Alberta in the Memorial Cup

Even though the National Hockey League came to Alberta in 1979, the province’s appetite for major junior hockey did not wane. New franchises like the Calgary Hitmen and Red Deer Rebels have flourished in the Western Hockey League, while the Medicine Hat Tigers won back-to-back Memorial Cups in 1987 and 1988, led by native son Trevor Linden.

The Rebels won the Memorial Cup in 2001, becoming the fourth Alberta franchise—after the Tigers, Calgary Canadians and Edmonton Oil Kings—to snatch the top honour in junior hockey.

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