Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships Week 1 Preview
RED DEER - The 2023-24 hockey season is culminating with the Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships presented by ATB.
Thirty-two Provincial Champions are going to be crowned this year, with 29 teams battling it out in a tournament style format while league play will determine three champions in the Junior A, Junior Female and U18 AAA divisions.
The Edmonton Wolves of the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League claimed the banner over the Cochrane Chaos on Saturday, March 16, winning the best-of-five series in three games.
The final two divisions determined through league play are in the midst of playoffs.
Eight teams remain in the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs, with Whitecourt, Camrose, Lloydminster, Canmore, Calgary, Grande Prairie, Bonnyville and Drumheller still in the hunt. The AJHL champion will be competing at the Centennial Cup in Oakville.
The Calgary Buffaloes and Sherwood Park Ennis Kings are on a collision course for AEHL bragging rights in the U18 AAA division. The two teams wrapped up their respective semi-final series on Tuesday, both winning in four games. The winner advances to the Pacific playoffs in hopes of competing at the 2024 Telus Cup.
Week 1 of tournament action begins March 21 with 16 divisions hosting games across the province.
The first weekend of tournament play includes:
- U18 Female AAA - Red Deer (AFHL)
- U18 Female Tier 1 - St. Paul
- U18 Female Tier 2 - Calgary
- U16 AA - Strathmore
- U15 AAA - Edmonton
- U15 AA - Edmonton
- U15 Tier 1 - Okotoks
- U15 Tier 2 - Provost
- U15 Tier 3 - Delburne
- U15 Female AA - Airdrie (AFHL)
- U13 Tier 1 - Mannville
- U13 Tier 2 - Slave Lake
- U13 Tier 3 - Irma
- U13 Tier 4 - Grande Cache
- U13 Female Tier 1 - Rimbey
- U13 Female Tier 2 - 3C’s
Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) and Alberta Elite Hockey League games are available on FloHockey.
Tournament action will continue through March 28-31 and April 3-7. Schedules for each division are available on the Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships page.
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