Fort Saskatchewan Traders


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.

History

The team's name comes from Fort Saskatchewan's history as a North-West Mounted Police trading fort when it was originally settled in the 1870s.
In 1978–79, 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 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 2007–08 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 2011–12 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
SeasonGP W L T/OTL SOLPointsGF GA FinishPlayoffs
1976-776033243-692922805th Overall---
1977-785837212-763452993rd Overall---
1978-796041181-833402462nd OverallWon Championship
1979-805924350-482823366th Overall---
1980-816023361-472733164th North---
1981-826030291-612662883rd North---
1982-836026340-523012993rd North---
1983-846040191-813252621st NorthWon Championship
1984-856036222-743122313rd North---
1985-865221292-442272563rd North---
1986-876024342-502582954th North---
1987-886029301-592952802nd North---
1988-896038211-773042702nd North---
1989-906033270-663072633rd North---
1990-915637154-782822181st Overall---
1991-92603128-1632462516th Overall---
1992-93563618-2742481971st Overall---
1993-94563321-2672061753rd Overall---
1994-95561834-4402012679th Overall---
1995-96603619-5772091894th Overall---
1996-97602631-3552472349th Overall---
1997-98604018-2822492253rd Overall---
1998-99623724-1752942523rd North---
1999-00643525-4742722553rd North---
2000-016426326-582493007th North---
2001-026420413-431903157th North---
2002-036420368-482142857th North---
2003-046016395-371592818th NorthDid not qualify
2004-056419414-421572286th North
2005-066037203-772011796th NorthLost in First Round
2006-076045114-942861461st NorthLost in Final

Playoffs

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: