Allan Cup Hockey West

Allan Cup Hockey West (known as the Chinook Hockey League until the summer of 2017) is a Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey. All teams in the league are registers as senior AAA (or Allan Cup eligible) for 2017-18.

In the past the league has been made up of some intermediate teams and the intermediate teams would play in the provincial intermediate playoffs and try to qualify for a berth in the Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs for the Edmonton Journal Trophy and a birth in the Hardy Cup final. The Hardy Cup was contested from 1968 to 1990. Four of the league champions won the provincial playoffs to advance to the Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs

The league champion traditionally plays the champion of the province of British Columbia in the McKenzie Cup for a birth in the Allan Cup as the Pacific Region representative in the tournament as the league has had the only Senior AAA registered teams in the province, so the league playoffs are the de facto provincial playoffs. The McKenzie Cup is not held when the event is held in either Alberta or British Columbia (or there is no competing team in British Columbia, as the case is in 2015, when the Powell River Regals were the only team in BC and withdrew from the tournament on January 1, 2015). For the 2015-16 season the league received interest from the previously independent Rosetown Red Wings from Saskatchewan. The team was added to the league schedule. However the team withdrew from the league prior to the starting of the season (and after the schedule was written). The Okotoks Drillers had previously notified the league that they were taking a leave for the 2015-16 season.

2016-17Edit

In late May 2016 the Bentley Generals announced they were relocating to Lacombe, Alberta and would be renamed the Lacombe Generals.

The Rosetown Red Wings were approved by Hockey Canada to join the CHL for the 2016-17 season. However, the team played in the 2017 Saskatchewan Senior AAA playdowns (played in Rathgaber Cup against the 2017 Manitoba Senior AAA Hockey Playoffs champion) instead of the 2017 Alberta Senior AAA playdowns (the CHL playoffs) for a berth in the 2017 Allan Cup as Saskatchewan in in the Western Region where as Alberta is in the Pacific Region.

2017-18Edit

The league would be renamed Allan Cup Hockey West during the 2017 off season. For this season the league would hold playoffs seperate of the provincial playdowns as the Rosetown Red Wings were participating in the league playoffs. The top three teams would play a single elimination playoff over two days. The semifinal matched up the two and three seeds at the second seeds arena and the winner would play the next night against the one seed in the one seeds arena.

2018-19Edit

The Lacombe Generals were named host of the 2019 Allan Cup. Due to no teams from Quebec participating at the Senior AAA level for 2018-19 the province will be guaranteed a second spot in the tournament. A provincial playoff will be held separate of the league playoffs again as Rosetown has indicated they will participate in the league playoffs. The team that wins the provincial championship or the finalist is Lacombe wins the championship will advance to the Allan Cup tournament. Traditionally, the provincial champion would have to play the British Columbia champions for the McKenzie Cup and a spot in the Allan Cup but both provinces are guaranteed spots in the tournament this year so no inter-province championship will be played.

2019-20Edit

On May 10, 2019 the Rosetown Redwings announced they would be departing from the league.^[1] This has put the survival of the league into question as the league will be down to three teams for the 2019-20 season.^[2]

On May 27,2019 the Lacombe Generals announced they would not be playing for the 2019-20 season citing issues within the system set up for Senior AAA hockey in Canada.^[3]

Shortly after the withdrawal of Lacombe, the Innisfail Eagles announced they would be attempting to join the North Central Hockey League (Alberta) along with the Stony Plain Eagles for the 2019-20 season and attempting to qualify for the 2020 Allan Cup as an independent team.^[4] The two teams will compete in ACHW also in an attempt to qualify for the Allan Cup and in an attempt to save Senior AAA hockey in the province.^[5]

The league would revert to the Chinook Hockey League name in September and the Innisfail Eagles and the Stony Plain Eagles would announce that they would play an abbreviated schedule for the 2019-20 season involving games between the two teams as well as trying to set up exhibition games against other teams such as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers alumni team, followed by the playing of a series to determine the provincial Senior AAA champion and the Pacific region representative at the 2020 Allan Cup.^[6]

Amid speculation that the format for the Allan Cup would revert to the old East-West format as early as 2021; the hope has been raised that the Lacombe Generals would possibly return to play with in a season or two as they had been pushing for the change in format.

