North West Junior Hockey League

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North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL)
The NWJHL Logo
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	1994 (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

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	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	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	Ron McMullan	1

Former teams

Team	City	Arena	Founded	Disbanded	Last head coach	Titles
Beaverlodge Blades	Beaverlodge, Alberta	Beaverlodge Arena	1997	2018	Phil Sykes	0
Moberley Lake Icemen	Chetwynd, British Columbia	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Slave Lake Wolves	Slave Lake, Alberta	Arctic Ice Centre	1994	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.

Champions

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)
2010	Whitecourt Wolverines	Richard Kazda	Grande Prairie Wheelers	Jesse Reed	4–0	Kjell Reid (18:00, first)
2011	Whitecourt Wolverines	Shawn Gervais	North Peace Navigators	Darcy Haugan	4–2	Wayne Quaife (16:32, third)
2012	Whitecourt Wolverines	Normand Lacombe	North Peace Navigators	Darcy Haugan	4–0	Mitch Rose (9:45, first)
2013	Grande Prairie Kings	Kyle Chapple	North Peace Navigators	Darcy Haugan	4–2	Nolan Trudeau (5:32, second)
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

Matt Walker

References

^ "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

Official website of the North West Junior Hockey League

v t e Teams and Leagues eligible for the Russ Barnes Trophy
CalJHL	CBHA Blackhawks CBHA Rangers CNHA Blazers CNHA Canucks CRAA Blue CRAA Gold NWCAA Bruins NWCAA Stampeders
CapJHL	West Division Beverly Warriors Edmonton Mustangs Morinville Jets North Edmonton Red Wings Spruce Grove Regals St. Albert Merchants Stony Plain Flyers East Division Beaumont Chiefs Edmonton Royals Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Leduc Schwab Riggers Sherwood Park Knights Strathcona Bruins Wetaskiwin Icemen
HJHL	North Division Airdrie Thunder Mountainview Colts Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Vipers Stettler Lightning Sylvan Lake Wranglers Three Hills Thrashers South Division Coaldale Copperheads Cochrane Generals High River Flyers Lomond Lakers Medicine Hat Cubs Okotoks Bisons Strathmore Wheatland Kings
NEAJBHL	Cold Lake Ice Frog Lake T-Birds Killam Wheat Kings Lloydminster Bandits Onion Lake Border Chiefs Saddle Lake Warriors St. Paul Canadiens Vegreville Rangers Vermilion Tigers Wainwright Bisons
NWJHL	Dawson Creek Kodiaks Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie Kings North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades
Defunct teams	Slave Lake Wolves Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)
Hockey Alberta Russ Barnes Trophy Keystone Cup

v t e Leagues competing for the Keystone Cup
British Columbia	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Pacific Junior Hockey League
Alberta	Calgary Junior Hockey League Capital Junior Hockey League Heritage Junior Hockey League North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League North West Junior Hockey League
Saskatchewan	Prairie Junior Hockey League
Manitoba	Keystone Junior Hockey League
Ontario	Lakehead Junior Hockey League
Cyclone Taylor Cup Russ Barnes Trophy Athol Murray Trophy Baldy Northcott Trophy William Ryan Trophy Hockey Canada

Junior ice hockey leagues in North America

Canadian Hockey League

Major Junior	Ontario Hockey League Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Western Hockey League

Hockey Canada

Junior A	Canadian Junior Hockey League Alberta Central Canada Manitoba Maritime Northern Ontario Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan Superior International
Junior B	Calgary Capital Capitale Capital Region Eastern Ontario Chaudiere-Appalaches Greater Ontario Heritage Island Keystone Kootenays Lakehead Lac St-Louis Laurentides-Lanaudiere Metropolitaine New Brunswick North Eastern Alberta North West Nova Scotia Pacific Prairie Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean St. John's
Junior C	Calgary Hanover Tache Hockey Expert Laval Mauricie Montreal National Capital Noralta Nova Scotia Nunavut Orford-St-Francois Prince Edward Island Provincial Qu'Appelle Valley Rive-Nord Richelieu Valley Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Yamaska-Missisquoi
Other	Manitoba Major

USA Hockey

Tier I	United States Hockey League
Tier II	North American Hockey League
Tier III	North American 3 Hockey League

Independent

British Columbia Hockey League
Vancouver Island
Can-Am
EHL (EHL, EHL Premier)
Greater Metro
USPHL (NCDC, Premier, Elite)

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