Alberta Midget Hockey League
The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL is the provincial 18U AAA ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada. The league consists of 18 teams split into the Dodge and Chrysler Divisions. League champions go on to compete with the BC Hockey 18A League champions to represent the Pacific at the annual Telus Cup, Canada's national 18U championship. The Lethbridge Hurricanes are the current league champions. Red Deer is the last AEHL team to win a national title, having won in 2012 & 2013. Telus Cup. The Calgary Northstars (1991 and 2003), Calgary Buffaloes (1989), and Red  Deer Optimist Rebels/Chiefs (2012 & 2013), represent the only AMHL teams to have won the national midget title. The AMHL has represented the Pacific at the tournament every year since 1985, with the exceptions of 1986, 1992, 2007, and 2012, when British Columbian teams won representation. Alberta has hosted the national championship three times: 1991 in Calgary, 2007 in Red Deer, and 2012 in Leduc. Alumni. Many players move on from the AEHL to play Junior A or Major Junior in Western Canada. The league's National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Jarome Iginla, Dany Heatley, Jason Smith, Trent Hunter , Joffery Lupul, Trevor Linden, Geoff Sanderson, Scottie Upshall, Brian Sutherby, Mike Comrie, Nick Tarnasky, Jonathan Filewich and Bryan McCabe.