North Central Hockey League ( Alberta ) The North Central Hockey League was established in 1994 in the province of Alberta . The league is registered at the Senior AA level with Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta . According to the league ' s website ; the league was established in the spring of 1994 out of a few exhibition games and two 8 - hour meetings . The founders of the league were George Vanberg ( President then and is stil president as of 2014 ) , Noel Perrin ( Edson Ice ) , Kirk Holtet ( Fox Creek Bandits ) , Grant Drewniak ( Slave Lake Winterhawks ) , Diane Dickson ( Whitecourt Cats ) , and Darren Myshak ( Swan Hills Knights ) . During the 2013 - 14 season President Vanberg and Vice - President Jerry Muise also started to manage the Senior AAA level Chinook Hockey League as well . Also following the season the Morinville Kings hosted the Senior AA / A Men ' s Provincial Championships at the Ray MacDonald Sports Centre . The league began the 2014 - 15 season with seven teams ( Devon Barons , Edson Ice , Morniville Kings , Rocky Rams , Slave Lake Winterhawks , Westlock Warriors and Whitecourt Wild ) . The league has the Athbasca Aces and the Drayton Valley Wildcats taking a leave from league for the season . The league had planned on adding a new team from St . Albert , Alberta . However the team had to delay starting in the league due to being unable to secure ice in time to commit for the 2014 - 15 season . The league website stated that the team has been able to secure ice and will commence play in the 2015 - 16 season . the league will play a 63 game slate ( 18 games per team ) that will run from mid - October to mid - January followed by playoffs and the playoffs . The league expanded to 12 teams for the 2015 - 16 season as the league absorbed many of the members of the Battle River Senior Hockey League ( Big Valley , Bonnyville , Daysland , and Tofield ) The Drayton Valley Wildcats returned from a one year hiatus and the seven existing members all returned from 2014 - 15 . The previously delayed St . Albert team appears to have folded . The league will have two six team divisions for the 2015 - 16 season . For 2016 - 17 the Big Valley Oil Kings relocated to Eckville , Alberta and were renamed the Eckville Eagles . The Drayton Valley Wildcats did not return after folding late during the 2015 - 16 season . The Tofield Satellites also do not return . League Seasons . some season information listed further down Champions . 1994 - 95 - Hinton Heat 1995 - 96 - Slave Lake Winterhawks 1996 - 97 - Slave Lake WInterhawks 1997 - 98 - Drayton Valley Wildcats 1998 - 99 - Drayton Valley Wildcats 1999 - 00 - Grande Cache Rockies 2000 - 01 - 2001 - 02 - 2002 - 03 - Slave Lake Winter Hawks 2003 - 04 - Slave Lake Winter Hawks 2004 - 05 - Slave Lake Winter Hawks 2005 - 06 - Slave Lake Winter Hawks 2006 - 07 - Lamont Bruins 2007 - 08 - 2008 - 09 - Onoway Ice Dogs 2009 - 10 - Onoway Ice Dogs 2010 - 11 - Drayton Valley Wildcats 2011 - 12 - Drayton Valley Wildcats 2012 - 13 - Devon Barons 2013 - 14 - Devon Barons 2014 - 15 - Westlock Warriors 2015 - 16 - Daysland Northstars 2016 - 17 - Daysland Northstars Standings . 1994 - 95 1995 - 96 1996 - 97 1997 - 98 1998 - 99 1999 - 00 2000 - 01 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 Playoffs Semifinals Final 2003 - 04 Slave Lake and Jasper finshed 1 - 2 2004 Playoffs Final scores from archived post on league webite these scores would make series 5 - 2 2004 - 05 Teams : Drayton Valley Wildcats , Fox Creek Bandits , Hinton Heat , Jasper Wolves , Slave Lake Winter Hawks , Edson Ice and Whitecourt Cats take a leave of absence Standings 1 . Slave Lake 2 . Drayton Valley 3 Hinton 4 Jasper 5 Fox Creek 2005 Playoffs Semifinals Final 2005 - 06 North Division 2006 Playoffs First Round Second Round Final 2006 - 07 Westlock leave league , Legal added to league 2007 Playoffs First Round Semifinals Final 2007 - 08 Athabasca was added to the league . Lamont Bruins folded in January 2008 - 09 2009 Playoffs First Round Semifinals Final 2009 - 10 2010 Playoffs First Round Semifinals Final 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 Playoffs First Round Semifinal Final 2012 - 13 Playoffs First Round Second Round Final 2013 - 14 Playoffs First Round