From this point on, the two leagues have re-amalgamated for the 201011 season and have reduced the number of teams in competition by five, buying out or merging the Ajax Attack, Bowmanville Eagles, Bramalea Blues, Couchiching Terriers and Seguin Bruins. After defeating the Wellington Dukes to win the OPJHL crown, the Caps failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup for a berth in the Royal Bank Cup. In 1992, the Milton Merchants won the league championship, but also fell in the Sutherland Cup final, this time to the Kitchener Dutchmen. The Central Division playoffs was won by Wellington, but they were eliminated by the MacKinnon Division champion and defending league champion Oakville Blades in a controversial series that went to a seventh game. Despite just being a mid-season tourney, the event was highly contested and its title is played for with much ferocity.[15]. They then were upset by the SIJHL champion Fort William North Stars 10. intellectual property of their respective owners and may not be used, in whole or in part, without prior

MAILING ADDRESS The Capitals were undefeated in the round robin, defeating Thunder Bay 52, Rayside-Balfour 106, Newmarket 63, and Cobourg 93. The league changed its name to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, the original name of the old Junior A League that lasted from 1972 to 1987. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) As well, the member teams would operate at a higher budget and completely partitioned from the rest of the OPJHL until the league semi-final. Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) The following awards were announced on Monday, March 7th, 2022 at the GMHL Head Office in Bradford, The Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League has released it's team power rankings for March of '22. From 1955 until 1964, the Waterloo Siskins won the league six out of nine seasons, losing out to Burlington in 1957 and 1958 and the Owen Sound Greys in 1961. Edging into the semi-finals via a head-to-head win over the Capitals, the Voyageurs lost their final game of the year 63 to the eventual national champion Vipers. They went to the Dudley Hewitt Cup in Cobourg, Ontario to compete for the Central Canadian Championship. The summer of 1995 brought crisis to the rival Metro Junior A Hockey League. Prior to the start of the season, the three divisions not involved with Central Division Hockey were renamed. The league will now be known as the Ontario Junior Hockey League. 2022 Canadian Junior Hockey League. They battled to the Sutherland Cup final and again met the Stratford Cullitons of the Mid-Western League. The Dudley proved to be little challenge for the Tigers, as they defeated the NOJHL's Soo Indians 41, the SIJHL's Schreiber Diesels 63, and the host Abitibi Eskimos 70, before crushing Schreiber 100 in the Central Championship final. This marked the first national championship in the OPJHL's 11-year history. The summer of 1998 would change the face of Junior A hockey. By early 2010, the two leagues merged to reform the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Effective immediately, the ownership group behind Plattsville Lakers Hockey Club, 54 Hockey Inc.. In 2006, the St. Michael's Buzzers won the Buckland Cup again by defeating the Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2. The Newmarket 87's crushed Brampton 82. They folded with record of 0-23-0-0 and hold the record for worst winning percentage of all-time. The Metro Junior A Hockey League closed its doors after over half a century of action at the Junior A and B levels. 14. None of these championships transpired into a Sutherland Cup. This divisions creation was controversial and had been appealed by left out teams to the Ontario Hockey Federation. From the 198283 season until the 198586 season, the Streetsville Derbys celebrated another period of dominance. In the final of the Sutherland Cup, they met the Kitchener Dutchmen and swept them 4-games-to-none to win the Central League its third and final Sutherland Cup since 1971. As of the 2021Season the GMHL has helped 1,259players advance to higher levels of hockey. Timmins Rock (NOJHL) The OHA & GOJHL announce partnership with Lipsweater, 2022 Sutherland Cup Final Schedule Announced, May 21st Game Postponed Due to Power Outage. OPJHL Champions are listed on the league's official website. Windsor Aces forward Kory Silverio has signed his first professional contract in Swedens HockeyEt. The Kingston Voyageurs won the Ruddock Division who beat the Phillips Division champion Huntsville Otters 4-games-to-1 to go to the Buckland Cup finals. 