The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario , Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977.
105-717: In 1956 the traditional Big '10' League was divided, its Western Division became the Western Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League, and the Central Division became the Central Junior "B" Hockey League . In the 1960s, the Western Junior "B" Hockey League was arguably the top league of Junior "B" hockey in Ontario. The Western's brass and the team owners felt that they should, as a whole, be promoted to Junior "A" status. In 1968
210-680: A National Champion outside of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association . The first two games of the Best-of-Seven series took place in St. Thomas, Ontario . Flin Flon won game one 6-2, while St. Thomas returned the favour in game two with a 6-3 win. The teams then shipped out to Flin Flon , where the Bombers took game three 5-0. In game four, the Bombers led 4-0 at 10:10 of the second period, and
315-550: A brand-new multipurpose facility for that fall. The Memorial Centre was demolished to accommodate parking spaces for the new facility. In April 2010, the Pembroke Lumber Kings made CJHL history by winning four-consecutive Art Bogart Cup championships, which is now the most-consecutive championships won by a CJHL team, however the Pembroke Lumber Kings qualified for the Fred Page Cup for the fifth consecutive year, but lost
420-700: A controversial series that went to a seventh game. The Kingston Voyageurs won the Ruddock Division who beat the Phillips Division champion Huntsville Otters 4-games-to-1 to go to the Buckland Cup finals. Kingston would defeat Oakville 4-games-to-2 in the league final for the Buckland Cup. The Voyageurs moved on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup in Schreiber, Ontario where they started the tournament by beating
525-805: A member of the OHL, the Cornwall Royals moved from Cornwall. In response, the CJHL allowed the Messena Americans to move to Cornwall , hoping the Cornwall Colts could help the city fill its competitive hockey "void". The Gloucester Rangers hosted the last Centennial Cup tournament in 1995 before it was transformed into the Royal Bank Cup. The Rangers boosted NHL stars like Mathieu Dandenault and Robert Esche . The Gloucester Rangers were seconds away from defeating
630-754: A minor professional league below the ECHL , which was 15 teams throughout the mid-western United States. In January 2011, the league rebranded itself again the Central Canada Hockey League. On May 8, 2011, at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup in Camrose, Alberta , the Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated the BCHL 's Vernon Vipers 2–0 to win the CCHL's second ever National Title during the league's 50th anniversary season. Prior to
735-545: A new system. After the fall of the Rockland Nationals, the league realized there was a revenue problem amongst its teams. The league demanded longer regular seasons and a shorter National playdown schedule to determine the National Champion. This new system was guaranteed to increase revenue amongst all teams nationwide as they were allowed to have more home games, increasing revenue through ticket sales, and decreased
840-693: A rivalry with the Cumberland Grads. David Frost , the agent of former St. Louis Blues player Mike Danton , was banned from all Central Junior "A" Hockey League games and events in fall 2005 after Frost entered an off-limits-to-fans area at the Jim Durrell Arena, home to the Ottawa Jr. Senators, in which Frost "accosted, harassed and threatened an official of the CJHL". League commissioner Mac MacLean stated "We don't want him around period". The Lumber Kings were fined $ 1,000 for David Frost's actions, because
945-767: A shootout in North York. The West Division Champion Newmarket Hurricanes defeated the East Division Champion Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2 in the CCHL final to win their first and what will be the only CCHL Championship. As the 2009–10 season wore on, the Ontario Hockey Association presented the Tomorrow's Game plan. An attempt to downsize the OHA's Jr. A and Jr. B teams from 63 teams of near equal calibre to about 12-16 teams of high calibre and
1050-856: A team other than the Derbys show dominance, as the Burlington Cougars won the Central League championship. They kept on winning and found themselves in the Sutherland Cup final. The Cougars came up against the Stratford Cullitons of the Mid-Western League and were victorious, winning 8-points-to-4. In 1982, the Oakville Blades won the Central league for the first time in seven years. From
1155-453: A tight 3–2 game to Humboldt in the semi-final to end their national championship hopes. The 2003–04 Aurora Tigers achieved much in with Spring of 2004. After defeating the St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2 to clinch the Buckland Cup and their fifth victorious best-of-7 series of the playoffs, the Tigers moved on to North Bay, Ontario to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup . The Tigers swept
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#17328560632041260-626: Is a Junior A ice hockey league in Eastern Canada consisting of 12 teams – all around the National Capital Region . The Bogart Cup is awarded annually to the league's playoff champion at the end of each season. The CCHL is one of the nine Junior A ice hockey leagues in Canada, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario . The league is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada and
1365-801: Is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League . The winner of the CCHL playoffs competes for the Fred Page Cup — the Eastern Region championship of the Canadian Junior Hockey League — with the winners of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and the Maritime Junior A Hockey League . The winner of the Fred Page Cup then moves on to compete for the national Centennial Cup . The league started in 1961 as
