2019-20 North Central Hockey League (Alberta) season

This is the 2019-20 North Central Senior Hockey League (Alberta) season.

Membership Changes

• After having withdrawn from Allan Cup Hockey West early in the 2018-19 season, the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs join the league.
• The Whitecourt Wild announce they are suspending operations.
• The Sylvan Lake Pirates are renamed to the Blackfalds Sr Wranglers.
• The Eckville Eagles relocate to Lacombe, and later Hockey Alberta approves their name change to the Lacombe AA Generals.
• Hockey Canada/Hockey Alberta suspended all play due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.  The Vanburg Cup finals series between Daysland and Red Deer was put on hold with Daysland holding a 2-0 series lead.

Participating Teams

Team	Centre	Arena
Blackfalds Sr Wranglers	Blackfalds	Blackfalds Multiplex
Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs	Bonnyville	Bonnyville Centennial Centre
Daysland Northstars	Daysland	Daysland & District Arena
Devon Barons	Devon	Dale Fisher Arena
Lacombe Generals	Lacombe	Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex
Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs	Fort Saskatchewan	Jubilee Recreation Centre
Morinville Kings	Morinville	Morinville Leisure Centre
Red Deer Rustlers	Red Deer	Penhold Multiplex
Westlock Warriors	Westlock	Rotary Sprint Centre

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Morinville Kings	16	11	4	1	93	67	23
Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs	16	11	4	1	88	74	23
Daysland Northstars	16	11	6	0	94	70	22
Red Deer Rustlers	16	10	6	0	84	61	20
Devon Barons	16	8	7	1	73	72	17
Lacombe Generals	16	7	8	1	65	56	15
Blackfalds Sr Wranglers	16	6	9	1	64	92	13
Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs	16	4	11	1	68	111	9
Westlock Warriors	16	4	12	0	55	81	8

Playoffs

Format

The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-five. The playoff champion and runner-up advance to the 2020 Alberta Senior AA playoffs being held in Lethbridge.

Quarterfinals

• Morinville Kings defeat Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-1 (BP 6 @ MK 3, MK 7 @ BP 5,  BP 1 @ MK 17, MK 6 @ BP 5 (OT))
• Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs defeat Blackfalds Wranglers 3-0 (BW 2 @ FSC 3 (OT), BW 5 @ FSC 13, FSC 6 @ BW 3).
• Daysland Northstars defeat Lacombe Generals 3-2 (LG 2 @ DNS 1, DNS 7 @ LG 5, LG 0 @ DNS 6, DNS 1 @ LG 7, LG 4 @ DNS 5).
• Red Deer Rustlers defeat Devon Barons 3-0 (DB 0 @ RDR 4, RDR 6 @ DB 4, DB 0 @ RDR 5)

Semifinals

• Red Deer Rustlers (4) defeat Morinville Kings (1) 3 games to 2 (3-1, 6-5, 1-4, 1-6, 3-1)
• Daysland Northstars (3) defeat Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs (2) 3 games to one (3-5, 7-6, 4-2, 6-3)

Finals

• Daysland Northstars (3) vs Red Deer Rustlers (4)

• With Daysland holding a 2-0 series lead, the hockey season in Canada was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.