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National Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2023
No. of teams9
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]

History

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.[2] 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.[3] The Northern Alberta Tomahawks announced relocation as the Thorsby Crush in Thorsby, AB and subsequently disappeared from league website.[4] Before the season started the Northern Alberta Lightning of Viking, AB joined the league after moving to Mayerthorpe, AB.[5] 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.[6] Another CAJHL expansion team, the Vulcan Rampage of Vulcan, AB was also accepted into the league.[7]

On October 20, 2023 the league announced an expansion team, the Crowsnest Crush, in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, for the 2024-2025 season.[8] On January 26, 2024 the league announced an expansion team, the Lac la Biche Lakers, in Lac la Biche, Alberta for the 2024-2025 season.[9] On May 8, 2024 the league announced an expansion team, as yet unnamed, in Claresholm, Alberta.[10]

Teams

Current teams

Team City Arena Established
Claresholm unnamed Claresholm, Alberta Claresholm Arena 2024
Crowsnest Crush Crowsnest Pass, Alberta Crowsnest Sports Complex 2024
Gibbons Pioneers Gibbons, Alberta Gibbons Arena 2021
Edson Eagles Edson, Alberta Edson and District Leisure Centre 2021
Fox Creek Ice Kings Fox Creek, Alberta Pembina Arena 2020
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
Vulcan Rampage Vulcan, Alberta Vulcan Arena 2023

Former teams

Team City Arena Established Tenure
Burns Lake Timbermen Burns Lake, British Columbia Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena 2022 Did not play
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

NJHL champions
Season Regular season Playoffs
2023–24 Edson Eagles High Prairie Red Wings

References

  1. ^ "Who We Are". National Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Death Pool – GMHL West Is Killed Off". The Junior Hockey News May 29, 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Left out in the cold". Tumbler Ridge Lines September 15, 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Thorsby Crush". Ice Hockey Wiki. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Alberta Lightning". Northern Alberta Lightning. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "CAJHL Announces Disassociation With Northern Alberta Lightning". Country 106.5 September 12, 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "NJHL expands to southern Alberta". South Peace News November 24, 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Crowsnest NJHL team preparing for inaugural season". Crowsnest Pass Herald January 17, 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Lac La Biche Lakers set to hit the ice in October". Lakeland Today April 27, 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "National Junior Hockey League News". National Junior Hockey League May 8, 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.



Category:Junior ice hockey in the United States Category:Junior ice hockey in Canada

References