St. Albert Steel

St. Albert Steel
City St. Albert, Alberta
League Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division North
Founded 2007 (2007)
Home arena Servus Place
Colours Silver, purple and black
Franchise history
1976-2007 Fort Saskatchewan Traders
2007-2012 St. Albert Steel
2012-present Whitecourt Wolverines

The St. Albert Steel were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They played in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada at Servus Place with a seating capacity of 2,044. The team relocated to Whitecourt in the 2012 off-season to become the Whitecourt Wolverines.[1]

Founded: 2007-08
Relocated: 2012
Division titles won: None
Regular season titles won: None
League Championships won: None
Doyle Cup Titles: None
Royal Bank Cup Titles: None

History

The Steel, relocated in 2007 from nearby Fort Saskatchewan where they were known as the Fort Saskatchewan Traders, were the second team to represent the City of St. Albert. The first team to represent the city was the St. Albert Saints, who relocated to Spruce Grove in 2004 to become the Spruce Grove Saints.

On March 29, 2012, it was announced the team applied to relocate to Whitecourt for the 2012-13 season.[2] On May 3, 2012, the AJHL announced that it approved the relocation of the Steel to Whitecourt to become the Whitecourt Wolverines,[1] taking their name from the simultaneously disbanded junior "B" Whitecourt Wolverines of the North West Junior Hockey League.[3]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T/OTL Points GF GA Finish Playoffs
2007-08 62 24 33 5 53 192 246 7th North Lost in first round
2008-09 62 29 26 7 65 236 237 6th North Lost in first round
2009-10 60 24 29 7 55 218 260 6th North Lost in first round
2010-11 60 26 31 3 55 197 244 7th North Lost in first round
2011-12 60 9 48 3 21 147 291 8th North DNQ

Playoffs

Grande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-2
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-1
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  2. ↑ Jeff Hansen (2012-03-28). "Steel requests to relocate". St. Albert Gazette. Great West Newspapers LP. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Whitecourt Wolverines. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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