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| City: | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta |
| League: | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | North |
| Home Arena: | Jubilee Recreation Centre |
| Colors: | Black, red and white |
| Franchise history | |
| 1976-07: | Fort Saskatchewan Traders |
| 2007-present: | St. Albert Steel |
The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey The Jubilee Recreation Centre is a 2000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta. The St Albert Steel are an Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Jubilee Recreation Centre is a 2000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.
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The Fort Saskatchewan Traders are the 2nd oldest franchise still operating in its original city after the Calgary Canucks. The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The Calgary Canucks are a junior Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The team's name comes from Fort Saskatchewan's history as an North West Mounted Police trading fort when it was originally settled in the 1870s. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G
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 Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey BCHL History The Sockeyes were founded in the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League in the 1970s The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Prince Albert Raiders are a major Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion.
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. St Albert is a city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. Finally, on March 15, 2007, a deal to relocate the Traders to St. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Albert for the 2007-08 season was approved, ending the Traders' 31 year run in Fort Saskatchewan. [1] Only the Calgary Canucks have had a longer tenure in one city. The Calgary Canucks are a junior Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Once relocated, the City of St. Albert renamed them the St. Albert Steel.
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 |
The following former Traders have gone on to play in the NHL:
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| Defunct Alberta Junior Hockey League teams |
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| Calgary Buffaloes | Calgary Cowboys | Calgary Spurs | Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves | Drumheller Falcons | Edmonton Crusaders | Edmonton Maple Leafs | Edmonton Mets | Edmonton Safeway Canadians | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | Hobbema Hawks | Lethbridge Sugar Kings | Mount Royal College Cougars | Ponoka Stampeders | Red Deer Rustlers | St. Albert Saints | Spruce Grove Mets | The Pass Red Devils | Taber Golden Suns | |
| CJAHL | Doyle Cup | Royal Bank Cup |