6. Woodstock took the first ever Central League crown as well as that year's Sutherland Cup as provincial champions. Designs, logos and slogans used On June 29, 2009, the OHA Board of Directors voted to separate the OJHL into two completely different leagues. Also attending from the OPJHL were the Cobourg Cougars as hosts and the Brampton Capitals as OPJHL finalists. The Cougars came up against the Stratford Cullitons of the Mid-Western League and were victorious, winning 8-points-to-4. The 2003-04 Huntsville Wildcats are one of only two teams in OPJHL history to have folded mid-season. The 197475 season was special for the Oakville Blades. With a 13 record, the Blades were eliminated from the tournament despite outshooting their opponent in all four games. In the third game, the Voyageurs defeated the NOJHL champion Soo Thunderbirds 20 to move on directly to the DHC Final. In the final, the Tigers defeated Prince George 31 to win their second national title in four years. In their next game, the Voyageurs edged the MJAHL's Summerside Western Capitals with a wild 75 win. In the semi-final, St. Mike's defeated Fort William 62, only to be defeated 31 in the final. It drew as many as twenty junior hockey teams from all over North America. The other two games for Newmarket had them defeat Sudbury 5-1 and Dryden 71. The result was a one-year ban for the Streetsville Derbys from Ontario Hockey Association play. This ended the OPJHL's first odyssey in the Royal Bank Cup. Burlington Cougars (OJHL) 18. 19. However, no teams were added. The Burlington Mohawks were the only team to stay put. Georgetown then traveled to Weyburn, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 2005. The group of 15 teams will be known as the Ontario Junior A Hockey League, and the other 21 teams will be the Central Canadian Hockey League. They again drew Camrose in the semi-final and were walloped 82 to end their season. In the semi-final, the Tiger ended up defeating the only team they lost to in the tournament, Pembroke, 32 in overtime. Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL) They then flew out to Victoria, British Columbia for the 2009 Royal Bank Cup. Neither Burlington or Owen Sound managed to win the Sutherland Cup with their league championship, in fact only Owen Sound even made to the finals where they were swept by the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Metro Junior B Hockey League. They started out with a loss to the host Weyburn Red Wings, then beat the Central Junior A Hockey League's Hawkesbury Hawks 30. After defeated the Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-2 to win the OPJHL, they then traveled to Georgetown, Ontario to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup. They rebounded in their fourth game, defeating the SJHL's Humboldt Broncos 76, but then had all their hopes erased with a 61 loss to the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks. This would be the final incarnation of the league in its original setup. 15. The Dukes lost their first game 41 to the SJHL's Humboldt Broncos and lost again in their second game 71 to the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks. In 1971, the league re-aligned itself geographically. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) In the next game, the Buzzers found their form again and massacred the host Fort William North Stars 71, only to lose to the NOJHL's Sudbury Jr. Wolves 52. After finishing first in the OPJHL regular season, the Tigers walked through five rounds of playoffs to win the Buckland Cup. 8. Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) The Oakville Blades then faced the CCHL's Newmarket Hurricanes for the 2010 Buckland Cup. Newmarket defeated Rayside-Balfour 43, Cobourg 31, lost to Brampton, and then Thunder Bay 32.

Panthres de St-Jrme (LHJAAAQ) After losing their first game to the host Grande Prairie Storm 42, the Tiger went on a roll, beating the BCHL's Nanaimo Clippers 42, the SJHL's Kindersley Klippers 50, and the then Central Junior A Hockey League's Nepean Raiders 31. The trend continued in the summer of 2011, as the Streetsville Derbys merged to leave the league and the Collingwood Blackhawks, Dixie Beehives, and Orangeville Flyers all ceased operations. In the first semi-final, Brampton defeated Cobourg 52, while Newmarket beat Thunder Bay 63. An attempt to downsize the OHA's Jr. A and Jr. B teams from 63 teams of near equal calibre to about 12-16 teams of high calibre and the rest playing in a development division. In the final, the Derbys met the Waterloo Siskins of the Mid-Western League and despite a spirited performance, fell 4-games-to-3 to the Siskins. In 1956 they defeated the Brampton Regents of the Metro league 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie. The finish in the Central Division was quite unique. In the semi-final, the Tigers played the Raiders again and beat them 72, then manhandled the Klippers 71 in the final to win the Royal Bank Cup. Unfortunately for the Blades, the Bramalea Blues of the Metro Junior B Hockey League awaited them. Please note: In 2009-10, there are two bolded league champions, this is due to a schism in the league that season. written consent. The tournament started in 1992 to help aid Canadian Hockey League, National Hockey League, and National Collegiate Athletic Association scouts in finding prospects for their teams. In response, the Ontario Hockey Association took the Central Junior B Hockey League, the remaining Junior B league closest to Toronto, and promoted it to Junior A. Much change happened in the summer of 1971. 