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St. Albert Merchants
St. Albert Merchants
City	St. Albert, Alberta
League	Capital Junior Hockey League
Division	West Division
Founded	1983-84
Home arena	Jarome Iginla Arena
Colours	Blue, Gold, Grey, White ;
General manager	Steve Barwick[when?][citation needed]
Head coach	Niall O'Donoghue[when?][citation needed]
Captain	Dylan Mcfatridge [when?][citation needed]
Website	www.stalbertmerchants.com
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The St. Albert Merchants are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in St. Albert, Alberta. They play in the Capital Junior Hockey League out of the Jarome Iginla Arena. They are coached by Niall O'Donoghue and Ian McFatridge.

The Merchants have won a total of six league titles, including four consecutive championships from 1994–95 to 1997–98.^[1] The Merchants are two time Alberta Junior B provincial champions, winning the Russ Barnes Trophy in 1986 and 1996, advancing to the Keystone Cup Junior B championships for Western Canada.

History

The Merchants were founded in 1983. They won the league championship, and the provincial championship, in 1985-86, their third year.^[2] They won the league championship again in the 1987-88, before finishing second at the provincials. They won the league championship again the next two years, and again in 1994-95. They repeated, yet again, in 1995-96, winning the provincial title, before finishing runner-up at the 1996 Keystone Cup. In 1996-97, the Merchants went undefeated in the regular season, before winning the league championship yet again. The following season, they finished second in the first edition of the new provincial championship, the champion of whom now won the Russ Barnes Trophy. They made the provincials again the next season, before losing in the provincial semi-finals. Since the turn of the century, the Merchants have had a number of difficult seasons, interspersed by a league title in 2004-05. They often did not progress past the first round in many seasons, before the 2012-13 season, when they returned to the league final, where they lost to the Sherwood Park Knights. They made the league final again the following year, losing again, this time to the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks. In 2014-15, they finished first in their division, but were upset in the second round by the Stony Plain Flyers.^[3] In January 2014, the Merchants donated all admission ticket sales and money raised from the 50/50 draw to the local RCMP station, in an act of remembrance for the RCMP officer killed in a shooting outside a St. Albert casino the previous year.^[4]

Franchise Regular Season leader in goals- Matt Havens(72)

Franchise Regular Season leader in assists- Casey Reid(132)

Franchise Regular Season leader in points- Casey Reid(202)

Franchise Regular Season leader in penalty- Chris Clark(360)

Franchise Regular Season leader in games played- Daniel Rombough(115)

Franchise playoff leader in goals- Casey Reid(16)

Franchise playoff leader in assists- Casey Reid(25)

Franchise playoff leader in points- Casey Reid(41)

Franchise playoff leader in penalty minutes- Jared Kwasney(91)

Franchise playoff leader in games played- Casey Reid(43)

Recent Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of 2016-17 season.^[5]

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2009-10	38	11	25	0	2	24	124	205	6th, West	Lost First Round, (Red Wings)
2010–11	38	19	18	0	1	39	165	157	5th, West	Lost First Round, (Regals)
2011-12	38	19	15	0	4	42	143	142	4th, West	Lost First Round, (Mustangs)
2012-13	38	22	12	0	4	48	168	136	4th, West	Lost League Final, (Knights)
2013-14	38	34	3	0	1	69	221	88	1st, West	Lost League Final, (Hawks)
2014-15	38	32	6	0	0	64	198	120	1st, West	Lost Second Round, (Flyers)
2015-16	38	24	12	0	5	50	185	139	3rd, West	Won First Round, 2-1 (Flyers) Won Quarters, 3-2 (Mustangs) Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Chiefs)
2016-17	38	18	16	0	4	40	147	173	4th, West	Lost First Round, 0-2 (Flyers)
2017-18	38	21	16	0	1	43	150	150	4th, West	Won First Round, 2-1 (Flyers) Lost Quarters, 0-3 (Warriors)
2018-19	38	14	19	1	4	33	136	167	4th, West	Won Qualifying Round, 2-0 (Mustangs) Lost Quarterfinals 0-3 (Warriors)
2019-20	38	23	14	0	1	47	181	159	3rd of 7 West 5th of 14 League	Won First Round, 2-1 (Flyers) Lost Quarters, 2-3 (Warriors)
2020-21	4	0	3	0	1	1	12	21	Remainder of Season	Cancelled due to Covid
2021-22	38	25	9	0	4	54	168	104	1st of 7 West 3rd of 14 League	Lost Quarters, 2-3 (Red Wings)
2022-23	38	31	4	-	3	65	247	98	1st of 7 West 1st of 14 League	Won Quarterfinals 3-0 (Flyers) Won Semifinals 3-2 (Chiefs) Lost League Finals 1-4 (Knights)
2023-24	38	32	5	0	1	65	234	102	1st of 7 West 1st of 14 League	Won Quarterfinals 3-0 (Flyers) Won Semifinals 3-2 (Jets) Won League Finals, 4-1 (Chiefs) advance to Alberta Provincials

Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2024	L, Okotoks Bisons, 5-6 L, Wainwright Bisons, 0–4 W, NWCAA Stampeders, 8-2 W, North Peace Navigators, 9-5	2-2–0	3rd of 6	n/a	Won 6-5 Wainwright Bisons Bronze Medalists	n/a

References

^ "CJHL Champions". Capital Junior Hockey League. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
^ Merchants Info
^ "Flyin' high: Stony Plain advances to third round of CJHL playoffs | Stony Plain Reporter". stonyplainreporter.com. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
^ "Merchants peaking for playoffs | St. Albert Gazette". stalbertgazette.com. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
^ League Standings

External links

[1] "CJHL Champions". Capital Junior Hockey League. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

[2] Merchants Info

[3] "Flyin' high: Stony Plain advances to third round of CJHL playoffs | Stony Plain Reporter". stonyplainreporter.com. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

[4] "Merchants peaking for playoffs | St. Albert Gazette". stalbertgazette.com. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

[5] League Standings

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+{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey team founded 1983}}
 {{Infobox hockey team
 | team       = St. Albert Merchants
-| colour      = #003E7E
+| colour      = #041e42
-| colour text = black
+| colour text = #ffb81c
 | logo       =
 | city       = [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]], [[Alberta]]
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 | division   = West Division
 | founded    = {{Start date|1983}}-84
-| arena      = Akinsdale Arena
+| arena      = Jarome Iginla Arena
-| colours    = Blue, Gold, White <br /> {{color box|#003E7E}} {{color box|#E6BF2E}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
+| colours    = Blue, Gold, Grey, White <br /> {{color box|#041e42}} {{color box|#ffb81c}} {{colour box|#868787}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
+| coach      = {{Flagicon|CAN}}Niall O'Donoghue{{when|date=August 2023}}{{cn|date=July 2020}}
-| coach      = Scott Rodda
+| GM         = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Steve Barwick{{when|date=July 2021}}{{cn|date=July 2020}}
-| GM         = Craig Dory
+| captain    = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Dylan Mcfatridge {{when|date=September 2023}}{{cn|date=September 2023}}
-| captain    = Michael Bruni
 | website    = [http://stalbertmerchants.com/default.aspx?p=home/ www.stalbertmerchants.com]
 | name1      = St. Albert Merchants
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 }}
-The '''St. Albert Merchants''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[junior ice hockey|Junior B]] [[ice hockey]] team located in [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]], [[Alberta]]. They play in the [[Capital Junior Hockey League]] out of the Akinsdale Arena. They are coached by Scott Rodda.
+The '''St. Albert Merchants''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[junior ice hockey|Junior B]] [[ice hockey]] team located in [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]], [[Alberta]]. They play in the [[Capital Junior Hockey League]] out of the Jarome Iginla Arena. They are coached by Niall O'Donoghue and Ian McFatridge.
+The Merchants have won a total of six league titles, including four consecutive championships from 1994–95 to 1997–98.<ref>{{cite web |title=CJHL Champions |date=2022-11-12 |publisher=[[Capital Junior Hockey League]] |url=http://www.cjhl.org/site/3333/page.asp?Site=9963&ID=8279&LeagueID=9963 |access-date=2022-11-12}}</ref> The Merchants are two time Alberta Junior B provincial champions, winning the [[Russ Barnes Trophy]] in 1986 and 1996, advancing to the [[Keystone Cup]] Junior B championships for [[Western Canada]].
-The Merchants are among the most successful teams in CJHL history, winning a total of eight league titles during their existence, along with many provincial titles as well.
 ==History==
-The Merchants were founded in 1983, and have historically been among the more successful teams in the league. They won the league championship, and the provincial championship, in 1985-86, their third year.<ref>[http://stalbertmerchants.com/default.aspx?p=info Merchants Info]</ref> They won the league championship again in the 1987-88, before finishing second at the provincials. They won the league championship again the next two years, and again in 1994-95. They repeated, yet again, in 1995-96, winning the provincial title, before finishing runner-up at the [[Keystone Cup|1996 Keystone Cup]]. In 1996-97, the Merchants went undefeated in the regular season, before winning the league championship yet again. The following season, they finished second in the first edition of the new provincial championship, the champion of whom now won the [[Russ Barnes Trophy]]. They made the provincials again the next season, before losing in the provincial semi-finals. Since the turn of the century, the Merchants have had a number of difficult seasons, interspersed by a league title in 2004-05. They often did not progress past the first round in many seasons, before the 2012-13 season, when they returned to the league final, where they lost to the [[Sherwood Park Knights]]. They made the league final again the following year, losing again, this time to the [[Fort Saskatchewan Hawks]]. In 2014-15, they finished first in their division, but were upset in the second round by the [[Stony Plain Flyers]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2015/03/02/flyin-high-stony-plain-advances-to-third-round-of-cjhl-playoffs |title=Flyin' high: Stony Plain advances to third round of CJHL playoffs &#124; Stony Plain Reporter |publisher=stonyplainreporter.com |date=2015-03-02 |accessdate=2015-11-27}}</ref> In January 2014, the Merchants donated all admission ticket sales and money raised from the 50/50 draw to the local [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] station, in an act of remembrance for the RCMP officer killed in a shooting outside a St. Albert casino the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.stalbertgazette.com/Merchants-peaking-for-playoffs-20150124 |title= Merchants peaking for playoffs &#124; St. Albert Gazette |publisher=stalbertgazette.com |date=2015-01-24 |accessdate=2015-11-27}}</ref>
