The Wainwright Bisons are a
junior "B" ice hockey
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team based in
Wainwright,
Alberta
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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 Peace Memorial Multiplex.
History
Since the 1990–91 season the Wainwright Bison have three league championships winning in the 2001, 2016 and 2017 playoffs. The victory advanced the Bison to the
Russ Barnes Trophy
The Russ Barnes Trophy is a trophy awarded by Hockey Alberta to the Alberta Junior B Provincial champion. The gold medallist advances to the Keystone Cup Western Canada Junior B championship.
Tournament organization
Eight teams compete in the Al ...
championships which is the Alberta Provincial Jr. B Championships featuring eight teams. The
Heritage and
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Hockey leagues qualify their playoff champion and playoff finalist, while the Calgary Jr. B, North West, and the North East Hockey leagues send just their playoff champions. The final team is the team selected to host the tournament event.
In 2013, Wainwright was the Russ Barnes host and as such participated in their second Provincial Championship. In 2016, the Bisons advanced to the Provincial Championship but as the league champion. In 2017, the team won the league championship to advance and win the Russ Barnes Trophy and advanced to 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 Northwe ...
. Here they won the Western Canadian Junior B Championship with an overtime win in the final game.
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''
Russ Barnes Trophy
Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships
Keystone Cup
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.
NHL alumni
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Shawn Heins
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Gordon Mark
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Jeff Woywitka
External links
Wainwright Bisons
{{Russ Barnes Trophy
Ice hockey teams in Alberta