This is the 2015-16 Keystone Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 43rd season overall and third under its' present name. The league was previously known as the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League from 1974 to 2004.
In early November the league was hit with the death of Denis Baptiste of the Ebb and Flow First Nation.. He was in his fourth season in the league. He had played for Ste Rose Royals for 2012-13 and then for the Peguis Juniors from 2013-2015.
Membership Changes[]
- On August 22, 2015 the league announced the return of the Cross Lake Islanders.
Teams[]
| Team | Center | Arena |
| Arborg Ice Dawgs | Arborg | Arborg & District Arena |
| Cross Lake Islanders | Cross Lake, Manitoba | Cross Lake Arena |
| Fisher River Hawks | Fisher River | Bryden Cochrane Sr. Sports Complex |
| Lundar Falcons | Lundar | Lundar Arena |
| North Winnipeg Satelites | Winnipeg | Billy Mosienko Arena |
| Norway House North Stars | Norway House | Kinosao Sipi Multiplex |
| OCN Storm | Opaskwayak Cree Nation | Gordon Lathlin Memoria Centre |
| Peguis Juniors | Peguis | Fisher River Arena |
| Selkirk Fishermen | Selkirk | Selkirk Recreation Complex |
| St. Malo Warriors | St. Malo | St. Malo Arena |
Standings[]
| North Division | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Peguis Juniors | 34 | 28 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 295 | 119 | - | 58 |
| OCN Storm | 34 | 27 | 6 | - | 1 | 0 | 271 | 123 | - | 53 |
| Cross Lake Islanders | 34 | 15 | 19 | - | 0 | 0 | 224 | 216 | - | 30 |
| Fisher River Hawks | 34 | 8 | 25 | - | 1 | 0 | 174 | 267 | - | 17 |
| Norway House North Stars | 34 | 1 | 33 | - | 0 | 0 | 90 | 393 | - | 2 |
| South Division | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Selkirk Fishermen | 34 | 26 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | 140 | 94 | - | 54 |
| St. Malo Warriors | 34 | 21 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | 162 | 128 | - | 45 |
| Lundar Falcons | 34 | 16 | 13 | - | 2 | 3 | 148 | 137 | - | 37 |
| Arborg Ice Dawgs | 34 | 17 | 15 | - | 1 | 1 | 149 | 131 | - | 36 |
| North Winnipeg Satelites | 34 | 11 | 22 | - | 1 | 0 | 120 | 165 | - | 23 |
Baldy Northcott Trophy Playoffs[]
Format[]
All teams qualify for the playoffs. The 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-three survivor series. The winner becomes the 4th seed and plays the 1st seed in the best-of-five division semifinals and the 2nd seed plays the 3rd seed. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final. The division winners meet in the best-of-seven league championship.
North Division Survivor Series[]
- Norway House North Stars defeated Fisher River Hawks 2 games to 1 (15-10, 5-6, 1-0 (forfeit))
South Division Survivor Series[]
- Arborg Ice Dawgs defeated North Winnipeg Satelites 2 games to 1 (6-3, 3-7, 8-3)
North Division Semifinals[]
- Peguis Juniors defeated Norway House North Stars 3 games to none (12-4, 15-1, 10-1)
- OCN Storm defeated Cross Lake Islanders 3 games to 1 (9-3, 10-7, 3-4, 9-5)
South Division Semifinals[]
- Selkirk Fishermen defeated Arborg Ice Dawgs 3 games to none (3-2, 4-3, 8-1)
- St. Malo Warriors defeated Lundar Falcons 3 games to 2 (3-9, 6-4, 6-5, 0-2, 5-2)
North Division Final[]
- Peguis Juniors defeatd OCN Storm 4 games to 2 (9-3, 3-2, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 9-7)
South Division Final[]
- Selkirk Fishermen defeated St. Mallo Warriors 4 games to 2 (1-4, 4-2, 0-4, 4-2, 5-1, 8-3)
League Final[]
- Peguis Juniors defeated Selkirk Fishermen 4 games to none (7-4, 6-5, 4-3, 4-2)
The Peguis Juniors advance to the 2016 Keystone Cup being held in Regina, Saskatchewan.
2016 PJHL champs Pegius Juniors