Keystone Cup

The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. The Championship is the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.

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History

The Keystone Cup got its name from the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The original tournament took place in 1983 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and was won by the Selkirk Fishermen of the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League. The alternate arena at the tournament was the Keystone Centre and the trophy awarded to the championship was nicknamed after it.

The championship is determined through a round robin of the winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup in British Columbia, the winner of the Russ Barnes Trophy in Alberta, the winner of the Athol Murray Trophy in Saskatchewan, the Keystone Junior Hockey League, and the William Ryan Trophy in Northwestern Ontario. In previous years, the winner of the Keystone Jr. B League would have had to go through the Manitoba Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship, but in 2004 their only competition, the Northwest Junior Hockey League, folded. The same thing happened in the William Ryan Trophy Championship for the Thunder Bay Junior B League, as their only competition, the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League, folded in 2004.

The 2011 Championship will take place April 14-17, 2011 in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Keystone Cup 2011

April 14-17, 2011 in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Keystone Cup Round Robin
Rank Team League W-L-T GF GA
1 Sherwood Park Knights Host/CJHL (Alta) 4-0-1 26 11
2 Blackfalds Wranglers HJHL (Alta) 4-1-0 37 16
3 Peninsula Panthers VIJHL (BC) 3-2-0 30 17
4 Pilot Butte Storm PJHL (Sask) 2-2-1 14 17
5 Arborg Ice Dawgs KJHL (Man) 0-4-1 13 29
6 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks TBJBHL (NOnt) 0-4-1 8 38

Round Robin

All games are during Mountain Standard Time at Sherwood Park Arena.

Round Robin
Date Time Away Score Home Score
April 14, 2011 8:30 am Sherwood Park Knights 4 Blackfalds Wranglers 3
April 14, 2011 11:30 am Pilot Butte Storm 0 Peninsula Panthers 1
April 14, 2011 2:30 pm Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 3 Arborg Ice Dawgs 3
April 14, 2011 5:30 pm Blackfalds Wranglers 8 Pilot Butte Storm 1
April 14, 2011 9:00 pm Peninsula Panthers 2 Sherwood Park Knights 6
April 15, 2011 8:30 am Pilot Butte Storm 3 Arborg Ice Dawgs 2
April 15, 2011 11:30 am Sherwood Park Knights 5 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 2
April 15, 2011 2:30 pm Peninsula Panthers 6 Blackfalds Wranglers 7
April 15, 2011 5:30 pm Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 2 Pilot Butte Storm 6
April 15, 2011 8:30 pm Arborg Ice Dawgs 0 Sherwood Park Knights 7
April 16, 2011 8:30 am Peninsula Panthers 13 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 1
April 16, 2011 11:30 am Blackfalds Wranglers 8 Arborg Ice Dawgs 5
April 16, 2011 2:30 pm Pilot Butte Storm 4 Sherwood Park Knights 4
April 16, 2011 5:30 pm Arborg Ice Dawgs 3 Peninsula Panthers 8
April 16, 2011 8:30 pm Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 0 Blackfalds Wranglers 11

Championship Round

Championship Round
Game Date Time Team Score Team Score Notes
Bronze Medal April 17, 2011 10:00 AM Peninsula Panthers 3 Pilot Butte Storm 5 Final
Gold Medal April 17, 2011 1:00 PM Sherwood Park Knights 1 Blackfalds Wranglers 2 Final

2011 Role of Champions

Regional Champions

League Champions

Champions

Keystone Cup Champions
Year Champions Runners-Up Consolation Champions Host City
Pre-Keystone Cup Era
1978 Quesnel Millionaires Saskatoon Quakers -- 2-games-to-none
1979
1980 Transcona Railers Selkirk Fishermen Notre Dame Hounds Winnipeg, Manitoba
1981 Transcona Railers Northwest Americans Hudson Bay Saints Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982 Saskatoon Quakers Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
Keystone Cup Era
1983 Selkirk Fishermen Saskatoon Wesleys Thunder Bay Hornets Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
1984 Portage la Prairie Terriers Selkirk Fishermen Thunder Bay Hornets Schreiber, Ontario
1985 Vermilion Tigers Winnipeg, Manitoba
1986 Vermilion Tigers Prince Albert North Stars Nipawin, Saskatchewan
1987 Calgary Bruins Vermilion Tigers Vermilion, Alberta
1988 Warman Valley Crusaders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1989 Columbia Valley Rockies Gimli, Manitoba
1990 Columbia Valley Rockies Calgary Bruins Invermere, British Columbia
1991 Kinistino Tigers Stony Plain, Alberta
1992 Kinistino Tigers Saskatoon Chiefs Selkirk Fishermen Kinistino, Saskatchewan
1993 Lloydminster Bandits Kinistino Tigers Selkirk, Manitoba
1994 Kinistino Tigers Selkirk Fishermen Fort William Hurricanes Thunder Bay, Ontario
1995 Lloydminster Bandits Regina Capitals Lloydminster, Alberta
1996 Assiniboia Southern Rebels St. Albert Merchants Ridge Meadows Flames Sicamous, British Columbia
1997 Grenfell Storm St. Malo Warriors Saskatoon Royals Grenfell, Saskatchewan
1998 Ridge Meadows Flames Hearst Elans Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999 Fort William Hurricanes Edmonton Royals Campbell River Storm Thunder Bay, Ontario
2000 Edmonton River Kings Airdrie Thunder Abbotsford Pilots Airdrie, Alberta
2001 Assiniboia Southern Rebels Ridge Meadows Flames Beaver Valley Nitehawks Maple Ridge, British Columbia
2002 Sicamous Eagles Spruce Grove Regals Assiniboia Southern Rebels Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
2003 Assiniboia Southern Rebels Spruce Grove Regals Richmond Sockeyes Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2004 Regina Capitals Richmond Sockeyes Red Deer Vipers Schreiber, Ontario
2005 Osoyoos Storm Saskatoon Royals Medicine Hat Cubs Medicine Hat, Alberta
2006 Red Deer Vipers Campbell River Storm Delta Ice Hawks Campbell River, British Columbia
2007 Saskatoon Royals Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Knox Winnipeg Saints Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
2008 Sherwood Park Knights Norway House North Stars Grandview Steelers Selkirk, Manitoba
2009 Richmond Sockeyes Thunder Bay Wolverines Saskatoon Royals Thunder Bay, Ontario
2010 Revelstoke Grizzlies Tri-Town Thunder Kamloops Storm Kamloops, British Columbia
2011 Blackfalds Wranglers Sherwood Park Knights Pilot Butte Storm Sherwood Park, Alberta
2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Most Championships by Province

Keystone Cups by Province
Rank Region Championships
1 Saskatchewan 10
2 Alberta 9
3 British Columbia 7
4 Manitoba 2
5 Ontario 1

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Leagues competing for the Keystone Cup
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario