The Capital Region Junior Hockey League ( CRJHL ) is a junior B ice hockey league in the province of Manitoba , Canada. The league, sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba , began play for 2018–19 season.
6-649: The CRJHL was formed in 2018 when five teams from the Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL) withdrew to form a new league. These five clubs, all located within an hour-and-a-half drive of Winnipeg , cited the long travel distance to northern Manitoba, where the KJHL's other six teams are located, as the main reason for leaving to create the new league. Selkirk Fishermen defeated the North Winnipeg Satelites in six games to capture
12-701: A one-year leave of absence from the league. The league added another team after their 2019 AGM with the NCN Flames joining for the 2019–20 season. NCN Flames last competed in the Northwest Junior Hockey League in 2004 winning two league championships and one Baldy Northcott Trophy (2002). The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation PBCN Selects joined as an expansion franchise in 2022, and the Waywayseecappo Wild joined as an expansion franchise in 2023. The league announced at
18-532: The 2022–23 CRJHL season, and the La Broquerie Habs will debut in the 2024–25 CRJHL season. Keystone Junior Hockey League The Keystone Junior Hockey League ( KJHL ) is a Junior 'B' ice hockey league in the province of Manitoba , Canada . The league, sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba , was formerly known as the Manitoba Junior 'B' Hockey League . The KJHL champion used to play
24-532: The KJHL announced they were leaving and forming their own league, the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The five departing clubs Arborg Ice Dawgs , Lundar Falcons , North Winnipeg Satelites , Selkirk Fishermen and St. Malo Warriors cited travel costs as well as parents expressing concerns for bus travel in light of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy . The Fisher River Hawks also announced they would be taking
30-660: The champion of the Northwest Junior Hockey League (NJHL) for the Baldy Northcott Trophy . Since the demise of the NJHL in 2004, the KJHL has been the only Junior 'B' league in the province; thus its champion has been awarded the provincial title. The provincial champion moves on to compete for the Western Canadian Junior 'B' championship, the Keystone Cup . In 2018, five southern teams of
36-615: The first-ever CRJHL championship in 2019. The Fishermen, who defeated Arborg in five games were set to defend that title in 2020 against the St. Malo Warriors (swept Lundar in the semifinals), but the finals were cancelled due to COVID-19. Season three began in October 2020 with games played with spectator limits before provincial-wide restrictions forced the cancellation of the remainder of the season. The league has expanded twice since it began with 5 teams in 2018. The Beausejour Comets joined in
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