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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Keystone Cup 2009 2 Champions 3 Most Championships by Province 4 External links

[edit] 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 Keystone Junior 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 Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League. 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 Northern Ontario Regional Junior B Hockey Championship for the Thunder Bay Junior B League, as their only competition, the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League, folded in 2004.

The 2009 Championship will take place on April 17-20, 2009 and will be hosted by Thunder Bay, Ontario.

[edit] Keystone Cup 2009

April 17-20, 2009 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Keystone Cup Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-T GF GA 1 Thunder Bay Wolverines Host/TBJBHL (NOnt) 5-0-0 24 9 2 Richmond Sockeyes PIJHL (BC) 4-1-0 23 10 3 Saskatoon Royals PJHL (Sask) 2-2-1 19 16 4 Lloydminster Bandits NEAJHL (Alta) 2-2-1 19 22 5 St. Malo Warriors KJHL (Man) 1-4-0 14 23 6 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks TBJBHL (NOnt) 0-5-0 8 27

Results

April 16

Wolverines 6 - Northern Hawks 1

Saskatoon 7 - St. Malo 1

Richmond 7 - Lloydminster 2

Saskatoon 5 - Northern Hawks 2

Wolverines 5 - St. Malo 4

April 17

Saskatoon 4 - Lloydminster 4

Wolverines 3 - Richmond 1

St. Malo 6 - Northern Hawks 2

Richmond 6 - Saskatoon 3

Wolverines 7 - Lloydminster 3

April 18

Richmond 5 - St. Malo 0

Lloydminster 6 - Northern Hawks 1

Wolverines 3 - Saskatoon 0

Lloydminster 4 - St. Malo 3

Richmond 4 - Northern Hawks 2

April 19

	Gold Medal Game
	1	Thunder Bay Wolverines	5
	2	Richmond Sockeyes	6

Please note: Final was won in Double Overtime

	Bronze Medal Game
	3	Saskatoon Royals	8
	4	Lloydminster Bandits	4

[edit] Champions

Keystone Cup Champions Year Champions Runners-Up Consolation Champions Host City 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 Nipawin, Saskatchewan 1987 Calgary Bruins Vermilion, Alberta 1988 Warman County Crusaders Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1989 Columbia Valley Rockies Gimli, Manitoba 1990 Columbia Valley Rockies Invermere, British Columbia 1991 Kinistino Tigers Stony Plain, Alberta 1992 Kinistino Tigers Kinistino, Saskatchewan 1993 Lloydminster Bandits 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

[edit] Most Championships by Province

Keystone Cups by Province Rank Region Championships 1 Saskatchewan 10 2 Alberta 8 3 British Columbia 6 4 Manitoba 2 5 Ontario 1

[edit] External links

• Keystone Cup homepage
• Keystone Cup 2007
• Keystone Cup 2006

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