The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) (formerly the Chinook League) is a multi-tier

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league based in

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, on hiatus as of 2021. The ACHW is one of two

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the other is

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. Since the beginning of the 1998–99 season, the Chinook and ACHW have produced four

national champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles, and the 2009, 2013 and 2016

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. The Lacombe Generals have the most playoff championship wins at 12. Stony Plain collected eight consecutive titles from 1998 to 2005 while the Generals recently earned their 11th consecutive title dating back to 2008–2009.

History

Founded as the Chinook Hockey League in 1955. In 2013, the Chinook Hockey League hired George Vanberg as their league president. Prior to Vanberg, Ray Marsh was league president for over 35 years. In June 2016, the Chinook Hockey League elected Jerry Muise as their league president. He was vice president since 2013. The league was renamed Allan Cup Hockey West prior to the 2017–2018 season. In November 2018, the

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suspended operations, leaving the league with four teams. Rosetown and Lacombe left the league prior to the 2019–20 season, making Allan Cup Hockey West a two-team league. The 2019-20 playoffs, and the 2020–21 season, were cancelled due to

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. The Innisfail Eagles left the league before the 2021–22 season, effectively ending Senior AAA hockey in Alberta.

Former teams

* Alix Warriors * Bashaw Stars * Beaumont Warriors *

* Big Valley Oil Kings * Bowness Royals (Calgary) *

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* Carstairs Redhawks * Didsbury Ramblers * Drayton Valley Wildcats *

Drumheller Miners The Drumheller Miners were a senior ice hockey team based in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Two incarnations of the team existed. The first was a member of the Alberta Senior Hockey League (ASHL) in the late 1930s. The Miners playing in the ASHL f ...

* Eckville Eagles * Enoch Falcons *

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Lloydminster Border Kings The Lloydminster Border Kings were a Senior AAA ice hockey team based in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team competed in the Wild Goose League in (at least) 2007–08, then in the Chinook Hockey League (CHL) from 2008–09. The team move ...

* Millet Thunder * Montgomery V's (Calgary) * Okotoks Drillers * Okotoks Oilers (senior team) * Olds B's *

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* Penhold RCAF Wings * Paul Band Black Hawks * Ponoka Stampeders (senior team) * Ponoka Superiors * Red Deer Border Pavers * Red Deer Roadrunners * Red Deer Gunners * Red Deer Monarchs * Red Deer Juniors * Red Deer Burnt Lakers * Rocky Rams *

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* River Cree Warriors * Stettler Imperials * Stettler Sabres * Trochu Arenas * Trochu Blazers * Stony Plain Eagles * Sylvan Lake Admirals * West Central Alberta Rams * Westlock Wolfpack * Wetaskiwin Thunder

Champions

*1969 Didsbury Ramblers *1970 Rocky Rams *1971 Didsbury Ramblers *1972 Innisfail Eagles *1973 Okotoks Oilers *1974 Olds Elks *1975 Red Deer Roadrunners *1976 Olds Elks *1977 Olds 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

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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 Bentley Generals *2013 Bentley Generals *2014 Bentley Generals *2015 Bentley Generals http://www.chinookhockeyleague.com/leagues/bracket.cfm?clientid=3293&leagueID=8735 *2016 Bentley Generals *2017

*2018

*2019

*2020 ''playoffs cancelled'' *2021 ''season cancelled''

References

External links

Official website
{{Chinook Hockey League 1968 establishments in Alberta Sports leagues established in 1968 Senior ice hockey