The St. Albert Steel were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They played in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada at Servus Place with a seating capacity of 2,044. The team relocated to Whitecourt in the 2012 off-season to become the Whitecourt Wolverines.
Founded: 2007-08 Relocated: 2012 Division titles won: None Regular season titles won: None League Championships won: None Doyle Cup Titles: None Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
History The Steel, relocated in 2007 from nearby Fort Saskatchewan where they were known as the Fort Saskatchewan Traders, were the second team to represent the City of St. Albert. The first team to represent the city was the St. Albert Saints, who relocated to Spruce Grove in 2004 to become the Spruce Grove Saints.
On March 29, 2012, it was announced the team applied to relocate to Whitecourt for the 2012-13 season. On May 3, 2012, the AJHL announced that it approved the relocation of the Steel to Whitecourt to become the Whitecourt Wolverines, taking their name from the simultaneously disbanded junior "B" Whitecourt Wolverines of the North West Junior Hockey League.
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 Points GF GA Finish Playoffs 2007-08 62 24 33 5 53 192 246 7th North Lost in first round 2008-09 62 29 26 7 65 236 237 6th North Lost in first round 2009-10 60 24 29 7 55 218 260 6th North Lost in first round 2010-11 60 26 31 3 55 197 244 7th North Lost in first round 2011-12 60 9 48 3 21 147 291 8th North DNQ
Playoffs 2008 Lost Preliminary Grande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-2 2009 Lost Preliminary Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-1 2010 Lost Preliminary Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none 2011 Lost Preliminary Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-none
See also List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
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