Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship
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The Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship is an annual tournament held between the top teams in each of the five Junior B hockey leagues in Alberta, Canada. The champion wins the Russ Barnes Trophy and goes on to face the other provincial winners for the Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian Junior B Championship. The Alberta provincials have been held every season since 1979.
The 2006 Alberta Champions are the Red Deer Vipers of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League.
[edit] Tournament Organization
Eight teams compete for the Alberta Provincials. The two largest leagues send two teams each, the remaining three send one, while the host team is guaranteed a berth. The 2005-06 qualifiers were as follows:
| League | 05-06 Champion | Finalist |
| Capital Junior Hockey League | Edmonton Royals | North Edmonton Red Wings |
| Heritage Junior B Hockey League | Okotoks Bisons | Red Deer Vipers |
| Calgary Junior Hockey League | Calgary Stampeders | |
| North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League | Saddle Lake Warriors | |
| Northwest Junior Hockey League | Fort St. John Huskies | |
| Host | Grande Prairie Wheelers (NWJHL) |
[edit] Champions
Teams that went on to win the Keystone Cup listed in bold
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[edit] References
| Leagues competing for the Keystone Cup |
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| British Columbia: Kootenay International Junior Hockey League | Pacific International Junior Hockey League | Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Alberta: Calgary Junior Hockey League | Capital Junior Hockey League | Heritage Junior B Hockey League | North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League | Northwest Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan: North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League | Prairie Junior Hockey League Manitoba: Keystone Junior Hockey League | Ontario: Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League Cyclone Taylor Cup | Alberta Provincials | Saskatchewan Provincials | Manitoba Provincials | Northwestern Ontario Regionals | Hockey Canada |
