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MetJHL 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 t ...

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BCJHL The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada and BC Hockey. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 18 teams. From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Cana ...

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GOJHL The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) 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. The league ...

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Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) 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 As ...

, - , colspan="2" , Sutherland Cup The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was a Canadian

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league in the

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

of the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA; french: Association canadienne de hockey amateur) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction include ...

and was eligible for the Sutherland Cup.

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 Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League (GHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1974 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Juni ...

. The Niagara District League survived until 1979, when it was divided between the Golden Horseshoe League and the

Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a former Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara competed for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schma ...

Teams

Burlington Mohawks The Burlington Cougars are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Burlington, Ontario. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History Founded in the early 1950s, the Burlington Mohawks found their footing in the Central Junior ...

Dunnville Terriers The Dunnville Jr. Mudcats are a Junior ice hockey team based in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Prior to the 2016-17 season the Mudcats competed in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey L ...

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 The Meteors originated in the Niagara District Ju ...

* Hamilton Mountain Bees *

Niagara Falls Canucks The Niagara Falls Canucks are a 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 The Canucks moved up from Intercounty Junior C in 1971 ...

Niagara-on-the-Lake Lakers Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region o ...

Port Colborne Sailors The Pelham Panthers, formerly the Port Colborne Pirates, are a junior ice hockey team based in Pelham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The Port Colborne Recreat ...

* St. Catharines Falcons *

Simcoe Storm The Hespeler Shamrocks are a junior ice hockey team based in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The team was known as the Simcoe Storm from 1989-2017 and had played in Simcoe, Ontario ...

Stamford Bruins Stamford may refer to: Places Australia * Stamford, Queensland, Australia, a town and location in the Shire of Flinders Canada * Stamford Township, Ontario, a former township first in Upper Canada, then in Canada United Kingdom * Stamford, ...

* Thorold Paper Bees *

Welland Cougars The Welland Jr. Canadians are a junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The Welland franchise, under any of its various names, h ...

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 Bees *1966 Hamilton Bees *1967 Stamford Bruins *1968 Thorold Jaycees *1969 Hamilton Mountain Bees *1970 Hamilton Mountain Bees *1971 Hamilton Mountain Bees *1972 St. Catharines 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

External links

Golden Horseshoe Junior B WebsiteOHA Website
Defunct ice hockey leagues in Ontario