The Northwest Junior Hockey League is a defunct Junior "B"
ice hockey
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league in
Manitoba
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, Canada, sanctioned by
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls the majority ...
. The league's only provincial rival, the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League, still exists as the
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.
History
The KJHL champion us ...
.
In the 13-season history of the league NJHL teams would go on to win the
Baldy Northcott Trophy
The Baldy Northcott Trophy or ''Manitoba Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship'' is a Canadian ice hockey series to determine the Manitoba representative at the Keystone Cup - the Western Canada Junior "B" hockey championship.
History
First awar ...
three times:
Norway House North Stars (2001, 2004) and NCN Flames (2002).
Teams
Champions
External links
Cross Lake IslandersNCN FlamesNorway House North StarsOCN Storm
Defunct ice hockey leagues in Manitoba
Hockey Manitoba
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