The Vermilion Tigers are a junior "B"

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team based in

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, Canada. They are members of the

North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League The North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada League champions advance to the Hockey Alberta Provincials to face off against the winners of t ...

(NEAJBHL). They play their home games at Vermilion Stadium.

History

The Tigers are two-time Canadian Western Junior B

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 Northwe ...

Champions. The first team from

ever win the Keystone Cup, winning in 1984 and 1985.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

NEAJBHL League Champions 2008 Coach of The Year *Mike Applegate: 2006–07 & 2009–10 *Taylor Holt & Mark Hines: 2012–13 General Manager of the Year *Darcy Fadden: 2010–11

External links

Official website of the Vermilion Tigers
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