1470-727: Is now the MacKinnon Division, the North Division is now the Phillips Division, and the East Division is the Ruddock Division. The South Division is scattered between the Phillips and MacKinnon Divisions. The 2008–09 season finished with the Couchiching Terriers taking the overall best record. The finish in the Central Division was quite unique. First and last place in the division was the least spread out of all four divisions,
1575-550: The 2007 Royal Bank Cup . Aurora started off the national championship with a 4–2 victory over the MJHL 's Selkirk Steelers . They then lost to the Central Junior A Hockey League 's Pembroke Lumber Kings 5–3. The Tigers then beat the host Prince George Spruce Kings 6-3 and the AJHL 's Camrose Kodiaks 7–4 to clinch first place in the round robin. In the semi-final, the Tiger ended up defeating
1680-563: The 2009 Royal Bank Cup . The event was a learning experience for the Voyageurs who started off the event with a 5–0 loss to the host Victoria Grizzlies . In their next game, the Voyageurs edged the MJAHL 's Summerside Western Capitals with a wild 7–5 win. They then lost to the SJHL 's Humboldt Broncos 5–2 and then the BCHL 's Vernon Vipers 8–5. Edging into the semi-finals via a head-to-head win over
1785-527: The AJHL 's Camrose Kodiaks 2–1. They again drew Camrose in the semi-final and were walloped 8–2 to end their season. In 2006, the St. Michael's Buzzers won the Buckland Cup again by defeating the Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2. It seemed like the Buzzers were set to avenge their Dudley Hewitt Cup losses from the previous year, but it did not go as planned. In their first game, the Buzzers lost 3–2 to
1890-766: The Barrie Colts dominated the league with three straight championships. None of these championships transpired into a Sutherland Cup. In 1991, the Oakville Blades won the Central League, but lost the Sutherland Cup final to the Waterloo Siskins 4-games-to-none. In 1992, the Milton Merchants won the league championship, but also fell in the Sutherland Cup final, this time to the Kitchener Dutchmen . During
1995-861: The Bramalea Blues , Kingston Voyageurs , Mississauga Chargers , and St. Michael's Buzzers ; fled to join the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In 1996, The Newmarket 87's were OPJHL champions. They went to the Dudley Hewitt Cup in Cobourg, Ontario to compete for the Central Canadian Championship. Also attending from the OPJHL were the Cobourg Cougars as hosts and the Brampton Capitals as OPJHL finalists. Cobourg lost to
2100-677: The Brampton Capitals , but they failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup, losing a best-of-7 series to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats . The 2001 Buckland Cup champions were the Thornhill Rattlers . The Rattlers defeated Rayside-Balfour to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup and moved on to Flin Flon, Manitoba for the Royal Bank Cup 2001 . The Rattlers were unsuccessful in their venture, losing four straight games and not qualifying for
2205-766: The Calgary Canucks in the final, until the Canucks scored a last-minute goal and won it all in overtime, to continue the drought of a CJHL team winning the National Junior "A" Championship. In 2004–05, the Central Junior Hockey League saw higher attendance figures in all arenas with the NHL lockout . All teams in the CJHL had doubled their attendance. In April 2007, it was announced that the Kemptville 73's were joining
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#17328560632042310-597: The Collingwood Blues also joined the league but three other teams dropped out, reducing the number of clubs to four. The Niagara Falls Flyers folded to make way for a new OHL franchise in that city, the Welland Sabres also folded and Chatham returned to Junior B. After the 1977 playoffs, the league folded and the Platers and A's were invited to join the OPJHL. The Greys went on hiatus for one season and then moved up to
2415-739: The Detroit Jr. Red Wings , starring Mark Howe and Marty Howe , sons of legend Gordie Howe . Detroit defeated Guelph 3-games-to-2 with two ties to clinch the title. Detroit went on to defeat the Ottawa M & W Rangers in the quarterfinals of the Centennial Cup before losing to the Charlottetown Islanders in the Eastern Final. The next season saw the Guelph CMC's challenge and defeat Detroit in
2520-472: The Dudley Hewitt Cup . After defeating the SIJHL 's Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 7–1, they lost to the NOJHL 's North Bay Skyhawks 2–1. The Dukes came back and defeated the SIJHL's Thunder Bay Bulldogs 7–4 to earn a berth into the DHC semi-final. In the semi-final, they defeated the Borderland Thunder 4-2 and then defeated North Bay 4–0 in the final to win the Central Canadian crown. The Dukes then moved on to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for
2625-454: The Major Intermediate A Hockey League . Collingwood returned to Junior B. The Guelph Platers joined the OHL in 1982 and are now known as the Owen Sound Attack . OPJHL The Ontario Junior Hockey League ( OJHL ) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario , Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where it began as
2730-449: The NOJHL 's Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5–3, and the host Newmarket Hurricanes 5–2. The other two games for Newmarket had them defeat Sudbury 5-1 and Dryden 7–1. In the semi-final, Newmarket defeated Dryden again 2-1 and in the final Oakville finished off Newmarket's season with a 6–3 victory. In the process, Oakville lost their star goaltender, mid-tournament, in order for him to maintain hist NCAA eligibility due to his age. This loss cost
