Saskatchewan Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship

The Saskatchewan Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship is a Canadian ice hockey series to determine the Saskatchewan seed of the Keystone Cup - the Western Canada Junior "B" Hockey Crown.

History

Since the 1960s the tournament has been an important determining factor in the crowning of the Western Canadian champion. Since the Keystone Cup's inception in 1983, Saskatchewan teams have been the champion a leading 9 times. In some ways, the winning of the Saskatchewan Provincials may directly or indirectly determine the outcome of the Keystone Cup. The Championship has ran every year since 1965, but the first ever Saskatchewan Junior "B" Champion seems to have been the Saskatoon Westleys in 1951.

The Provincial title is generally, in recent years, a best-of-seven series between the Champions of the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League and the Prairie Junior Hockey League.

Champions

:1951 Saskatoon Westleys

:1965 Saskatoon Blades :1966 North Battleford :1967 Shellbrook Knights :1970 St. Peters College Muenster (NSJHL) :1971 Saskatoon Macs (NSJHL}:1972 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL):1973 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL) :1974 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1975 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL):1976 Melfort TM's (NSJHL) :1977 Melfort TM's (NSJHL):1978 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1979 Melfort TM's (NSJHL):1981 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL) :1982 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1983 Saskatoon Westleys (NSJHL) :1984 Saskatoon Westleys (NSJHL) :1985 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL) :1986 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL) :1987 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL) :1988 Warman Valley Crusaders (NSJHL) :1989 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1990 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1991 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1992 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1993 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL):1994 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL):1995 Regina Capitals (SSJHL):1996 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL):1997 Greenfeld Storm (SSJHL):1998 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL):1999 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL):2000 Saskatoon Royals (SSJHL):2001 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL):2002 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL):2003 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL):2004 Regina Capitals (SSJHL):2005 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL):2006 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL):2007 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL):2008 Pilot Butte Storm (PJHL)

External links

* [http://www.nsjhl.com/history.php?page=provincials Saskatchewan Provincial History]
* [http://www.nsjhl.com/ North Saskatchewan Junior "B"]
* [http://www.pjhl.ca/ Prairie Junior "B"]
* [http://www.sha.sk.ca/ Saskatchewan Hockey Association]