The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) has announced the Exhibition and Regular Season Schedules for the 2025-26 campaign. Opening night for the AJHL regular season is Friday, September 19th!
The 35-game exhibition season begins on August 26th and includes seven games hosted outside of AJHL communities as well as seven games against opponents from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).
The AJHL has retained its structure of two divisions for the 2025-26 season – the AJHL North Division and AJHL South Division. The regular season features a 54-game schedule for each team, including four games versus each member of the opposite division and six games against teams within the division.
The 2025 Centennial Cup Champion Calgary Canucks will raise their National Championship banner to the rafters as a start to the 2025-26 season. The Canucks captured the 2024-25 AJHL Regular Season Title, 2025 Inter Pipeline Cup as AJHL Champions and 2025 Centennial Cup as CJHL Champions and hosts in a historical playoff run.
The Lloydminster Bobcats will open the season in the new Cenovus Energy Hub – the largest and most modern sport and entertainment facility of its kind in the region. The 2,500 seat arena will replace the 58-year-old Centennial Civic Centre as home to the Bobcats!
The Alberta Junior Hockey League will introduce a unique new format for the annual AJHL Showcase including a collaboration of its partners. The event will provide exposure for its athletes to coaches and scouts at all levels of hockey, including Canadian and American Colleges and Universities, the Western Hockey League, and the Canadian Hockey League. Details to be announced in the off-season!
The 2026 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Playoffs will see the top four teams in each division advance to determine a Division Champion at the conclusion of Round Two. The South Division Champion and North Division Champion will then compete in the 2026 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Final. Each series is a best-of-seven with the highest placed seed meeting the lowest placed seed in the division. The 2026 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Playoffs begin Friday, March 20th.
The complete AJHL schedule is available at AJHL.ca and on our mobile app. All AJHL games will be broadcast live and available on-demand from FloHockey – allowing fans to stream games anywhere from their phone, computer or smart tv!
