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Structure changes made to Alberta Winter Games selection process

RED DEER – The hockey competition at the 2024 Alberta Winter Games will have a slightly different look than previous events. New for 2024, the competing teams at the Alberta Winter Games will be club teams – U15 AA for the Male competition and U13 AA for the Female competition. The Games take place February […]

2024 Spring Showcase returns to Red Deer

RED DEER – Hockey Alberta is excited to announce the dates for the 2024 Spring Showcase. The three-week event features the Alberta Cup (April 24-28), Alberta Challenge (May 1-5), and Prospects Cup (May 8-12), and is returning to the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre at Red Deer Polytechnic. For the Alberta Challenge and Prospects […]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. […]

Opening weekend in AFHL and AEHL

RED DEER – The puck drops on the 2023-24 regular season this weekend in the Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) and the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL). The AEHL U18AAA and AFHL U18AAA divisions open tonight with one game on their respective schedules, while the AEHL U15AAA has two games on the docket. The AFHL’s […]

Hockey Alberta’s Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The past two years have seen Hockey Alberta undertake several initiatives and engage numerous individuals to help us better understand the challenges faced by participants in our sport related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Hockey Alberta hosted an Indigenous Hockey Summit in August 2021, and then created and hosted the inaugural 11.4 Awareness Day in […]

Arctic Winter Games Athlete Registration Open

RED DEER – Player registration is open for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games Selection Camps.  Team Alberta North is sending a Junior Female and U15 Male team to the 2024 games in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Mat-Su), Alaska, March 9-16.   The U15 Male Selection Camp is in Peace River, Nov. 24-26. Male athletes born in 2009-2010 and […]

Fifty-three AFHL Players Commit to Post-Secondary Institutions

RED DEER – Fifty-three players from the Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) are graduating to the post-secondary institutions to begin the next level of their sport  careers. Each year, the AFHL is proud to graduate many players to the next stage in a variety of sports. The expanding list below features 51 players who will […]

KidSport’s Oil Country Hockey Assist Program launches for second season

EDMONTON – KidSport’s Oil Country Hockey Assist Program is back! The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation and KidSport Alberta have teamed up once again to launch the second season of the KidSport Oil Country Hockey Assist Program. Players registered in Red Deer area and north are eligible to apply for the program. Approved applicants will have […]

Fifteen AFHL Athletes Invited to Team Alberta Under-18 Female Fall Camp

RED DEER – Fifteen athletes from the Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) U18 AAA division have received invites to attend the Team Alberta Female Fall Camp. The 15 players represent five clubs, including: Calgary Fire (Alyssa Barrette) Edmonton Jr. Oilers (Chloe Goofers; Ella Lloyd; Layla Matthew) Lloydminster Steelers (Claire Carruthers; Emily Hourie; Hannah Lundquist) Red […]

Coach Applications Open for Arctic Winter Games

RED DEER – Coach applications are open for the Arctic Winter Games. Team Alberta North Junior Female and U15 Male are each looking for a head coach and two assistant coaches to lead them at the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Mat-Su), Alaska, March 9-16. Eligible applicants must reside on or above the […]