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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. The Hurricanes won four league titles in six years between 1995 and 2000. 1994 Hurricanes The Fort William Hurricanes did not manage to win the league championship in its first year, but it won the league's first National medal. The Westfort Maroons won the league championship, and the Hurricanes played host to the Keystone Cup. The Hurricanes finished the round robin with a 3-1-1 record and lost second place to the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League's Kinistino Tigers do to a head-to-head 4-1 loss. The Hurricanes defeated the North Okanagan Knights of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 8-7 to win the Keystone Cup Bronze medal game. 1999 Hurricanes The Fort William Hurricanes were 1999 Thunder Bay Jr. League champions. In the Northern Ontario regionals, the Hurricanes were dropped by the Hearst Elans of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League. Fortunately for the Herks, they were due to host the 1999 Keystone Cup regardless of qualifying. The Hurricanes finished the Keystone Cup round robin in a 3-way tie for second place and a berth into the gold medal game with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League's Campbell River Storm and the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League's Assiniboia Southern Rebels. During the robin, the Herks defeated Assiniboia 7-5 and Campbell River 6-4, thus winning the tie breaker. In the final they met the Edmonton Royals of the Capital Junior Hockey League and defeated them 5-3 to win the Keystone Cup. This championship marked the first and so far only Western Canada Jr. B championship since the leagues inception in 1993. 2004 Northern Hawks In the 2004 playoffs, the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks came at out as the dominant champion with a 22-0-2 perfect record and a Thunder Bay Junior B championship to boot. In the Northern Ontario Regional Junior B Hockey Championship, the Northern Hawks defeated the Wawa Travellers 4-games-straight to advance to the Keystone Cup tournament in Schreiber, Ontario. At the Keystone Cup, the Norther Hawks finished with 2 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, which earned them a spot in the tournament's bronze medal game. The Hawks fell in the Bronze Medal Game 7-5 to the Heritage Junior B Hockey League's Red Deer Vipers. 2009 Wolverines The K&A Wolverines were awarded the right to host the 2009 Keystone Cup. For the first time in over ten years, a Thunder Bay Junior B team finished the Keystone Cup round robin with a perfect record. The Wolverines, 5-0, went into the final against the Pacific International Junior Hockey League's Richmond Sockeyes, but fell 6-5 in double overtime to take the Silver Medal. The finish was the best performance by a Thunder Bay Junior B club since the 1999 Fort William Hurricanes, who won the Keystone Cup. At the end of the season, the Wolverines jumped to Junior A with the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Teams Team Centre Nipigon Elks Nipigon Thunder Bay Northern Hawks Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Stars Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Midget AAA Kings Thunder Bay Northern Hawks Juveniles Thunder Bay Note: Northern Hawks Juveniles only play a regular season schedule not playoffs. 2009-2010 Playoffs For the Western Canadian Junior "B" Championships, please see: Keystone Cup scheduled for March 2010. Semi-finals Thunder Bay Jr. B Finals 1 Bye 1 2 3 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 1994 Westfort Maroons 1995 Fort William Hurricanes 1996 Northwestern Wildcats 1997 Northwestern Wildcats 1998 Fort William Hurricanes 1999 Fort William Hurricanes 2000 Fort William Hurricanes 2001 Westfort Maroons 2002 Westfort Maroons 2003 Nipigon Elks 2004 Northern Hawks 2005 Northern Hawks 2006 K&A Wolverines 2007 K&A Wolverines 2008 K&A Wolverines 2009 K&A Wolverines Former Member Teams Aguasabon River Rats Fort William Hurricanes K&A Wolverines NNEC Wolfpack Northwestern Wildcats Thunder Bay Wolves Westfort Maroons External links Thunder Bay Jr "B" 2005-06 Season K&A Westfort http://www.northernhawks.com/ Nipigon vde Leagues competing for the Keystone Cup British Columbia Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Pacific International Junior Hockey League Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League Alberta Calgary Junior Hockey League Capital Junior Hockey League Heritage Junior B Hockey League North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League Northwest Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Prairie Junior Hockey League Manitoba Keystone Junior Hockey League Ontario Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League Cyclone Taylor Cup Russ Barnes Trophy Athol Murray Trophy Manitoba Provincials Northern Ontario Regionals Hockey Canada vde Junior ice hockey leagues in North America Canada Major Junior CHL: Ontario Hockey League Western Hockey League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Junior A CJHL: AJHL BCHL CCHL CJHL LHJAAAQ MJHL MJAHL NOJHL OJAHL SJHL SIJHL Junior B CalJHL CapJHL CWJHL EOJHL GOJHL HJBHL IJHL KJHL KIJHL LHC LHJBSL LHJBB LHJEM LHJLSL LHJLL LHJM LHJR LHJSLSJ NBJBHL NEAJHL NWJHL NSJHL PIJHL PJHL SJJHL TBJBHL VIJHL Junior C CalJCHL COJCHL EOJCHL EBJCHL GMOHL GLJHL HTJHL Hockey North LHJBF LHJRS NBJCHL NDJCHL NorJHL NSJCHL PEIMJHL SJCHL SOJHL WOJCHL Independent GMHL MMJHL United States Tier I A United States Hockey League Tier II A North American Hockey League Tier III A AJHL CSHL EJHL MJHL NorPac WSHL Tier III B CHA Premier EmJHL GLJHL MetJHL Tier III C CHA Selects SEJHL Independent IJHL NJHL Related article: List of ice hockey leagues Hockey Canada USA Hockey Categories: Ice hockey leagues in Canada | Sport in Thunder Bay, Ontario | Ice hockey in Ontario | Organizations based in Thunder Bay, Ontario
