Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
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The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
based out of Southwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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- Shamrock Junior D Hockey League 1960 - 1969
- Western Junior D Hockey League 1969 - 1991
- Northern Junior D Hockey League Merged in 1985
- Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League Merged in 1988
- Junior Development Hockey League 1991 - 2006
- Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League 2006 to Present
History
The SOJHL was known as the OHA Junior Development Hockey League until the Summer of 2006. The OHAJDL was created from the merging of the Western Junior D Hockey League and the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League and absorption of the folded Northern Junior D Hockey League. The league carries no official grading like other leagues in the OHA, and acts as the farm system for many local Junior B teams. The league has a long history and is the product of the many downsizings of classifications in the OHA.The winner of the SOJHL's playoffs earns the Ontario Hockey Association Cup, but this may change soon. The skill level of the SOJHL is comparable to the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The National Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. The league is meant to be an interprovincial league between Ontario and Quebec....
. During the summer of 2006, the Yeck Conference applied to break off from the league and start their own Junior C league, but were turned down by the OHA. A talented and entertaining league, the SOJHL has a long standing tradition of the OHA in the Southwestern Ontario region.
The SOJHL downsized extensively for the 2008-09 season, losing Mitchell, West Lorne, and Central Elgin. The league also reformatted into three divisions.
The SOJHL will see the Central Elgin franchise return, this time as the Port Stanley Sailors, for the 2009-2010 season.
Due to a proposal put forth by the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
, the SOJHL may be divided up between the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League, Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
The Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Great Lakes will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....
, and Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup.-History:...
for either the 2010-11 season or the one after. On that note, the North Middlesex Stars
North Middlesex Stars
The North Middlesex Stars are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Parkhill, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
won the 2009 SOJHL championship by defeated the Delhi Travellers
Delhi Travellers
The Delhi Travellers are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Delhi, Ontario, Canada. The Travellers play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
4-games-to-3, topping off a 3-games-to-1 deficit comeback with a 7-0 win to clinch the 2009 SOJHL championship.
The Teams
| McConnell Conference | ||||||||||
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| Burford Bulldogs Burford Bulldogs The Burford Bulldogs are Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Burford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Burford Bulldogs were founded in 1988 after a long layoff of junior hockey in the town of Burford... |
Burford Burford, Ontario Burford is a rural community and is part of the County of Brant, in central southwestern Ontario. It has 1,940 residents . It is located eight kilometers west of the City of Brantford along Highway 53, and seventy kilometers east of London, Ontario... |
1988 | ||||||||
| Delhi Travellers Delhi Travellers The Delhi Travellers are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Delhi, Ontario, Canada. The Travellers play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Delhi | 1967 | ||||||||
| Hagersville Hawks Hagersville Hawks The Hagersville Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Hagersville, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League and have been in existence since being granted a franchise in 1992. Hagersville won the league championship in 2005... |
Hagersville Hagersville, Ontario Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario which gained international notoriety in 1990 for a gigantic uncontrolled tire fire which spewed toxic smoke for seventeen days... |
1992 | ||||||||
| Norfolk Rebels | Port Dover Port Dover, Ontario Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie.The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814.... & Waterford |
1988 | ||||||||
| St. George Dukes St. George Dukes The St. George Dukes are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in St. George, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
St. George | 1994 | ||||||||
| Bauer Conference | ||||||||||
| Team | Centre | Founded | ||||||||
| Ayr Centennials Ayr Centennials The Ayr Centennials are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Ayr, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Ayr Ayr, Ontario The village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario... |
