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 leagues in British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.
The Keystone Cup got its
name from the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The original tournament
took place in 1983 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and was won by the Selkirk
Fisherman of the Keystone Junior Hockey League. The alternate arena at the tournament
was the Keystone Centre and the trophy awarded to the championship was
nicknamed after it.
The 2006 Championship was
hosted by Campbell River, British Columbia. The championship is determined
through a round robin of the winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup in British
Columbia, the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship, the Saskatchewan
Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship, the Keystone Junior Hockey League, and
the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League. In previous years, the winner of the Keystone
Jr. B League would have had to go through the Manitoba Provincial Junior B
Hockey Championship, but in 2004 their only competition, the Northwest Junior
Hockey League, folded. The same thing happened in the Northwestern Ontario
Regional Junior B Hockey Championship for the Thunder Bay Junior B League, as
their only competition, the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League, folded in
2004.
Keystone Cup 2007
The 2007 Keystone Cup was
awarded April 15th in fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Alberta opted out of the Keystone Cup
for 2007 due to scheduling conflicts, but will be returning in 2008 in Selkirk,
Manitoba.
|
Region |
Team |
League |
W-L-T |
GF |
GA |
|
Sask |
4-0-0 |
17 |
9 |
||
|
Host |
3-1-0 |
18 |
9 |
||
|
Man |
2-2-0 |
18 |
12 |
||
|
BC |
1-3-0 |
11 |
17 |
||
|
N Ont |
0-4-0 |
6 |
23 |
(x-) denotes clinched Gold
Medal Game spot. (y-) denotes clinched Bronze Medal Game spot.
Saskatoon 3 - Fort Knox 2
Winnipeg 4 - Victoria 2
Saskatoon 4 - Thunder Bay 1
Fort Knox 6 - Victoria 3
Saskatoon 5 - Winnipeg 4
Fort Knox 7 - Thunder Bay 1
Winnipeg 8 - Thunder Bay 2
Saskatoon 5 - Victoria 2
Fort Knox 3 - Winnipeg 2
Victoria 4 - Thunder Bay 2
Gold Medal Game
#1 Saskatoon Royals 7
#2 Fort Knox 3
#3 Winnipeg Saints 9
#4 Victoria Cougars 3
Champions
1983 Selkirk Fisherman (KJHL)
1984 Portage Terriers
1985 Vermilion Tigers
(NEAJBHL)
1986 Vermilion Tigers
(NEAJBHL)
1987 Calgary Bruins (CgyJHL)
1988 Warman Valley Crusaders
(NSJBHL)
1989 Columbia Valley Rockies
(KIJHL)
1990 Columbia Valley Rockies
(KIJHL)
1991 Kinistino Tigers
(NSJHL)
1992 Kinistino Tigers
(NSJHL)
1993 Lloydminster Bandits
(NEAJBHL)
1994 Kinistino Tigers
(NSJBHL)
1995 Lloydminster Bandits
(NEAJBHL)
1996 Assiniboia Southern Rebels
(SSJBHL)
1997 Grenfell Storm (SSJBHL)
1998 Ridge Meadows Flames
(PIJHL)
1999 Fort William Hurricanes
(TBJHL)
2000 Edmonton River Kings
(CapJHL)
2001 Assiniboia Southern Rebels
(SSJHL)
2002 Sicamous Eagles (KIJHL)
2003 Assiniboia Southern Rebels
(SSJHL)
2004 Regina Capitals (SSJBHL)
2005 Osoyoos Storm (KIJHL)
2006 Red Deer Vipers (HJHL)
2007 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL)
#1 Saskatchewan - 10
#2 Alberta - 7
#3 British Columbia - 5
#4 Manitoba - 2
#5 Ontario - 1
British Columbia: Kootenay
International Junior Hockey League | Pacific International Junior Hockey League
| Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Alberta: Calgary Junior Hockey
League | Capital Junior Hockey League | Heritage Junior B Hockey League | North
Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League | Northwest Junior Hockey League
Saskatchewan: North
Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League | Prairie Junior Hockey League
Manitoba: Keystone Junior
Hockey League
Ontario: Thunder Bay Junior B
Hockey League