Saskatchewan Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship
Encyclopedia
The Athol Murray Trophy is a Canadian
ice hockey
series to determine the Saskatchewan
Junior B championship and seed of the Keystone Cup
- the Western Canada
Junior "B" Hockey Crown.
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
and South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
played off for the Murray Trophy. Since 2007 the two leagues have been merged as the Prairie Junior Hockey League.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
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series to determine the Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
Junior B championship and seed of the Keystone Cup
Keystone Cup
The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. The Championship is the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.-History:...
- the Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
Junior "B" Hockey Crown.
History
Since the 1960s the tournament has been an important determining factor in the crowning of the Western Canadian champion. Since the Keystone Cup's inception in 1983, Saskatchewan teams have been the champion a leading 9 times. In some ways, the winning of the Saskatchewan Provincials may directly or indirectly determine the outcome of the Keystone Cup. The Championship has run every year since 1965, but the first ever Saskatchewan Junior "B" Champion seems to have been the Saskatoon Westleys in 1951.Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
and South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The Prairie Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The PJHL was known as the South Saskatchewan Junior "B" Hockey League until the end of the 2005-06 season when they changed their name...
played off for the Murray Trophy. Since 2007 the two leagues have been merged as the Prairie Junior Hockey League.
Champions
- 1950 Regina Maroons
- 1951 Saskatoon Westleys
- 1952 Regina Maroons
- 1953 Yorkton
- 1954 Yorkton
- 1955 Lebret Indians
- 1956 Lebret Indians
- 1957 Lebret Indians
- 1958 Lebret Indians
- 1959 Lebret Indians
- 1962 Melville
- 1963 Weyburn Elks
- 1964 Regina Pats
- 1965 Saskatoon Blades
- 1966 North Battleford
- 1967 Shellbrook Knights
- 1968 Weyburn Red Wings
- 1969 Moose Jaw Canuck Bees
- 1970 St. Peters College Muenster (NSJHL)
- 1971 Saskatoon Macs (NSJHL}
- 1972 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL)
- 1973 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL)
- 1974 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL)
- 1975 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL)
- 1976 Melfort TM's (NSJHL)
- 1977 Melfort TM's (NSJHL)
- 1978 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL)
- 1979 Melfort TM's (NSJHL)
- 1980 Notre Dame Hounds
- 1981 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL)
- 1982 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL)
- 1983 Saskatoon Westleys (NSJHL)
- 1984 Saskatoon Westleys (NSJHL)
- 1985 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL)
- 1986 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL)
- 1987 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL)
- 1988 Warman Valley Crusaders (NSJHL)
- 1989 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan...
- 1990 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan...
- 1991 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan...
- 19921991-92 NSJHL SeasonThe 1991–92 NSJHL season was the 24th season for the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League. Seven teams completed a 42 game season.-League notes:*Overtime games ending in a tie go to a shoot out. The winner of the shoot out gets 2 points and the win...
Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan... - 1993 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan...
- 1994 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL)Kinistino TigersThe Kinistino Jr. Tigers were a team in the North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1970-1997. Originally called the Kinistino Tiger-Bruins, the team was renamed to the Tigers following the 1983-1984 season. The Tigers played out of the Kinistino Sports Complex in Kinistino, Saskatchewan...
- 1995 Regina Capitals (SSJHL)
- 1996 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL)
- 1997 Grenfell Storm (SSJHL)
- 1998 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL)
- 1999 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL)
- 2000 Saskatoon Royals (SSJHL)
- 2001 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL)
- 2002 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL)
- 2003 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL)
- 2004 Regina Capitals (SSJHL)
- 2005 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL)
- 2006 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL)
- 2007 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL)
- 2008 Pilot Butte Storm (PJHL)
- 2009 Saskatoon Royals (PJHL)
- 2010 Tri-Town ThunderTri-Town ThunderThe Tri-Town Thunder is a Junior "B" ice hockey team in Carrot River Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Prairie Junior Hockey League. The club currently plays Arborfield, Carrot River and Zenon Park, with Carrot River being the main town as it is the only rink with artificial ice...
(PJHL) - 2011 Pilot Butte Storm (PJHL)