2835-420: The NOJHL 's Timmins Golden Bears 5-3 and the USHL 's Thunder Bay Flyers 5–2. Their undefeated record gave the Capitals a bye directly into the DHC final, which they lost in a 6-4 heart-breaker to the Thunder Bay Flyers. The summer of 1995 brought crisis to the rival Metro Junior A Hockey League . In the midst of perceived corruption by the league, five teams walked away from the Metro. Four of these teams;
2940-429: The Ottawa-Hull District Junior Hockey League , under the sponsorship of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), in hope of a better development program. The league has featured such NHL stars as Steve Yzerman and Larry Robinson , for which its two divisions are named. As this league was for the Ottawa District, teams out of the area were not allowed to compete, with one exemption: Pembroke . In
3045-444: The Rockland Nationals . With Murray at the wheel, the Nationals won the league, the region, and then went on to win the Junior A National Championship Centennial Cup . The financial cost of the playoff run was too much for the team's backers to handle and they declared bankruptcy one disappointing season after winning it all. The Nationals have resurrected since then as a member of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League . After
3150-401: The Royal Bank Cup 2003 . The Dukes lost their first game 4–1 to the SJHL 's Humboldt Broncos and lost again in their second game 7–1 to the AJHL 's Camrose Kodiaks . It was do-or-die time for the Dukes, and they stepped up to the plate by defeating the host Charlottetown Abbies 1–0 in overtime and the QJAAAHL 's Lennoxville Cougars 5–2 to gain access to the semi-final. The Dukes lost
3255-463: The SIJHL 's Dryden Ice Dogs despite badly outshooting them. In the next game, the Buzzers found their form again and massacred the host Fort William North Stars 7–1, only to lose to the NOJHL 's Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5–2. Due to tie-breaker, the Buzzers were eliminated from the round robin. The OPJHL still had a single hope left, the Streetsville Derbys were the hosts of the 2006 Royal Bank Cup in Brampton, Ontario . The Derbys finished first in
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3360-469: The St. Michael's Buzzers . After defeated the Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-2 to win the OPJHL, they then traveled to Georgetown, Ontario to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup . The Raiders went 3–0 in the tournament, defeating the NOJHL 's North Bay Skyhawks 7–2, SIJHL 's Fort William North Stars 4–0, and then St. Mike's 5–4. On top of St. Mike's loss to Georgetown, they lost to Fort William 6–4, but defeated North Bay 4–3 in quadruple overtime. In
3465-432: The St. Thomas Elgins of the Western Junior B League 4-games-to-1 and in 1964 they defeated Weston of the Metro League 4-games-to-1 to claim another crown. In 1964, began a four-year dynasty for the Kitchener Greenshirts . In 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968, the Greenshirts were Central League champions. They also won the Sutherland Cup in 1965 by defeating Etobicoke of the Metro League 4-games-to-2 and in 1967 by defeating
3570-412: The Thunder Bay Flyers 5–3, defeated the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5–3, before losing to both Newmarket and Brampton. Newmarket defeated Rayside-Balfour 4–3, Cobourg 3–1, lost to Brampton, and then Thunder Bay 3–2. The Capitals were undefeated in the round robin, defeating Thunder Bay 5–2, Rayside-Balfour 10–6, Newmarket 6–3, and Cobourg 9–3. All three OPJHL teams made the tournament's semi-finals. In
3675-410: The " Central Junior B Hockey League ". In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the Junior A level and renamed the " Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League ". In 2009, the league was dissolved by the Ontario Hockey Association and split into two leagues: the " Central Canadian Hockey League " and the " Ontario Junior A Hockey League ". By early 2010, the two leagues merged to reform
3780-406: The 1982–83 season until the 1985–86 season, the Streetsville Derbys celebrated another period of dominance. In those four seasons, the Derbys won three league championships, made the Ontario final twice, and received a harsh punishment from the Ontario Hockey Association . In 1982–83, the Derbys won their first league title in three season, a year later they won it again and battled all the way to
3885-419: The 2014–15 season, the CCHL announced it was adapting the American Hockey League 's overtime format. In the 2013–14 season, 69 CCHL regular season games were tied after regulation. The outcome of 30 games was determined in the over time session and 39 games required a shoot out. For the 2015–16 the CCHL made a significant move to the development model for the league. The Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
3990-412: The 87's then lost to the host Melfort Mustangs 11–3, the MJAHL 's Moncton Beavers 4–3, and were defeated in the semi-final by Vernon 7–4. This ended the OPJHL's first odyssey in the Royal Bank Cup . The 1996–97 season was won by the Milton Merchants . In a best-of-7 for the Dudley Hewitt Cup against the NOJHL 's Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats , the Merchants were defeated 4-games-to-1. A year later,
4095-403: The Blades as they traveled to Cornwall, Ontario for the 2008 Royal Bank Cup . The Blades lost their opener to the host Cornwall Colts 5–4. they then lost in overtime to the MJAHL 's Weeks Crushers 4–3. They rebounded in their fourth game, defeating the SJHL 's Humboldt Broncos 7–6, but then had all their hopes erased with a 6–1 loss to the AJHL 's Camrose Kodiaks . With a 1–3 record,
