Sixteen teams were crowned champions in their respective divisions as the first weekend of action concluded on Sunday in the 2024 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships hosted by ATB.
Teams skating away with the banner from the first weekend of action (March 21-24) are:
AFHL U18 Female AAA - Edmonton Jr. Oilers White 2, Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs 1
U18 Female Tier 1 - St. Paul U18 Canadiens 3, SP750 1
U18 Female Tier 2 - Beaverlodge U18 Female 5, Battle River U18 Knights 2
U16 AA - Calgary Northstars 4, SSAC Cameron Homes 3 (2OT)
AEHL U15 AAA - St. Albert Raiders Sabres 5, Airdrie Xtreme 2
U15 AA - Lakeland Panthers 2, Calgary Royals White 1
U15 Tier 1 - Chestermere U15 Lakers 5, Trails West Wolves 2
U15 Tier 2 - Duchess U15 Storm 7, Beaverlodge 5
U15 Tier 3 - Delburne U15 Outlaws 6, Beiseker Blazers 2
AFHL U15 Female AA - Edmonton Pandas Black 3, Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs 1
U13 Tier 1 - Red Deer U13-1 Chiefs 4, Medicine Hat U13-1 2
U13 Tier 2 - Medicine Hat U13-2 7, Slave Lake Thunder 3
U13 Tier 3 - Irma U13 Aces 5, Hughenden U13 Jets 3
U13 Tier 4 - Cremona U13 Cowboys 7, Vulcan U13 Hawks 2
U13 Female Tier 1 - West Central 3, Airdrie 2 (2OT)
U13 Female Tier 2 - 3C’s Coyotes 6, Fort McMurray U13 Huskies 5 (OT)
Tournament action continues the next two weekends - March 28-31 and April 3-7. Schedules for each division are available on the Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships page.
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In the Alberta Elite Hockey League’s U18 AAA division, the Calgary Buffaloes won a triple overtime game against the Sherwood Park Ennis Kings in Game 2 of their championship finals, 2-1, to take a controlling 2-0 series lead. Caleb Matthews notched the winner at the 5:40 mark of period six. The Buffaloes won game one on Saturday afternoon, in double overtime, as Cooper Williams scored the winner.
Full schedule is available on the AEHL U18 AAA Website. Livestreaming is available through FloHockey.
In Alberta Junior Hockey League action, the Whitecourt Wolverines, Canmore Eagles, Calgary Canucks all won their first round matchup and await their semi-final matchups en route to the Inter Pipeline Cup Finals.
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Good luck to all the teams taking the ice this weekend and next!
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