2019 Russ Barnes Trophy

This is the 2019 Russ Barnes Trophy tournament. The tournament is to determine the Alberta Junior B Provincial champion. The tournament will be held at the Wetaskiwin Civic Centre in Wetaskiwin, Alberta hosted by the Capital Junior Hockey League's Wetaskiwin Icemen.  The event will be held April 4 to April 7, 2019.
==Participants==
*Host: Wetaskiwin Icemen
and the league champions of:
*Calgary Junior Hockey League: CRAA Gold
*North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League: Wainwright Bisons
*Capital Junior Hockey League: Beverly Warriors
and the playoff champion and runner-up of:
*North West Junior Hockey League: Fort St. John Huskies (Champion) and Grande Prairie Kings (Runner-up)
*Heritage Junior B Hockey League: Coaldale Copperheads (Runner-up) and Airdrie Thunder (Champion)
==Format==
The teams will be divided up into 2 four team pool and play a single round robin within the pool. The first place team from one pool plays the second place team from the other pool in the semifinals. The semifinal winners meet in the championship game for the Russ Barnes Trophy and a spot in the Keystone Cup (if a team goes) and the semifinal losers meet in the consolation game.
==Round Robin Schedule/Results==
To be added as games are played
April 4
*CRAA Gold defeated Grande Prairie Kings 7-4
*Wainwright Bisons defeated Fort St. John Huskies 6-3
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Beverly Warriors 4-2
*Coaldale Copperheads defeated Wetaskiwin Icemen 7-5
April 5
*Beverly Warriors defeated CRAA Gold 6-3
*Fort St. John Huskies defeated Coaldale Copperheads 4-2
*Wainwright Bisons defeated Wetaskiwin Icemen 7-4
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Grande Prairie Kings 5-2
April 6
*Wainwright Bisons defeated Coaldale Copperheads 5-3
*Beverly Warriors defeated Grande Prairie Kings 8-5
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Fort St. John Huskies 8-3
*Airdrie Thunder defeated CRAA Gold 7-4
==Round Robin Standings==
Pool A	Pool A 	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A	Pool A
Place 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	
1st 	Airdrie Thunder 	3 	3 	0 	0 	17 	8 	6 	
2nd 	Beverly Warriors 	3 	2 	1 	0 	16 	12 	4 	
3rd 	Grande Prairie Kings	3 	1 	2 	0 	14 	18 	2 	
4th 	CRAA Gold 	3 	0 	3 	0 	11 	20 	0 	
Pool B	Pool B 	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B	Pool B
Place 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	
1st 	Wainwright Bisons 	3 	3 	0 	0 	18 	11 	6 	
2nd 	Wetaskiwin Icemen 	3 	1 	2 	0 	17 	17 	2 	
3rd 	Coaldale Copperheads 	3 	1 	2 	0 	12 	14 	2 	
4th 	Fort St. John Huskies	3 	1 	2 	0 	11 	16 	2 	
==Semifinals==
April 6 
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Wetaskiwin Icemen 8-0
*Wainwright Bisons defeated Beverly Warriors 7-2
==Medal Round==
April 7 
===Bronze Medal Game===
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Beverly Warriors 5-3
===Championship Game===
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Wainwright Bisons 4-3 (ot)
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