Goaltending, power play leads to rare weekend sweep The Canmore Eagles erased a cold September with a hot start to October posting a trio of Alberta Junior Hockey League wins on the much dreaded three games in three days road trip weekend. After a month that saw the team post just one regulation win, four […]

Showdown lowdown All 16 teams of the Alberta Junior Hockey League descended on Calgary’s Max Bell Centre this past week for the annual AJHL Showcase. The annual event attracts more than 150 coaches and scouts from the professional world, NCAA and Canadian college and university programs and major junior. Canmore took on the Calgary Canucks […]

Eagles make roster moves The Canmore Eagles have made three roster moves prior to the Alberta Junior Hockey League Showcase weekend. Canmore has acquired Josh Hoekstra from the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. The 20-year-old forward from Edmonton played four seasons of major junior hockey, appearing in 167 games – including 67 […]

Eagles bedevil Saints: score first win of AJHL season The Canmore Eagles’ defence might be something special. Just ask the Spruce Grove Saints, a perennial Alberta Junior Hockey League powerhouse, who fell 3-2 at the Canmore Recreation Centre on Tuesday (Sept. 26). The victory is the first for Canmore in this new season, coming in […]

Eagles still chasing elusive first win The Canmore Eagles would outscore the Calgary Canucks over the final two periods of their Alberta Junior Hockey League clash on Sunday (Sept. 24) however another sluggish start to a game would send the team to its third successive loss to start this season. The Canucks scored four first-period […]

Opening weekend win slips away The Canmore Eagles took on the Okotoks Oilers for a weekend doubleheader to open both team’s Alberta Junior Hockey League campaigns. The Oilers won 5-1 in Canmore on Friday (Sept. 15) and 5-4 via the shootout in Okotoks on Saturday (Sept. 16). Oilers 5 at Eagles 1 It was a […]

Regular season opener quickly approaches The Canmore Eagles have completed their preseason slate of games and now look towards the start of a new Alberta Junior Hockey League campaign. The regular season begins Friday, Sept. 15 with the Okotoks Oilers visiting the Canmore Recreation Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. While the team failed to […]

A first look at this year’s Eagles By Russ Ullyot The Canmore Eagles have been stickhandling through a busy off season towards a new Alberta Junior Hockey League campaign. There are new additions to the coaching and training staff and of course plenty of new and promising players looking to impress. As well, there are […]

Eagles’ season ends The Canmore Eagles saw their season ended Sunday (March 19) with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Drumheller Dragons. A goal by Drumheller captain Sam Simard at 9:40 of the extra period gave the Dragons a 4-2 series win in this best-of-seven and moved them into the second round of the Alberta […]

They’re coming back to Canmore The Eagles aren’t ready to have their wings clipped. Canmore soared to a Game 6 win with a thrilling 3-2 road victory over the Drumheller Dragons on Friday (March 17) in this Alberta Junior Hockey League first-round series. The win forces a Game 6 on Sunday (March 19) in Canmore. […]