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The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior
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league and member of the
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and
Northern Ontario Hockey Association The Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) is an ice hockey governing body for minor, junior and senior ice hockey. The NOHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada. The major league run by the NOHA is the Northern ...
. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the
Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...
with the winners of the
Ontario Junior Hockey League 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 was listed as the 7th best ...
and the
Superior International Junior Hockey League The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) is a junior A ice hockey league and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The league operates in the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of M ...
. The winner of the
Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...
then moves on to compete for the
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.


The modern NOJHL

The current incarnation of the NOJHL comprises twelve teams located in
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. The teams are currently located in: Blind River, Cochrane,
Elliot Lake Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since ...
, Espanola, Hearst,
Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2016 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,981. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifre ...
,
Noelville French River, also known as Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,662 in the ...
,
Powassan Powassan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near North Bay. Powassan is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, at its easternmost boundary with the Nipissing District. The municipality inc ...
,
Rayside-Balfour Rayside-Balfour (1996 census population 16,050) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It is now part of the city of Greater Sudbury. The town was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and took its name ...
,
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is at the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants ...
,
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie ( ') is the only city in, and county seat of, Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the second-most populated ...
, and
Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...
the league is spread across the southern region of
Northeastern Ontario Northeastern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, which lies north of Lake Huron and east of Lake Superior. Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiska ...
. The current NOJHL origins were in 1970 when the previous NOJHL was unstable footing while competing as a Junior "A" league. In
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, the
Ontario Major Junior Hockey League In 1970, the Junior A level was divided into two more levels, Tier I (Major Junior A) and Tier II (Minor Junior A). In 1974, the "Major Junior A" division of the OHA became the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) and began to operate indepe ...
was looking to expand north and the league's two top teams, the
Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game k ...
and
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (often shortened to Soo Greyhounds) are a Junior ice hockey#Major junior, major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the GFL Memorial Gardens. The present team was ...
, accepted an invitation from the
Ontario Major Junior Hockey League In 1970, the Junior A level was divided into two more levels, Tier I (Major Junior A) and Tier II (Minor Junior A). In 1974, the "Major Junior A" division of the OHA became the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) and began to operate indepe ...
to compete in the higher league. The next best team, the North Bay Trappers, then chose to leave and joined the
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 ...
's new
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League 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 was listed as the 7th best d ...
. With the top tier of talent gone, the only remaining team in the league was the
Chelmsford Canadiens The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History A very successful franchise, the Sabrecats won the D ...
. A season before, the Espanola Screaming Eagles had been a member of the league, but opted to drop to the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League in 1971; the Canadiens joined them in 1972. The NOHA Jr. B Hockey League was formed in 1970 with a North and South division and teams in Capreol, Levak, Kapuskasing, amongst others. In their first season, the
Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
won the league championship. In 1971, Espanola jumped on board, followed by Chelmsford in 1972. In 1973, the Canadians moved to Rayside-Balfour and became the Canadians. The
Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
moved from Levack in 1974, and the
Nickel Centre Native Sons The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
, Coniston Flyers, and Sudbury North Stars joined in 1976 when the NOHA merged their small Juvenile league into Jr. B. In 1978, the top teams of the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League created the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and were promoted to Tier II Junior "A". With the five former Jr. "B" clubs and the
Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
, the league was back in action. In 1981, the
Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
jumped into the fold. In 1983, the Onaping Falls Huskies dropped out despite winning three league titles in the past four seasons. After a one-season hiatus, they came back for two more years and then folded for good. In 1986, Rayside-Balfour went on hiatus and Capreol folded, dropping the league down to four teams. The Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, also down to four teams, operated with the NOJHL as essentially two divisions of the same league. With an interlocking schedule, the NOJHL survived the 1986–87 season, the OPJHL did not and folded after the season concluded. Also, after 8 years of trying and failing, an NOJHL champion defeated an OPJHL champion for the
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 ...
championship. The
Nickel Centre Power Trains The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
defeated the Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2 for the right to compete for the
Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...
—the Central Canadian Junior "A" Championship. The next year, the Canadians were back and a new team known as the
Thessalon Flyers The Thessalon Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thessalon, Ontario, Canada. Over its history, this defunct hockey team was a part of the International Junior B Hockey League, followed by the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and ...
entered the league. In 1988, the Haileybury 54's joined the league and in 1989 so did the
Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
. Thessalon folded in 1990, Haileybury moved to Powassan in 1991 and the Timmins Golden Bears joined as well. A season later, Sudbury became Nickel Centre and then later folded. In 1994, Powassan moved to Sturgeon Falls and the
Parry Sound Shamrocks The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada that played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. History The Shamrocks were originally formed in 1994 as a member of the Northern Ontario Jun ...
joined the league. In 1996, Rouyn-Noranda folded to make way for a new
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...
team that was moving to their town. In 1999, Timmins moved to Iroquois Falls, Elliot Lake moved to Nickel Centre, and the Soo Thunderbirds were founded. Also in 1999, Parry Sound moved to a new OPJHL (founded in 1993). A year later, Nickel Centre moved to Blind River and the Sudbury Northern Wolves were founded. In 2002, Sturgeon Falls moved to North Bay. A season after that, a team from Manitoulin joined and Espanola jumped over to
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. Finally, in 2005, the league's most dominant team in history and the last remaining shred of the original NOJHL, Rayside-Balfour, folded. They did not go without leaving their mark. Early in the 2005–06 season, the Sudbury Northern Wolves became heavily involved with the OHL's
Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game k ...
and the Northern Wolves became the Sudbury Jr. Wolves. The remaining players from the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats joined the Jr. Wolves. From 1996 until 2002, the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats won 7 straight NOJHL Championships, three
Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...
s, and once came within one win of winning the
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as national champions. There were six teams in the NOJHL as of 2007. The 2006–07 league champions, the Soo Indians, took a year off in an attempt to sell the franchise. A year later, in 2008, they came back as the
Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles are an American junior ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that plays in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). In 2012, the Eagles bought the North American Hockey League franchise rights of the Travers ...
. Also, in the summer of 2008, the
Temiscaming Royals The Temiscaming Royals were a Junior ice hockey team based in Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada. They were members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, but originated in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. History The announcement of t ...
jumped from the
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian developmental junior ice hockey league. The league has primarily had teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Quebec. In 2019, they added three ...
to the NOJHL to expand the league to eight teams. Temiscaming was the second Québécois team in NOJHL history, after the
Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
who were in the league from 1989 to 1996. In the spring of 2011, the Royals failed to find new ownership and folded. The Manitoulin Islanders left
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at the end of the 2010–11 season and relocated to
Kirkland Lake, Ontario Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2016 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,981. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifre ...
. At the same time, Temiscaming Royals owner Steve McCharles was attempting to sell his team, but folded after a deal fell through with a group from Kirkland Lake. With the Manitoulin Islanders relocated to Kirkland Lake, the team became the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils to commemorate the 1940 Allan Cup champions by the same team name. However, in December 2011, the Blue Devils were folding mid-season as a result of owner Bob Kasner being suspended for 6 months for roster violations. Days later, a new group came and created the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to keep the team in the league. During the 2011–12 season, the NOJHL implemented concussion safety policy and drug testing programs. The NOJHL is the first league in Canadian Junior A hockey to target either of these hot button issues. In 2012, the Soo Thunderbirds became only the second NOJHL franchise to qualify for the Royal Bank Cup, ending a 10-year drought that saw no NOJHL franchise at the Royal Bank Cup, despite making the Dudley-Hewitt Cup finals three times since the round-robin format in 2002. Over the summer of 2012, the Sudbury Jr. Wolves severed ties with the OHL's Wolves and became the Sudbury Cubs, and that moniker only lasted one season and became the Sudbury Nickel Barons. The Michigan-based Soo Eagles would also leave to join the USA Hockey Tier II
North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 48th season of operation in 2022–23. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternati ...
. In 2013, the NOJHL granted expansion to Espanola. A community that have been without an NOJHL team since 2003 when the Screaming Eagles relocated to Northern Michigan. The re-addition brought the league up to 8 teams - the most since the 2004–05 season. The North Bay Trappers relocated out of North Bay to Mattawa at the end of the 2013–14 season and became the Mattawa Blackhawks because the Trappers were denied a lease renewal with West Ferris Arena and also because of the thriving OHL market with the
North Bay Battalion The North Bay Battalion is a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was founded as the Brampton Battalion on December 3, 1996, and began play in 1998 1998 was designated as ...
. The Espanola Rivermen were added to the NOJHL for 2013–14, but left after one season to join the non-Hockey Canada sanctioned
Canadian International Hockey League The Canadian International Hockey League (CIHL) was a Canadian independent Junior ice hockey league based in Northern Ontario, Central Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area. History The CIHL was officially announced on April 8, 2014 with the unvei ...
. The Elliot Lake Bobcats relocated to Cochrane, Ontario and became the
Cochrane Crunch The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...
, who became the league's most-northern team. Weeks later, the Elliot Lake market was replaced with the Elliot Lake Wildcats. Over the summer of 2015, the league saw the resurrection of the
Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
, who were the Sudbury Nickel Barons from 2012 to 2015. The Sudbury Nickel Barons, for the second time pulled out of hosting the Dudley-Hewitt Cup due to the relocation and the lack of support in the community. The 2016 tournament was allocated to Kirkland Lake, Ontario and hosted by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. The Abitibi Eskimos left Iroquois Falls after 13 years to move to Timmins and become the
Timmins Rock The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won thei ...
. Mattawa, the smallest market in the NOJHL lost the Mattawa Blackhawks to Iroquois Falls to replace the departed Abitibi Eskimos and became known as the Iroquois Falls Eskimos. The league grew to 10 teams with the addition of the
French River Rapids The French River Rapids are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Noelville, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at Noelville Arena. History The Rapids were one of two exp ...
of Noelville, Ontario. Weeks after the French River Rapids joined the league, the Espanola Express joined the league putting membership to a record 11 teams - the most the league has carried. In May 2015, the Soo Eagles of the
North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 48th season of operation in 2022–23. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternati ...
applied and were approved to return to the NOJHL after leaving in 2012 due to the Michigan-based NAHL teams either folding or relocating. In April 2017, the Iroquois Falls Eskis announced they were moving to
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, and became the Hearst Lumberjacks.


