North West Junior Hockey League

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North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL)
NWJHL Alberta Logo.jpg
The NWJHL Logo
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded1994 (1994)–95
No. of teams9
CountryCanada
ContinentNorth 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.

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In May the league announced that the Hilton Timberwolves, former members of the Can-Am Junior Hockey League. Prior to the start of the new season, the Timberwolves announced they would not be active. It is likley they lost their home arena to the new Hilton Canadians, announced as a founding member of the Alberta Elite Junior Hockey League,

Teams

TeamCityArenaFoundedJoinedHead coachTitles
Beaverlodge Blades Beaverlodge, AlbertaBeaverlodge Arena199720220
Dawson Creek Kodiaks Dawson Creek, British Columbia Dawson Creek Memorial Arena1994 [1] Colby Wagar2
Fairview Flyers Fairview, Alberta Fairview Arena2012Dolan Bjornson1
Fort St. John Huskies Fort St. John, British Columbia North Peace Arena19661996Todd Alexander8
Grande Prairie Kings Grande Prairie, Alberta Crosslink County Sportsplex1994 [1] Lyndin Lewis1
La Crete Lumber Barons La Crete, Alberta 20221
North Peace Navigators Peace River, Alberta Baytex Energy Centre2000Jody Menssa6
Sexsmith Vipers Sexsmith, Alberta Sexsmith Arena1994 [1] Kyle Weegar1

Former teams

TeamCityArenaFoundedDisbandedLast head coachTitles
Beaverlodge Blades Beaverlodge, AlbertaBeaverlodge Arena19972018Phil Sykes
Hilton Timberwolves Hilton, AlbertaDr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre20252025
Moberley Lake Icemen [2] Chetwynd, British Columbia UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown0
Slave Lake Wolves Slave Lake, Alberta Arctic Ice Centre1994 [1] 2014Corey Paleck3
Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt, AlbertaScott Safety Centre20072012 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

YearWinning teamCoachLosing teamCoachGamesWinning goal
1995 Slave Lake Wolves
1996Slave Lake Wolves
1997Slave Lake Wolves
1998 Sexsmith Vipers
1999 Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
2000 Fort St. John Huskies
2001Fort St. John Huskies
2002Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
2003Fort St. John Huskies
2004 North Peace Navigators
2005North Peace Navigators
2006Fort St. John Huskies
2007Fort St. John Huskies
2008North Peace Navigators
2009 Whitecourt Wolverines Joey Bouchard Fort St. John Huskies Bob Kalb4-0Wayne Quaife (1:17, third) [4]
2010Whitecourt WolverinesRichard Kazda Grande Prairie Wheelers Jesse Reed4–0Kjell Reid (18:00, first) [5]
2011Whitecourt WolverinesShawn Gervais North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan4–2Wayne Quaife (16:32, third) [6]
2012Whitecourt Wolverines Normand Lacombe North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan4–0Mitch Rose (9:45, first) [7]
2013 Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan4–2Nolan Trudeau (5:32, second) [8]
2014North Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple4–2Dylan Moore (3:42, overtime)
2015North Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe4–0Dylan Moore (2:02, first)
2016North Peace NavigatorsCraig Fox Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe4–1Brendan Jay (1:11, second)
2017 Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe North Peace Navigators Sheldon Szmata4–2Ben Moffatt (19:49, third)
2018 Fort St. John Huskies Gary Alexander North Peace Navigators Ken Quinney4–2Ben Moffatt (19:49, third)
2019 Fort St. John Huskies Gary Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple4-2
2020
2021
2022 Fort St. John Huskies Gary Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple4-2
2023 Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Trevor Morrow4-2
2024 La Crete Lumber Barons Dion Knelsen Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander4-1 Eric Giesbrecht (19:59, first)
2025 Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander La Crete Lumber Barons Dion Knelsen4-2 Jonny Timmons (14:59, third)

NHL alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dawson Creek Jr Canucks History" . Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Navs start season with 2 road wins". Peace River Record-Gazette. Sun Media Corporation. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Wolverines Win NWJHL Championship in four straight". NWJHL.com. 2009-03-19. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2010-03-19. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ "North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2011-03-24. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Box Scores". North Peace Navigators Junior Hockey Club. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  8. ↑ "North West Junior Hockey League:Box Scores". NWJHL.com. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  9. ↑ "Matt Walker". LegendsOfHockey.net. Retrieved April 17, 2011.


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