Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League
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| OHA Junior "B" | |
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| WJBHL Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League ----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.... |
(1950-1968) |
| EJBHL Eastern Junior B Hockey League The Eastern Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Eastern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.-History:In 1951, the Eastern Group... |
(1950-1972) |
| MetJHL Metro Junior A Hockey League ----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr... |
(1950-1989) |
| NDJBHL Niagara District Junior B Hockey League The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario from 1954 until 1979. The league was a part of the Ontario Hockey Association of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and was eligible for the Sutherland Cup.-History:The... |
(1954-1979) |
| CJBHL | (1954-1993) |
| BCJHL | (1958-1964) |
| MOJBHL Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.-History:The league was formed... |
(1970-1978) |
| SWJBHL | (1976-1978) |
| WOHL | (1969-2007) |
| MWJHL | (1973-2007) |
| GHL | (1974-2007) |
| GOJHL Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada... |
(2007-Present) |
| Ontario Hockey Association Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
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| Sutherland Cup Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship... |
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The Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League was a junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
from 1974 until 2007. As of 2007, the league has become a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
. For the 2007-08 season, the GHL, with the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League and Western Ontario Hockey League, will operate as three divisional leagues in one league with separate but cooperative governing bodies. In 2008, all three league will be dissolved and become divisions in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
under one governing body. In essence, this will by the GHL's final season.
History
The year 1974 saw the founding of the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League. The league consisted mostly of "inner ringGolden Horseshoe
The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region centred around the Greater Toronto Area at the western end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Georgian Bay. Most of it is also part of the Quebec City...
" teams from the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario from 1954 until 1979. The league was a part of the Ontario Hockey Association of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and was eligible for the Sutherland Cup.-History:The...
. The "outer ring
Golden Horseshoe
The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region centred around the Greater Toronto Area at the western end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Georgian Bay. Most of it is also part of the Quebec City...
" teams maintained with the Niagara league. In 1978, the Golden Horseshoe league jumped from six to nine teams by swallowing the majority of the short-lived Southwestern Junior B Hockey League. A season later, the Niagara District league folded and their final champion, the Fort Erie Meteors
Fort Erie Meteors
The Fort Erie Meteors are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
, came aboard as the GHL's tenth team.
In 1995-96 and 1996-97, the GHL played an interlocking schedule with USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
's North Eastern Junior Hockey League. In 1997-98, the league even allowed the expansion of one of the NEJHL's teams, the Rochester Jr. Americans for a single season.
In 2005-06, the GHL allowed another former NEJHL team, the Wheatfield Jr. Blades
Wheatfield Jr. Blades
The Buffalo Blades are an American junior ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
, to participate in the league.
In 2007, the league merged with the Western Ontario Hockey League and the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League to form the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
.
2007-08 Season
For information on the 2007-08 season, please see: Greater Ontario Junior Hockey LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
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Final teams
These are the teams that were in the league during its final independent season (2006-07).- Fort Erie MeteorsFort Erie MeteorsThe Fort Erie Meteors are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Niagara Falls CanucksNiagara Falls CanucksThe Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Port Colborne SailorsPort Colborne SailorsThe Port Colborne Pirates, formerly the Port Colborne Sailors, are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team based in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- St. Catharines FalconsSt. Catharines Falcons Jr. BThe St. Catharines Falcons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Falcons play their home games inside Jack Gatecliff Arena in downtown St. Catharines.-History:The...
- Stoney Creek WarriorsStoney Creek WarriorsThe Stoney Creek Warriors are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Thorold BlackhawksThorold BlackhawksThe Thorold Blackhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Welland Jr. CanadiansWelland Jr. CanadiansThe Welland Jr. Canadians are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Wheatfield Jr. BladesWheatfield Jr. BladesThe Buffalo Blades are an American junior ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
Other former members
- Brantford ClassicsBrantford Golden EaglesThe Brantford Eagles are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Buffalo Jr. SabresBuffalo Jr. SabresThe Buffalo Jr. Sabres are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Amherst, New York. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
- Caledonia CorvairsCaledonia CorvairsThe Caledonia Corvairs are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
- Dundas BluesDundas BluesThe Dundas Blues are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
- Dunnville TerriersDunnville TerriersThe Dunnville Jr. Mudcats are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
- Grimsby Peach KingsGrimsby Peach KingsThe Grimsby Peach Kings are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Grimsby, Ontario. They play out of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League...
- Hamilton Mountain BeesHamilton Mountain A'sThe Hamilton Mountain A's are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
- Hamilton Red WingsHamilton Red Wings Jr. AThe Hamilton Red Wings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League...
- Simcoe JetsSimcoe StormThe Simcoe Storm are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League, a league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
- Tillsonburg MavericksAylmer SpitfiresThe Aylmer Spitfires are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
Former interleague opponents
- Pittsburgh Renegades
- Rochester Jr. Americans
- Springfield Jr. Indians
Playoff Champions
- 2007 St. Catharines Falcons
- 2006 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 2005 Thorold Blackhawks
- 2004 Thorold Blackhawks
- 2003 Thorold Blackhawks
- 2002 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 2001 Thorold Blackhawks
- 2000 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1999 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1998 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1997 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1996 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1995 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1994 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1993 Hamilton Kilty B's
- 1992 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1991 Welland Aerostars
- 1990 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1989 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1988 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1987 Niagara Falls Canucks
- 1986 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1985 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1984 Brantford Alexander B's
- 1983 Welland Cougars
- 1982 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1981 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1980 Welland Cougars
- 1979 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1978 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1977 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1976 St. Catharines Falcons
- 1975
Records
Records taken from Official Website.- Best record: 1997-98 Niagara Falls Canucks (43-3-3)
- Worst record: 1993-94 Fort Erie Meteors (1-38-1)