Hockey Nunavut


Hockey Nunavut is the governing body for ice hockey in Nunavut, Canada. It operates under Hockey North, a branch of Hockey Canada.

Arctic Winter Games

Nunavut participates in both the male and female hockey categories in the Arctic Winter Games.
Typically, Hockey Nunavut send two male teams and one female team. For the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Nuuk, Greenland, only bantam male hockey and junior female hockey will take place. Due to a lack of facilities in Nuuk, these events will be hosted by the city of Iqaluit, Nunavut in March 2016.

Nunavut Challenge Cup Champions

Junior teams in Nunavut play off for the Nunavut Challenge Cup. The winners earn the right to represent Nunavut in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.
Funding from Hockey Nunavut ended for the tournament in 2018.
YearChampionsRunner-upResult
2003Team Kivalliq
2004Team Kivalliq
2005Team Kivalliq
2006Team Kivalliq
2007Kivalliq Canucks
2008Kivalliq Canucks
2009Qikiqtani ElksKivalliq Canucks
2010Kivalliq Canucks
2011Kivalliq CanucksQikiqtani Elks2-0
2012Kivalliq CanucksQikiqtani Sharks2-1
2013Kivalliq Canucks------
2014Kivalliq Canucks
2015Baffin BlizzardKivalliq Canucks
2016Kivalliq CanucksBaffin Blizzard2-1
2017Baffin BlizzardKivalliq Canucks
2018Baffin BlizzardKivalliq Canucks2-1
2019Kivalliq Canucks
2020

Maritime-Hockey North Championship

Kivalliq Canucks were the first-ever Hockey North team to reach the MHNJC final in 2012. After dropping their first two round robin games the Canucks defeated the Hampton Hurricanes and Tignish Aces to earn a spot in the semifinals. With a 3-1 victory over Pownal Red Devils the team advanced to the gold medal game where they came up short losing to Chester Clippers 7-3.
In 2015 the Baffin Blizzard became the first Hockey North team to capture the championship. Baffin went 2-2-0 in the round robin before defeating Western Valley Panthers 3-1 in the semifinal. The Blizzard went on to defeat South Side Lynx in the championship game 6-5.

Notable alumni

- Former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, and the New Jersey Devils.