+The Merchants were founded in 1983. They won the league championship, and the provincial championship, in 1985-86, their third year.<ref>[http://stalbertmerchants.com/default.aspx?p=info Merchants Info]</ref> They won the league championship again in the 1987-88, before finishing second at the provincials. They won the league championship again the next two years, and again in 1994-95. They repeated, yet again, in 1995-96, winning the provincial title, before finishing runner-up at the [[Keystone Cup|1996 Keystone Cup]]. In 1996-97, the Merchants went undefeated in the regular season, before winning the league championship yet again. The following season, they finished second in the first edition of the new provincial championship, the champion of whom now won the [[Russ Barnes Trophy]]. They made the provincials again the next season, before losing in the provincial semi-finals. Since the turn of the century, the Merchants have had a number of difficult seasons, interspersed by a league title in 2004-05. They often did not progress past the first round in many seasons, before the 2012-13 season, when they returned to the league final, where they lost to the [[Sherwood Park Knights]]. They made the league final again the following year, losing again, this time to the [[Fort Saskatchewan Hawks]]. In 2014-15, they finished first in their division, but were upset in the second round by the [[Stony Plain Flyers]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2015/03/02/flyin-high-stony-plain-advances-to-third-round-of-cjhl-playoffs |title=Flyin' high: Stony Plain advances to third round of CJHL playoffs &#124; Stony Plain Reporter |publisher=stonyplainreporter.com |date=2015-03-02 |accessdate=2015-11-27}}</ref> In January 2014, the Merchants donated all admission ticket sales and money raised from the 50/50 draw to the local [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] station, in an act of remembrance for the RCMP officer killed in a shooting outside a St. Albert casino the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.stalbertgazette.com/Merchants-peaking-for-playoffs-20150124 |title= Merchants peaking for playoffs &#124; St. Albert Gazette |publisher=stalbertgazette.com |date=2015-01-24 |accessdate=2015-11-27}}</ref>
+Franchise Regular Season leader in goals- Matt Havens(72)
+Franchise Regular Season leader in assists- Casey Reid(132)
+Franchise Regular Season leader in points- Casey Reid(202)
+Franchise Regular Season leader in penalty- Chris Clark(360)
+Franchise Regular Season leader in games played- Daniel Rombough(115)
+Franchise playoff leader in goals- Casey Reid(16)
+Franchise playoff leader in assists- Casey Reid(25)
+Franchise playoff leader in points- Casey Reid(41)
+Franchise playoff leader in penalty minutes- Jared Kwasney(91)
+Franchise playoff leader in games played- Casey Reid(43)
 ==Recent Season-by-season record==
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 | 2014-15 || 38 || 32 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 64 || 198 || 120 || 1st, West || Lost Second Round, ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])
 |- style="background:#eee;"
-| 2015-16 || 38 || 24 || 12 || 0 || 5 || 50 || 185 || 139 || 3rd, West || Won First Round, 2-1 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Won Quarters, 3-2 ([[Edmonton Mustangs|Mustangs]])<br>Lost Semifinals, 1-4 ([[Wetaskiwin Icemen|Icemen]])
+| 2015-16 || 38 || 24 || 12 || 0 || 5 || 50 || 185 || 139 || 3rd, West || Won First Round, 2-1 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Won Quarters, 3-2 ([[Edmonton Mustangs|Mustangs]])<br>Lost Semifinals, 1-4 ([[Beaumont Chiefs|Chiefs]])
+|-
+| 2016-17 || 38 || 18 || 16 || 0 || 4 || 40 || 147 || 173 || 4th, West|| Lost First Round, 0-2 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])
+|- style="background:#eee;"
+| 2017-18 || 38 || 21 || 16 || 0 || 1 || 43 || 150 || 150 ||4th, West||Won First Round, 2-1 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Lost Quarters, 0-3 ([[Beverly Warriors|Warriors]])
+|-
+| 2018-19 || 38 || 14 || 19 || 1 || 4 || 33 || 136 || 167 ||4th, West|| Won Qualifying Round, 2-0 ([[Edmonton Mustangs|Mustangs]])<br>Lost Quarterfinals 0-3 ([[Beverly Warriors|Warriors]])
+|- style="background:#eee;"
+| 2019-20 || 38 || 23 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 47 || 181 || 159 ||<small>3rd of 7 West<br>5th of 14 League</small>||Won First Round, 2-1 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Lost Quarters, 2-3 ([[Beverly Warriors|Warriors]])
+|-
+| 2020-21 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 21 || Remainder of Season ||  Cancelled due to Covid
+|- style="background:#eee;"
+| 2021-22 || 38 || 25 || 9 || 0 || 4 || 54 || 168 || 104 ||<small>'''1st of 7 West'''<br>3rd of 14 League</small>||Lost Quarters, 2-3 ([[North Edmonton Red Wings|Red Wings]])
+|-
+| 2022-23 || 38 || 31 || 4 || - || 3 || 65 || 247 || 98 ||<small>'''1st of 7 West'''<br>'''1st of 14 League'''</small>|| Won  Quarterfinals 3-0 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Won Semifinals 3-2 ([[Beaumont Chiefs|Chiefs]])<br>Lost League Finals 1-4 ([[Sherwood Park Knights|Knights]])
+|- style="background:#eee;"
+| 2023-24 || 38 || 32 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 65 || 234 || 102 ||<small>'''1st of 7 West'''<br>'''1st of 14 League'''</small>||Won  Quarterfinals 3-0 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])<br>Won Semifinals 3-2 ([[Morinville Jets|Jets]])<br>'''Won League Finals''', 4-1 ([[Beaumont Chiefs|Chiefs]])<br>''advance to Alberta Provincials''
+|}
+==Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! Year || Round Robin || Record || Standing || SemiFinal || Bronze Medal Game ||Gold Medal Game
 |-
+| 2024 ||align=left|<small> L, [[Okotoks Bisons]], 5-6<br>L, [[Wainwright Bisons]], 0–4<br>W, [[NWCAA Stampeders]], 8-2<br>W, [[North Peace Navigators]], 9-5<br></small> || 2-2–0|| 3rd of 6  ||n/a || Won 6-5<br>[[Wainwright Bisons]]<br>'''Bronze Medalists'''|| n/a
-| 2016-17 || 38 || 18 || 16 || 0 || 4 || 40 || 147 || 173 || 4th of 7, West<br>8th of 14 CJHL || Lost First Round, 0-2 ([[Stony Plain Flyers|Flyers]])
 |}
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 *[http://stalbertmerchants.com/default.aspx?p=home Team Website]
-*[http://www.cjhl.org/site/3333/page.asp?Site=9963&LeagueID=9963&page=news_league League Website]
+*[http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?year0=&team=9893&seasontype=postseason#globalnav2]
-*[http://www.keystonecup.ca Keystone Cup]
 {{Russ Barnes Trophy}}
 [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Alberta]]
-[[Category:St. Albert, Alberta]]
+[[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1983]]
+[[Category:Sport in St. Albert, Alberta]]
 [[Category:1983 establishments in Alberta]]