Teams

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French River Rapids The French River Rapids are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Noelville, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at Noelville Arena. History The Rapids were one of two exp ...
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Noelville French River, also known as Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,662 in the ...
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Noelville Arena French River, also known as Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,662 in the ...
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Kirkland Lake Gold Miners The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History Manitoulin Founded in 2003 as the Manitoulin W ...
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Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2016 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,981. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifre ...
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Joe Mavrinac Community Complex Joe Mavrinac Community Complex is an arena that opened in 1979 and named after former Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada mayor Joe Mavrinac. It has been the home of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners since 2011 and the Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club (KLAC) sinc ...
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Powassan Voodoos The Powassan Voodoos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Powassan, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at the Powassan Sportsplex. History The Voodoos were founded i ...
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Timmins Rock The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won thei ...
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Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...
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Elliot Lake Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since ...
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Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles are an American junior ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that plays in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). In 2012, the Eagles bought the North American Hockey League franchise rights of the Travers ...
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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie ( ') is the only city in, and county seat of, Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the second-most populated ...
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is at the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants ...
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Copeland-McNamara Trophy and Division Champions

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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Nickel Centre Native Sons The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
, - style="background:#1e90ff;" , colspan="3", NOJHL Era , - style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#add8e6; , Year ! style="background:#add8e6; , Champion ! style="background:#add8e6; , Finalist , - , 1979 , ,
Nickel Centre Native Sons The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Nickel Centre Power Trains The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
, - , 1993 , , Powassan Hawks, , Timmins Golden Bears , - , 1994 , , Powassan Hawks, ,
Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
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Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
, - , 1996 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, , Sturgeon Falls Lynx , - , 1997 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, , Sturgeon Falls Lynx , - , 1998 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, ,
Parry Sound Shamrocks The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada that played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. History The Shamrocks were originally formed in 1994 as a member of the Northern Ontario Jun ...
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Parry Sound Shamrocks The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada that played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. History The Shamrocks were originally formed in 1994 as a member of the Northern Ontario Jun ...
, - , 2000 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, , Sturgeon Falls Lynx , - , 2001 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2002 , , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2003 , ,
North Bay Skyhawks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada, under new ownership for the 2017–18 season. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dud ...
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Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History Soo Thunderbirds first came into being as a junior hockey program in from ...
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North Bay Skyhawks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada, under new ownership for the 2017–18 season. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dud ...
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North Bay Skyhawks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada, under new ownership for the 2017–18 season. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dud ...
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Northern Michigan Black Bears The Soo Eagles are an American junior ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that plays in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). In 2012, the Eagles bought the North American Hockey League franchise rights of the Traverse ...
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North Bay Skyhawks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada, under new ownership for the 2017–18 season. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dud ...
, - , 2007 , , Soo Indians, , Sudbury Jr. Wolves , - , 2008 , , Sudbury Jr. Wolves, ,
Abitibi Eskimos The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won thei ...
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North Bay Skyhawks The Hearst Lumberjacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hearst, Ontario, Canada, under new ownership for the 2017–18 season. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). As the Powassan Hawks, the team won two Dud ...
, , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2010 , ,
Abitibi Eskimos The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won thei ...
, , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2011 , , Sudbury Jr. Wolves , ,
Soo Eagles The Soo Eagles are an American junior ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that plays in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). In 2012, the Eagles bought the North American Hockey League franchise rights of the Travers ...
, - , 2012 , , North Bay Trappers , , Soo Thunderbirds , - ! style="background:#add8e6; , Year ! style="background:#add8e6; , Champion ! style="background:#add8e6; , Finalist , - , 2013 , , North Bay Trappers , , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2014 , ,
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History Manitoulin Founded in 2003 as the Manitoulin W ...
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Cochrane Crunch The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...
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Kirkland Lake Gold Miners The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History Manitoulin Founded in 2003 as the Manitoulin W ...
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Powassan Voodoos The Powassan Voodoos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Powassan, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at the Powassan Sportsplex. History The Voodoos were founded i ...
, , Blind River Beavers , - , 2018 , ,
Cochrane Crunch The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...
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Rayside-Balfour Canadians The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were pre ...
, - , 2019 , , Hearst Lumberjacks , , Soo Thunderbirds , - , 2020 , , colspan=2, ''Postseason cancelled due to
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Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Champions

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Milton Merchants The Brantford 99ers are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior A ice hockey team from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 99ers have previously been known as the Milton Icehawks, Milton Merchants, M ...
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Brampton Capitals The Brampton Capitals were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was decommissioned by the league, in March 2012. History The team was formed as Nobleton Capita ...
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Dryden Ice Dogs The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until ...
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Stouffville Spirit The Stouffville Spirit are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. The Stouffville Spirit are members of the Central Canadian Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History From 1970 until 1984, th ...
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Trophy gallery

