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The league was founded in 1992 as a non-contact juvenile league known as the North Central Junior Hockey League. The original two teams were located in St. Albert and Sherwood Park. The league added a team in Edmonton in 1993 on condition it would be a non-contact league.
Heritage Junior B Hockey League: Southern Alberta: 1987: 3: 1: 15 teams North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League: Northeast Alberta: Unknown: 5: 2: 9 teams Northwest Junior Hockey League: Peace River Country: 1995: 1: 0: 7 teams (5 in Alberta)
In 1966, the Oil Kings helped create the Western Hockey League. The issue in 1964 was that there were hundreds of junior-calibre players in the province, but really only one team to play for. A group of business and hockey people got together in 1964 and decided to form a Junior "A" league in an attempt to truly develop Alberta hockey.
The two largest leagues (Capital Junior Hockey League, Heritage Junior B Hockey League) send two teams each, the remaining three send one, while the host team is guaranteed a berth. Starting with the 2023 championships the format was revised such that only the league playoff champion is to advance plus the host city team.
The Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), formally the Heritage Junior B Hockey League, is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL is the largest Junior B league in the province, with 13 teams.
The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL (formerly the Alberta Midget Hockey League) is the provincial U18 "AAA" ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada.The league consists of 17 teams split into the North and South Divisions.
They are members of the North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL). They play their home games at Baytex Energy Centre. They play their home games at Baytex Energy Centre. The Navigators have won seven regular season titles - six playoff titles and one Russ Barnes Trophy (Alberta provincial Jr. B Champions) since 2003.
The North West Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league operating in the Peace River region of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Northwest "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup .