The Olds Grizzlys are a junior A ice hockey club in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada with home games at the Olds & District Sports Complex.

History The Olds Grizzlys joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) after the Taber Golden Suns franchise relocated to Olds following the 1980–81 season. The Grizzlys were a dominant team in the AJHL in the early 1990s with three straight league championships and a Centennial Cup title as Junior A national champions, won on home ice, in 1994.

On June 30, 2017, the league announced that the franchise had been transferred to new ownership called the "Friends of the Grizzlys."

On April 3, 2025, the club announced Calgary business man Moe Jamal and former National Hockey League player Jay Beagle as its new owners.

As of 2025, Moe Jamal has been appointed as the General Manager and Tyson Soloski is the head coach.

+ Season-by-season statisticsSeason <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Ties/Overtime Losses">T/OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title>FinishPlayoffs 1981–82 60 22 35 3 — 47 266 270 4th South Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Spurs 1982–83 60 25 35 0 — 50 315 330 4th South Lost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers 1983–84 60 29 31 0 — 58 285 279 2nd South Lost quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Calgary Spurs 1984–85 60 13 47 0 — 26 212 358 4th South Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers 1985–86 52 14 37 1 — 29 225 316 4th South Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Canucks 1986–87 60 9 49 2 — 20 184 335 4th South Did not qualify 1987–88 60 26 31 3 — 55 296 339 3rd South Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers 1988–89 60 35 23 2 — 72 301 261 2nd South Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary CanucksLost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers 1989–90 60 39 18 3 — 81 350 271 2nd South Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary SpursLost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks 1990–91 56 31 23 2 — 64 287 229 3rd Overall Lost quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Lloydminster Blazers 1991–92 60 42 14 — 4 88 331 201 1st Overall Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Sherwood Park CrusadersWon semifinals, 4–1 vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersWon AJHL Championship, 4–1 vs. Fort McMurray Oil BaronsLost Doyle Cup, 3–4 vs. Vernon Lakers (BCHL) 1992–93 56 35 21 — 0 70 274 207 2nd Overall Won quarterfinals, 5–0 vs. Calgary RoyalsWon semifinals, 4–0 vs. Fort McMurray Oil BaronsWon AJHL Championship, 4–3 vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersLost Doyle Cup, 1–4 vs. Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) 1993–94 56 50 4 — 2 102 353 140 1st Overall Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary RoyalsWon semifinals, 4–0 vs. St. Albert SaintsWon AJHL Championship, 4–2 vs. Fort McMurray Oil BaronsWon Doyle Cup, 4–2 vs. Kelowna Spartans (BCHL)Won Abbott CupWon 1994 Centennial Cup Junior A National Championship 1994–95 56 40 16 — 0 80 284 209 1st Overall Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Lloydminster BlazersWon semifinals, 4–0 vs. Sherwood Park CrusadersLost AJHL Finals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks 1995–96 60 40 17 — 3 83 292 199 2nd Overall Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Bonnyville PontiacsLost semifinals, 0–4 vs. St. Albert Saints 1996–97 60 32 24 — 4 68 244 217 5th Overall Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons 1997–98 60 27 31 — 2 56 225 246 8th Overall Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. St. Albert Saints 1998–99 62 28 30 — 4 60 273 270 3rd South Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary RoyalsLost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks 1999–00 64 35 27 — 2 72 281 259 3rd South Won Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Calgary CanucksLost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks 2000–01 64 41 19 4 — 86 304 232 2nd South Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Crowsnest Pass TimberwolvesLost semifinals, 3–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder 2001–02 64 36 20 8 — 80 298 252 2nd South Won quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Camrose KodiaksLost semifinals, 0–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder 2002–03 64 36 19 9 — 81 267 226 3rd South Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary RoyalsLost div. semi-finals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks 2003–04 60 41 14 5 — 87 248 157 2nd South Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Drumheller DragonsWon quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary CanucksLost semifinals, 2–4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm 2004–05 64 24 32 8 — 56 171 218 7th South Did not qualify 2005–06 60 30 22 8 — 68 208 168 2nd South Lost preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Calgary Canucks 2006–07 60 27 27 6 — 60 202 208 6th South Won Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Canmore EaglesLost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks 2007–08 62 35 21 6 — 79 218 193 3rd South Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Canmore EaglesLost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks 2008–09 62 35 23 4 — 74 225 189 3rd South Won Preliminary series, 3–2 vs. Drumheller DragonsWon quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Okotoks OilersLost semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints 2009–10 60 30 23 7 — 67 189 185 3rd South Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Canmore Eagles 2010–11 60 23 30 7 — 53 202 231 5th South Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Calgary Mustangs 2011–12 60 22 33 5 — 49 165 217 5th South Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Calgary MustangsWon Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Okotoks OilersLost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits 2012–13 60 22 32 6 2 50 169 211 7th South Lost div. quarter-finals, 2–3 vs. Okotoks Oilers 2013–14 60 21 30 9 3 51 156 209 7th South Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs. Okotoks OilersLost div. semi-finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits 2014–15 60 24 27 9 4 57 203 235 5th South Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Drumheller Dragons 2015–16 60 16 40 4 3 36 188 279 7th South Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Camrose Kodiaks 2016–17 60 17 36 7 — 41 167 234 7th of 8, South12th of 16, AJHL Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Canmore EaglesLost div. semi-finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits 2017–18 60 18 37 5 — 41 170 272 8th of 8, South15th of 16, AJHL Did not qualify 2018–19 60 6 51 3 — 15 120 322 8th of 8, South16th of 16, AJHL Did not qualify 2019–20 58 10 41 7 — 27 157 291 6th of 7, South14th of 15, AJHL Lost div. quarter-finals, 1–4 vs. Drumheller Dragons 2020–21 15 2 11 2 — 6 31 63 Season cancelled 2021–22 60 9 45 6 — 24 162 302 8th of 8, South16th of 16, AJHL Did not qualify 2022–23 60 16 39 4 1 37 167 297 8th of 8, South15th of 16, AJHL Did not qualify 2023–24 57 10 41 3 3 26 123 278 11th of 11, AJHL Did not qualify 2024–25 54 15 38 1 0 31 136 278 6th of 6 South 11th of 12, AJHL Did not qualify 2025–26 55 16 35 2 2 36 152 249 5th in division11th overall Did not qualify

