From 1996 until 2002, the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats won 7 straight NOJHL Championships, three Dudley Hewitt Cups, and once came within one win of winning the Royal Bank Cup as national champions. The Nickel Centre Power Trains defeated the Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2 for the right to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup—the Central Canadian Junior "A" Championship. In Southern Ontario, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey Leagu… The Onaping Falls Huskies joined in 1974,[7] and the Nickel Centre Native Sons joined in 1976.[8]. Powassan Voodoos. Finally, in 2005, the league's most dominant team in history and the last remaining shred of the original NOJHL, Rayside-Balfour, folded. Instead it played for the Centennial Cup as a Junior A league. The NOJHL was not on stable footing and was competing as a Junior "A" league. Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League 809 MacPherson Dr. Corbeil , ON P0H 1K0 Blind River Beavers. A season after that, a team from Manitoulin joined and Espanola jumped over to 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 - Soo Indians return, renamed Soo Eagles, 2009 - North Bay Skyhawks are renamed North Bay Trappers, 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 - Sudbury Cubs are renamed the Sudbury Nickel Barons, 2012 - Kirkland Lake Blue Devils are renamed Kirkland Lake Gold Miners, 2012 - Elliot Lake Bobcats join the league, 2013 - Espanola Rivermen join the league as an expansion team to be based in Eel River, 2014 - North  Bay Trappers are sold and move to become the Mawata Blackhawks, 2014 - The Elliot Lake Bobcats are relocated and renamed the Cochrane Crunch. Days later, a new group came and created the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to keep the team in the league. To report to any member Club of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and/or any club within Hockey Canada structure in the event his rights are transferred during the season, so long as it does not require him to change his school during a semester unless agreed upon by all parties. CJHL – Canadien Junior Hockey League (Junior “A”) People often ask whether or not the CHL is better than the CJHL. The Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, also down to four teams, operated with the NOJHL as essentially two divisions of the same league. A new Division was created f… But that’s because in … The league grew to 10 teams with the addition of the French River Rapids of Noelville, Ontario. [5], The current NOJHL origins were in 1970 when the previous NOJHL was unstable footing while competing as a Junior "A" league. In 1973, the Canadians moved to Rayside-Balfour and became the Canadians. In their first season, the Capreol Hawks won the league championship. Also in 1999, Parry Sound moved to a new OPJHL (founded in 1993). Marie Greyhounds,[7] accepted an invitation from the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League to compete in the higher league. NOJHL teams have had to make some major changes in the way they play their games. Amateur Sports League. [10], The NOHA Jr. B Hockey League was formed in 1970 with a North and South division and teams in Capreol, Levak, Kapuskasing, amongst others. With the top tier of talent gone, the only remaining team in the league was the Chelmsford Canadiens. In 1981, the Elliot Lake Vikings jumped into the fold. The United Junior Hockey League (UJHL) was created in 2008 when three teams — the Penn Enforcers, Philadelphia Thunder, and Wooster Oilers transferred from the America East Hockey League to form the UJHL along with the additional expansion teams — Findlay Grrrowl and Jamestown Jets. Marie, Michigan. Huntsville Otters have ceased operations, jumped down to Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. [10][11] 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. 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 - Soo Indians return, renamed Soo Eagles, 2009 - North Bay Skyhawks are renamed North Bay Trappers, 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 - Sudbury Cubs are renamed Sudbury Nickel Barons, 2013 - Espanola Rivermen join league as expansion, 2014 - Espanola Rivermen leave league and join, 2014 - Elliot Lake Bobcats move to Cochrane Ontario and become, 2014 - North Bay Trappers move to Mattawa Ontario and become, 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, 2017- Iroquois Falls Eskis relocate to Hearst and become, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 06:52. The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.The league is for players aged 16–21. With an interlocking schedule, the NOJHL survived the 1986–87 season, the OPJHL did not and folded after the season concluded. