The Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs were a Senior AA men's hockey team based out of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. They joined the North Central Hockey League (Alberta) for the 2019-20 season. The Chiefs played their home games in the Jubilee Recreation Centre in Fort Saskatchewan. The Chiefs hosted the 2021-22 Hockey Alberta Senior AA Provincial Championship - they were undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament and lost the gold medal game to the Lacombe Generals. In October of 2022, the Chiefs announced that they were folding due to player commitment issues. Prior to the 2023 AGM, the Chiefs management notified the league that they would be shutting down operations while extensive renovations were being done to the Jubilee Recreation Centre and expected to potentially return for the 2025-26 season.
History[]
The Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs, also previously known as the Fort Hotel Chiefs, were a Senior AAA hockey team based in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. They had competed in the Chinook Hockey League since 2003-04 until ceasing operations on October 31, 2018.
The 2005-06 season was the Chiefs most successful as they posted an 18-3-3 regular season record, and defeated both the Bentley Generals and Stony Plain Eagles to win the provincial title and a berth in the 2006 Allan Cup.[1][2] At the Allan Cup tournament, they advanced past the quarter-finals with a 5-2 win over the Weyburn Devils, before losing the semi-finals match to the Whitby Dunlops by a score of 4-0.[3]
The Chiefs were eliminated in the Chinook Hockey League's semi-final by the Innisfail Eagles 4-games-to-1.[4]
Season-by-season record[]
- Chinook Hockey League 2002/04 to 2018/19
- North Central Hockey League (Alberta) 2019 to date
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime losses, SL = Shootout losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | CHL | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | - | - | 126 | 124 | 22 | 5th CHL | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2004-05 | CHL | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 133 | 73 | 32 | 3rd CHL | Lost Semifinals |
| 2005-06 | CHL | 24 | 18 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 126 | 68 | 39 | 2nd CHL | Won Championship |
| 2006-07 | CHL | 24 | 19 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 135 | 84 | 39 | 4th CHL | Lost Final |
| 2007-08 | CHL | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 95 | 63 | 26 | 3rd CHL | Lost Semifinal |
| 2008-09 | CHL | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 122 | 132 | 25 | 3rd CHL | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | CHL | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 106 | 79 | 27 | 2nd CHL | Lost Final |
| 2010-11 | CHL | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 108 | 74 | 27 | 2nd CHL | Lost Final |
| 2011-12 | CHL | 24 | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 129 | 84 | 26 | 5th CHL | Did not qualify |
| 2012-13 | CHL | 24 | 9 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 59 | 58 | 18 | 2nd CHL | Lost Final |
| 2013-14 | CHL | 24 | 12 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 100 | 86 | 30 | 3rd CHL | Lost Semifinals |
| 2014-15 | CHL | 24 | 5 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 77 | 121 | 11 | 5th CHL | Lost Semifinals |
| 2015-16 | CHL | 18 | 6 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | 64 | 88 | 14 | 3rd CHL | Lost Semifinals |
| 2016-17 | CHL | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 61 | 93 | 14 | 5th CHL | Lost Semifinals |
| 2017-18 | CHL | 24 | 3 | 19 | - | 2 | - | 63 | 135 | 8 | 5th ACHW | Did not qualify Lost Prov. SF |
| 2018-19 | CHL | 7 | 0 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 19 | 46 | 1 | N/A | Folded October 31, 2018 |
| 2019-20 | NCHL | 16 | 11 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 88 | 87 | 23 | 2nd | Lost Semifinals |
| 2020-21 | NCHL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NCHL | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | - | 51 | 63 | 13 | 5th | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2022-23 | NCHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | Folded Oct 2022 | ||
Note: In 2018 due to time constraints and the inclusion of a team from Saskatchewan the league held a single elimination playoffs with a separate Provincial Senior AAA playoffs.
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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 |