TeamsEdit

Team	Centre	Arena
Innisfail Eagles	Innisfail	Innisfail Twin Arena
Stony Plain Eagles	Stony Plain	Glenn Hall Centennial Arena

Timeline of teamsEdit

Member TeamsEdit

Team	Location	Arena	Tenure	Notes
Red Deer Burnt Lake Clippers	Red Deer, Alberta	Red Deer Arena	1955-1956
Carstairs Colts	Carstairs, Alberta		1955-1959	sit out 1959-60 season
Crossfield Cowboys	Crossfield, Alberta		1955-1956
Didsbury Ramblers	Didsbury, Alberta		1955-1981
Innisfail Eagles	Innisfail, Alberta	War Memorial Arena	1955-1989	temporarily merged with Olds when lost use of arena
Stettler Imperials	Stettler, Alberta		1955-1956
Trochu Arenas	Trochu, Alberta	Trochu Memorial Arena	1955-1969	sit out 1969-70 season
Ponoka Superiors	Ponoka, Alberta	Ponoka Arena	1956-1957
Red Deer Monarchs	Red Deer, Alberta	Red Deer Arena	1956-1962
Calgary Bowness Royals	Calgary, Alberta		1958-1962
Olds Elks	Olds, Alberta		1958-1990	sit out 1990-91 season
Carstairs Colts	Carstairs, Alberta		1960-1965	return for 1966-67 season
Penhold RCAF Wings	RCAF Station Penhold Penhold, Alberta	Penhold RCAF Arena	1960-1961
Lacombe Purity 99ers	Lacombe, Alberta		1961-1963
Alix Warriors	Alix, Alberta	Alix Arena	1962-1963
Rocky Rams	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta		1963-1973
Eckville Eagles	Eckville, Alberta		1963-1967
Carstairs Colts	Carstairs, Alberta		1966-1972	return for 1976-77 season
Trochu Arenas	Trochu, Alberta	Trochu Memorial Arena	1970-1971	return for 1974-75 season
Okotoks Oilers	Okotoks, Alberta		1972-1973
Red Deer Roadrunners	Red Deer, Alberta	Red Deer Arena	1973-1977
Lacombe Merchants	Lacombe, Alberta		1973-1990
Trochu Arenas	Trochu, Alberta	Trochu Memorial Arena	1974-1986
Carstairs Colts	Carstairs, Alberta		1976-1977
Red Deer Border Pavers	Red Deer, Alberta	Red Deer Arena	1977-1981
Hobbema Oilers	Hobbema, Alberta		1978-1982
Drumheller Miners	Drumheller, Alberta		1981-1988
Stettler Sabres	Stettler, Alberta		1983-1987
Eckville Eagles	Eckville, Alberta		1985-1988
Panoka Stampeders	Ponoka, Alberta		1985-1990
Paul Band Black Hawks	(Paul Bands First Nations) (based in Wabamun, Alberta)		1988-1991
Stettler Sabres	Stettler, Alberta		1988-1989
Drumheller Miiners	Drumheller, Alberta		1989-1990
Stony Plain Eagles	Stony Plain, Alberta	Glenn Hall Arena	1989-1991
Trochu Arenas	Trochu, Alberta	Trochu Memorial Arena	1990-1992
Hobbema Oilers	Hobbema, Alberta		1990-1993
Innisfail Eagles	Innisfail, Alberta	Innisfail Twin Arena	1990-present
Olds Elks	Olds, Alberta		1991-1996	fold before playoffs start
Didsbury Ramblers	Didsbury, Alberta	Didsbury Recreation Complex	1991-1994
