Capital Junior Hockey League Explained

Capital Junior Hockey League
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Keith Schultz
Former Names:Edmonton Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
Founded:1972
Teams:14
Divisions:2
Champions:St. Albert Merchants
Season:2023–24

The Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league was established in 1972 as the Edmonton Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.

League playoff winners face off against the winners of the other Alberta "B" leagues in the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The Provincial winner earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup.

Teams

Division Team Centre
East Beaumont Chiefs Beaumont
Edmonton Royals Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Fort Saskatchewan
Leduc Riggers Leduc
Sherwood Park Knights Sherwood Park
Strathcona Bruins Strathcona County
Wetaskiwin Icemen Wetaskiwin
West Beverly Warriors Edmonton
Edmonton Mustangs Edmonton
Morinville Jets Morinville
North Edmonton Red Wings Edmonton
Spruce Grove Regals Spruce Grove
St. Albert Merchants St. Albert
Stony Plain Flyers Stony Plain

Champions

SeasonChampionProvincial resultKeystone Cup result
1973University of Alberta Junior Bears
1974Sherwood Park Knights
1975Waterloo Mercuries
1976Sherwood Park Knights
1977Leduc Riggers
1978Stony Plain Flyers
1979Stony Plain Flyers
1980Leduc Riggers
1981Leduc Riggers
1982Sherwood Park Knights
1983Sherwood Park Knights
1984Sherwood Park Knights
1985Stony Plain Flyers
1986Stony Plain Flyers
1987Leduc Riggers
1988St. Albert Merchants
1989Stony Plain FlyersGold medalistBronze medalist
1990Beaumont Chiefs
1991Stony Plain FlyersBronze medalist
1992Leduc RiggersGold Medalist
1993Leduc Riggers
1994Sherwood Park Knights
1995St. Albert Merchants
1996St. Albert MerchantsSilver medalist
1997St. Albert Merchants
1998St. Albert Merchants
1999Edmonton RoyalsSilver medalist
2000Edmonton River Kings Gold medalist
2001Edmonton River Kings
2002Beverly Warriors
2003Spruce Grove RegalsGold medalistSilver medalist
2004Beverly Warriors
2005St. Albert Merchants
2006Edmonton RoyalsSilver medalists
2007North Edmonton Red Wings
2008Sherwood Park KnightsGold medalistGold medalist[1]
2009Sherwood Park Knights
2010Beverly Warriors
2011Beaumont Chiefs
2012Spruce Grove Regals
2013Sherwood Park Knights
2014Fort Saskatchewan Hawks
2015North Edmonton Red Wings Gold medalist Silver medalist[2]
2016North Edmonton Red Wings Wetaskiwin Icemen1

Bronze Medalist

2017Wetaskiwin Icemen Bronze Medalist
2018Wetaskiwin Icemen Beverly Warriors1
Bronze Medalist 		Alberta did not send rep to Keystone Cup
2019Beverly Warriors Wetaskiwin Icemen 1Bronze MedalistAlberta did not send rep to Keystone Cup
2020Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022Sherwood Park Knights
2023Sherwood Park Knights Alberta did not send rep to Keystone Cup
2024St. Albert Merchants Bronze Medalist
1At Provincials as CJHL 2nd rep

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knights back in saddle for another run. 9 October 2008. Sherwood Park News. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013080155/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2008/10/10/knights-back-in-saddle-for-another-run. 13 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Powerful Storm add Keystone Cup title. 20 April 2015. Times Colonist.

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