St. Albert Steel

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
St. Albert Steel
CitySt. Albert, Alberta
LeagueAlberta Junior Hockey League
DivisionNorth
Founded2007 (2007)
Home arenaServus Place
ColoursSilver, purple and black
Franchise history
1976-2007Fort Saskatchewan Traders
2007-2012St. Albert Steel
2012-presentWhitecourt Wolverines

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

SeasonGP W L T/OTL PointsGF GA FinishPlayoffs
2007-086224335531922467th NorthLost in first round
2008-096229267652362376th NorthLost in first round
2009-106024297552182606th NorthLost in first round
2010-116026313551972447th NorthLost in first round
2011-12609483211472918th NorthDNQ

Playoffs
  • 2008 Lost Preliminary
Grande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-2
  • 2009 Lost Preliminary
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-1
  • 2010 Lost Preliminary
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none
  • 2011 Lost Preliminary
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none

See also

References
  1. "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. 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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