Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
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OHA Junior "B"
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 (1957-1979)
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...

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...


The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was a Canadian
Canada
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 Junior
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 league in the Golden Horseshoe
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...

 of Ontario
Ontario
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 from 1954 until 1979. The league was a part of 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...

 of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey play in Canada from 1914 until 1994 when it merged with the Canadian Hockey Association or Hockey Canada....

 and was eligible for the 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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History

The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was founded in 1957. In 1974, many teams in the area broke off and formed the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League. The Niagara District League survived until 1979, when it was divided between the Golden Horseshoe League and the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup.-History:...

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Teams

  • Burlington Mohawks
  • Dunnville Terriers
    Dunnville Terriers
    The 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:...

  • 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:...

  • Hamilton Mountain Bees
    Hamilton Mountain A's
    The 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:...

  • Niagara Falls Canucks
    Niagara Falls Canucks
    The 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:...

  • Niagara-on-the-Lake Lakers
  • Port Colborne Sailors
    Port Colborne Sailors
    The 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 Falcons
  • Simcoe Juniors
    Simcoe Storm
    The 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...

  • Stamford Bruins
  • Thorold Paper Bees
    Thorold Blackhawks
    The 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 Cougars
    Welland Jr. Canadians
    The 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:...


Niagara District Champions

  • 1958 Welland Brookies
  • 1959 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1960 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1961 Welland Brookies
  • 1962
  • 1963 Burlington Mohawks
  • 1964 Burlington Mohawks
  • 1965 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1966 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1967 Stamford Bruins
  • 1968 Thorold Jaycees
  • 1969 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1970 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1971 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1972 St. Catherines Falcons
  • 1973 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1974 Hamilton Red Wings
  • 1975 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1976 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1977 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1978 Welland Cougars
  • 1979 Fort Erie Meteors

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