Cyclone Taylor Cup
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The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior B ice hockey leagues, as well as a host team. The winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup moves onto the Western Canadian Junior B championship, the Keystone Cup.
The tournament and championship trophy is named after Hockey Hall of Famer Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, who was an integral member of the Vancouver Millionaires Stanley Cup victory in 1915.
The 2006 Cyclone Taylor Cup champions are the Delta Ice Hawks of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League.
The tournament is played between four teams in a single round-robin format. The top two teams meet in the championship game.
The 2005-06 qualifiers were as follows:
| League | 05-06 Champion |
| Kootenay International Junior Hockey League | Sicamous Eagles |
| Pacific International Junior Hockey League | Delta Ice Hawks |
| Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League | Kerry Park Islanders |
| Host | Abbotsford Pilots (PIJHL) |
Teams that went on to win the Keystone Cup listed in bold.
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1The Columbia Valley Rockies won the 1990 Keystone Cup, possibly as hosts.
| Leagues competing for the Keystone Cup | |
| British Columbia: Kootenay International Junior Hockey League | Pacific International Junior Hockey League | Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Alberta: Calgary Junior Hockey League | Capital Junior Hockey League | Heritage Junior B Hockey League | North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League | Northwest Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan: North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League | Prairie Junior Hockey League Manitoba: Keystone Junior Hockey League | Ontario: Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League Cyclone Taylor Cup | Alberta Provincials | Saskatchewan Provincials | Manitoba Provincials | Northwestern Ontario Regionals | Hockey Canada |