The Athol Murray Trophy is a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

series to determine the

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

Junior B championship and seed of the

Keystone Cup The Keystone Cup is the Junior B ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. From 1983 to 2017, the championship was the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northw ...

- the

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Junior "B" Hockey Crown.

History

Since the 1960s the tournament has been an important determining factor in the crowning of the Western Canadian champion. Since the Keystone Cup's inception in 1983, Saskatchewan teams have been the champion a leading 9 times. In some ways, the winning of the Saskatchewan Provincials may directly or indirectly determine the outcome of the Keystone Cup. The Championship has run every year since 1965, but the first ever Saskatchewan Junior "B" Champion seems to have been the

Saskatoon Wesleys The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskT ...

in 1951. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the

North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League The now defunct North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League (NSJHL) was an independent, successful Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league comprised teams from cities and towns such as Saskat ...

and

South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League The Prairie Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. History Originally known as the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1992–2006) the Prairie Junior Hockey League was ...

played off for the Murray Trophy. Since 2007 the two leagues have been merged as the Prairie Junior Hockey League.

Champions

:1950 Regina Maroons :1951 Saskatoon Wesleys :1952 Regina Maroons :1953 Yorkton :1954 Yorkton :1955 Lebret Indians :1956 Lebret Indians :1957 Lebret Indians :1958 Lebret Indians :1959 Lebret Indians :1962 Melville :1963 Weyburn Elks :1964 Regina Pats :1965 Saskatoon Blades :1966 North Battleford :1967 Shellbrook Knights :1968 Weyburn Red Wings :1969 Moose Jaw Canuck Bees :1970 St. Peters College Muenster (NSJHL) :1971 Saskatoon Macs (NSJHL) :1972 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL) :1973 St. Thomas College Imperials (NSJHL) :1974 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1975 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1976 Melfort TM's (NSJHL) :1977 Melfort TM's (NSJHL) :1978 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1979 Melfort TM's (NSJHL) :1980 Notre Dame Hounds :1981 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL) :1982 Saskatoon Quakers (NSJHL) :1983 Saskatoon Wesleys (NSJHL) :1984 Saskatoon Wesleys (NSJHL) :1985 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL) :1986 Prince Albert North Stars (NSJHL) :1987 Hudson Bay Saints (NSJHL) :1988 Warman Valley Crusaders (NSJHL) :1989 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1990 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1991 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) : 1992 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1993 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1994 Kinistino Tigers (NSJHL) :1995 Regina Capitals (SSJHL) :1996 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL) :1997 Grenfell Storm (SSJHL) :1998 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL) :1999 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL) :2000 Saskatoon Royals (SSJHL) :2001 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL) :2002 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL) :2003 Assiniboia Southern Rebels (SSJHL) :2004 Regina Capitals (SSJHL) :2005 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL) :2006 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL) :2007 Saskatoon Royals (NSJHL) :2008 Pilot Butte Storm :2009 Saskatoon Royal :2010 Tri-Town Thunder :2011 Pilot Butte Storm :2012 Pilot Butte Storm :2013 Saskatoon Royals :2014 Saskatoon Quakers :2015 Saskatoon Quakers :2016 Saskatoon Quakers :2017 Regina Capitals :2018 Regina Capitals :2019 Regina Capitals :2022 Saskatoon Quakers :2023 Pilot Butte Storm

External links

Saskatchewan Provincial HistoryNorth Saskatchewan Junior "B"Prairie Junior "B"Saskatchewan Hockey Association
{{Keystone Cup Ice hockey in Saskatchewan Ice hockey tournaments in Canada

History

Champions

See also

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