Heritage Junior Hockey League

The Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), formally the Heritage Junior B Hockey League, is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta. The HJHL is the 2nd largest Junior B league in the province, next to the CapJHL (14 teams), with 13 teams. The top two teams qualify for the Alberta Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship, whose winner had an option to compete in the Keystone Cup.

HJHL teams have won the gold medal at the Keystone Cup twice. Red Deer Vipers were the first in 2006 defeating Campbell River Storm in the final. Blackfalds Wranglers won the gold medal in 2011.

The Lacombe Wranglers won the 2007 league championship over the Airdrie Thunder and Okotoks Bisons in a three team, round robin final. The Wranglers also captured the Alberta provincial title. The Wranglers chose not to participate in the Keystone Cup tournament due to scheduling conflicts.

During the 2011 HJHL finals Okotoks Bisons won the best-of-three series versus Blackfalds Wrangers 2–1, their eighth league title. Both teams advanced to the Junior B Provincials in Leduc. Blackfalds won the final 2–1 over the Beaumont Chiefs (CapJHL) to advance to the 2011 Keystone Cup in Sherwood Park. With a 4–1 record going into the final, Blackfalds defeated the host Sherwood Park Knights (CapJHL) 2–1 to win the Western Canadian crown.

The league has 12 teams, including six in the Northern division and six in the Southern division.^[1]

Bold text denotes teams that won the Alberta provincial title.

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

• Heritage Junior Hockey League
  • Airdrie Thunder
  • Coaldale Copperheads
  • Cochrane Generals
  • High River Flyers
  • Medicine Hat Cubs
  • Okotoks Bisons
  • Ponoka Stampeders
  • Red Deer Vipers
  • Rocky Rams
  • Three Hills Thrashers