Russ Barnes Trophy

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

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.

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
2000 Edmonton River Kings (CapJHL) CRAA Gold (CalJHL) N/A Calgary, AB
2001 Edmonton Royals (CapJHL) Foothills Bisons (HJHL) N/A Dawson Creek, BC
2002 Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL) Foothills Bisons (HJHL) N/A Spruce Grove, AB
2003 Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL) Fort St. John Huskies (NWJHL) Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Okotoks, AB
2004 Red Deer Vipers (HJHL) Calgary Stampeders (CalJHL) Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Lloydminster, AB
2005 Calgary Stampeders (CalJHL) Vegreville Rangers (NEAJBHL) Peace Air Navigators (NWJHL) Calgary, AB
2006 Red Deer Vipers (HJHL) Edmonton Royals (CapJHL) Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Grande Prairie, AB
2007 Lacombe Wranglers (HJHL) Spruce Grove Regals (CapJHL) Edmonton Red Wings (CapJHL) Spruce Grove, AB
2008 Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL) Three Hills Thrashers (HJHL) none Three Hills, AB
2009 Lloydminster Bandits (NEAJBHL) Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL) none Cold Lake, AB
2010 Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL) Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL) none Peace River, AB
2011 Blackfalds Wranglers (HJHL) Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL) none Leduc, AB
2012 Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL) Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Edmonton Royals (CapJHL) Okotoks, AB
2013 Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL) Cold Lake Ice (NEAJBHL) Wainwright, AB
2014 Blackfalds Wranglers (HJHL) Grande Prairie Kings (NWJHL) North Peace Navigators (NWJHL) Grande Prairie, AB
2015 North Edmonton Red Wings (CapJHL) North Peace Navigators (NWJHL) Fairview Flyers (NWJHL) Stony Plain, AB[1]
2016 North Peace Navigators (NWJHL) Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL) Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL) Red Deer, AB
2017 Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL) Cochrane Generals (HJHL) Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL) St. Paul, AB
2018[a] Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)[2] Red Deer Vipers (HJHL) Beverly Warriors (CapJHL) Fort St. John, BC
2019[a] Airdrie Thunder (HJHL) Wainwright Bisons (NEAJBHL)[3] Wetaskiwin Icemen (CapJHL) Wetaskiwin, AB
2020 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Fort St. John Huskies (NWJHL) Cochrane Generals (HJHL) Okotoks Bisons (HJHL) Wainwright, AB
2023 Wainwright 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. ^ a b 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.