The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000. Founded: 1976–77 Division titles won: 1983–84 Regular season titles won: 1983–84, 1990–91, 1992–93 League Championships won: 1979, 1984 Doyle Cup Titles: None Royal Bank Cup Titles: None History The team's name comes from Fort Saskatchewan's history as a North-West Mounted Police fort, although it was not actually a trading fort, when it was originally settled in 1875. In 1978–79, the Traders completed their most successful season in the AJHL, as they won the league championship, and then defeated the Richmond Sockeyes of the BCHL in the Vernon Cup (forerunner to the Doyle Cup) before falling to the eventual national champion Prince Albert Raiders in six games at the Centennial Cup finals. The Traders fell upon hard times in their last years as financial difficulties and low attendance left the future of the Traders in doubt. The Traders were reportedly sold to a group representing St. Albert during the 2005-06 season, however the deal failed to gain league approval. Finally, on March 15, 2007, a deal to relocate the Traders to St. Albert for the 2007–08 season was approved, ending the Traders' 31-year run in Fort Saskatchewan. Only the Calgary Canucks have had a longer tenure in one city. Once relocated, the team was renamed the St. Albert Steel. The team relocated again after the 2011–12 season to Whitecourt where they became the Whitecourt Wolverines. 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 Playoffs 1977 Lost Quarter-final Red Deer Rustlers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2 1978 Lost Final Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Edmonton Crusaders 4-games-to-3 First in semi-final round robin (3-1) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints Calgary Canucks defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none 1979 Won League, Won Alta/BC Championship, Lost Abbott Cup Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Chinooks 4-games-to-none Second in semi-final round robin (2-2) vs. Calgary Canucks and St. Albert Saints Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Richmond Sockeyes (PJHL) 4-games-to-1 ALTA/BC CHAMPIONS Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-2 1980 Lost Quarter-final St. Albert Saints defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none 1981 Lost Quarter-final Sherwood Park