Big Valley Oil Kings	Big Valley, Alberta	Big Valley Arena	1992-1997
Millet Thunder	Millet, Alberta	Millet Agriplex Arena	1993-1998
Bashaw Stars	Bashaw, Alberta	Bashaw Arena	1993-1995	folded 9 games into 1995-96 season
Drayton Valley Wildcats	Drayton Valley, Alberta		1994-1997	join North Central Hockey League (Alberta)
Enoch Falcons	Enoch, Alberta (Stony Plain Indian Reserve #135) \|\| Enoch Recreation Centre \|\|1996-1999\|\|
Stony Plain Eagles	Stony Plain, Alberta	Glenn Hall Arena	1995-present
Rocky Rams	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta	Rocky Arena Complex	1995-1999	take one year leave of absence
Wetaskiwin Thunder	Wetaskiwin, Alberta	Wetaskiwin Civic Centre	1998-2001
Drayton Valley Wildcats	Drayton Valley, Alberta	Drayton Valley Omni-Plex	1999-2004	join North Central Hockey League (Alberta)
Bentley Generals	Bentley, Alberta	Bentley Arena	1999-2016	relocated to Lacombe
Westlock Wolfpack	Westlock, Alberta	Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre	2000-2004
Rocky Rams	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta	Rocky Arena Complex	2000-2009	join North Central Hockey League (Alberta)
Beaumont Warriors	Beaumont, Alberta	Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre Arena	2001-2007
Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	Jubilee Recreation Centre	2003-2006	renamed MeEwan Chiefs
Millet Thunder	Millet, Alberta	Millet Agriplex Arena	2004-2007
Fort Saskatchewan McEwan Chiefs	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	Jubilee Recreation Centre	2006-2010	drop McEwan from name
River Cree Warriors	Beaumont, Alberta	Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre Arena	2007-2009
Lloydminster Border Kings	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre	2008-2012	sat out 2012-2013 season
West Central Alberta Rams	Sylvan Lake, Alberta	Sylvan Lake Arena	2009-2010	renamed Sylvan Lake Admirals
Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	Jubilee Recreation Centre	2010-2018	suspend operations at start of 2018-19 season, join the North Central Hockey League for the 2019-20 season.
Sylvan Lake Admirals	Sylvan Lake, Alberta	Sylvan Lake Arena	2010-2013	ceased operations for at least the 2013-14 season on September 5, 2013
Carstairs Redhawks	Carstairs	Carstairs Memorial Arena	2011-2012
Okotoks Drillers	Okotoks, Alberta	Pason Centennial Arena	2013-2015
Lacombe Generals	Lacombe, Alberta	Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex	2016-2019	suspended operations May 27, 2019
Rosetown Red Wings	Rosetown, Saskatchewan	Saskcan Centre	2016-2019	withdrew from league May 10, 2019