File:Buckland Trophy.png, Frank L. Buckland Trophy
- OHA Championship
- Competed for by NOJHL champions from 1979 until 1997
- Won in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1997 File:Ruddock Trophy.png, William T. Ruddock Trophy
- OHF Championship
- Competed for by NOJHL champions since 1994
- Won in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006 File:Dudley Hewitt Cup.png, Dudley Hewitt Cup
- Regional Championship
- Competed for by NOJHL champions since 1979
- Won in 1997, 2000, and 2002


Former teams

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Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Capreol, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Canadian Junior i ...
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Capreol, Ontario Capreol ( ) is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. Situated on the Vermilion River (35 mins north of the downtown core), Capreol is the city's northernmost populated area. From 1918 to 2000, Capreol existed as an independent tow ...
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Coniston, Ontario Nickel Centre (1996 census population 13,017) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolve ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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Elliot Lake, Ontario Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since ...
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Espanola Eagles The Espanola Eagles (aka Espanola Screaming Eagles) were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team. The team was coached for eighteen years by Red McCarthy who then managed it for another four. The Eagles were located in Espanola, Ontario and played in the ...
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Espanola, Ontario Espanola (2016 census population 4,996) is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, in the Sudbury District. It is situated on the Spanish River, approximately 70 kilometres west of downtown Sudbury, and just south of the junction of Highway 6 and H ...
, 1962 , 2003 , Franchise purchased by
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, 1988 , 2017 , Franchise purchased by Hearst , - style="text-align:center;" ,
Nickel Centre Native Sons The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League History The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In thei ...
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Nickel Centre, Ontario Nickel Centre (1996 census population 13,017) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolve ...
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Onaping Falls Huskies The Onaping Falls Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA ...
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Onaping Falls, Ontario Onaping Falls (1996 census population 5,277) was a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, and took its name from the waterfalls (High Falls) on th ...
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Parry Sound Shamrocks The Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada that played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. History The Shamrocks were originally formed in 1994 as a member of the Northern Ontario Jun ...
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, 1994 , 1999 , Joined
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, - style="text-align:center;" , Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats ,
Rayside-Balfour, Ontario Rayside-Balfour (1996 census population 16,050) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It is now part of the city of Greater Sudbury. The town was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and took its name ...
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Rouyn-Noranda Capitales The Rouyn-Noranda Capitales were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. History This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team disbanded to make way for their city's Quebec M ...
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Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Rouyn-Noranda ( 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
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Temiscaming Royals The Temiscaming Royals were a Junior ice hockey team based in Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada. They were members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, but originated in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. History The announcement of t ...
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Thessalon Flyers The Thessalon Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thessalon, Ontario, Canada. Over its history, this defunct hockey team was a part of the International Junior B Hockey League, followed by the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and ...
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Thessalon, Ontario Thessalon is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 129 on the north shore of Lake Huron. It is surrounded by, but not part of, the municipality of Huron Shores, and is part of Algoma Dis ...
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Notable alumni

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Todd Bertuzzi Todd Bertuzzi (born February 2, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as a power forward (ice hockey), power forward, he has played in the NHL for the New York ...
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Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
* Brian Savage -
Sudbury Cubs The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The North Stars jumped from juvenile with the Coniston Flyers and Nickel Centre Native Sons ...
* Steve Sullivan - Timmins Golden Bears *
Alex Auld Alexander James Auld (born January 7, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Auld played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Dal ...
- Sturgeon Falls Lynx * Chris Thorburn - Elliot Lake Ice *
Jeremy Stevenson Jeremy Joseph Stevenson (born July 28, 1974) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Ste ...
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Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...
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- Timmins Golden Bears * Trevor Halverson -
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League records


Team season

*Best Record, One Season: ::40-0-0 - Sudbury Cubs, 1989-90 ::40-0-0 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 1999-00 *Worst Record, One Season: ::0-51-0-1 Blind River Beavers 2014-15 *Most Goals Scored, One Season: ::482 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians, 1991-92 *Fewest Goals Scored, One Season: ::97 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 2003-04 *Fewest Goals Against, One Season: ::80 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 1999-00 *Most Goals Against, One Season: ::708 - Elliot Lake Vikings, 1991-92


