The Drillers were formed in 2013 and joined the Chinook Hockey League (ChHL) as an expansion team for the 2013–14 season as an AA affiliate.

[4] The Drillers finished the regular season in fourth place, advancing to the 2014 Investors Group Hockey Alberta Provincials Senior AA/A tournament.

[3][5] The Drillers defeated the Morinville Kings in the quarterfinals of the tournament and advanced to the AA bracket semifinal against the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

[4] The team improved on the previous year's ranking in the regular season finishing second in the standings behind the Bentley Generals.

[7] In July 2015 the team announced that they were taking a one-year leave of absence from the ChHL due to financial issues however they are not expected to play in 2016–17 season either.