ChampionsEdit

1956 Stettler Imperials
1957 Red Deer Monarchs
1958 Didsbury Ramblers
1959 Didsbury Ramblers
1960 Olds B's (Team later known as Olds Elks after semi-pro team of same name folded)
1961 Red Deer Montgomery V's
1962 Olds B's
1963 Innisfail Eagles
1964 Carstairs Colts
1965 Olds B's
1966 Didsbury Ramblers
1967 Didsbury Ramblers
1968 Carstairs Colts
1969 Didsbury Ramblers
1970 Rocky Rams
1971 Didsbury Ramblers
1972 Innisfail Eagles
1973 Okotoks Oilers
1974 Old Elks
1975 Red Deer Roadrunners
1976 Old Elks
1977 Old Elks
1978 Red Deer Border Pavers
1979 Innisfail Eagles
1980 Innisfail Eagles
1981 Innisfail Eagles
1982 Lacombe Merchants
1983 Innisfail Eagles*
1984 Innisfail Eagles
1985 Innisfail Eagles
1986 Stettler Sabres
1987 Eckville Eagles
1988 Ponoka Stampeders
1989 Paul Band Black Hawks*
1990 No winner decided. (Paul Band competed in the Hardy Cup with the final never played between Paul Band and Stony Plain)
1991 Paul Band Black Hawks
1992 Olds Elks
1993 Innisfail Eagles
1994 Bashaw Stars
1995 Millet Thunder
1996 Stony Plain Eagles
1997 Millet Thunder
1998 Stony Plain Eagles
1999 Stony Plain Eagles
2000 Stony Plain Eagles
2001 Stony Plain Eagles
2002 Stony Plain Eagles
2003 Stony Plain Eagles
2004 Stony Plain Eagles
2005 Stony Plain Eagles
2006 Fort Hotel Chiefs
2007 Bentley Generals
2008 Stony Plain Eagles
2009 Bentley Generals
2010 Bentley Generals
2011 Bentley Generals
2012 Stony Plain Eagles
2013 Bentley Generals
2014 Bentley Generals
2015 Bentley Generals
2016 Bentley Generals
2017 Lacombe Generals
2018 Lacombe Generals
2019 Lacombe Generals

Provincial Intermediate ChampionsEdit

1980 Innisfail Eagles
1983 Innisfail Eagles
1989 Paul Band Black Hawks
1990 Paul Band Black Hawks (lost in Hardy Cup Final)