1983 | ||||||||
| Port Stanley Sailors | Port Stanley Port Stanley, Ontario Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, Elgin County, located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek.-History:... |
1969 | ||||||||
| Tavistock Braves Tavistock Braves The Tavistock Braves are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Tavistock | 1970 | ||||||||
| Thamesford Trojans Thamesford Trojans The Thamesford Trojans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Thamesford | 1976 | ||||||||
| Wellesley Applejacks Wellesley Applejacks The Wellesley Applejacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Wellesley | 1987 | ||||||||
| Yeck Conference | ||||||||||
| Team | Centre | Founded | ||||||||
| Exeter Hawks Exeter Hawks The Exeter Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Exeter Exeter, Ontario Exeter is a Canadian community in the municipality of South Huron, in the southern portion of Huron County, Ontario, located approximately 50 kilometres north of London. The community proclaims itself the "Home of the White Squirrel", owing to the presence of the unusually-coloured mammals... |
1961 | ||||||||
| Lambeth Lancers Lambeth Lancers The Lambeth Lancers are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lambeth, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Lambeth Lambeth, Ontario Lambeth, Ontario may refer to:*Lambeth, Middlesex County, Ontario*Lambeth, Oxford County, Ontario... |
1987 | ||||||||
| Lucan Irish Lucan Irish The Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Lucan | 1968 | ||||||||
| Mount Brydges Bulldogs Mount Brydges Bulldogs The Mount Brydges Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association... |
Mount Brydges | 1975 | ||||||||
| North Middlesex Stars North Middlesex Stars The North Middlesex Stars are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Parkhill, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:... |
Parkhill | 1993 | ||||||||
2007-08 OHA Cup Playoffs
OHA Cup Champions
League Title
- 2011 Thamesford Trojans
- 2010 Thamesford Trojans
- 2009 North Middlesex Stars
- 2008 Thamesford Trojans
- 2007 Mitchell Hawks
- 2006 Lucan Irish
- 2005 Hagersville Hawks
- 2004 Exeter Hawks
- 2003 Thamesford Trojans
- 2002 Exeter Hawks
- 2001 Mount Brydges Bulldogs
- 2000 Port Stanley Lakers
- 1999 Lucan Irish
- 1998 Wellesley Applejacks
- 1997 Mount Brydges Bulldogs
- 1996 Exeter Hawks
- 1995 Thamesford Trojans
- 1994 Mitchell Hawks
- 1993 Mitchell Hawks
- 1992 Thamesford Trojans
- 1991 Thamesford Trojans
- 1990 Thamesford Trojans
- 1989 Lambeth Lancers
Provincial Title
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OHAJDHL
- Alvinston FlyersAlvinston FlyersThe Alvinston Flyers are a Junior "C" team based out of Alvinston, Ontario. They play out of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League.-Season-by-season record:...
- Langton Thunderbirds
- Mitchell HawksMitchell HawksThe Mitchell Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
- Seaforth Centenaires
- West Lorne LakersWest Lorne LakersThe West Lorne Lakers were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in West Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Until the end of the 2007-2008 season, they played in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association...
Northern League
- Arthur Eagles
- Brussels BullsBrussels BullsThe Brussels Bulls are a professional American football team based in Brussels, Belgium. The Bulls compete in the Flemish American Football League conference in the Belgian Football League .-EFAF 2010 Atlantic Cup:...
- Fergus Green MachineFergus DevilsThe Fergus Devils are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
- Grand Valley Harvesters
- Howick Optimists
- Markdale Mohawks
- Owen Sound SalvagemenOwen Sound GreysThe Owen Sound Greys are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
- Southampton Mariners
- Walkerton Capitols
- Wingham IronmenWingham IronmenThe Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League...
Shamrock/Western League
- Bothwell Barons
- Hanover HurricanesHanover BaronsThe Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
- Hensall-Zurich Combines
- Lambeth Flyers
- Ohsweken Golden Eagles
- Paris MountiesParis MountiesThe Paris Mounties are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Paris, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-Season-by-Season record:...
- Strathroy FalconsStrathroy RocketsThe Strathroy Rockets are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
- Thedford Browns
- Zurich Dominions
Southern League
- Burford Knights
- Caledonia CorvairsCaledonia CorvairsThe Caledonia Corvairs are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
- Hagersville Flyers
- Norwich MerchantsNorwich MerchantsThe Norwich Merchants are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Norwich, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-Season-by-Season record:...
- Simcoe ChargersSimcoe StormThe Simcoe Storm are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League, a league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
- Waterford Tri-Cats