Team game

*Largest margin of victory: ::Rayside-Balfour Canadiens 30 - Elliot Lake Vikings 3 on January 28, 1992


Individual season

*Most Goals, One Season: ::97 - Denis Castonguay, Rayside Balfour Canadians, 1983-84 *Most Assists, One Season: ::106 - John Stos, Rayside Balfour Canadians, 1991-92 *Most Points, One Season: ::196 - Denis Castonguay, Rayside Balfour Canadians, 1983-84 *Most Penalty Minutes, One Season: ::384 - Andy Hodgins, Espanola Eagles, 1991-92 *Lowest Goals Against Average, One Season: ::1.99 - Justin Dumont, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 1999-00 *Most Shutouts, One Season: ::9 - Connor Rykman, Soo Thunderbirds, 2015–16


Individual career

*Most Games Played, Career: ::244 - Matthew Neault, Blind River Beavers/Sudbury Nickel Barons/Rayside-Balfour Canadians, 2013-2018 *Most Goals, Career: ::197 - Denis Castonguay, Rayside-Balfour Canadians, 1979-84 *Most Assists, Career: ::237 - Brian Verreault, Rayside-Balfour Canadians, 1979-84 *Most Points, Career: ::409 - Brian Verreault, Rayside-Balfour Canadians, 1979-84 *Most Penalty Minutes, Career: ::919 - Dean Bowles, Elliot Lake Vikings, 1986-91