4200-419: The Blades were eliminated from the tournament despite outshooting their opponent in all four games. The summer of 2008 brought much change to the OPJHL. As approved by the OHA, the semi-autonomous Central Division Hockey pilot program began in 2008–09. This divisions creation was controversial and had been appealed by left out teams to the Ontario Hockey Federation . Although the OHA is attempted to play down
4305-404: The Buckland Cup. They then traveled to Iroquois Falls, Ontario for the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Dudley proved to be little challenge for the Tigers, as they defeated the NOJHL 's Soo Indians 4–1, the SIJHL 's Schreiber Diesels 6–3, and the host Abitibi Eskimos 7–0, before crushing Schreiber 10–0 in the Central Championship final. Next, they traveled to Prince George, British Columbia for
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4410-447: The Buffalo Lightning and Syracuse Jr. Crunch. The first season for this super-league was won by the Bramalea Blues . The Blues also won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions and travelled to Yorkton, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 1999 . Despite winning the round robin with a 3–1 record, the Blues were upset by the BCHL 's Vernon Vipers , 3–2, in the semi-final. The 1999-00 Buckland Cup champions were
4515-412: The CJHL as its 11th member team. The 73's formerly played in the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League . The Cornwall Colts became the 4th team in CJHL history to play host to a Centennial/Royal Bank Cup tournament in 2008. The Colts managed to qualify for the semi-finals, but were ousted 7–1 by the Humboldt Broncos . In 2009, the Carleton Place Canadians, another former EOJBHL team, was announced as
4620-422: The COVID-19 pandemic taking place, there were several smaller tournaments held around the country (only four champions and a host would show up to the national championship - the tournament has increased in duration and for clubs attending). In 1954, a variety of teams from different leagues and Ontario Hockey Association junior groupings were put together in the Central Junior B Hockey League. The Central League
4725-441: The Capitals, the Voyageurs lost their final game of the year 6–3 to the eventual national champion Vipers. A new and thought to be final chapter in the OJHL saga opened in April 2009. Thirteen more teams left the core of the OJHL to join the Central Division, jumping the number of teams in the CDH to 21 and dropping the remainder of the OJHL to 15 for the 2009–10 season. On June 29, 2009, the OHA Board of Directors voted to separate
4830-479: The Central League. The teams in the league that year were the Barrie Colts , Markham Waxers , Peterborough Jr. Petes , Newmarket 87's , Orillia Terriers , Lindsay Bears , Ajax Axemen , Collingwood Blues , and Cobourg Cougars in the East Division and the Brampton Capitals , Burlington Cougars , Milton Merchants , Caledon Canadians , Oakville Blades , Streetsville Derbys (played that season in Mississauga ), Georgetown Raiders , and Royal York Rangers in
4935-434: The Derbys make the Sutherland Cup final for the third straight year. In the final, the Derbys met the St. Catharines Falcons of the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League and defeated them 4-games-to-none to finally win a provincial title. In 1978 the Mid-Ontario league folded, and Orillia Terriers , Thornhill Thunderbirds , the Barrie Colts , and Oak Ridges Dynes joined the Central League. The 1980–81 season had
5040-450: The Derbys won the League title five straight times, made the Ontario finals three times, and won the Sutherland Cup once. In 1977, the Derbys made the All-Ontario final. In the final, they lost to the Stratford Cullitons of the Waterloo-Wellington Junior B Hockey League 4-games-to-2. A year later, the Derbys again met the Stratford Cullitons (now of the Mid-Western Junior B Hockey League ), but lost 9-points-to-5. The 1978–79 season had
5145-485: The Hawkesbury Braves went on strike over coaching issues. The Braves brought in replacement players from midget and Jr. B leagues for a game against the CJHL's perennial champions, the Cornwall Royals . The Royals went on to win 43–0, which still stands as the highest margin of victory in the league. As CJHL champions, the Royals represented the league at the playdowns for the 1966 , 1967 and 1968 Memorial Cup national junior hockey championships. They applied to enter into
5250-449: The Merchants again won the OPJHL and this time the DHC too. They traveled off to the Royal Bank Cup 1998 in Nanaimo, British Columbia to compete for the National Junior A championship. They defeated the Central Junior A Hockey League 's Brockville Braves 5–2, but lost to the host Nanaimo Clippers 6–2, SJHL 's Weyburn Red Wings 6–2, and the South Surrey Eagles 3-0 and again in the semi-final 6–2. The summer of 1998 would change
5355-408: The Metro League's Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-2. In 1968, their sister league, the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League, went renegade and left the Ontario Hockey Association . As a result, the Strathroy Rockets were homeless and joined the league. In their only year in the CJBHL they won the league championship and lost the Sutherland Cup final 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie to the Markham Waxers of
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#17328560632045460-416: The Metro League. In 1969, the Collingwood Blues jumped up to the Central League and stayed until the realignment of 1971, winning both league championships (1970 and 1971). The Blues failed to make the provincial final in either of those years. The teams of the 1970–71 season were the Owen Sound Greys , Collingwood Blues , Waterloo Siskins , Preston Raiders , and Kitchener Ranger B's . This would be
