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.
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 likely they lost their home arena to the new Hilton Canadians, announced as a founding member of the Alberta Elite Junior Hockey League, Teams
Team City Arena Founded Joined Head coach Titles Beaverlodge Blades Beaverlodge, Alberta Beaverlodge Arena 1997 2022 Phil Sykes 0 County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings Grande Prairie, Alberta Crosslink County Sportsplex 1994 Lyndin Lewis 1 Dawson Creek Kodiaks Dawson Creek, British Columbia Dawson Creek Memorial Arena 1994 Colby Wagar 2 Fairview Flyers Fairview, Alberta Fairview Arena 2012 Dolan Bjornson 1 Fort St. John Huskies Fort St. John, British Columbia North Peace Arena 1966 1996 Todd Alexander 8 La Crete Lumber Barons La Crete, Alberta Raymond Knelsen Arena 2022 Dion Knelsen 1 North Peace Navigators Peace River, Alberta Baytex Energy Centre 2000 Jody Menssa 6 Sexsmith Vipers Sexsmith, Alberta Sexsmith Arena 1994 Kyle Weegar 1
Former teams Team City Arena Founded Disbanded Last head coach Titles Beaverlodge Blades Beaverlodge, Alberta Beaverlodge Arena 1997 2018 Phil Sykes Hinton Timberwolves Hinton, Alberta Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre 2025 2025 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 2010 Whitecourt Wolverines Richard Kazda Grande Prairie Wheelers Jesse Reed 4–0 Kjell Reid 2011 Whitecourt Wolverines Shawn Gervais North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan 4–2 Wayne Quaife 2012 Whitecourt Wolverines Normand Lacombe North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan 4–0 Mitch Rose 2013 Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan 4–2 Nolan Trudeau 2014 North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple 4–2 Dylan Moore 2015 North Peace Navigators Darcy Haugan Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe 4–0 Dylan Moore 2016 North Peace Navigators Craig Fox Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe 4–1 Brendan Jay 2017 Fairview Flyers Lance Wiebe North Peace Navigators Sheldon Szmata 4–2 Ben Moffatt 2018 Fort St. John Huskies Gary Alexander North Peace Navigators Ken Quinney 4–2 Ben Moffatt 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 2025 Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander La Crete Lumber Barons Dion Knelsen 4-2 Jonny Timmons 2026 La Crete Lumber Barons Dion Knelsen Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander 4-0 Dwayne Wieler
NHL alumni Matt Walker
See also List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
References
External links Official website of the North West Junior Hockey League