The Norway House North Stars are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Norway House, Manitoba. They are the oldest members of the Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL).

History The franchise was founded in 1991 and competed in the Northwest Junior Hockey League. The North Stars captured eight (1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004) NJHL championships in 13 seasons of the league before joining the KJHL for the 2004–05 season.

Brady Keeper played one season (2012–13) with the North Stars as a 16-year old. Keeper would advance to play three seasons with the OCN Blizzard then two seasons at the University of Maine. On March 18, 2019 Keeper signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs2000–01241860 ---36168911st of 3Won Finals, 4–2 vs NCN Flames2001–022417700342101382nd of 4Won Semifinals, 3–1 vs OCN Storm

Lost Finals, 1–4 vs NCN Flames2002–032318500362211121st of 5Won Semifinals, 3–0 vs Cross Lake Islanders

Lost Finals, 0–4 vs NCN Flames2003–043128201572791181st of 5Won Semifinals, 3–0 vs Cross Lake Islanders

Won Finals, 4–0 vs NCN Flames 2004–05 36 24 11 1 0 49 178 134 3rd of 7 Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs North Winnipeg Satelites

Lost Semifinals, 1–4 vs St. Malo Warriors 2005–06 36 19 16 1 0 39 — — 4th of 7 Lost Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs Peguis Juniors 2006–07 40 15 22 0 3 33 192 228 8th of 9 Lost Quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Winnipeg Saints 2007–08 40 24 13 2 1 51 207 154 4th of 8 Won Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs St. Boniface Seals

Won Semifinals, 4–1 vs Arborg Ice Dawgs

Won Finals, 3–2 vs St. Malo Warriors 2008–09 36 19 17 0 0 38 176 215 5th of 8 Lost Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs St. Malo Warriors 2009–10 32 14 13 0 5 33 207 169 6th of 8 Lost Quarterfinals, 2–3 vs Peguis Juniors 2010–11 32 18 11 1 2 39 192 135 4th of 8 Won Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs Peguis Juniors Won Semifinals, 4–2 vs Selkirk Fishermen

Lost Finals, 1–4 vs Arborg Ice Dawgs 2011–12 36 21 14 0 1 43 184 149 3rd of 8 Won Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs Lundar Falcons Won Semifinals, 4–2 vs Selkirk Fishermen

Lost Finals, 0–2* vs Arborg Ice Dawgs 2012–13 36 11 24 0 1 23 175 274 7th of 9 Lost Quarterfinals vs Arborg Ice Dawgs 2013–14 34 6 25 0 3 15 142 255 4th of 4, North7th of 8, KJHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–3 vs Peguis Juniors 2014–15 32 13 17 0 2 36 163 206 7th of 9 Lost Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs Peguis Juniors 2015–16 34 1 33 0 0 1 90 393 5th of 5, North10th of 10, KJHL Won Survivor Series, 2–1 Fisher Ruver HawksLost Div. Semifinals, 0–3 vs Peguis Juniors 2016–17 34 2 32 0 0 4 94 405 3rd of 3, North10th of 10, KJHL Did not qualify 2017–18 34 6 27 0 1 13 113 327 3rd of 3, North10th of 10, KJHL Did not qualify2018–19284240081042444th of 4Lost Semifinals, 0–3 vs Peguis Juniors2019–20323280171063305th of 5Lost 1st Round, 0–2 vs Cross Lake Islanders 2020–21 season lost due to covid 2021–22 32 10 21 0 1 20 162 217 4th 5, KJHL Won QuarterFinals 2-0, (Islanders)Lost SemiFinals 0-3 (Juniors) 2022–23 34 11 20 0 3 25 214 259 5th 6, KJHL Lost QuarterFinals 0-2, (Flames) 2023–24 36 16 20 0 0 32 188 212 6th 7, KJHL Lost QuarterFinals 0-2 (Flames) 2024–25 34 15 15 0 4 34 167 184 3rd 5, KJHL Lost SemiFinals 0-4 (Juniors) 2025–26 34 25 9 0 0 50 195 127 2nd 5, KJHL Won SemiFinals 4-0 (Juniors)Lost League Finals 2-4 (Storm) * = forfeited series after refusing to play home games at a neutral site

Keystone Cup Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze. Year Round-robin Record Standing Bronze medal game Gold medal game 2008 L, Selkirk Fishermen, 0–3W, Thunder Bay Wolverines, 5–1T, Pilot Butte Storm, 5–5W, Sherwood Park Knights, 4–3W, Grandview Steelers, 2–1 3–1–1 2nd of 6 —L, Sherwood Park Knights, 3–5Silver Medal

References

External links Norway House North Stars