5565-413: The Metro's Wexford Raiders and the NOJHL 's Powassan Hawks . In the summer of 1994, the Barrie Colts left the OPJHL to play in the Ontario Hockey League . In 1995, the Brampton Capitals won the OPJHL's crown, the Buckland Cup, and gained a berth into the Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin in Thunder Bay . In the round robin, the Capitals went undefeated, beating the Metro's Caledon Canadians 4–1,
5670-406: The Mid-Western League. The Cullitons swept the series, 4-games-to-none, and the Derbys lost their discipline. The result was a one-year ban for the Streetsville Derbys from Ontario Hockey Association play. The Derbys were forced to sit out in 1986–87, as the Burlington Cougars won the league, and the Derbys never won another Central League title. From the 1987–88 season until the 1989–90 season,
5775-427: The OJAHL final to win their first and what will be the only OJAHL Championship. The Oakville Blades then faced the CCHL's Newmarket Hurricanes for the 2010 Buckland Cup. The Hurricanes kept the series close, but the Blades took it in six games to move on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup . The first game under the CCHL banner was played September 9, 2009. The Streetsville Derbys defeated the North York Rangers 5–4 in
5880-417: The OJHL into two completely different leagues. The group of 15 teams will be known as the Ontario Junior A Hockey League , and the other 21 teams will be the Central Canadian Hockey League . The first game in the new league's history was on September 9, 2009. The Bramalea Blues defeated the Mississauga Chargers 6–4 in Mississauga. The Oakville Blades defeated the Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-3 in
5985-465: The Ontario Junior Hockey League. At its peak, the league was composed of 37 teams and is now mostly based in the Greater Toronto Area with a few teams eastward towards Kingston . The exception to this is the Buffalo Jr. Sabres located in the American state of New York . The winner of the OJHL playoffs and Frank L. Buckland Trophy compete for the centennial cup with the winners of the eight remaining tier two junior A leagues across canada. Prior to
6090-428: The Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, the original name of the old Junior A League that lasted from 1972 to 1987 . The first ever OPJHL champion was the Orillia Terriers in 1994. Despite much of the hype going into the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A championship round robin, the Terriers lost 3–1 to the Caledon Canadians of the Metro Junior A Hockey League in the OHA final. The other competitors were
6195-408: The Platers fell apart and lost in seven games. The league had six teams in 1975-76 but that was only due to the additions of the Hamilton Mountain A's and the Owen Sound Greys . The Jr. Red Wings had gone back to playing in the United States , the Sarnia Bees went to the newly formed Western Junior B Hockey League and the Windsor Spitfires moved up to the Ontario Hockey League . In 1976-77
6300-420: The Sutherland Cup final. In the final, the Derbys met the Waterloo Siskins of the Mid-Western League and despite a spirited performance, fell 4-games-to-3 to the Siskins. A year later, the Derbys failed to get out of their league. In 1985–86, the Derbys dominated the Central League again and won their third title in four years. They battled to the Sutherland Cup final and again met the Stratford Cullitons of
6405-444: The Tiger went on a roll, beating the BCHL 's Nanaimo Clippers 4–2, the SJHL 's Kindersley Klippers 5–0, and the then Central Junior A Hockey League 's Nepean Raiders 3–1. In the semi-final, the Tigers played the Raiders again and beat them 7–2, then manhandled the Klippers 7–1 in the final to win the Royal Bank Cup . This marked the first national championship in the OPJHL's 11-year history. The 2005 Buckland Cup champions were
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#17328560632046510-426: The WOJAHL would face difficulty in being reinstated with the OHA, but no suspensions were issued. The league operated outside of the OHA's jurisdiction for the next two seasons. After the 1969 playoffs, the WOJAHL champion St. Thomas Barons , starring future NHLer Ken Murray , faced off against future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke and the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Canada Hockey League to determine
6615-459: The Warriors in seven games. The '75 title was won by the CMC's again. They made it all the way to the National title, but fell to the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion. In 1975-76, the CMC's were bought and renamed the Guelph Platers . They won the league once again, and moved on to the national title playdowns. Their first opponent was the Rockland Nationals of the Central Junior A Hockey League . After going up 3-games-to-none on them,
6720-440: The West Division. In 1988, the Metro Junior B Hockey League left the Ontario Hockey Association . In 1991, it declared itself a Junior A hockey league and a couple seasons later was recognized by the Canadian Junior A Hockey League . In response, the Ontario Hockey Association took the Central Junior B Hockey League, the remaining Junior B league closest to Toronto , and promoted it to Junior A. The league changed its name to
6825-402: The early years, any player in the league was automatically a member of the Montreal Canadiens, and were forced into a contract which would disallow them to sign with any other NHL team if they wanted to play in the NHL. The Canadiens also wanted the league to be strictly for development, allowing four 19-year-olds and five 18-year-olds per team with the rest of the players being 17 or younger. This
