A fella does not know much about the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) but a scroll through their standings pages shows the last time the Edmonton Wildcats finished ahead of the Edmonton Huskies was 2014. Heading to the Jasper Place Bowl last night to watch the 2-0 Huskies host the 1-1 Wildcats, even though the 'Cats had just defeated the Champion Hilltops in Saskatoon, it felt like this was the Huskies game to loss. Jebus Murphy was a fella proved wrong.

The "wizardtakes" account on Instagram has been very helpful with the learning curve. Their response to Dave Dawson (who I know of through his work with the Alberta Junior Hockey League) when Dave asked if the Wildcats have taken the mantle as "the Edmonton team" after defeating the Huskies 42-13 was quite educational:

Not sure. Cats are a much older team and have done a great job recruiting but a lot of their new guys are older or 1 and done guys. The huskies are on their #3-4 QB and majority of their core is still very young. Time will tell but both teams look among the CJFL’s best.

The Huskies were ranked number 9 in the CJFL Power Rankings heading into the week. Will they retain a status on that list? Will the Wildcats make an appearance? Next up for the Huskies are their first two road games of the season, Regina and Winnipeg, with a bye week sandwiched in the middle. Next up for the Wildcats is their rematch with the Champion Hilltops, this one at home at Emerald Hills. Collecting another win against Saskatoon, if the Wildcats are not already on the CJFL Top 10, will defenitely have them listed. The 'Cats then have a bye week followed by a home and home with the Calgary Colts.

The next battle of Edmonton is the curtain closer on the regular season as the Wildcats host the Huskies in Sherwood Park. A fella may just miss his BCHL game to attend. Speaking of junior hockey...

The screenshot from the Instagram account "bchl_updated" shares information about a hockey team from Korea playing exhibition games in Alberta. Obviously that account focused on the games played versus BCHL games. Previous articles on the BCHL on this site can be found HERE and HERE. This team from Korea will also be playing games against AJHL teams: August 30th in Devon, September 2nd in Olds, September 11 in Canmore, and September 12 in Drumheller.

How will a college team from Korea stack up against two different junior leagues in Alberta? My intrigue with this tour is will the teams from the BCHL, which works to sell themselves as Tier 1 hockey, fare better against Korea than the teams from the AJHL, who comfortably sell themselves as a top tier 2 league? Either way, here's hoping our Alberta teams do us proud!