North West Junior Hockey League


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.

Champions

YearWinning teamCoachLosing teamCoachGamesWinning 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
2010Whitecourt WolverinesRichard KazdaGrande Prairie WheelersJesse Reed4–0Kjell Reid
2011Whitecourt WolverinesShawn GervaisNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–2Wayne Quaife
2012Whitecourt WolverinesNormand LacombeNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–0Mitch Rose
2013Grande Prairie KingsKyle ChappleNorth Peace NavigatorsDarcy Haugan4–2Nolan Trudeau
2014North Peace NavigatorsDarcy HauganGrande Prairie KingsKyle Chapple4–2Dylan Moore
2015North Peace NavigatorsDarcy HauganFairview FlyersLance Wiebe4–0Dylan Moore
2016North Peace NavigatorsCraig FoxFairview FlyersLance Wiebe4–1Brendan Jay
2017Fairview FlyersLance WiebeNorth Peace NavigatorsSheldon Szmata4–2Ben Moffatt
2018Fort St. John HuskiesGary AlexanderNorth Peace NavigatorsKen Quinney4–2Ben Moffatt

NHL alumni