6930-592: The face of Junior A hockey. Already at 22 teams, the OPJHL was about to almost double in size. In 1998 came the exodus. The Metro Junior A Hockey League closed its doors after over half a century of action at the Junior A and B levels. The Bancroft Hawks (Quinte), Buffalo Lightning (Niagara), Caledon Canadians , Durham Huskies , Huntsville Wildcats , Markham Waxers , North York Rangers , Oshawa Legionaires , Pickering Panthers , Port Hope Buzzards , Shelburne Wolves , Syracuse Jr. Crunch , Thornhill Rattlers , Wellington Dukes , and Wexford Raiders all made
7035-406: The final 4-games-to-1. The CMC's pushed further and ended up winning the Manitoba Centennial Cup as Canadian Tier II Junior "A" Champions. In 1973, the Chatham Maroons took the league crown and then defeated the newly formed Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League 's champion the Wexford Warriors for the OHA Crown. The next season's title was won by the Windsor Spitfires who then fell to
7140-404: The final incarnation of the league in its original setup. Much change happened in the summer of 1971. In 1971, the league re-aligned itself geographically. The Owen Sound Greys and Collingwood Blues jumped to the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League . The Waterloo Siskins and Kitchener Ranger B's moved over to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League . The Burlington Mohawks were
7245-405: The final of the Sutherland Cup, they met the Kitchener Dutchmen and swept them 4-games-to-none to win the Central League its third and final Sutherland Cup since 1971. The 1993 playoff run, aided by their Junior A status, was the final and most successful Provincial Jr. B playoff run of any Central League champion in at least twelve years. The 1992–93 season would be the final Junior B season for
7350-417: The finals to the Brockville Braves, who advanced to the Royal Bank Cup in Dauphin, Manitoba. The 2012 Fred Page Cup was awarded to the Kanata Stallions to commemorate their 25 years of Jr. A hockey in Kanata. On April 26, 2010, the league rebranded by changing their league to the Central Hockey League, from the Central Junior Hockey League . A league, by the same name " Central Hockey League " already existed,
7455-414: The finals where they were swept by the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Metro Junior B Hockey League . During that streak, the Waterloo Siskins won the Sutherland Cup four times. In 1956 they defeated the Brampton Regents of the Metro league 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie. In 1960, the Siskins defeated the Marlboros of the Metro League 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie to win the provincial crown. In 1962, they defeated
7560-460: The first ever Central League crown as well as that year's Sutherland Cup as provincial champions. From 1955 until 1964, the Waterloo Siskins won the league six out of nine seasons, losing out to Burlington in 1957 and 1958 and the Owen Sound Greys in 1961. Neither Burlington or Owen Sound managed to win the Sutherland Cup with their league championship, in fact only Owen Sound even made to
7665-451: The first semi-final, Brampton defeated Cobourg 5–2, while Newmarket beat Thunder Bay 6–3. This results in a rematch of the OPJHL final in the Dudley Hewitt Cup final. The Newmarket 87's crushed Brampton 8–2. Next, Newmarket flew out to Melfort, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 1996 . In their first game they defeated the BCHL 's Vernon Vipers 7–5, then the SJHL 's Yorkton Terriers 5–2. It all went downhill from there as
7770-612: The five teams approached the owners of Ottawa's Talisman Hotel and asked them to purchase the league. Through new management and rule changes, the league barred 20-year-olds from the Major Junior ranks, created a limit of five 20-year-olds (homegrown from the CJHL), and banned the paying of players. The new rules worked, and the league was once again successful. The league then approached the Canadian Hockey Association, and requested
7875-694: The host Schreiber Diesels of the SIJHL 9–0. They then were upset by the SIJHL champion Fort William North Stars 1–0. In the third game, the Voyageurs defeated the NOJHL champion Soo Thunderbirds 2–0 to move on directly to the DHC Final. In the final, the Voyageurs defeated a fatigued and fresh off a slim semi-final victory North Stars 4–1 to win the Central Canada crown. They then flew out to Victoria, British Columbia for
7980-455: The jump to the OPJHL. The only team not to come was the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins , who were not interested in the extra travel. A season before, a sign that this might happen occurred when the 1997 Metro Champion Aurora Tigers defected prior to the 1997–98 season. This swelled the league from 22 to 37 teams. Also, for the first time in its history, the OPJHL had American hockey clubs with
8085-524: The last of two brawls in the game would break out. In retaliation, the Barons walked off the ice. When St. Thomas made it clear they would not finish the series, the Canadian Hockey Association awarded the championship to the Bombers. Coach Keith Kewly and Manager Jack Cassidy were suspended one season by their league and the team was fined $ 700. The town of St. Thomas had to raise $ 4500 to bring
8190-446: The league applied to the Ontario Hockey Association , but were declined by Jack Devine who stated that the application was too late for the upcoming season. In September 1968, the league left the OHA and joined the rival Canadian Hockey Association led by Ron Butlin as president. The league changed names to the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League (WOJAHL) with the move. CAHA president Lloyd Pollock stated that players leaving for
8295-846: The league at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. The Otters went as far as hosting the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, and playing in the final losing to the Wellington Dukes , while the Vipers were improving and being one of the top teams, and the Capitals went out of business. As of the Summer of 2014, the OJHL has shrunk to 22 teams with only a handful outside of the Greater Toronto Area . Despite the retraction in league size and an increase in overall league talent,
