The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000.
Founded: 1976âÂÂ77
Division titles won: 1983âÂÂ84
Regular season titles won: 1983âÂÂ84, 1990âÂÂ91, 1992âÂÂ93
League Championships won: 1979, 1984
Doyle Cup Titles: None
Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
History
The team's name comes from Fort Saskatchewan's history as a North-West Mounted Police fort, although it was not actually a trading fort, when it was originally settled in 1875.
In 1978âÂÂ79, the Traders completed their most successful season in the AJHL, as they won the league championship, and then defeated the Richmond Sockeyes of the BCHL in the Vernon Cup (forerunner to the Doyle Cup) before falling to the eventual national champion Prince Albert Raiders in six games at the Centennial Cup finals.
The Traders fell upon hard times in their last years as financial difficulties and low attendance left the future of the Traders in doubt. The Traders were reportedly sold to a group representing St. Albert during the 2005-06 season, however the deal failed to gain league approval. Finally, on March 15, 2007, a deal to relocate the Traders to St. Albert for the 2007âÂÂ08 season was approved, ending the Traders' 31-year run in Fort Saskatchewan. Only the Calgary Canucks have had a longer tenure in one city. Once relocated, the team was renamed the St. Albert Steel. The team relocated again after the 2011âÂÂ12 season to Whitecourt where they became the Whitecourt Wolverines.
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
Playoffs
Red Deer Rustlers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Edmonton Crusaders 4-games-to-3
First in semi-final round robin (3-1) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints
Calgary Canucks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Chinooks 4-games-to-none
Second in semi-final round robin (2-2) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Richmond Sockeyes (PJHL) 4-games-to-1 ALTA/BC CHAMPIONS
Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Red Deer Rustlers 4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS
Langley Eagles (BCJHL) defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-2
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
Hobbema Hawks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-2
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none
Red Deer Rustlers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Calgary Royals defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 5-games-to-4
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
- 1995 DNQ
- 1996 Lost quarter-final
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 3-games-to-1
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-2
Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
- 2003 DNQ
- 2004 DNQ
- 2005 Lost preliminary
Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-none
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Okotoks Oilers 4-games-to-1
Camrose Kodiaks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
Notable alumni
The following former Traders have gone on to play in the NHL:
Traders who moved on to play for the Canadian Women's National & Olympic Teams:
See also
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