Chinook Hockey League Explained

Chinook Hockey League
Formerly:Allan Cup Hockey West (2017-2022)
Sport:Ice hockey
Founded:1955
Inaugural:1955-56
Country:Canada
Champion:Innisfail Eagles (10th title)
Most Champs:Lacombe Generals (12 titles)
Website:https://www.chinookhockeyleague.ca/
President:Jerry Muise (Interim)

The Chinook Hockey League (CHL), named Allan Cup Hockey West from 2017 to 2022,[1] is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta. The CHL is one of three Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the others are Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey.[2] and Newfoundland's Avalon East Senior Hockey League.[3] Since the beginning of the 1998–99 season, the Chinook and ACHW have produced four Allan Cup national champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles,[4] and the 2009, 2013 and 2016 Bentley Generals.[5] 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.[6] Prior to Vanberg, Ray Marsh was league president for over 35 years.[7]

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.[8] In November 2018, the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs suspended operations, leaving the league with four teams.[9] Rosetown and Lacombe left the league prior to the 2019–20 season, making Allan Cup Hockey West a two-team league.[10]

The 2019–20 playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19.[11] and the Innisfail Eagles left the league in 2020 and joined the Senior AA Ranchland Hockey League for the 2020–2021 season,[12] leaving the Stony Plain Eagles as the only team in the Chinook Hockey League.[13]

After a two-year hiatus, Allan Cup Hockey West was revived under its old name of Chinook Hockey League for the 2022–2023 season.[14] The Innisfail Eagles rejoined the league along with the Stony Plain Eagles, who hadn't managed to find another league to play in, and a new team who was supposed to play out of Carstairs but were unable to reach an agreement to use the arena and ended up playing a few games in Innisfail before moving to Cremona.[15] The Innisfail Eagles won the CHL championship in the 2022–2023 season and participated in the 2023 Allan Cup in Hamilton and Dundas, Ontario. [16] Innisfail would finish last place in the tournament which saw the Dundas Real McCoys of Allan Cup Hockey capture the 2023 Allan Cup, beating the Clarenville Caribous of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League in the championship game.[17] [18]

On September 23, 2023, it was announced that the Cremona Coyotes would not be participating in the 2023–2024 CHL season, citing "unforeseen circumstances". The league is hoping for the team to return for the 2024–2025 season. [19] On the same day, the 2023–2024 season schedule was announced, the season started on October 14 and was competed by just the Stony Plain Eagles and Innisfail Eagles once again. The season ended on February 17th with the Innisfail Eagles finishing on top of the Spruce Grove Eagles by just 2 points.[20] The best of 5 playoffs began on March 2nd in Innisfail with Innisfail winning 7-3. Innisfail would go on to sweep the series with 10-4 and 5-2 wins in games 2 and 3 respectively, sending them to the Allan Cup for the 2nd year in a row. [21] Innisfail was once again eliminated in the preliminary round, finishing in last place with 0 wins and 0 points.[22] [23]

Former teams

Champions

Paul Band competed in the Hardy Cup with the final never played between Paul Band and Stony Plain.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J Muise . League Name Change . chinookhockeyleague.ca . Chinook Hockey League . 8 September 2023.
  2. Web site: October 15, 2017 . Canadian Senior AAA Teams 2014-15 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119233249/http://allancup.ca/SeniorAAATeams14-15.htm . January 19, 2021 . www.allancup.ca.
  3. Web site: 2023 Clarenville Caribous Allan Cup Round Robin Schedule . aeshl.com . Avalon East Senior Hockey League . 8 September 2023.
  4. Web site: April 27, 1999 . No. 37 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Third Session Twenty-Fourth Legislature . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180710102130/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/houserecords/vp/legislature_24/session_3/19990427_1200_01_vp.pdf . July 10, 2018 . June 14, 2023 . Legislative Assembly Province of Alberta.
  5. News: Bentley Generals set to begin quest for Allan Cup glory. The Globe and Mail. 14 April 2013. Maki. Allan.
  6. Web site: Stony man takes over reins of Chinook Hockey League. Gord Montgomery Published on. November 15. 2013 | Last Updated. November 15. 2013 6:44 Am. Est. November 15, 2013.
  7. Web site: Giesbracht . Wade . 2009-12-17 . Introducing the Chinook Hockey League | Pro Hockey News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104156/http://prohockeynews.com/introducing-the-chinook-hockey-league/ . 2015-04-02 . 2015-03-19 . Pro Hockey News.
  8. Web site: J Muise . League Name Change . chinookhockeyleague.ca . Chinook Hockey League . 8 September 2023.
  9. News: Spruce Grove Examiner . Loss of Fort Sask drops ACHW to four teams . November 10, 2018 . Josh . Thomas .
  10. Web site: Howlett . Trevor . October 27, 2019 . Senior AAA hockey league in Alberta to go ahead with 2 teams, both named Eagles . CBC.
  11. Web site: Thomas . Josh . November 27, 2020 . Senior hockey quietly shuts down for 2020-21 season . The Grove Examiner.
  12. Web site: Galen Hartviksen . Innisfail Eagles Join Ranchland Hockey League For 2020-2021 Season. ckfm.ca . 96.5 CKFM . 8 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Jean . Kristine . August 20, 2021 . Stony Plain Eagles looking for a new league . The Grove Examiner.
  14. Web site: Johnnie Bachusky . Innisfail Eagles bring back AAA senior men's hockey . mountainviewtoday.ca . Mountain View Today . 8 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Dan Singleton . AAA senior men's Cremona Coyotes make home debut . mountainviewtoday,ca . Mountain View Today . 8 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Chinook Hockey League & Senior AAA Playoff Champions . chinookhockeyleague.ca . Chinook Hockey League . 2 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Allan Cup 2023 Standings . Allan Cup Hockey . 2 December 2023.
  18. Web site: Rick Zamperin . Dundas Real McCoys capture 2023 Allan Cup . globalnews.ca . Global News . 2 December 2023.
  19. Web site: Statement Regarding the Cremona Coyotes . chinookhockeyleague.ca . Chinook Hockey League . 2 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Chinook Hockey League 2023-24 Schedule . chinookhockeyleague.ca . Chinook Hockey League . 27 April 2024.
  21. Web site: Galen Hartviksen . Innisfail Eagles Defend Their Provincial Championship Thanks To Another Sweep Of Stony Plain . CKFM.ca . 96.5 CKFM . 27 April 2024.
  22. Web site: Ian Gustafson . Innisfail Eagles eliminated from Allan Cup following shutout loss . reddeeradvocate.com . Red Deer Advocate . 27 April 2024.
  23. Web site: 2023-24 Allan Cup Challenge Standings . gamesheetstats.com . GameSheet Inc . 27 April 2024.
  24. Web site: Chinook Hockey League Standings . eliteprospects.com . Elite Prospects . 8 September 2023.

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