8400-422: The league considered Frost to be associated with owner Sheldon Keefe . MacLean sent posters to each league arena to help security staff identify Frost if he were to show up at games, and to refuse entry to Frost. Weeks later, the ban was lifted after Mac MacLean was relieved of his duties of CJHL commissioner. Newly appointed commissioner John Comerford lifted the ban, stating "We can't stop David Frost from entering
8505-569: The league's 12th franchise. They began play during the 2009–10 season. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, the league dropped the "A" from their name, switching to the Central Junior Hockey League. In February 2010, it was announced that the Smiths Falls Memorial Centre – one of the league's oldest facilities and home to the Smiths Falls Bears was staging its final home game of the 2009–10 season. The Bears will be moving into
8610-665: The league's teams have suffered at the gate and some teams have been forced to charge player fees. Shortly after Hamilton being announced as a major junior market, the Hamilton Red Wings relocated to Markham, but were not allowed to return as the Markham Waxers and instead re-branded as the Markham Royals and will begin play in 2015–16. Central Junior A Hockey League The Central Canada Hockey League ( CCHL ); French: Ligue de hockey centrale du Canada (LHCC) ,
8715-502: The only team they lost to in the tournament, Pembroke, 3–2 in overtime. In the final, the Tigers defeated Prince George 3–1 to win their second national title in four years. The 2008 league champions were an exciting Oakville Blades team that had a great regular season and dominated the Buckland Cup playoffs. At the Dudley, the Blades were perfect, defeating the SIJHL 's Dryden Ice Dogs 5–1,
8820-615: The only team to stay put. In return, the Central League gained many teams from the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League, like the Oakville Blades , Milton Flyers , Hespeler Shamrocks and Streetsville Derbys . They also gained the Dundas Blues and the Brampton Vic Woods . The 1972 champion is unknown, but in 1973 Burlington won the Central League and in 1974 and 1975 Oakville won two straight league titles. The 1974–75 season
8925-535: The opposition, defeating the NOJHL 's Soo Thunderbirds 3–1, the SIJHL 's Fort William North Stars 4–0, and the host North Bay Skyhawks 5–3, they moved straight to the final and beat the Skyhawks again 5–1 to clinch the Central Canadian championship. The Tigers then flew out to Grande Prairie , Alberta to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 2004 . After losing their first game to the host Grande Prairie Storm 4–2,
9030-517: The rest of the league which played a 49-game season. The division had its own website, separate from the league. On September 19, 2008, the league, already a month into the 2008–09 season, announced a name change, a new logo, and a new website. The league will now be known as the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Prior to the start of the season, the three divisions not involved with Central Division Hockey were renamed. The West Division
9135-645: The rest playing in a development division. The two leagues put aside their differences and appealed the move by the OHA to the Ontario Hockey Federation , who sided with the leagues. From this point on, the two leagues have re-amalgamated for the 2010–11 season and have reduced the number of teams in competition by five, buying out or merging the Ajax Attack , Bowmanville Eagles , Bramalea Blues , Couchiching Terriers and Seguin Bruins . The trend continued in
9240-400: The rink and I haven't received any complaints from anybody about him". League's former vice president, who was fired tried to extend the ban throughout the 2005–06 season. David Frost had no affiliation with the Pembroke Lumber Kings hockey organization. He was allowed to attend league games, but was barred from restricted areas. Frost disregarded the advisement not to enter restricted areas, and
9345-551: The round robin, defeating the BCHL 's Burnaby Express 4–3 in overtime, Fort William 3–2, the SJHL 's Yorkton Terriers 2–1, before dropping a game to the QJAAAHL 's Joliette Action 4–1. Unfortunately, the Derbys failed to win the semi-final against Yorkton, losing 2–1. The 2006–07 season was dominated by the Aurora Tigers . After finishing first in the OPJHL regular season, the Tigers walked through five rounds of playoffs to win
9450-409: The ruling that allowed 20-year-olds to play in the league, teams began attempting to "buy" championship teams by going after former Major Junior players. The effect of this resulted in the labeling of the league as a "goon league" or " bush league " as the league got more violent. The fan base dwindled, and by 1984 there were only 5 teams left in the league, all on the verge of bankruptcy. The owners of
9555-411: The semi-final, St. Mike's defeated Fort William 6–2, only to be defeated 3–1 in the final. Georgetown then traveled to Weyburn, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 2005 . They started out with a loss to the host Weyburn Red Wings , then beat the Central Junior A Hockey League 's Hawkesbury Hawks 3–0. In their third game, they defeated the MJHL 's Portage Terriers 6–3, but then lost to
9660-608: The semi-finals. In 2002, the Brampton Capitals once again were the Buckland Cup champions. After defeating the Wellington Dukes to win the OPJHL crown, the Caps failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup for a berth in the Royal Bank Cup . A year later, the Wellington Dukes rebounded their OPJHL final defeated from 2002 and won the 2003 Buckland Cup 4-games-to-2 over the Aurora Tigers . The Dukes ventured to Fort Frances, Ontario for