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Junior A National Championship The National Junior A Championship, known as the Centennial Cup and formerly as the Royal Bank Cup or RBC Cup, is the postseason tournament for the Canadian national championship for Junior A hockey teams that are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League since 1971. Since 1986, the tournament has consisted of the regional Junior A champions and a previously selected host team. Since 1990, the national championship has used a five-team tournament format when the regional qualifiers were designated as the ANAVET Cup (Western), Doyle Cup (Pacific), Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), and Fred Page Cup (Eastern). From 2013 to 2017, the qualifiers were the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), Fred Page Cup (Eastern), and the Western Canada Cup champions and runners-up (Western #1 and #2).

The tournament begins with round-robin play between the five teams followed by the top four teams playing a semifinal game, with the top seed facing the fourth seed and the second facing the third. The winners of the semifinals then face each other in final game for the national championship. In some years, the losers of the semifinal games face each other for a third place game.

Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship game 1994Host W, 11–3 vs. Chateauguay Elites (Central)W, 5–0 vs. Weyburn Red Wings (Western)W, 5–2 vs. Kelowna Spartans (Pacific)W, 10–1 vs. Antigonish Bulldogs (Eastern) 4–0(W–L) 1st of 5 W, 4–3 vs. Weyburn Red WingsOTW, 5–4 vs. Kelowna SpartansCentennial Cup National Junior A Champions

NHL alumni The following former Grizzlys have gone on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL): Darcy Campbell Phil Crowe Kevin Haller Nathan Lawson Jay Rosehill Matthew Yeats

See also List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

References

Further reading

External links Olds Grizzlys website Alberta Junior Hockey League website