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Ice hockey team in Alberta, Canada

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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 | align=center | 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)
tbd Semifinals, 0–0 (Bandits)

## Russ Barnes Trophy[edit]

Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships

Year | Round-robin | Record | Place | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game

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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

## Keystone Cup[edit]

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

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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[edit]

* Shawn Heins
* Gordon Mark
* Jeff Woywitka

## External links[edit]

* Wainwright Bisons

Preceded by

100 Mile House Wranglers

|  Keystone Cup Champions
2017  | Succeeded by

Thunder Bay Northern Hawks

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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
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