The Strathmore Wheatland Kings are a junior ice hockey team from Strathmore, Alberta , Canada. They compete in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League and are eligible to compete for the Russ Barnes Trophy and the Keystone Cup .
5-532: The team was formed in 2008 and applied for a spot in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League for the 2008-2009 season. They were accepted and began to play in the league in September 2008. The franchise requested and were granted a leave of absence for the 2013-2014 season in order to re-organize. An agreement with Strathmore Minor Hockey (SMHA) paved the way for the team to return to the heritage league for
10-634: Is the largest Junior B league in the province, with 13 teams. The top two teams qualify for the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship , whose winner had an option to compete in the Keystone Cup . HJHL teams have won the gold medal at the Keystone Cup twice. Red Deer Vipers were the first in 2006 defeating Campbell River Storm in the final. Blackfalds Wranglers won the gold medal in 2011. The Lacombe Wranglers won
15-541: The 2007 league championship over the Airdrie Thunder and Okotoks Bisons in a three team, round robin final. The Wranglers also captured the Alberta provincial title. The Wranglers chose not to participate in the Keystone Cup tournament due to scheduling conflicts. During the 2011 HJHL finals Okotoks Bisons won the best-of-three series versus Blackfalds Wrangers 2–1, their eighth league title. Both teams advanced to
20-575: The 2014-2015 season. This Canadian ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Heritage Junior B Hockey League The Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), formally the Heritage Junior B Hockey League, is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta , Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada . The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL
25-849: The Junior B Provincials in Leduc. Blackfalds won the final 2–1 over the Beaumont Chiefs ( CapJHL ) to advance to the 2011 Keystone Cup in Sherwood Park. With a 4–1 record going into the final, Blackfalds defeated the host Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL) 2–1 to win the Western Canadian crown. The league has 13 teams, including seven in the Northern division and six in the Southern division. This ice hockey league article
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