Allan Cup Hockey West
The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) (formerly the Chinook League) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, on hiatus as of 2021. The ACHW is one of two Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the other is Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey. Since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, the Chinook and ACHW have produced four Allan Cup national champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles, and the 2009, 2013 and 2016 Bentley Generals. The Lacombe Generals have the most playoff championship wins at 12. Stony Plain  collected eight consecutive titles from 1998 to 2005 while the Generals recently earned their 11th consecutive title dating back to 2008-2009. History. Founded as the Chinook Hockey League in 1955. In 2013, the Chinook Hockey League hired George Vanberg as their league president. Prior to Vanberg, Ray Marsh was league president for over 35 years. In June 2016, the Chinook Hockey League elected Jerry Muise as their league president. He was vice president since 2013. The league was renamed Allan Cup Hockey West prior to the 2017-2018 season. In November 2018, the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs suspended operations, leaving  the league with four teams. Rosetown and Lacombe left the league prior to the 2019-20 season, making Allan Cup Hockey West a two-team league. The 2019-20 playoffs, and the 2020-21 season, were cancelled due to COVID-19. The Innisfail Eagles left the league before the 2021-22 season, effectively ending Senior AAA hockey in Alberta.