The Sylvan Lake Admirals are a mens senior "AAA"

Senior ice hockey

Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....

 hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada

Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Sylvan Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of the City of Red Deer along Highway 11 or Highway 11A. It is situated on the southeast edge of Sylvan Lake, a long freshwater lake, in Red Deer County....

. The Admirals are part of the Chinook Hockey League

Chinook Hockey League

The Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley...

 which include teams throughout the province of Alberta.

Formerly the West Central Alberta Rams, based in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, approximately west of the City of Red Deer. It is located at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 and Highway 11 .- History :The town has a long history dating to the...

. The team was permanently relocated to Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Sylvan Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of the City of Red Deer along Highway 11 or Highway 11A. It is situated on the southeast edge of Sylvan Lake, a long freshwater lake, in Red Deer County....

 during the 2009-2010 season, where the team finished playing out the season as a "AA" team under the name "West Central Alberta Rams". The team won the provincial championship in 2009-2010, as the West Central Alberta Rams.

The team's management then re-branded during the off-season, choosing the name Sylvan Lake Admirals. As well, the management of the team declared the teams intent to compete as a mens senior "AAA" hockey team. This move will enable the Admirals to attempt to capture the Allan Cup

Allan Cup

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

, Canada's most coveted amateur hockey trophy.

The Admirals name was selected based on its nautical reference as well as the fact that an Admiral

Admiral

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 is the highest naval military rank

Naval officer ranks

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