Timeline of teams in the NOJHL

*1978 - NOHA Jr. B Hockey League is promoted to Junior A and renamed Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League - League includes: Sudbury Cubs, Nickel Centre Native Sons, Onaping Falls Huskies, Capreol Hawks, Rayside-Balfour Canadians, and
Espanola Eagles The Espanola Eagles (aka Espanola Screaming Eagles) were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team. The team was coached for eighteen years by Red McCarthy who then managed it for another four. The Eagles were located in Espanola, Ontario and played in the ...
*1981 - Elliot Lake Vikings join from
International Junior B Hockey League The International Junior B Hockey League (IJBHL) was a Canadian junior hockey, Junior ice hockey league in the Northern Ontario and Northern Michigan regions. The league was controlled by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Ama ...
*1982 - Sudbury Cubs become Sudbury North Stars *1983 - Onaping Falls Huskies leave league *1983 - Sudbury North Stars return to Sudbury Cubs *1984 - Onaping Falls Huskies rejoin league *1984 - Nickel Centre Native Sons leave league *1985 - Nickel Centre Native Sons rejoin league *1986 - Nickel Centre Native Sons renamed Nickel Centre Power Trains *1986 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians, Capreol Hawks, and Onaping Falls Huskies leave league *1987 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians rejoin league *1987 - Thessalon Flyers join league *1987 - Nickel Centre Power Trains leave league *1988 - Espanola Eagles leave league, franchise sold to Haileybury 54's *1989 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales join league *1990 - Thessalon Flyers leave league *1990 - Haileybury 54's move and become Powassan Passport *1991 - Timmins Golden Bears and Espanola Eagles join league *1992 - Sudbury Cubs become Nickel Centre Cubs *1992 - Powassan Passport become Powassan Hawks *1993 - Nickel Centre Cubs leave league *1994 - Parry Sound Shamrocks join league *1994 - Powassan Hawks move and are renamed Sturgeon Falls Lynx *1995 - Espanola Eagles leave league *1995 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians renamed Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats *1996 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales disband to make way for
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, durin ...
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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...
*1997 - Elliot Lake Vikings become Elliot Lake Ice *1998 - Espanola Eagles rejoin league *1999 - Timmins Golden Bears relocate and become Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis *1999 - Soo Thunderbirds join league *1999 - Elliot Lake Ice leave league, franchise sold to Nickel Centre Barons *1999 - Parry Sound Shamrocks move to the
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League 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 was listed as the 7th best d ...
*2000 - Sudbury Northern Wolves join league *2000 - Nickel Centre Barons move and are renamed Blind River Barons *2001 - Blind River Barons renamed Blind River Beavers *2002 - Iroquois Fals Jr. Eskis are renamed Abitibi Eskimos *2002 - Sturgeon Falls Lynx move to North Bay and become the North Bay Skyhawks *2002 - Soo Thunderbirds are renamed Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds *2003 -
Espanola Eagles The Espanola Eagles (aka Espanola Screaming Eagles) were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team. The team was coached for eighteen years by Red McCarthy who then managed it for another four. The Eagles were located in Espanola, Ontario and played in the ...
move to
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and become the Northern Michigan Black Bears *2003 - Little Current awarded expansion franchise Manitoulin Wild *2003 - Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds return to Soo Thunderbirds *2005 - Manitoulin Wild become Manitoulin Islanders *2005 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats are granted a one-year leave of absence *2005 - Sudbury Northern Wolves become Sudbury Jr. Wolves *2006 - Northern Michigan Black Bears are relocated and renamed Soo Indians *2006 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats officially fold *2007 - Soo Indians take one-year leave in search of new ownership *2008 - Temiscaming Royals join from
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian developmental junior ice hockey league. The league has primarily had teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Quebec. In 2019, they added three ...
*2008 - Soo Indians return, renamed Soo Eagles *2009 - North Bay Skyhawks are renamed North Bay Trappers *2011 - Temiscaming Royals leave league *2011 - Manitoulin Islanders move and become Kirkland Lake Blue Devils *2011 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves are renamed Sudbury Cubs *2012 - Kirkland Lake Blue Devils fold/return as Kirkland Lake Gold Miners *2012 - Soo Eagles leave and join
North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 48th season of operation in 2022–23. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternati ...
*2012 -
Elliot Lake Bobcats The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...
join from
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian developmental junior ice hockey league. The league has primarily had teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Quebec. In 2019, they added three ...
*2012 - Sudbury Cubs are renamed Sudbury Nickel Barons *2013 - Espanola Rivermen join league as expansion *2014 - Espanola Rivermen leave league and join CIHL *2014 - Elliot Lake Bobcats move to Cochrane Ontario and become
Cochrane Crunch The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...
*2014 - North Bay Trappers move to Mattawa Ontario and become Mattawa Blackhawks *2014 - Elliot Lake Wildcats join league as expansion * 2014- Powassan Voodoos join league as expansion * 2015- Abitibi Eskimos relocate to Timmins and become Timmins Rock * 2015- Mattawa Blackhawks relocate to Iroquois Falls and become Iroquois Falls Eskis * 2015- Sudbury Nickel Barons relocate to Chelmsford and become Rayside-Balfour Canadians * 2015- French River Rapids join league as expansion * 2015- Espanola Express join league as expansion * 2015- Soo Eagles rejoin league * 2017- Iroquois Falls Eskis relocate to Hearst and become Hearst Lumberjacks


See also

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Northern Ontario Hockey Association The Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) is an ice hockey governing body for minor, junior and senior ice hockey. The NOHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada. The major league run by the NOHA is the Northern ...
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Ontario Hockey Federation The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) is the governing body of all sanctioned ice hockey in the province of Ontario in Canada, except for those portions governed by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and the Hockey Eastern Ontario. The federation is one ...
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Canadian Junior A Hockey League The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) is an association of Canadian junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey leagues and teams and was formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior 'A' Hockey. The champi ...
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Hockey Canada Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls the majority ...


References


External links


NOJHL's Official Website
* {{Junior Hockey A Sport in Northern Ontario Sports leagues established in 1970 A Canadian Junior Hockey League members 1970 establishments in Ontario