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Amateur Sports Team. A year later, Nickel Centre moved to Blind River and the Sudbury Jr. Wolves were founded. Thessalon folded in 1990, Haileybury moved to Powassan in 1991 and the Timmins Golden Bears joined as well. With teams in North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. A season before, the Espanola Screaming Eagles had been a member of the league,[9] but opted to drop to the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League in 1971; the Canadiens joined them in 1972. In May 2015, the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League applied and were approved to return to the NOJHL after leaving in 2012 due to the Michigan-based NAHL teams either folding or relocating. With teams in North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Team is not participating in the 2020–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 1971, Espanola jumped on board, followed by Chelmsford in 1972. 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. In 1986, Rayside-Balfour went on hiatus and Capreol folded, dropping the league down to four teams. Amateur Sports Team. Ontario Junior A Hockey League. While the Hurricanes were a Junior A team with the Ontario Junior Hockey League, the Monarchs are part of a brand new league called the Ontario Jr. A Super League. In 1986, Rayside-Balfour went on hiatus and Capreol folded, dropping the league down to four teams. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League. 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. The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (SOJHL) is a former Canadian Junior ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario.Prior to the 2012-13 season, the SOJHL was promoted to the Junior C level. [9] With the five former Jr. "B" clubs and the Sudbury Cubs, the league was back in action. If all goes well, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hopes to begin its 2020-2021 season as early as Oct. 15. In April 2017, the Iroquois Falls Eskis announced they were moving to Hearst, Ontario, and became the Hearst Lumberjacks. 2018-19 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Standings. Sports League. In Southern Ontario, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League was looking to expand North. Leagues-> NOJHL-> 1992-93 -> standings. A season before, the Espanola Screaming Eagles had been a member of the league,[5] but opted to drop to the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League in 1971; the Canadiens joined them in 1972. Temiscaming was the second Québécois team in NOJHL history, after the Rouyn-Noranda Capitales who were in the league from 1989 to 1996. B.[12]. [6], The NOHA Jr. B Hockey League was formed in 1970 with a North and South division and teams in Capreol, Levak, Kapuskasing, amongst others. Superior International Junior Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, "NOJHL to commence 2020-21 regular season Friday", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League&oldid=994348161, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The Elliot Lake Bobcats relocated to Cochrane, Ontario and became the Cochrane Crunch, who became the league's most-northern team. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday a number of key points relating to the potential re-start of the 2020-21 regular season. Media/News Company. Sports Club. Won in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1997. Jump: 2017-18,2019-20 Junior Hockey Network. [4], The current incarnation of the NOJHL comprises twelve teams located in Ontario and Michigan. In 2005-06, the North Bay Skyhawks played 10 interlocking games against the Central Junior A Hockey League's Yzerman Division members. The remaining players from the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats joined the Jr. Wolves. COCHRANE – The Cochrane Crunch stormed back from a four-goal deficit by notching five unanswered goals, including three in the third period, to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Tuesday evening at Tim Horton Events Centre. 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 next year, the Canadians were back and a new team known as the Thessalon Flyers entered the league. The next best team, the North Bay Trappers,[8] then chose to leave and joined the Ontario Hockey Association's new Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. Overall champions are bolded. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association (NOJHA) was a Junior A ice hockey league based in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.The league lasted from 1962 until 1972 and competed for the Memorial Cup from 1962 until 1970 and the Manitoba Centennial Trophy from 1970 until 1972. SUDBURY, Ont. The NOJHL was not on stable footing and was competing as a Junior "A" league. Over the summer of 2012, the Sudbury Jr. Wolves severed ties with the OHL's Wolves amd became the Sudbury Cubs, and that moniker only lasted one season and became the Sudbury Nickel Barons. There were six teams in the NOJHL as of 2007. 3. In 1983, the Onaping Falls Huskies dropped out despite winning three league titles in the past four seasons. Article content. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup then moves on to compete for the Royal Bank Cup. Espanola Express Jr. "A" Hockey Team. Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League - How is Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League abbreviated? Marie, Ontario and Michigan, Blind River, Iroquois Falls, and Kirkland Lake, the league is spread across the southern region of Northeastern Ontarioand the corresponding region of Michigan. It is to be noted however, that the resumption of league play remains entirely based up upcoming rulings by the Province of Ontario and the respective regional public health […] The Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey league operating in Eastern Ontario, Canada.The league is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada.The 16 member team of the league compete for the Barkley Cup and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League.Dating back to the 1960s, the league was known until 2015 as the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey … Thessalon folded in 1990, Haileybury moved to Powassan in 1991 and the Timmins Golden Bears joined as well. The re-addition of Espanola to 8 teams - the most since the 2004-05 season. In 2008–09, the NOJHL instituted divisions. A year later they came back as the Soo Eagles. Team cannot participate in the 2020–20 season until the border closures are lifted between Canada and the United States amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Won in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2012, and 2015. On paper, the CHL produces more immediate, NHL ready talent. Sports League. In 1996, Rouyn-Noranda folded to make way for a new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that was moving to their town. Early in the 2005–06 season, the Sudbury Northern Wolves became heavily involved with the OHL's Sudbury Wolves and the Northern Wolves became the Sudbury Jr. Wolves. Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The league folded in 1972 when Sault Ste. Dudley Hewitt Cup - Regional Championship, competed for by NOJHL champions since 1979. CTV's Tony Ryma talks to Randy Russon of Hockey News North in Sault Ste. After a one-season hiatus, they came back for two more years and then folded for good. 2018 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS - WELLINGTON DUKES In 1971, Espanola jumped on board, followed by Chelmsford in 1972. The 2006–07 league champions, the Soo Indians, took a year off in an attempt to sell the franchise. The re-addition brought the league up to 8 teams - the most since the 2004–05 season. In the Spring of 2011, the Royals failed to find new ownership and folded. The North Bay Trappers relocated out of North Bay to Mattawa at the end of the 2013-14 season and became the Mattawa Blackhawks all 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. Copeland-McNamara Trophy and Division Champions, Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Champions. The league's first season was 2009-2010 and as of December 2009 it has 7 teams including former UJHL teams. The teams are currently located in: Blind River, Cochrane, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Hearst, Kirkland Lake, Noelville, Powassan, Rayside-Balfour, Sault Ste. Sports Team. Blind River Beavers. Jump: 1991-92,1993-94 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. SUDBURY -- The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has resumed play and are adjusting to new mandatory safety protocols. Also, after 8 years of trying and failing, an NOJHL champion defeated an OPJHL champion for the Ontario Hockey Association championship. In their first season, the Capreol Hawks won the league championship. With an interlocking schedule, the NOJHL survived the 1986-87 season, the OPJHL did not and folded after the season concluded. Marie Jr. Greyhounds, 2003 - Little Current awarded expansion franchise Manitoulin Wild, 2003 - Sault Ste. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Junior 'A' hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Ontario. They are replaced in Elliot Lake by the Wildcats, 2014 - The Espanola Rivermen withdraw to join the, 2014 - The Powassan Voodoos are added as an expansion team, 2015 - The Abitti Eskimos relocate to Timmins where they are renamed the Timmins Rock, 2015 - The Sudbury Nickel Barons relocate to Rayside-Balfour where they are renamed the Canadians, 2015 - Epanola is awarded an expansion team to replace the Rivermen, they are called the Espanola Express, 2015 - Noelville is awarded an expansion team that takes the name French River Rapids, 2015 - The Soo Eagles return to the league after leaving the. Lowest Goals Against Average, One Season: 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, 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 - Nickel Centre Power Trains leave league, 1988 - Espanola Eagles leave league, franchise sold to Haileybury 54's, 1989 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales join 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, 1994 - Powassan Hawks move and are renamed Sturgeon Falls Lynx, 1995 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians renamed Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 1996 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales disband to make way for, 1997 - Elliot Lake Vikings become Elliot Lake Ice, 1999 - Timmins Golden Bears relocate and become Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis, 1999 - Elliot Lake Ice leave league, franchise sold to Nickel Centre Barons, 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. Copeland-McNamara Trophy and Division Champions, Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Champions, Team has not been able to participate in the 2020–21 season due to local restrictions during the. