as the only senior team left, were automatically the league's representatives in the Allan Cup playoffs. The Edmonton Oil Kings were waiting to join the Memorial Cup playoffs.
In the meantime the 2 teams agreed to play the league final. They agreed to ease the player eligibilty rules so to give some possible substitutes some playing time.
Final[]
Best of 7
| Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 9 | Edmonton 4 | Drumheller 2 | Hanna |
| March 11 | Edmonton 8 | Drumheller 4 | Edmonton |
| March 13 | Drumheller 4 | Edmonton 3 | Edmonton |
| March 16 | Edmonton 4 | Drumheller 3 | Hanna |
| March 20 | Drumheller 4 | Edmonton 1 | Hanna |
| March 22 | Drumheller 4 | Edmonton 2 | Red Deer |
| March 24 | Edmonton 1 | Drumheller 1 | Hanna |
Edmonton Oil Kings and Drumheller Miners tied 3 wins each, 1 tie.
The two teams had to go on in their other playoffs. In fact the Oil Kings were already playing their junior series. The two teams were declared co-champions.
Drumheller Miners advanced to the 1965-66 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.
Edmonton Oil Kings advanced to the Alberta Junior Final.
Team Photos[]
Game Ads[]
