Heritage Junior B Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded1986 (1986)
No. of teams13
CountryCanada
HeadquartersAlberta, Canada
Most recent
champion(s)		Okotoks Bisons
(8th title)
Most titlesOkotoks Bisons
(8 titles)
Official websiteHeritagejunior.com

The Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), formally the Heritage Junior B 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 13 teams. The top two teams qualify for the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship, whose winner had an option to compete in the Keystone Cup.

History

HJHL teams have won the gold medal at the Keystone Cup twice. Red Deer Vipers were the first in 2006 defeating Campbell River Storm in the final. Blackfalds Wranglers won the gold medal in 2011.

The Lacombe Wranglers won the 2007 league championship over the Airdrie Thunder and Okotoks Bisons in a three team, round robin final. The Wranglers also captured the Alberta provincial title. The Wranglers chose not to participate in the Keystone Cup tournament due to scheduling conflicts.

During the 2011 HJHL finals Okotoks Bisons won the best-of-three series versus Blackfalds Wrangers 2–1, their eighth league title. Both teams advanced to the Junior B Provincials in Leduc. Blackfalds won the final 2–1 over the Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL) to advance to the 2011 Keystone Cup in Sherwood Park. With a 4–1 record going into the final, Blackfalds defeated the host Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL) 2–1 to win the Western Canadian crown.

Teams

TeamCentre
North Division
Airdrie ThunderAirdrie
Mountainview ColtsDidsbury
Ponoka StampedersPonoka
Red Deer VipersRed Deer
Rocky RamsRocky Mountain House
Sylvan Lake Wranglers Sylvan Lake
Three Hills ThrashersThree Hills
South Division
Coaldale CopperheadsCoaldale
Cochrane GeneralsCochrane
High River FlyersHigh River
Medicine Hat CubsMedicine Hat
Okotoks BisonsOkotoks
Strathmore Wheatland KingsStrathmore

League scoring records[1]

!StatisticPlayerTeamSeasonRecord
PointsKobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2001-02158
GoalsKobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2020-2156
Kobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2011-1256
AssistsKobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2008-0979
PIMKobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings1991-92341
Points (Playoffs)Kobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2022-2336
Goals (Playoffs)Kobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings2001-0221
Assists (Playoffs)Kobe GoslingStrathmore Wheatland Kings1999-0022

Former teams

  • Indus Hurricanes (1999-2021)
  • Banff Academy Bears (2005–2017)
  • Barrhead Jr. Elks
  • Blackfalds Wranglers
  • Claresholm Storm
  • Drayton Valley Devils
  • Hobbema Knight Hawks*
  • Kainai Junior Braves (20??-2022)
  • Innisfail Blades
  • Lacombe Wranglers
  • Livingstone Rockmen
  • Lomond Lakers (??-2022)
  • Maskwacis Attack
  • Rimbey Rock
  • Rimbey West Stars
  • Siksika Ice
  • Southern Express
  • Stettler Lightning

Nb: * Hobbema is now known as Maskwacis

Champions

HJHL champions
Season Winner Runner-up Result
1987 Drayton Valley Devils
1988 Barrhead Jr. Elks
1989 Red Deer Cowboys
1990 Terraco Knights
1991 Hobberma Knight Hawks
1992 Ponoka Knight Hawks
1993 Lacombe Wranglers
1994 Lacombe Wranglers
1995 Lacombe Wranglers
1996 Foothills Bisons
1997 Foothills Bisons
1998 Airdrie Thunder
1999 Red Deer Vipers
2000 Airdrie Thunder
2001 Foothills Bisons
2002 Foothills Bisons
2003 Foothills Bisons
2004 Red Deer Vipers
2005 Okotoks Bisons
2006 Okotoks Bisons Red Deer Vipers
2007 Lacombe Wranglers
2008 Cochrane Generals
2009 Cochrane Generals
2010 Blackfalds Wranglers
2011 Okotoks Bisons Blackfalds Wranglers
2012 Okotoks Bisons
2013 Okotoks Bisons Red Deer Vipers 3-0[2]
2014 Okotoks Bisons Blackfalds Wranglers 3-2
2015 Coaldale Copperheads Blackfalds Wranglers 3-0
2016 Mountainview Colts Cochrane Generals 4-2
2017 Red Deer Vipers Cochrane Generals 3-1[3]
2018 Red Deer Vipers Coaldale Copperheads 2-1
2019 Airdrie Thunder[4] Coaldale Copperheads 3-0
2020 Cancelled (Covid-19) --- ---
2021 Cancelled (Covid-19)
2022 Okotoks Bisons Cochrane Generals 3-0
2023 Okotoks Bisons Sylvan Lake Wranglers 3-0
Bold text denotes teams that won the Alberta provincial title.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.heritagejunior.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=1749&leagueid=3627&pageid=18901
  2. ↑ "Vipers part of stacked provincial pool". Okotoks Today. April 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Vipers clinch Junior B Hockey League championship". Red Deer Express. March 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Thunder Wrap Up Remarkable Season With Team Awards". Discover Airdrie. June 20, 2019.


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