This is the 2017 Keystone Cup tournament. This tournament acts as the Western Canada Junior B Championship. This was the tourament's 34th edition under this name and 40th overall dating back to the 1978 Western Canada Junior B Championship. The tournament will be held at the Arborg & District Arena in Arborg, Manitoba hosted by the Arborg Ice Dawgs.
Participating Teams
Both British Columbia (three) and Alberta (five) have multiple leagues at the Junior B level, so their champions and a host team meet for the provincial championship and a berth in the Keystone Cup. The Keystone Junior Hockey League (Manitoba), Prairie Junior Hockey League (Saskatchewan), and the Lakehead Junior Hockey League (Northwestern Ontario) are the only Junior B leagues in their region/province so their playoff champion directly advances to the Keystone Cup.
Format
Each of the six qualifying teams plays a single round robin tournament over three days. The third and fourth place teams from the round robin play in the third place game and the first and second place teams play in the championship game. There is no national tournament at the Junior B level in Canada.
Qualifying Teams
- Host: Arborg Ice Dawgs
- Alberta Champion:
- British Columbia Champion:
- Manitoba Champion:
- Northern Ontario Champion:
- Saskatchewan Champion:
Schedule/Results
April 13
- Manitoba vs Arborg Ice Dawgs
- Saskatchewan vs Northern Ontario
- Alberta vs British Columbia
- Northern Ontario vs Manitoba
- Arborg Ice Dawgs vs Saskatchewan
April 14
- Alberta vs Northern Ontario
- British Columbia vs Arborg Ice Dawgs
- Manitoba vs Saskatchewan
- Northern Ontario vs British Columbia
- Arborg Ice Dawgs vs Alberta
April 15
- British Columbia vs Saskatchewan
- Alberta vs Manitoba
- Arborg Ice Dawgs vs Northern Ontario
- Saskatchewan vs Alberta
- Manitoba vs British Columbia
Medal Round
Bronze Medal
- 3rd place vs 4th place
Gold Medal
- 1st place vs 2nd place