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 Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship.  The league was originally founded in 1994 as the North West Junior C Hockey League. 
==Formation==
The first meeting was held in Sexsmith in 1994 and the first group of organizers included Haakstad, representing Sexsmith; Dennis Haugland of Grande Prairie; Gord Reed and Harvey Pratt of Dawson Creek; and Bob Derker of Slave Lake. Reed was appointed league president. Slave Lake won the championship the first year and Grande Prairie and Sexsmith met in the provincial Junior C championship, won by Sexsmith.
==Teams 2024-25==
===North/South Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beaverlodge Blades 	Beaverlodge	Beaverlodge Arena
County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings	Clairmont 	Crosslink County Sportsplex
La Crete Lumber Barons 	La Crete 	Raymond Knelsen Arena
Sexsmith Vipers 	Sexsmith 	Sexsmith Arena
===East/West Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Dawson Creek Jr. Kodiaks	Dawson Creek 	Dawson Creek Memorial Arena
Fairview Flyers 	Fairview 	Fairview Fairplex
Fort St. John Huskies 	Fort St. John, BC	North Peace Arena
North Peace Navigators 	Peace River 	Baytex Energy Centre
==Former Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Moberley Lake Icemen 	Chetwynd, BC	Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre
Slave Lake Wolves 	Slave Lake 	Arctic Ice Centre
Whitecourt Wolverines	Whitecourt 	Scott Safety Centre
==Champions==
bold denotes also won Russ Barnes Trophy as Alberta Provincial champs and advance to Keystone Cup.
Season 	Champion
1994-95	Slave Lake Wolves
1995-96	Slave Lake Wolves
1996-97	Slave Lake Wolves
1997-98	Sexsmith Vipers
1998-99	Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
1999-00	Fort St. John Huskies
2000-01	Fort St. John Huskies
2001-02	Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks
2002-03	Fort St. John Huskies
2003-04	Peace Air Navigators
2004-05	Peace Air Navigators
2005-06	Fort St. John Huskies
2006-07	Fort St. John Huskies
2007-08	North Peace Navigators
2008-09	Whitecourt Wolverines
2009-10	Whitecourt Wolverines
2010-11	Whitecourt Wolverines
2011-12	Whitecourt Wolverines
2012-13	Grande Prairie Kings
2013-14	North Peace Navigators
2014-15	North Peace Navigators
2015-16	North Peace Navigators
2016-17	Fairview Flyers
2017-18	Fort St. John Huskies
2018-19	Fort St. John Huskies
2019-20	Playoffs Cancelled
2020-21	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	Fort St. John Huskies
2022-23	Fort St. John Huskies
2023-24	La Crete Lumber Barons
==See also==
* List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
==External links==
*NWJHL Website
*Beaverlodge Blades
*Fort St. John
*Grande Prairie
*Sexsmith
*Slave Lake
*Whitecourt
Category:Alberta Junior B Hockey
Category:Ice hockey leagues