v t e Teams and Leagues eligible for the Russ Barnes Trophy
CalJHL	CBHA Blackhawks CBHA Rangers CNHA Blazers CNHA Canucks CRAA Blue CRAA Gold NWCAA Bruins NWCAA Stampeders
CapJHL	West Division Beverly Warriors Edmonton Mustangs Morinville Jets North Edmonton Red Wings Spruce Grove Regals St. Albert Merchants Stony Plain Flyers East Division Beaumont Chiefs Edmonton Royals Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Leduc Schwab Riggers Sherwood Park Knights Strathcona Bruins Wetaskiwin Icemen
HJHL	North Division Airdrie Thunder Mountainview Colts Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Vipers Stettler Lightning Sylvan Lake Wranglers Three Hills Thrashers South Division Coaldale Copperheads Cochrane Generals High River Flyers Lomond Lakers Medicine Hat Cubs Okotoks Bisons Strathmore Wheatland Kings
NEAJBHL	Cold Lake Ice Frog Lake T-Birds Killam Wheat Kings Lloydminster Bandits Onion Lake Border Chiefs Saddle Lake Warriors St. Paul Canadiens Vegreville Rangers Vermilion Tigers Wainwright Bisons
NWJHL	Dawson Creek Kodiaks Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie Kings North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades
Defunct teams	Slave Lake Wolves Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)
Hockey Alberta Russ Barnes Trophy Keystone Cup