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.

Teams[]

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

(Western Canada Hockey League, 1921-1925) league renamed Western Hockey League
(Western Hockey League, 1925-1926) join Prairie Hockey League
(Prairie Hockey League, 1926-1927)

(Southern Alberta Hockey League, 1933-1936) league renamed Alberta Senior Hockey League
(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

(Alberta Big Four League, 1920-1921) disbanded
(Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1965)

Calgary CPR Beavers

(Alberta Big Six League, 1952-1961)
(Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1964)

Calgary Centrals

(Calgary City League, 1912-1913) join Inter City League
(Inter City League, 1913-1914)

Calgary Chinooks

(Inter City League, 1913-1914) join Calgary City League
(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

(Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1942)
(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

(Alberta Big Six League, 1941-1943)
(Alberta Big Six League, 1946-1947)

Calgary Rangers

(Southern Alberta Hockey League, 1933-1936) league renamed Alberta Senior Hockey League
(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

(Alberta Big Six League, 1940-1941)
(Alberta Inter-Services League, 1942-1943)
(Alberta Inter-Services League, 1944-45)

Calgary Royals (Alberta Big Six League, 1945-1946) renamed Bowness Royals
Calgary St Marys

(Central Alberta Hockey League, (1910-1911) join Calgary City League
(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

(Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, 1965-1965) league renamed WCSHL before team plays
(Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1965-1968)

Calgary Stampeders

(Alberta Senior Hockey League, 1938-1941) join Alberta-British Columbia Senior League
(Alberta-British Columbia Senior League, 1941-1942) suspend operations with league due to WWII
(Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1945-1950) league becomes Major level WCSHL
(Pacific Coast Hockey League,1951-1952) join Minor League Western Hockey League
(Western Canada Senior Hockey League, 1971-1972) fold in January after going bankrupt due to European tour
(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

(Calgary City League, 1911-1912)
Alberta Big Four League, 1920-1921) join Western Canada Hockey League (see Major League section)
(Western Canada Hockey League, 1932-1933) league renamed North West Hockey League
(North West Hockey League, 1933-1934) renamed Calgary Consols
(North West Hockey League, 1935-1936) fold after not being admitted to PCHL
(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

(Southern Alberta Junior League, 1946-1948) league merges to form WCJHL
Western Canada Junior Hockey League, 1948-1954) folded
(Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, 1966-1967) renamed Centennials

Calgary Centennials

(Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, 1967-1968 league renamed
(Western Canada Hockey League, 1968-1977) become Billings Bighorns

Calgary Wranglers

(Western Canada Hockey League, 1977-1978) league renamed
(Western Hockey League, 1978-1987) moved to Lethbridge, renamed Lethbridge Hurricanes

Calgary Hitmen (Western Hockey League, 1995-Present)

Junior A[]

Calgary Buffaloes

(Alberta Big Six League, 1960-1962)
(Alberta Big Six League, 1964-1965) also played in AJHL during 1964-65 season
(AJHL, 1964-1966) renamed Calgary Cowboys

Calgary Canucks (AJHL, 1971-Present)
Calgary Chinooks (AJHL, 1978-1979) renamed Spurs
Calgary Cowboys

(Alberta Big Six League, 1963-1965)
(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

(National Women's Hockey League, 2002-2004) join WWHL
(Western Women's Hockey League, 2004-2009) suspend operations due to most of team formed Canadian Olympic team

Strathmore Rockies

(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[]

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