The Alberta Senior Hockey League was a Canadian

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league which operated in

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from 1965 and 1978. The Alberta Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA) consolidated its senior hockey leagues in 1965, resulting in one league for the province and folding the Central Alberta Hockey League. Several teams from the AAHA opted instead for inter-provincial play in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League, based in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The

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won the 1966 Allan Cup played at the

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in Calgary. They represented Canada at the 1967

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tournament in Sweden. The

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represented the league and Western Canada at the 1969 Allan Cup, and 1971 Allan Cup.Allan Cup archives

Champions

List of champions: *1965–66: Edmonton Oil Kings (junior ice hockey team playing in a senior league) *1966–67: ''not played'' *1967–68:

*1968–69:

*1969–70: Calgary Stampeders *1970–71: Calgary Stampeders *1977–78: Calgary Trojans (regular season champion)

References

External links

League profile
on ''hockeydb.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Alberta Senior Hockey League (1965-1978) Defunct ice hockey leagues in Alberta