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North West Junior Hockey League

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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.

North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL)
SportIce Hockey
Founded1994 (1994)–95
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
ContinentNorth America
Most recent
champion
La Crete Lumber Barons (2025-26)
Most titlesFort St. John Huskies (7)
Websitenwjhl.com

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

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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[1] Lyndin Lewis 1
Dawson Creek Kodiaks Dawson Creek, British Columbia Dawson Creek Memorial Arena 1994[1] 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[1] Kyle Weegar 1

Former teams

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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[2] Chetwynd, British Columbia Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 0
Slave Lake Wolves Slave Lake, Alberta Arctic Ice Centre 1994[1] 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.[3]

Champions

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Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Games Winning goal
1995Slave Lake Wolves
1996Slave Lake Wolves
1997Slave Lake Wolves
1998Sexsmith Vipers
1999Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
2000Fort St. John Huskies
2001Fort St. John Huskies
2002Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
2003Fort St. John Huskies
2004North Peace Navigators
2005North Peace Navigators
2006Fort St. John Huskies
2007Fort St. John Huskies
2008North Peace Navigators
2009Whitecourt WolverinesJoey BouchardFort St. John HuskiesBob Kalb4-0Wayne Quaife (1:17, third)[4]
2010Whitecourt WolverinesRichard KazdaGrande Prairie WheelersJesse Reed4–0Kjell Reid (18:00, first)[5]
2011Whitecourt WolverinesShawn GervaisNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–2Wayne Quaife (16:32, third)[6]
2012Whitecourt WolverinesNormand LacombeNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–0Mitch Rose (9:45, first)[7]
2013Grande Prairie KingsKyle ChappleNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–2Nolan Trudeau (5:32, second)[8]
2014North Peace NavigatorsDarcy HauganGrande Prairie KingsKyle Chapple4–2Dylan Moore (3:42, overtime)
2015North Peace NavigatorsDarcy HauganFairview FlyersLance Wiebe4–0Dylan Moore (2:02, first)
2016North Peace NavigatorsCraig FoxFairview FlyersLance Wiebe4–1Brendan Jay (1:11, second)
2017Fairview FlyersLance WiebeNorth Peace NavigatorsSheldon Szmata4–2Ben Moffatt (19:49, third)
2018Fort St. John HuskiesGary AlexanderNorth Peace NavigatorsKen Quinney4–2Ben Moffatt (19:49, third)
2019Fort St. John HuskiesGary Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple4-2
2020
2021
2022Fort St. John HuskiesGary Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Kyle Chapple4-2
2023Fort St. John HuskiesTodd Alexander Grande Prairie Kings Trevor Morrow4-2
2024La Crete Lumber BaronsDion Knelsen Fort St. John Huskies Todd Alexander4-1 Eric Giesbrecht (19:59, first)
2025Fort St. John HuskiesTodd Alexander La Crete Lumber Barons Dion Knelsen4-2 Jonny Timmons (14:59, third)
2026La Crete Lumber BaronsDion KnelsenFort St. John HuskiesTodd Alexander4-0 Dwayne Wieler (2:25, second)

NHL alumni

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See also

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References

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  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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