Waterloo Mercurys

The Waterloo Mercurys also referred to as the Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys were a men's intermediate hockey team from Edmonton, Alberta. The team was a member of the Northern Alberta Intermediate Hockey League for the 1947-48 and 1948-49 seasons. The team won the 1948-49 Alberta Intermediate Playoffs and 1948-49 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs. The team would go on to represent Canada at the 1950 World Championship when the team had been officially renamed to the Edmonton Mercurys. The name Waterloo Mercurys appears to have been used when the team was participating as a member of the NIAHL as the Edmonton Mercurys are listed as the 1948-49 Alberta Intermediate champions as does the participation in the 1947-48 provincial playoffs.
The team was named for a local Mercury automobile dealership in Edmonton owned by Jim Christianson, who also established and sponsored the team. The team would appear to end up becoming the Edmonton Mercurys full time in 1949. Several sources (It's Our Game: Celebrating 100 Years Of Hockey Canada, Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend, and the Toronto Star) indicate that the Mercurys were created in 1949 but the team being selected to represent Canada for the 1950 World Championship in August of 1949 would indicate otherwise.
For more on the history of the team; please see the Edmonton Mercurys page.
Category:Northern Alberta Intermediate Hockey League teams