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Like the rest of Canada, the junior leagues have developed into various tiers as the number of teams and popularity of ice hockey has grown. Today the CHL's [[Western Hockey League]] is the top junior level league operating in Alberta. Hockey Alberta operates the [[Alberta Junior Hockey League]] which was formed in 1963.
In the 2024–25 season, Hockey Canada and its four western affiliates – [[British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association|BC Hockey]], [[Hockey Alberta]], [[Hockey Saskatchewan]] and [[Hockey Manitoba]] – will pilot the Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM). Under the WCDM, [[Junior ice hockey|junior leagues]] will adopt most of the [[Western Hockey League]] rulebook, excluding some sections, and restrictions on 15-year-old affiliate players in the [[Western Hockey League]] will be loosened. Players that will be 18-years of age or older in the calendar year will be allowed to choose whether to use full-face protection or half-face protection, whilst younger players will be required to use full-face protection.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ewen |first1=Steve |title=Feud for thought: Rivals Hockey Canada and BCHL provide duelling announcements |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/rivals-hockey-canada-bchl-duelling-announcements |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=The Province |publisher=Postmedia |date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
==Leagues==
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