SeasonsEdit

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

Official Allan Cup Hockey West Website

Canadian Senior Hockey (post-1971)
National/Regional Championships
Allan Cup (National AAA) Patton Cup (Western Canada 71-91) - Bolton Cup (Eastern Canada 71-03) McKenzie Cup (BC-AB) - Rathgaber Cup (SK-MB) - Atlantic Cup (2003-) (NB-NL-NS-PEI)
Provincial/Local Championships
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - Newfoundland and Labrador - Northern Ontario - Ontario Hockey Association - Ottawa - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Thunder Bay
Current Leagues
Alberta: Allan Cup Hockey West (1969-) - East Central Senior Hockey League (2012-) - North Central Hockey League (1995-) - North Peace Hockey League (also in BC, 1953-) - Ranchland Senior Hockey League (1974-) - Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League (also in SK, 1964-) British Columbia: Central Interior Senior Hockey League (1997-) - North Peace Hockey League (also in Alberta, 1953-) Manitoba: Carillon Senior Hockey League (2004-) - North Central Hockey League (1958-) - South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (1952-) - Tiger Hills Hockey League (1983-) New Brunswick: Beausejour Senior Hockey League (2019-) - Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte (1991-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Acadie-Chaleur (2016-) Newfoundland and Labrador: - Central Newfoundland Hockey League (2009-) - Central/West Senior Hockey League (2014-) - East Coast Senior Hockey League (2017-) - Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League (2001-11; 2016-) Ontario: Allan Cup Hockey (1991-) - Eastern Ontario Super A Hockey League (2019-) WOAA Senior AA Hockey League (1942-) Quebec: Laval Senior A Hockey League (2013-) - Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud (2012-) - Ligue Regionale de Hockey (2016-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior du Lac-au-Fleuve (2017-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu (2005-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA du Quebec (2017-) - Outaouais Senior A Hockey League (2018-) Saskatchewan: Big Six Senior Hockey League (1959-) - Highway Hockey League (1965-) - Long Lake Senior Hockey League (1978-) - Notekeu Senior Hockey League (1958-) - Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League (1960-) - Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League (also in Alberta, 1964-) - Saskatchewan Prairie Senior Hockey League (2010-) - Sask West Senior Hockey League (2000-) - Sask Valley Hockey League (1965-) - Triangle Hockey League (1965-) - Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League (2016-) - Wheatland Senior Hockey League (2004-) - White Mud Senior Hockey League (1995-) Nunavut: Iqaluit Senior Hockey League (2009-) - Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League (2008-)
Defunct Leagues
Alberta: Battle River Hockey League (2002-2015) - Prairie Senior Hockey League (also in SK, 1971-1972) British Columbia: British Columbia Senior Hockey League (1979-1981) - Western International Hockey League (1946-1988) - West Coast Senior AA Hockey League (2016-2018) Manitoba: Canadian Central Hockey League (1972-1974) - Central Amateur Senior Hockey League (1975-1989) - Eastman Hockey League (1998-2000) - Hanover Tache Hockey League (1958-2005) - Manitoba Assiniboine Hockey League (1974-1983) - Manitoba Senior Hockey League (2008-2016) - North Interlake Hockey League (1987-1988) - Nor-West Hockey League (1996-1997) - North West Senior Hockey League (2017-) - South Interlake Hockey League (1987-2008) - SouthWest Hockey League (1956-2009) Maritimes: Maritime Senior Hockey League (1991-1992) - Northumberland Dairy Senior AAA Hockey League (1995-1998) New Brunswick: Eastern Senior Hockey League (2001-2010) - New Brunswick Chaleur Hockey League (1991-1995) - New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1968-1992) - North East Senior Hockey League (2011-2018) - North Shore Senior Hockey League (1939-1978) - North Shore Senior Hockey League (1996-2010) - Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1962-2010) Newfoundland and Labrador: Avalon East Senior Hockey League (1992-2017) Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (2011-2014) Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1982-1995) Ontario: Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003-2008) - HNO Senior League (2009-2012) - North Oxford Men's Hockey League (1959-2012) - OHA Senior A Hockey League (1972-1987) - Ottawa District Senior Hockey League (1968-1978) - Ontario Senior AA Hockey League (1983-1988) Quebec: Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (1978-2008) - Ligue de Hockey Beauce Bellechase Frontenac (1999-2017) - Ligue de Hockey Senior de la Mauricie (1992-1996) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Majeur du Quebec (1979-82; 1994-96) - Ligue de Hockey Senior de l'Est du Quebec (2005-2010) - Ligue de hockey Senior des Îles de la Madeleine (1991-2005) - Ligue de Hockey Senior A de la Mauricie (2001-2017) - Ligue de Hockey Senior A Inter-Rives (2006-2007) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA de l'Estrie (2001-2004) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA de la Cote-Nord (2007-2009) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (2002-2003) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Bas-Saint-Laurent (1994-2005) - Ligue de Hockey Senior des Cantons-de-L'Est (2011-2015) - Ligue de hockey les Cotiers de la Gaspesie (2002-2008) - Ligue de Hockey Senior des Deux Rives (2002-2003) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Provinciale AA (2004-2006) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA L.D.B. du Quebec (1979-2000) - Ligue de hockey Budweiser de 'est du Quebec (2011-2013) - Outaouais Hockey League (1973-1975) - Promutuel Senior Hockey League (1999-2007) - Republican Hockey League (also in NB, 1976-1987) - Quebec Senior North-East Hockey League (2003-2007) Prince Edward Island: Island Community Senior Hockey League (2010-2013) - Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League (1990-1991) - Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League (2010-2011) Saskatchewan: Beaver Lakes Hockey League (2006-2018) - Fishing Lake Hockey League (1953-2015) - Fort Carlton Senior Hockey League (1971-2019) - North Saskatchewan River Hockey League (1995-2015) - Pasquia Hockey League (1993-2009) - Treaty Six Hockey League (2004-2007) - Wild Goose Hockey League (1954-2008) - Yellowhead Hockey League (1980-2000)

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Allan Cup Hockey West
Teams	Innisfail Eagles · Stony Plain Eagles
Former teams	Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs · Lacombe Generals · Lloydminster Border Kings · Okotoks Drillers · Rosetown Red Wings · Sylvan Lake Admirals
Related articles	Allan Cup · Hardy Cup · Alberta Senior Hockey Champions

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