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Heritage Junior Hockey League

The Heritage Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL is the largest Junior B league in the province, with 15 teams competing in 2009-10.

As one of the largest Junior B leagues in Alberta, both the league champion, and the losing finalist qualify for the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The winner of this tournament earns the right to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup.

The Cochrane Generals have captured the 2007-08 & 2008-09 league championships. The Blackfalds Ford Wranglers won the 2009-10 championship.

The Banff Academy Bears announced they would not be participating for the 2017-18 season.

The Lomond Lakers were added to the league for 2018-19.

The Three Hills Thrashers took a leave of absence for the 2019-20 season and don't return for the 2020-21 season.

The league had planned to add a team from Stand Off, Alberta for the 2020-21 season but the team did not come to fruition.

Teams[]

Team Centre Arena
North Division
Airdrie Thunder Airdrie Ron Ebbesen Arena
Mountainview Colts Didsbury Didsbury Recreation Complex
Ponoka Stampeders Ponoka Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex
Red Deer Vipers Red Deer Servus Arena
Rocky Rams Rocky Mountain House Rocky Arena Complex-Bunch Arena
Stettler Lightning Stettler Stettler Recreation Centre
Sylvan Lake Wranglers Sylvan Lake Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre
South Division
Coaldale Copperheads Coaldale Coaldale Arena
Cochrane Generals Cochrane Cochrane Arena
High River Flyers High River Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex
Lomond Lakers Lomond Lomond Community Centre
Medicine Hat Cubs Medicine Hat Kinplex
Okotoks Bisons Okotoks Murray Arena
Strathmore Wheatland Kings Strathmore Strathmore Family Centre

Champions[]

League playoff championship trophy
  • 2023 - Okotoks Bisons
  • 2022 - Okotoks Bisons
  • 2021 - Season cancelled
  • 2020 - Playoffs Cancelled
  • 2019 - Airdrie Thunder
  • 2018 - Red Deer Vipers
  • 2017 - Red Deer Vipers
  • 2016 - Mountainview Colts
  • 2015 - Coaldale Copperheads
  • 2014 - Okotoks Bisons3
  • 2013 - Okotoks Bisons
  • 2012 - Okotoks Bisons
  • 2011 - Okotoks Bisons2
  • 2010 - Blackfalds Ford Wranglers
  • 2009 - Cochrane Generals
  • 2008 - Cochrane Generals
  • 2007 - Lacombe Wranglers
  • 2006 - Okotoks Bisons1
  • 2005 - Okotoks Bisons
  • 2004 - Red Deer Vipers
  • 2003 - Foothills Bisons
  • 2002 - Foothills Bisons
  • 2001 - Foothills Bisons
  • 2000 - Airdrie Thunder
  • 1999 - Red Deer Viper
  • 1998 - Airdrie Thunder
  • 1997 - Foothills Bisons
  • 1996 - Foothills Bisons
  • 1995 - Lacombe Wranglers
  • 1994 - Lacombe Wranglers
  • 1993 - Lacombe Wranglers
  • 1992 - Ponoka Knight Hawks
  • 1991 - Hobbema Knight Hawks
  • 1990 - Terraco Knights
  • 1989 - Red Deer Cowboys
  • 1988 - Barrhead Jr. Elks


Bold denotes won Alberta provincial title
1League finalists Red Deer Vipers captured the Alberta Provincials and Keystone Cup championship
2League finalists Blackfalds Wranglers captured the Alberta Provincials and Keystone Cup championship
3League finalists Blackfalds Wranglers captured the Alberta Provincials

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