2017-18 NWJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 North West Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 24th season.
==Membership Changes==
*The Beaverlodge Blades announced they were ceasing operations in early December of 2016. The team was able to get reorganized enough that the team is scheduled to return to the league for the 2017-18 season.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beaverlodge Blades 	Beaverlodge 	Beaverlodge Arena
Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks	Dawson Creek 	Dawson Creek Memorial Arena
Fairview Flyers 	Fairview 	Fairview Fairplex
Fort St. John Huskies 	Fort St. John, BC	North Peace Arena
Grande Prairie Kings 	Clairmont 	Crosslink County Sportsplex
North Peace Navigators 	Peace River 	Baytex Energy Centre
Sexsmith Vipers 	Sexsmith 	Sexsmith Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Fort St. John Huskies 	36	27	7 	2 	189	79 	56
North Peace Navigators 	36	25	8 	3 	162	102	53
Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks	36	24	10	2 	181	144	50
Grande Prairie Kings 	36	21	13	2 	146	128	44
Fairview Flyers 	36	17	17	2 	146	158	36
Sexsmith Vipers 	36	9 	25	2 	115	177	20
Beaverlodge Blades 	36	3 	32	1 	107	258	7
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All seven teams qualify with the first place team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The quarterfinal round is best-of-five.  The semifinal and final rounds are best-of-seven.  Usually, both finalists advance to the 2018 Russ Barnes Trophy being held in Fort St. John, British Columbia hosted by the Fort St. John Huskies at the North Peace Arena. Due to a league member hosting the league champion will advance to the tournament.  Due to the Fort St. John Huskies winning the league playoffs, the runner up the North Peace Navigators qualify as the league representative.
Traditionally, the Russ Barnes Trophy champion has advanced to the Keystone Cup to determine the Western Canada Junior B champion; however, Hockey Alberta announced that the provincial champion will no longer participate in the Keystone Cup citing cost and player safety.  The member leagues which make up the Junior B level in British Columbia have also announced they will not participate in the event as well and BC Hockey does not mandate that their provincial champions participate in regional or national championships.
===Quarterfinals===
*North Peace Navigators defeated Beaverlodge Blades 3 games to none
*Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks defeated Sexsmith Vipers  3 games to none
*Grande Prairie Kings defeated Fairview Flyers 3 games to 2
===Semifinals===
*Fort St. John Huskies defeated Grande Prairie Kings 4 games to 1
*North Peace Navigators defeated Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks 4 games to 3
===Final===
*Fort St. John Huskies defeated North Peace Navigators 4 games to 1
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