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.
:Founded: 1976–77
:Division titles won: 1983–84
:Regular season titles won: 1983–84, 1990–91, 1992–93
:League Championships won: 1979, 1984
:Doyle Cup Titles: None
:Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
==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 (forerunner to the Doyle 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.St. Albert snaps up Fort Saskatchewan hockey team, cbcsports, March 16, 2007 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.
==Fort Saskatchewan after the Traders==
The team was replaced in Fort Sasktchewan by the Fort Sask Rangers who began play in the Noralta Junior Hockey League in 2013. The team adopted the Traders moniker for the 2014-15 season. Amid speculation of a possible return of a Alberta Junior Hockey League team; the NJHL team withdrew from the league prior to the 2017-18 season.https://www.fortsaskonline.com/local/traders-might-be-coming-back-to-fort-sask
==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
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T/OTL	SOL	Points	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1976-77	60	33	24	3 	- 	69 	292 	280	5th Overall	---
1977-78	58	37	21	2 	- 	76 	345 	299	3rd Overall	---
1978-79	60	41	18	1 	- 	83 	340 	246	2nd Overall	Won Championship
1979-80	59	24	35	0 	- 	48 	282 	336	6th Overall	---
1980-81	60	23	36	1 	- 	47 	273 	316	4th North 	---
1981-82	60	30	29	1 	- 	61 	266 	288	3rd North 	---
1982-83	60	26	34	0 	- 	52 	301 	299	3rd North 	---
1983-84	60	40	19	1 	- 	81 	325 	262	1st North 	Won Championship
1984-85	60	36	22	2 	- 	74 	312 	231	3rd North 	---
1985-86	52	21	29	2 	- 	44 	227 	256	3rd North 	---
1986-87	60	24	34	2 	- 	50 	258 	295	4th North 	---
1987-88	60	29	30	1 	- 	59 	295 	280	2nd North 	---
1988-89	60	38	21	1 	- 	77 	304 	270	2nd North 	---
1989-90	60	33	27	0 	- 	66 	307 	263	3rd North 	---
1990-91	56	37	15	4 	- 	78 	282 	218	1st Overall	---
1991-92	60	31	28	- 	1 	63 	246 	251	6th Overall	---
1992-93	56	36	18	- 	2 	74 	248 	197	1st Overall	---
1993-94	56	33	21	- 	2 	67 	206 	175	3rd Overall	---
1994-95	56	18	34	- 	4 	40 	201 	267	9th Overall	---
1995-96	60	36	19	- 	5 	77 	209 	189	4th Overall	---
1996-97	60	26	31	- 	3 	55 	247 	234	9th Overall	---
1997-98	60	40	18	- 	2 	82 	249 	225	3rd Overall	---
1998-99	62	37	24	- 	1 	75 	294 	252	3rd North 	---
1999-00	64	35	25	- 	4 	74 	1272	255	3rd North 	---
2000-01	64	26	32	6 	- 	58 	249 	300	7th North 	---
2001-02	64	20	41	3 	- 	43 	190 	315	7th North 	---
2002-03	64	20	36	8 	- 	48 	214 	285	7th North 	---
2003-04	60	16	39	5 	- 	37 	159 	281	8th North 	Did not qualify
2004-05	64	19	41	4 	- 	42 	157 	228	6th North 	
2005-06	60	37	20	3 	- 	77 	201 	179	6th North 	Lost in First Round
2006-07	60	45	11	4 	- 	94 	286 	146	1st North 	Lost in Final
===Playoffs===
*1977 Lost Quarter-final
:Red Deer Rustlers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1978 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Edmonton Crusaders 4-games-to-3
:First in semi-final round robin (3-1) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints
:Calgary Canucks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
*1979 Won League, Won Alta/BC Championship, Lost Abbott Cup
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Chinooks 4-games-to-none
:Second in semi-final round robin (2-2) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Richmond Sockeyes (PJHL) 4-games-to-1 ALTA/BC CHAMPIONS
:Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1980 Lost Quarter-final
:St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
*1981 Lost Quarter-final
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
*1982 Lost Quarter-final
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1983 Lost Quarter-final
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
*1984 Won League, Lost Alta/BC Championship
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-none
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Red Deer Rustlers 4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS
:Langley Eagles (BCJHL) defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1985 Lost Semi-final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-2
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
*1986 Lost Quarter-final
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
*1987 Lost Quarter-final
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
*1988 Lost Quarter-final
:Hobbema Hawks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1989 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-2
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none
:Red Deer Rustlers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
*1990 Lost Quarter-final
:Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
*1991 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
:Calgary Royals defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1992 Lost Semi-final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
:Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1
*1993 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 5-games-to-4
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-3
:Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
*1994 Lost Quarter-final
:St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
*1995 DNQ
*1996 Lost Quarter-final
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
*1997 DNQ
*1998 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
:St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
*1999 Lost Quarter-final
:Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
*2000 Lost Quarter-final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated St. Albert Saints 3-games-to-1
:Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
*2001 Lost Preliminary
:Grande Prairie Storm defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-2
*2002 Lost Preliminary
:Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
*2003 DNQ
*2004 DNQ
*2005 Lost Preliminary
:Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
*2006 Lost Preliminary
:Spruce Grove Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
*2007 Lost Final
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-none
:Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Okotoks Oilers 4-games-to-1
:Camrose Kodiaks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2
==Notable alumni==
The following former Traders have gone on to play in the NHL:
*Dave Babych
*Jim Benning
*Mike Berger
*Keith Brown
*Mike Commodore
*Paul Comrie
*Taylor Fedun	
*Matt Frattin
*Paul Healey
*Justin Hocking
*Pat MacLeod
*Clint Malarchuk
*Dave Marcinyshyn
*Richard Matvichuk	
*John Mokosak
*Mike Needham
*Parry Pelensky
*Jim Playfair
*Grant Sasser
*Wally Schreiber	
*Sheldon Souray
*Randy Turnbull
*Brad Werenka
*Gary Yaremchuk
*Ken Yaremchuk
*Zarley Zalapski
Traders who moved on to play for the Canadian Women's National & Olympic Teams:
*Shannon Szabados
==See also==
* List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
== References ==
== External links ==
*Alberta Junior Hockey League website
Category:Defunct Alberta Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Alberta Junior Hockey League
Category:Established in 1976
Category:Disestablished in 2007