Capital Junior Hockey League



The Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Central "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup. To earn the right to compete, they must face off against the winners of the other Alberta "B" leagues in the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship.

Origins
The league was founded in 1972 as the Edmonton Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. The league was founded to give area hockey players to play junior hockey without having to leave the area.

The CJHL was incorporated in January 1973. The orignal members were University of Alberta Jr. Bears, South Side Athletic Club, North Side Club, Sherwood Park Knights, St. Albert Juniors, and the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks. Sherwood Park and Fort Saskatchewan are still members of the league.

Champions
Bold denotes also won Alberta Junior B Championship


 * 1972-73 University of Alberta Junior Bears
 * 1973-74 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 1974-75 Waterloo Mercuries
 * 1975-76 Leduc Riggers
 * 1976-77 Leduc Riggers
 * 1977-78 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1978-79 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1979-80 Leduc Riggers
 * 1980-81 Leduc Riggers
 * 1981-82 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 1982-83 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 1983-84 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 1984-85 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1985-86 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1986-87 Leduc Riggers
 * 1987-88 St. Albert Merchants
 * 1988-89 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1989-90 Beaumont Chiefs
 * 1990-91 Stony Plain Flyers
 * 1991-92 Leduc Riggers
 * 1992-93 Leduc Riggers
 * 1993-94 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 1994-95 St. Albert Merchants
 * 1995-96 St. Albert Merchants
 * 1996-97 St. Albert Merchants
 * 1997-98 St. Albert Merchants
 * 1998-99 Edmonton Royals
 * 1999-00 River Kings
 * 2000-01 River Kings
 * 2001-02 Beverly Warriors
 * 2002-03 Spruce Grove Regals
 * 2003-04 Beverly Warriors
 * 2004-05 St. Albert Merchants
 * 2005-06 Edmonton Royals
 * 2006-07 North Edmonton Red Wings
 * 2007-08 Sherwood Park Knights -also won Keystone Cup as Western Canadian Junior B champions
 * 2008-09 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 2009-10 Beverly Warriors
 * 2010-11 Beaumont Chiefs
 * 2011-12 Spruce Grove Regals
 * 2012-13 Sherwood Park Knights
 * 2013-14 Fort Saskatchewan Hawks
 * 2014-15 North Edmonton Red Wings
 * 2015-16 North Edmonton Red Wings
 * 2016-17 Wetaskiwin Icemen (Bronze Medalist at 2017 Russ Barnes Trophy)
 * 2017-18 Wetaskiwin Icemen (Beverly Warriors win bronze as 2nd entrant from league at 2018 Russ Barnes Trophy)
 * 2018-19 Beverly Warriors
 * 2019-20 Playoffs cancelled
 * Note: as of 2017-18 season the Russ Barnes Trophy champion does not advance to the Keystone Cup
 * Note: as of 2017-18 season the Russ Barnes Trophy champion does not advance to the Keystone Cup