9765-470: The significance of the division in some aspects, they have admitted that the new conference would have slightly different rules than the rest of the divisions and that the CDH would be geared more for development. As well, the member teams would operate at a higher budget and completely partitioned from the rest of the OPJHL until the league semi-final. Additionally, the CDH would play a 53-game schedule, as opposed to
9870-622: The stronger Ontario Hockey Association (today's OHL) but were turned away; they next applied to join the new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and were accepted as one of the inaugural teams for the 1969–70 season. In 1973, the Hull Festivals , also departed for the QMJHL. In 1975, the Canadian Hockey Association informed the league that they had to allow 20-year-olds into their league, matching what all other leagues of their calibre were doing. In 1976, Bryan Murray took over as head coach of
9975-586: The summer of 1992, the OHA promoted the Central League to Junior A status, allowing its teams less limitations on signing players then an average Junior B team would have. In 1992–93, the Barrie Colts dominated the CJAHL. With 47 wins and one tie, the Colts celebrated an unheard of undefeated season. They won the Central League championship, and were granted permission to compete in the Provincial Junior B playdowns. In
10080-722: The summer of 2011, as the Streetsville Derbys merged to leave the league and the Collingwood Blackhawks , Dixie Beehives , and Orangeville Flyers all ceased operations. However, just over a week later, the Orangeville Flyers were reborn as the Villanova Knights filled in the void, and taken the identity of the Flyers. The Huntsville Otters , Vaughan Vipers , and Brampton Capitals have all accepted buyouts from
10185-721: The team back home from Manitoba . Initially the CHA suspended the Barons for the entire 1969-70 season, but the suspension was overturned by the WOJAHL. In 1970, the Top Tier of Junior Hockey in Ontario broke away from the OHA. The OHA opened negotiations with the WOJAHL, and the league was welcomed back into the OHA as the top level in its system and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior "A" Hockey League. The 1971 League title went to
10290-571: The team to Rockland, Ontario for the 2017–18 season and become the Rockland Nationals. The current Rockland Nationals, who currently play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League are expected to relocate to a nearby community to accommodate junior A hockey in the community for the first time since 1977. The Rockland Nationals expect to develop and renew their geographical rivalry with the Hawkesbury Hawks, and also develop
10395-561: The top six of eight teams all had even or winning records, the Markham Waxers and Wellington Dukes race for first place lasted until the final game of the season, as did the race for third between the Hamilton Red Wings , Newmarket Hurricanes , and Toronto Jr. Canadiens . The Central Division playoffs was won by Wellington, but they were eliminated by the MacKinnon Division champion and defending league champion Oakville Blades in
10500-522: The travel expenditures that forced the Rockland Nationals to fold soon after they won the National Championship. The league began flourishing, and by the early 1990s, had more than doubled. Teams that had folded during the "dark days" of the late 1970s and early 1980s came back. The league even allowed for the expansion of their first American hockey team, the Massena Americans . Also, now
10605-541: Was aligned directly with the CCHL to establish direct affiliations and specific guidelines for players to move up and down between leagues. The EOJBHL also took on a re-branding to become the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 . The development model is also to be extended to affiliation with midget (under18) teams. In fall 2016, the Gloucester Rangers were sold to new ownership, who will relocate
10710-646: Was formed as a sister league to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League that had been running since 1950. During the early years, the two leagues were regarded as the two divisions of the OHA's Big 10. The "Big" moniker was often given to OHA leagues as the OHA pushed away from smaller rural multi-level groupings. The 1954–55 season's members were the Woodstock Warriors , Owen Sound Greys , Waterloo Siskins , Burlington Mohawks , Paris Redshirts , Dundas Flyers , and Ingersoll Reems . Woodstock took
10815-553: Was met with much anger and disappointment with players who had just reached their 20s, but the league substantially gained in popularity and did not step back from the changes. In 1963, the Montreal Canadiens allowed the Chicago Blackhawks -sponsored Brockville Braves into the league. The league rebranded itself as the Central Junior A Hockey League (CJHL) starting with the 1964–65 season. In February 1966, players from
10920-518: Was seen getting off the Lumber Kings team bus by CBC Fifth Estate film crew, and was filmed following the team to dressing room during a playoff game in Nepean. At the end of the season, David Frost severed un-affiliated ties with the league and informed that he would not attend any more league games or events. Note: League champion is bolded Notable players who have played or are playing in
11025-471: Was special for the Oakville Blades. After winning the league championship, they won their way all the way to the Sutherland Cup final. Unfortunately for the Blades, the Bramalea Blues of the Metro Junior B Hockey League awaited them. The Blues defeated the Blades 4-games-to-3. From the 1975–76 season until the 1979–80 season, the Central League was dominated by the Streetsville Derbys . In this span,
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