Draft:National Junior Hockey League (Canada)
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Comment: I do not feel there is enough WP:SIGCOV on the topic. The news sources only discuss certain teams, not the league as a whole. Conyo14 (talk) 06:15, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) | High Prairie Red Wings |
The National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) is a junior hockey league with teams based in Canada. The league is independently operated and insured; it is not sanctioned by Hockey Canada, USA Hockey, or the Amateur Athletic Union.[1] Not to be confused with a league of the same name in Russia.[2]
History
[edit]The league was founded in 2023 when all teams in the Western Division of the Greater Metro Hockey League (GMHL) were dropped by the league.[3] At the end of the 2022 - 2023 season there were 9 teams in GMHL West. It was initially announced that the Burns Lake Timbermen of Burns Lake, BC; the Edson Eagles of Edson, AB; the Fox Creek Ice Kings of Fox Creek, AB; the Gibbons Pioneer of Gibbons, AB; the High Prairie Red Wings of High Prairie, AB; the Kitimat Saax of Kitimat, BC; the Mackenzie Mountaineers, of Mackenzie, BC; and the Northern Alberta Tomahawks of Enoch, AB formed the NJHL. Previous GMHL West teams the Slave Lake Icedogs of Slave Lake, AB and the Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings of Tumbler Ridge, BC were never mentioned as members of the NJHL.
Prior to the start of the season the Burns Lake Timbermen, the Kitimat Saax, and the Mackenzie Mountaineers, the remaining BC teams, were dropped from the league.[4] The Northern Alberta Tomahawks announced relocation as the Thorsby Crush in Thorsby, AB and subsequently disappeared from league website.[5] Before the season started the Northern Alberta Lightning of Viking, AB joined the league after moving to Mayerthorpe, AB.[6] They were an expansion team that was reported to be expelled from the Canadian-American Junior Hockey League (CAJHL) for failure to meet financial commitments.[7] Another CAJHL expansion team, the Vulcan Rampage of Vulcan, AB was also accepted into the league.[8]
On October 20, 2023 the league announced an expansion team, the Crowsnest Crush, in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, for the 2024-2025 season.[9] On 26 January 2024 the league announced an expansion team, the Lac la Biche Lakers, in Lac la Biche, Alberta.[10] On 8 May 2024 the league announced an expansion team, the Claresholm Thunder, in Claresholm, Alberta.[11] In the 2024 league schedule the Gibbon's Pioneers are playing in Redwater, Alberta and are now known as the Redwater Pioneers. The Fox Creek Ice Kings do not appear on the league website at the start of the 2024-2025 season.
Teams
[edit]Current teams
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claresholm Thunder | Claresholm, Alberta | Claresholm Arena | 2024 |
| Crowsnest Crush | Crowsnest Pass, Alberta | Crowsnest Sports Complex | 2024 |
| Edson Eagles | Edson, Alberta | Edson and District Leisure Centre | 2021 |
| High Prairie Red Wings | High Prairie, Alberta | High Prairie Sports Palace | 2019 |
| Lac la Biche Lakers | Lac la Biche, Alberta | The Bold Centre | 2024 |
| Northern Alberta Lightning | Mayerthorpe, Alberta | Dick Granley Arena | 2023 |
| Redwater Pioneers | Redwater, Alberta | Redwater Arena | 2021 |
| Vulcan Rampage | Vulcan, Alberta | Vulcan Arena | 2023 |
Former teams
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Established | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Lake Timbermen | Burns Lake, British Columbia | Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena | 2022 | Did not play |
| Fox Creek Ice Kings | Fox Creek, Alberta | Pembina Arena | 2020 | 2020 - 2024 |
| Kitimat Saax | Kitimat, British Columbia | Tamitik Arena | 2022 | Did not play |
| Northern Alberta Tomahawks | Enoch, Alberta | Enoch Recreation Centre | 2019 | Did not play |
| Mackenzie Mountaineers | Mackenzie, British Columbia | Mackenzie Recreation Centre | 2021 | Did not play |
| Thorsby Crush | Thorsby, Alberta | Arctic Spas Recreation Complex | 2023 | Did not play |
Champions
[edit]| Season | Regular season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Edson Eagles | High Prairie Red Wings |
References
[edit]- ^ "Who We Are". National Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Junior_Hockey_League
- ^ "The Death Pool – GMHL West Is Killed Off". The Junior Hockey News. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Left out in the cold". Tumbler Ridge Lines. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Krieger, Dan. "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OURSPORTSCENTRAL. OURSPORTSCENTRAL 9 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Northern Alberta Lightning". Northern Alberta Lightning. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "CAJHL Announces Disassociation With Northern Alberta Lightning". Country 106.5 12 September 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "NJHL expands to southern Alberta". South Peace News. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Crowsnest NJHL team preparing for inaugural season". Crowsnest Pass Herald 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Lac La Biche Lakers set to hit the ice in October". Lakeland Today. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "National Junior Hockey League News". National Junior Hockey League. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
National Junior Hockey League website https://www.njhlhockey.com/home
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