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The reason for the Soo Eagles return to the NOJHL was because Michigan-based NAHL teams were lost to either folding or relocation, and the league was no longer possible for the Eagles to compete in. The Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, also down to four teams, operated with the NOJHL as essentially two divisions of the same league. The Michigan-based Soo Eagles would also leave to join the USA Hockey Tier II North American Hockey League. 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. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup then moves on to compete for the Royal Bank Cup. Mattawa, the smallest market in the NOJHL lost the Mattawa Blackhawks to Iroquois Falls to fill in for the departed Abitibi Eskimos. In 1981, the Elliot Lake Vikings jumped into the fold. Over the summer of 2015, the league saw the resurrection of the Rayside-Balfour Canadiens, who were the Sudbury Nickel Barons from 2012 to 2015. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian Junior A hockey league that has operated from 1978 to 2021. The Elliot Lake Bobcats relocated to Cochrane, Ontario and became the Cochrane Crunch, who became the league's most-northern team. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)[2] is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league and member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Hockey Association. 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. "It has been difficult, but I am starting to speak with people, so they get more comfortable knowing who I am," Stewart said. From 1996 until 2002, the team won 7 straight NOJHL Championships, three Dudley Hewitt Cups, and once came within one win of winning the Royal Bank Cup as national champions. There are currently 20 teams in the OHL; seventeen in Ontario, two in Michigan, and one in Pennsylvania.. With the top tier of talent sheared off, the only remaining team in the league was the Chelmsford Canadiens. In 1999, Timmins moved to Iroquois Falls, Elliot Lake moved to Nickel Centre, and the Soo Thunderbirds were founded. Espanola Express Jr. "A" Hockey Team. Marie, Ontario and Michigan, Blind River, Iroquois Falls, and Kirkland Lake, the league is spread across the southern region of Northeastern Ontario and the corresponding region of Michigan. Also, after 8 years of trying and failing, an NOJHL champion defeated an OPJHL champion for the Ontario Hockey Association championship. [13] With the five former Jr. "B" clubs and the Sudbury Cubs, the league was back in action. [3] The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup then moves on to compete for the Royal Bank Cup. The league was eligible for the Memorial Cup until 1971, when it was not promoted to Major Junior status. The Northern Junior Hockey League (NJHL) was an independent regional junior ice hockey league based in Jamestown, New York. In 1999, Timmins moved to Iroquois Falls, Elliot Lake moved to Nickel Centre, and the Soo Thunderbirds were founded. In 1988, the Haileybury 54's joined the league and in 1989 so did the Rouyn-Noranda Capitales. During the 2011-12 season, the NOJHL implemented concussion safety policy and drug testing programs. The answer to that is not as straightforward as you might assume. Won in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006. A year later, Nickel Centre moved to Blind River and the Sudbury Northern Wolves were founded. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Junior A hockey league that operated from 1962 to 1972. In 2013, the NOJHL granted expansion to Espanola. Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League listed as NOJHL. The Nickel Centre Power Trains defeated the Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2 for the right to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup -- the Central Canadian Junior "A" Championship. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective players of the month for November in the forward, defenceman, goaltender and rookie categories. In 2013, the NOJHL granted expansion to Espanola. A year later, in 2008, they came back as the Soo Eagles. The NOJHL is the first league in Canadian Junior A hockey to target either of these hot button issues. 1992-93 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Standings. Marie and Sudbury fled the league and joined the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Weeks later, the Elliot Lake market was replaced with the Elliot Lake Wildcats. Overall champions are bolded. In 1996, Rouyn-Noranda folded to make way for a new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that was moving to their town. 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. Sports Club. Junior Hockey Network. There were six teams in the NOJHL as of 2007. In 2002, Sturgeon Falls moved to North Bay. Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 1973, the Canadiens moved to Rayside-Balfour and became the Canadians. In 2002, Sturgeon Falls moved to North Bay. 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