Heritage Junior Hockey League

The Heritage Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL is the largest Junior B league in the province, with 15 teams competing in 2009-10.
As one of the largest Junior B leagues in Alberta, both the league champion, and the losing finalist qualify for the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The winner of this tournament earns the right to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup.
The Cochrane Generals have captured the 2007-08 & 2008-09 league championships. The Blackfalds Ford Wranglers won the 2009-10 championship.
The Banff Academy Bears announced they would not be participating for the 2017-18 season.
The Lomond Lakers were added to the league for 2018-19.
The Three Hills Thrashers took a leave of absence for the 2019-20 season and don't return for the 2020-21 season.
The league had planned to add a team from Stand Off, Alberta for the 2020-21 season but the team did not come to fruition.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	
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-Bunch Arena 	
Stettler Lightning 	Stettler 	Stettler Recreation Centre 	
Sylvan Lake Wranglers 	Sylvan Lake 	Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Cochrane Arena 	
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==
*2024 - Okotoks Bisons
*2023 - Okotoks Bisons
*2022 - Okotoks Bisons
*2021 - Season cancelled
*2020 - Playoffs Cancelled
*2019 - Airdrie Thunder
*2018 - Red Deer Vipers
*2017 - Red Deer Vipers
*2016 - Mountainview Colts
*2015 - Coaldale Copperheads
*2014 - Okotoks Bisons3
*2013 - Okotoks Bisons
*2012 - Okotoks Bisons
*2011 - Okotoks Bisons2
*2010 - Blackfalds Ford Wranglers
*2009 - Cochrane Generals
*2008 - Cochrane Generals
*2007 - Lacombe Wranglers
*2006 - Okotoks Bisons1
*2005 - Okotoks Bisons
*2004 - Red Deer Vipers
*2003 - Foothills Bisons
*2002 - Foothills Bisons
*2001 - Foothills Bisons
*2000 - Airdrie Thunder
*1999 - Red Deer Viper
*1998 - Airdrie Thunder
*1997 - Foothills Bisons
*1996 - Foothills Bisons
*1995 - Lacombe Wranglers
*1994 - Lacombe Wranglers
*1993 - Lacombe Wranglers
*1992 - Ponoka Knight Hawks
*1991 - Hobbema Knight Hawks
*1990 - Terraco Knights
*1989 - Red Deer Cowboys
*1988 - Barrhead Jr. Elks
:Bold denotes won Alberta provincial title
:1League finalists Red Deer Vipers captured the Alberta Provincials and Keystone Cup championship
:2League finalists Blackfalds Wranglers captured the Alberta Provincials and Keystone Cup championship
:3League finalists Blackfalds Wranglers captured the Alberta Provincials
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==See also==
*List of HJBHL Seasons
==External links==
*Heritage Jr "B"
*Airdrie
*Banff
*High River
*Livingstone
*Medicine Hat
*Okotoks
*Red Deer
*Rimbey
*Southern
*Three Hills
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Alberta Junior B Hockey
Category:Established in 1987
Category:Heritage Junior B Hockey League