the first general manager was samantha holmes, while the first head coach was jason schmidt. on july 21, 2011, the franchise participated in its first cwhl draft. with the third overall pick in the 2011 cwhl draft, team alberta selected meaghan mikkelson. with the first pick overall in the 2012 cwhl draft, the team selected hillary pattenden. on october 28, 2011, team alberta played its first game in the cwhl versus the burlington barracudas. laura dostaler scored the first goal in team alberta history in a 4–2 victory. other goals were scored by meghan hunter, jenna cunningham and courtney sawchuk.