Capital Junior Hockey League

The Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Central "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 Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship.
==Origins==
The league was founded in 1972 as the Edmonton Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.   The league was founded to give area hockey players to play junior hockey without having to leave the area.
The CJHL was incorporated in January 1973.  The orignal members were University of Alberta Jr. Bears, South Side Athletic Club, North Side Club, Sherwood Park Knights, St. Albert Juniors, and the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks. Sherwood Park and Fort Saskatchewan are still members of the league.
==The Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division
Airdrie Thunder 	Airdrie 	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	
Mountainview Colts 	Didsbury 	Didsbury Recreation Complex 	 	
Ponoka Stampeders 	Ponoka 	Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex 	 	
Red Deer Vipers 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	
Rocky Rams 	Rocky Mountain House	Rocky Arena Complex-Branch Arena 	 	
Stettler Lightning 	Stettler 	Stettler Recreation Centre 	 	
Sylvan Lake Wranglers 	Sylvan Lake 	Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre 	 	
Three Hills Thrashers 	Three Hills 	Three Hills Centennial Place 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Sports Centre	 	
High River Flyers 	High River 	Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex 	 	
Lomond Lakers 	Lomond 	Lomond Community Centre 	 	
Medicine Hat Cubs 	Medicine Hat 	Kinplex 	 	
Okotoks Bisons 	Okotoks 	Murray Arena 	 	
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	Strathmore 	Strathmore Family Centre 	 	
==Champions==
Bold denotes also won Alberta Junior B ChampionshipBold italicized denotes also won Keystone Cup
Season 	Champion 	Season 	Champion 	Season 	Champion
1972-73	University of Alberta Junior Bears	1973-74	Sherwood Park Knights 	1974-75	Waterloo Mercuries
1975-76	Leduc Riggers 	1976-77	Leduc Riggers 	1977-78	Stony Plain Flyers
1978-79	Stony Plain Flyers 	1979-80	Leduc Riggers 	1980-81	Leduc Riggers
1981-82	Sherwood Park Knights 	1982-83	Sherwood Park Knights 	1983-84	Sherwood Park Knights
1984-85	Stony Plain Flyers 	1985-86	Stony Plain Flyers 	1986-87	Leduc Riggers
1987-88	St. Albert Merchants 	1988-89	Stony Plain Flyers 	1989-90	Beaumont Chiefs
1990-91	Stony Plain Flyers 	1991-92	Leduc Riggers 	1992-93	Leduc Riggers
1993-94	Sherwood Park Knights 	1994-95	St. Albert Merchants 	1995-96	St. Albert Merchants
1996-97	St. Albert Merchants 	1997-98	St. Albert Merchants 	1998-99	Edmonton Royals
1999-00	River Kings 	2000-01	River Kings 	2001-02	Beverly Warriors
2002-03	Spruce Grove Regals 	2003-04	Beverly Warriors 	2004-05	St. Albert Merchants
2005-06	Edmonton Royals 	2006-07	North Edmonton Red Wings	2007-08	Sherwood Park Knights
2008-09	Sherwood Park Knights 	2009-10	Beverly Warriors 	2010-11	Beaumont Chiefs
2011-12	Spruce Grove Regals 	2012-13	Sherwood Park Knights 	2013-14	Fort Saskatchewan Hawks
2014-15	North Edmonton Red Wings 	2015-16	North Edmonton Red Wings	2016-17	Wetaskiwin Icemen
2017-18	Wetaskiwin Icemen 	2018-19	Beverly Warriors 	2019-20	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	Season Cancelled after a few games	2021-22	Sherwood Park Knights 	2022-23	Sherwood Park Knights
2023-24	St. Albert Merchants 	2024-25	 	2025-26	
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:Note: as of 2017-18 season the Russ Barnes Trophy champion does not advance to the Keystone Cup
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==External links==
*CJHL
*Beaumont Chiefs
*Edmonton River Kings
*Edmonton Royals
*Leduc Riggers
*Morinville Jets
*Spruce Grove Regals
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Alberta Junior B Hockey
Category:Capital Junior Hockey League