Russ Barnes Trophy

The Russ Barnes Trophy is a trophy awarded by Hockey Alberta to the Alberta Junior B Provincial champion. The gold medallist advances to the Keystone Cup Western Canada Junior B championship.

Russ Barnes Trophy
SportIce hockey
CompetitionHockey Alberta Junior B
Awarded forAlberta Junior B championship
CountryCanada

Tournament organization

Eight teams compete in the Alberta Junior B Provincials. The two largest leagues (Capital Junior Hockey League, Heritage Junior B Hockey League) send two teams each, the remaining three send one, while the host team is guaranteed a berth.

Starting with the 2023 championships the format was revised such that only the league playoff champion is to advance plus the host city team.

Leagues:

Champions

Champions

Results from 2000 to current
2000Edmonton River Kings (CapJHL)CRAA Gold (CalJHL)N/ACalgary, AB
2001Edmonton Royals (CapJHL)Foothills Bisons (HJHL)N/ADawson Creek, BC
2002Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL)Foothills Bisons (HJHL)N/ASpruce Grove, AB
2003Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL)Fort St. John Huskies (NWJHL)Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Okotoks, AB
2004Red Deer Vipers (HJHL)Calgary Stampeders (CalJHL)Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Lloydminster, AB
2005Calgary Stampeders (CalJHL)Vegreville Rangers (NEAJBHL)Peace Air Navigators (NWJHL)Calgary, AB
2006Red Deer Vipers (HJHL)Edmonton Royals (CapJHL)Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Grande Prairie, AB
2007Lacombe Wranglers (HJHL)Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL)Edmonton Red Wings (CapJHL)Spruce Grove, AB
2008Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL)Three Hills Thrashers (HJHL)noneThree Hills, AB
2009Lloydminster Bandits (NEAJBHL)Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)noneCold Lake, AB
2010Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL)Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)nonePeace River, AB
2011Blackfalds Wranglers (HJHL)Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL)noneLeduc, AB
2012Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Edmonton Royals (CapJHL)Okotoks, AB
2013Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL)Cold Lake Ice (NEAJBHL)Wainwright, AB
2014Blackfalds Wranglers (HJHL)Grande Prairie Kings (NWJHL)North Peace Navigators (NWJHL)Grande Prairie, AB
2015North Edmonton Red Wings (CapJHL)North Peace Navigators (NWJHL)Fairview Flyers (NWJHL)Stony Plain, AB[1]
2016North Peace Navigators (NWJHL)Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL)Red Deer, AB
2017Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)Cochrane Generals (HJHL)Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL)St. Paul, AB
2018[lower-alpha 1]Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)[2]Red Deer Vipers (HJHL)Beverly Warriors (CapJHL)Fort St. John, BC
2019[lower-alpha 1] Airdrie Thunder (HJHL) Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)[3] Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL) Wetaskiwin, AB
2020Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Fort St. John Huskies (NWJHL)Cochrane Generals (HJHL)Okotoks Bisons (HJHL)Wainwright, AB
2023Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)Okotoks Bisons (Host)CBHA Rangers (CalJHL)Okotoks, AB
2024— (—)— (—)— (—)Peace River, AB

Teams that went on to win the Keystone Cup listed in bold

Notes

  1. Alberta did not send a representative to the Keystone Cup

References

  1. "Ice fall short at Jr. B Provincials". LakelandToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. "Wainwright Bison win the Alberta Junior B Provincials in Fort St. John". EnergeticCity.ca. April 1, 2018.
  3. "Bisons' Thrive for Three Falls Short". Country 106.5. April 11, 2019.
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