The Onion Lake Scouts are a Canadian junior ice hockey team located in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. They compete in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier's Alberta Division and play out of the Onion Lake Memorial Communiplex.
History
The Border Chiefs were founded in 2014 along with the Frog Lake T-Birds. They became the second team in the NEAJBHL to play out of a First Nations reserve (the other being the T-Birds). In their first season, they finished eighth out of ten teams in the NEAJBHL, with a record of 13–20–3, and were swept in the first round of the NEAJBHL playoffs by the Wainwright Bisons.
After the 2017-18 season the Border Chiefs took several years of absence before becoming an active league member again, for the 2022-23 season. After the 2024–25 season the Border Chiefs were replaced by the Onion Lake Scouts, one of five clubs that founded the Alberta Elite Junior Hockey League (AEJHL), announced on May 2, 2025. The Scouts joined the USPHL Premier's Alberta Division for the 2025–26 season. In the regular season they placed last in the Alberta Division with a record of 8–13–1–1. In the playoffs the Scouts defeated the Hanna Havoc 11–6 and the Three Hills Titans 8–5 in pool play, then beat the Diamond Valley Rockies 5–4 in the crossover round. They met the division-leading Calgary Bandits in the best-of-three Alberta Final, losing Game 1 in Lloydminster 1–5, winning Game 2 in Calgary 7–6, then winning Game 3 on March 31, 2026 by a score of 6–3 to claim the inaugural USPHL Premier Alberta Division championship.
Season-by-season record
Onion Lake Border Chiefs Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 2014–15 36 13 20 3 29 140 194 1078 8th, NEAJBHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Bisons) 2015–16 36 19 16 1 39 168 161 982 5th of 10, NEAJBHL Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Ice) 2016–17 36 14 18 4 32 120 151 935 7th of 10, NEAJBHL Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Canadiens) 2017–18 36 6 26 4 16 134 221 924 10th of 10, NEAJBHL Did not qualify 2022–23 31 3 27 1 7 57 218 x 7th of 8, NEAJBHL Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Bisons) 2023–24 31 0 30 1 1 38 303 x 8th of 8, NEAJBHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Canadiens) 2024–25 35 0 35 0 0 31 507 x 8th of 8, NEAJBHL Did not qualifyOnion Lake Scouts Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs 2025–26 24 9 13 1 1 85 114 20 6th of 6, Alberta Div69 of 77 USPHL Premier North Pod round robinWon (Hanna Havoc), 11-6Won (Three Hills Titans), 8-5Won Semifinal (Diamond Valley Rockies), 5-4 ot'Won Division finals (Calgary Bandits) 2 gms to 1 no National appearance
See also List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
References
External links Onion Lake Border Chiefs at EliteProspects.com