Wainwright Bisons

Wainwright Bisons
Wainwright Bisons
City	Wainwright, Alberta, Canada
League	North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
Home arena	Peace Memorial Multiplex
Colours	Orange, Metallic Gold, Cream, black, white;
General manager	Josh Copeland
Head coach	Adam Huxley
Website	www.wainwrightbisons.com/
Franchise history
1974–present	Wainwright Bisons

The Wainwright Bisons are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League (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 championships which is the Alberta Provincial Jr. B Championships featuring eight teams. The Heritage and Capital 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. 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

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2010–11	32	18	11	3	39	192	140	813	4th, NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 3–1 (Wheat Kings) Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (Ice)
2011–12	32	18	14	0	36	195	138	—	5th, NEAJBHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Wheat Kings)
2012–13	34	26	6	2	54	142	77	—	2nd, NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Tigers) Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Wheat Kings) Lost League Finals, 1–4 (Ice)
2013–14	34	28	6	0	56	195	94	—	2nd, NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Canadiens) Won Semifinals, 4–2 (Bandits) Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Ice)
2014–15	36	33	2	1	67	235	89	727	1st, NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Border Chiefs) Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Bandits) Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Ice)
2015–16	36	28	6	2	58	179	100	1034	1st of 10 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Bandits) Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Ice) Won League Finals, 4–1 (Wheat Kings) NEAJBL Champions
2016–17	36	32	4	0	64	220	95	1133	1st of 10 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Tigers) Won Semifinals, 4–2 (Wheat Kings) Won League Finals, 4–0 (Canadiens) NEAJBL Champions
2017–18	36	34	2	0	68	224	73	911	1st of 10 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Tigers) Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Ice) Won League Finals, 4–1 (T-Birds) NEAJBL Champions
2018–19	32	29	3	0	58	218	65	882	1st of 9 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (T-Birds) Won Semifinals, 4–1 (Canadiens) Won League Finals, 4–0 (Clippers) NEAJBL Champions
2019–20	32	23	6	3	49	145	107	35	2nd of 8 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Tigers) Loist Semifinals, 2-4 (Canadiens)
2020–21	4	3	1	0	6	22	12	79	Remaining Season Cancelled - covid-19
2021–22	33	26	6	1	53	136	84	866	1st of 7 NEAJBHL	Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Wheat Kings) Won League Finals, 4–0 (Canadiens) NEAJBL Champions
2022–23	31	23	7	1	47	166	72	530	2nd of 8 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Border Chiefs) Won Semifinals, 4–2 (Wheat Kings) Won League Finals, 4–1 (Canadiens) NEAJBL Champions
2023–24	31	26	5	0	52	197	76	x	2nd of 8 NEAJBHL	Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Rangers) Won Semifinals, 4-2 (Bandits) Won League Finals 4-2 (Tigers) NEAJBL Champions

Russ Barnes Trophy

Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships

Year	Round-robin	Record	Place	Semifinal	Bronze medal game	Gold medal game
2001	W, Fort St. John Huskies, 5–3 W, Edmonton River Kings, 6–4 W, Calgary Royals Blue, 4–2	3–0–0	1st of 4, Pool	L, Edmonton Royals, 1–8	Not played	—
2013	T, Okotoks Bisons, 2–2 T, Calgary Rangers, 1–1 L, Sherwood Park Knights, 2–5	0–1–2	4th of 4, Pool	Did not advance
2016	L, CRAA Gold, 3–4 W, Mountainview Colts, 2–1 W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 7–1	2–1–0	1st of 4, Pool	W, Red Deer Vipers, 3–1	—	L, North Peace Navigators, 2–3 Silver Medal
2017	W, Fairview Flyers, 7–3 W, Beaumont Chiefs, 11–2 L, Cochrane Generals, 3–4	2–1–0	1st of 4, Pool	W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 5–2	—	W, Cochrane Generals, 5–4 Gold Medal
2018	W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 5–0 W, Fort St. John Huskies, 5–3 T, Coaldale Copperheads, 1–1	2–0–1	1st of 4, Pool B	W, Beverly Warriors, 4–3	—	W, Red Deer Vipers, 5–1 Gold Medal
2019	W, Fort St. John Huskies, 6-4 W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 7-4 W, Coaldale Copperheads, 5-3	3–0–0	1st of 4, Pool	W, Beverly Warriors, 7–2	—	L, Airdrie Thunder, 3-4 Silver Medal
2022	L, Okotoks Bisons, 0-4 L, CBHA Rangers, 5-8 W, Sherwood Park Knights, 4-2	1–2–0	4th of 4, Pool B	did not qualify	—	-
2023	W, Sylvan Lake Wranglers, 2-1 L, CBHA Rangers, 0-2 W, Fort St. John Huskies, 5–0 W, Okotoks Bisons, 5-4	2–2–0	2nd of 6, Full	—	—	W, Okotoks Bisons, 3–1 Gold Medal
2024	W, NWCAA Stampeders, 5-3 W, St. Albert Merchants, 4-0 L, La Crete Lumber Barons, 1-3 L, Okotoks Bisons, 3-4	2-1–1	3rd of 6, Full	—	Lost 5-6 St. Albert Merchants

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.

Year	Round-robin	Record	Standing	Bronze medal game	Gold medal game
2017	T, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, 3–3 W, Nipigon Elks, 9–2 W, Arborg Ice Dawgs, 5–0 T, Peguis Juniors, 4–4 W, Regina Capitals, 2–1	3–0–2	2nd of 6	—	W, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, 4–3 OT Keystone Cup Champions
2018	Alberta elected not to send Keystone Cup representative

NHL alumni

External links

Wainwright Bisons

Preceded by 100 Mile House Wranglers	Keystone Cup Champions 2017	Succeeded by Thunder Bay Northern Hawks

v t e Teams and Leagues eligible for the Russ Barnes Trophy
CalJHL	CBHA Blackhawks CBHA Rangers CNHA Blazers CNHA Canucks CRAA Blue CRAA Gold NWCAA Bruins NWCAA Stampeders
CapJHL	West Division Beverly Warriors Edmonton Mustangs Morinville Jets North Edmonton Red Wings Spruce Grove Regals St. Albert Merchants Stony Plain Flyers East Division Beaumont Chiefs Edmonton Royals Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Leduc Schwab Riggers Sherwood Park Knights Strathcona Bruins Wetaskiwin Icemen
HJHL	North Division Airdrie Thunder Mountainview Colts Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Vipers Stettler Lightning Sylvan Lake Wranglers Three Hills Thrashers South Division Coaldale Copperheads Cochrane Generals High River Flyers Lomond Lakers Medicine Hat Cubs Okotoks Bisons Strathmore Wheatland Kings
NEAJBHL	Cold Lake Ice Frog Lake T-Birds Killam Wheat Kings Lloydminster Bandits Onion Lake Border Chiefs Saddle Lake Warriors St. Paul Canadiens Vegreville Rangers Vermilion Tigers Wainwright Bisons
NWJHL	Dawson Creek Kodiaks Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie Kings North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades
Defunct teams	Slave Lake Wolves Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)
Hockey Alberta Russ Barnes Trophy Keystone Cup