The puck has dropped on the 2020-21 NHL season and 17 former Alberta Junior Hockey League players are on the Opening Day rosters!
While some played their entire Junior career in the AJHL, others made just brief stops along the way to the NHL. Below is a complete list of former AJHLers on NHL rosters to start the 2020-21 regular season:
| Aaron Dell (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Braden Holtby (G) | Vancouver Canucks |
| Brayden Point (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Cale Makar (D) | Colorado Avalanche |
| Carson Soucy (D) | Minnesota Wild |
| Carter Rowney (C/RW) | Anaheim Ducks |
| Colton Parayko (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| Ian Mitchell (D) | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Jay Beagle (C) | Vancouver Canucks |
| Jordan Martinook (W/C) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Kevin Connauton (D) | Florida Panthers |
| Kodie Curran (D) | Anaheim Ducks |
| Mark Pysyk (D/RW) | Dallas Stars |
| Matt Benning (D) | Nashville Predators |
| Nick Holden (D) | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Sam Steel (C/LW) | Anaheim Ducks |
| Taylor Fedun (D) | Dallas Stars |
97 players have been selected directly from the Alberta Junior Hockey League in the NHL Entry Draft and 22 AJHL Alumni have went on to win the Stanley Cup. Brooks Bandits defenceman Cale Makar made history as the highest drafted AJHL Player when the Colorado Avalanche selected him 4th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
