North West Junior Hockey League Explained
North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL) |
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Sport: | Ice Hockey |
Founded: | –95 |
Ceo: | Ambrose Ralph |
Teams: | 8 |
Country: | Canada |
Continent: | North America |
Champion: | La Crete Lumber Barons |
Most Champs: | Fort St. John Huskies (7) |
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
Former teams
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
Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Games | Winning goal |
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1995 | | | | | | |
1996 | Slave Lake Wolves | | | | | |
1997 | Slave Lake Wolves | | | | | |
1998 | | | | | | |
1999 | | | | | | |
2000 | | | | | | |
2001 | Fort St. John Huskies | | | | | |
2002 | Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks | | | | | |
2003 | Fort St. John Huskies | | | | | |
2004 | | | | | | |
2005 | North Peace Navigators | | | | | |
2006 | Fort St. John Huskies | | | | | |
2007 | Fort St. John Huskies | | | | | |
2008 | North Peace Navigators | | | | | |
2009 | | Joey Bouchard | | Bob Kalb | 4-0 | Wayne Quaife [4] |
2010 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Richard Kazda | | Jesse Reed | 4–0 | Kjell Reid [5] |
2011 | Whitecourt Wolverines | Shawn Gervais | | Darcy Haugan | 4–2 | Wayne Quaife [6] |
2012 | Whitecourt Wolverines | | | Darcy Haugan | 4–0 | Mitch Rose [7] |
2013 | | Kyle Chapple | | Darcy Haugan | 4–2 | Nolan Trudeau [8] |
2014 | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | | Kyle Chapple | 4–2 | Dylan Moore |
2015 | North Peace Navigators | Darcy Haugan | | Lance Wiebe | 4–0 | Dylan Moore |
2016 | North Peace Navigators | Craig Fox | | Lance Wiebe | 4–1 | Brendan Jay |
2017 | | Lance Wiebe | | Sheldon Szmata | 4–2 | Ben Moffatt |
2018 | | Gary Alexander | | Ken Quinney | 4–2 | Ben Moffatt |
2019 | | Gary Alexander | | Kyle Chapple | 4-2 |
2020 | | | | | | |
2021 | | | | | | |
2022 | | Gary Alexander | | Kyle Chapple | 4-2 | |
2023 | | Todd Alexander | | Trevor Morrow | 4-2 | |
2024 | | Dion Knelsen | | Todd Alexander | 4-1 | Eric Giesbrecht | |
NHL alumni
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Dawson Creek Jr Canucks History . 2018-01-22.
- News: Navs start season with 2 road wins . Peace River Record-Gazette . . 2004-10-05 . 2012-06-16.
- Web site: AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta . . 2012-05-02 . 2012-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511044059/http://ajhl.ca/news.html?newsID=937 . 2012-05-11 .
- Web site: Wolverines Win NWJHL Championship in four straight. 2009-03-19. NWJHL.com. April 17, 2011.
- Web site: North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores. 2010-03-19. NWJHL.com. April 17, 2011.
- Web site: North West Junior Hockey League: Box Scores. 2011-03-24. NWJHL.com. April 17, 2011.
- Web site: Box Scores . 2012-03-22 . North Peace Navigators Junior Hockey Club . 2012-06-16.
- Web site: North West Junior Hockey League:Box Scores . 2013-03-26 . NWJHL.com. 2013-04-30.
- Web site: Matt Walker. LegendsOfHockey.net. April 17, 2011.