North West Junior Hockey League
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| Sport | Ice Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994–95 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | La Crete Lumber Barons |
| Most titles | Fort St. John Huskies (7) |
| Official website | nwjhl.com |
The North West Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league operating in the Peace River region of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Northwest "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup. To earn the right to compete, they must face off against the winners of the other Alberta "B" leagues in the Russ Barnes Trophy.
Teams
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Founded | Joined | Head coach | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverlodge Blades | Beaverlodge, Alberta | Beaverlodge Arena | 1997 | 2022 | 0 | |
| Dawson Creek Kodiaks | Dawson Creek, British Columbia | Dawson Creek Memorial Arena | 1994[1] | Mike Lazinchuk | 2 | |
| Fairview Flyers | Fairview, Alberta | Fairview Arena | 2012 | Lance Wiebe | 1 | |
| Fort St. John Huskies | Fort St. John, British Columbia | North Peace Arena | 1966 | 1996 | Gary Alexander | 8 |
| Grande Prairie Kings | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Crosslink County Sportsplex | 1994[1] | Kyle Chapple | 1 | |
| La Crete Lumber Barons | La Crete, Alberta | 2022 | 1 | |||
| North Peace Navigators | Peace River, Alberta | Baytex Energy Centre | 2000 | Kenny Quinney | 6 | |
| Sexsmith Vipers | Sexsmith, Alberta | Sexsmith Arena | 1994[1] | Ron McMullan | 1 |
Former teams
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Founded | Disbanded | Last head coach | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverlodge Blades | Beaverlodge, Alberta | Beaverlodge Arena | 1997 | 2018 | Phil Sykes | 0 |
| Moberley Lake Icemen[2] | Chetwynd, British Columbia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 0 |
| Slave Lake Wolves | Slave Lake, Alberta | Arctic Ice Centre | 1994[1] | 2014 | Corey Paleck | 3 |
| Whitecourt Wolverines | Whitecourt, Alberta | Scott Safety Centre | 2007 | 2012 | Normand Lacombe | 4 |
The Whitecourt Wolverines disbanded in the 2012 off-season to make way for the relocation of the St. Albert Steel of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, becoming the new Whitecourt Wolverines.[3]
Champions
[edit]| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Games | Winning goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Slave Lake Wolves | |||||
| 1996 | Slave Lake Wolves | |||||
| 1997 | Slave Lake Wolves | |||||
| 1998 | Sexsmith Vipers | |||||
| 1999 | Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks | |||||
| 2000 | Fort St. John Huskies | |||||
| 2001 | Fort St. John Huskies | |||||
| 2002 | Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks | |||||
| 2003 | Fort St. John Huskies | |||||
| 2004 | North Peace Navigators | |||||
| 2005 | North Peace Navigators | |||||
| 2006 | Fort St. John Huskies | |||||
| 2007 | Fort St. John Huskies | |||||
| 2008 | North Peace Navigators | |||||
| 2009 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Joey Bouchard | Fort St. John Huskies | Bob Kalb | 4-0 | Wayne Quaife (1:17, third)[4] |
| 2010 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Richard Kazda | Grande Prairie Wheelers | Jesse Reed | 4–0 | Kjell Reid (18:00, first)[5] |
| 2011 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Shawn Gervais | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | 4–2 | Wayne Quaife (16:32, third)[6] |
| 2012 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Normand Lacombe | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | 4–0 | Mitch Rose (9:45, first)[7] |
| 2013 | Grande Prairie Kings | Kyle Chapple | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | 4–2 | Nolan Trudeau (5:32, second)[8] |
| 2014 | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | Grande Prairie Kings | Kyle Chapple | 4–2 | Dylan Moore (3:42, overtime) |
| 2015 | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | Fairview Flyers | Lance Wiebe | 4–0 | Dylan Moore (2:02, first) |
| 2016 | North Peace Navigators | Craig Fox | Fairview Flyers | Lance Wiebe | 4–1 | Brendan Jay (1:11, second) |
| 2017 | Fairview Flyers | Lance Wiebe | North Peace Navigators | Sheldon Szmata | 4–2 | Ben Moffatt (19:49, third) |
| 2018 | Fort St. John Huskies | Gary Alexander | North Peace Navigators | Ken Quinney | 4–2 | Ben Moffatt (19:49, third) |
| 2019 | Fort St. John Huskies | Gary Alexander | Grande Prairie Kings | Kyle Chapple | 4-2 | |
| 2020 | ||||||
| 2021 | ||||||
| 2022 | Fort St. John Huskies | Gary Alexander | Grande Prairie Kings | Kyle Chapple | 4-2 | |
| 2023 | Fort St. John Huskies | Todd Alexander | Grande Prairie Kings | Trevor Morrow | 4-2 | |
| 2024 | La Crete Lumber Barons | Dion Knelsen | Fort St. John Huskies | Todd Alexander | 4-1 | Eric Giesbrecht (19:59, first) |
NHL alumni
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Dawson Creek Jr Canucks History". Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Navs start season with 2 road wins". Peace River Record-Gazette. Sun Media Corporation. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Wolverines Win NWJHL Championship in four straight". NWJHL.com. 2009-03-19. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2010-03-19. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2011-03-24. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Box Scores". North Peace Navigators Junior Hockey Club. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "North West Junior Hockey League:Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ "Matt Walker". LegendsOfHockey.net. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
External links
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