Alberta Senior Hockey League (1936–41)

Last updated March 07, 2019

The Alberta Senior Hockey League or ASHL was a senior level ice hockey league that operated between 1936 and 1941 in Alberta, Canada. In 1941 the league ceased operations due to World War II.

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.

Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,067,175 as of 2016 census, it is Canada's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Its area is about 660,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi). Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015.

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The Western Canada Senior Hockey League (WCSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that played six seasons in Alberta and Saskatchewan, from 1945 to 1951. It was founded as a four team league featuring teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon. The WCSHL grew to six teams for a time, adding a team in Lethbridge and a second Saskatoon team, but had dwindled to the Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon Quakers franchises before the 1951–52 season, with those three teams turning minor pro by joining the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) that season. The PCHL renamed itself the Western Hockey League for the 1952–53 season.

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The Alberta-British Columbia Senior League is a defunct senior men's ice hockey league that operated for the 1941-42 season.

Teams

Calgary Bronks (1936–1937)
Calgary Rangers (1936–1938)
Drumheller Miners (1936–1941)
Edmonton Dominions (1936–1938)
Edmonton Superiors (1936–1938)
Olds Elks (1936–1941)
Calgary Stampeders (1938–1941)
Coleman Canadians (1938–1941)
Edmonton Eskimos (1938–1939)
Lethbridge Maple Leafs (1938–1941)
Turner Valley Oilers (1938–1941)
Edmonton Flyers (1939–1941)

The Calgary Bronks were a senior ice hockey team from Calgary, Alberta. They were organized in 1928 in the Southern Alberta Senior League. It moved to the Alberta Senior League in the merger of 1936.

The Drumheller Miners were a senior ice hockey team based in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

The Calgary Stampeders are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1938 until 1972, playing in various senior amateur and minor professional leagues during that time. In 1946, the Stampeders captured the Allan Cup as Canadian senior hockey champions, the first Alberta based club to do so.

Notable players

The Drumheller Miners, the only ASHL team to play in all five years of the league's existence, featured the five Bentley brothers – Doug, Max, Reg, Roy and Wyatt. Doug, Max and Reg went on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), while Doug and Max were both elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Maxwell Herbert Lloyd "Max" Bentley was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of a professional and senior career that spanned 20 years. He was the NHL's leading scorer twice in a row, and in 1946 won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player. He played in four All-Star Games and was twice named to a post-season All-Star team.

Reginald Stewart "Reg" Bentley was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks as part of a 20-year senior and professional career. During his time with Chicago, he played on a line with his brothers Doug and Max, the first time in NHL history that three siblings played on one line.

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The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s.

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References

↑ "Guelph's tricky claim". Guelph Mercury . 2009-03-21. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

External links

Alberta Senior Hockey League on Hockeydb.com

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[1] "Guelph's tricky claim". Guelph Mercury . 2009-03-21. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-04-06.