Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League

The Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and Hockey Canada.

History

The TBJBHL league has mixed itself in with Juvenile and Midget "AAA" teams in the Thunder Bay region for regular season games. Only the Junior teams are eligible for the playoffs. The league is sometimes referred to as the Thunder Bay Junior B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League. The playoff champions earn the right to compete for the Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown. This is the only Ontario Junior "B" league with this distinction as the Ontario Hockey Association Junior "B" leagues playoff for the Sutherland Cup and the 22-team Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League plays for the D. Arnold Carson Memorial Trophy.

From 1996 until 2004, the TBJBHL competed against the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League in the Northwestern Ontario Regionals for the right to compete at the Keystone Cup. After the 2003-04 season, the NSHL folded with their last champion, the Wawa Travellers, losing the league's final game in the Regionals to the TBJBHL's Thunder Bay Northern Hawks.

The Fort William Hurricanes, best known for winning the TBJBHL's only Keystone Cup, have announced on their webpage that they are interested in restarting their Junior "B" franchise for the first time since the 2000-01 season [http://eteamz.active.com/FortwilliamHurricanes/] . The Hurricanes won four league titles in six years between 1995 and 2000.

The Teams

2006-07 Playoffs

:"For the Western Canadian Junior "B" Championships, please see: Keystone Cup."

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semi-finals
RD2=Thunder Bay Jr. B Finals

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=K&A Wolverines
RD1-score1=Bye
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=
RD1-score2=

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Northern Hawks
RD1-score3=6
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Nipigon Elks
RD1-score4=0

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=K&A Wolverines
RD2-score1=9
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Northern Hawks
RD2-score2=7"Please Note: Semi-final is first to 3 wins or 6 points, Final is first to 4 wins or 8 points.""Note:The Semi-finals are first team to 6 Pts, and Finals are the first to 8 Pts. A Win is worth 2 Pts, a Tie is worth 1, and there is no Overtime."

Playoff Champions

*2008 K&A Wolverines
*2007 K&A Wolverines
*2006 K&A Wolverines
*2005 Northern Hawks
*2004 Northern Hawks
*2003 Nipigon Elks
*2002 Westfort Maroons
*2001 Westfort Maroons
*2000 Fort William Hurricanes
*1999 Fort William Hurricanes
*1998 Fort William Hurricanes
*1997 Northwestern Wildcats
*1996 Northwestern Wildcats
*1995 Fort William Hurricanes
*1994 Westfort Maroons

Current "Minor" Interleague Members

*North End Flames "Juvenile"
*Superior Eagles "AAA"
*Thunder Bay Kings "AAA"

Former Member Teams

*Aguasabon River Rats
*Fort William Hurricanes
*NNEC Wolfpack
*Northwestern Wildcats
*Thunder Bay Wolves
*Westfort Maroons

External links

* [http://www.tommyhockey.com/ Thunder Bay Jr "B" 2005-06 Season]
* [http://www.kandawolverines.com/ K&A]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/WestfortMaroons/ Westfort]
* [http://www.northernhawks.com/ Thunder Bay]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/NipigonElks/ Nipigon]