9. Next, Newmarket flew out to Melfort, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 1996. The first season for this super-league was won by the Bramalea Blues. First and last place in the division was the least spread out of all four divisions, the top six of eight teams all had even or winning records, the Markham Waxers and Wellington Dukes race for first place lasted until the final game of the season, as did the race for third between the Hamilton Red Wings, Newmarket Hurricanes, and Toronto Jr. Canadiens. The "Big" moniker was often given to OHA leagues as the OHA pushed away from smaller rural multi-level groupings. They also gained the Dundas Blues and the Brampton Vic Woods. The OPJHL still had a single hope left, the Streetsville Derbys were the hosts of the 2006 Royal Bank Cup in Brampton, Ontario. The Otters went as far as hosting the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, and playing in the final losing to the Wellington Dukes, while the Vipers were improving and being one of the top teams, and the Capitals went out of business. Silverio Signs Pro in Sweden's HockeyEttan, The Temiscaming Titans Win the 2022 Russell Cup, Red Wings Capture West Division Championship, GMHL Team Profile: High Prairie Red Wings, GMHL Alumnus Spotlight: David Christopher, GMHL Decade of Excellence: Gerry Hogenhout. The Huntsville Otters, Vaughan Vipers, and Brampton Capitals have all accepted buyouts from the league at the conclusion of the 201112 season. The added teams are proposed to be advancement of Junior B teams and not from expansion. The Blades lost their opener to the host Cornwall Colts 54. They then lost to the Central Junior A Hockey League's Pembroke Lumber Kings 53. After defeating the St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2 to clinch the Buckland Cup and their fifth victorious best-of-7 series of the playoffs, the Tigers moved on to North Bay, Ontario to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup. After defeating the SIJHL's Fort Frances Borderland Thunder 71, they lost to the NOJHL's North Bay Skyhawks 21. The 198081 season had a team other than the Derbys show dominance, as the Burlington Cougars won the Central League championship. In the semi-final, Newmarket defeated Dryden again 2-1 and in the final Oakville finished off Newmarket's season with a 63 victory. Estevan Bruins (SJHL) Milton Menace (OJHL) Due to tie-breaker, the Buzzers were eliminated from the round robin. In 1969, the Collingwood Blues jumped up to the Central League and stayed until the realignment of 1971, winning both league championships (1970 and 1971). All Rights Reserved. The Tigers then flew out to Grande Prairie, Alberta to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 2004. The Tigers then beat the host Prince George Spruce Kings 6-3 and the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks 74 to clinch first place in the round robin. From 1998 until 2009, the league champion has been awarded the Frank L. Buckland Trophy.

In 198283, the Derbys won their first league title in three season, a year later they won it again and battled all the way to the Sutherland Cup final. The Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League will be profiling one team per month, The GMHL has had the opportunity to advance hundreds of players to the professional and college. In 199293, the Barrie Colts dominated the CJAHL. In 2002, the Brampton Capitals once again were the Buckland Cup champions. The 1999-00 Buckland Cup champions were the Brampton Capitals, but they failed to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup, losing a best-of-7 series to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats. In 2007, the tournament was canceled as Newmarket wanted to focus their attention on hosting the Dudley Hewitt Cup that year. Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL), HONOURABLE MENTION: Powassan Voodoos (NOJHL); Soo Eagles (NOJHL); North York Rangers (OJHL); Campbellton Tigers (MHL); Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners (MHL), 2022 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, champions: Brooks Bandits (AJHL), The @brooks_bandits score FOUR in the 3rd period to win the #CentennialCup and their second straight National Championship . A year later, the Derbys again met the Stratford Cullitons (now of the Mid-Western Junior B Hockey League), but lost 9-points-to-5. The Tigers swept the opposition, defeating the NOJHL's Soo Thunderbirds 31, the SIJHL's Fort William North Stars 40, and the host North Bay Skyhawks 53, they moved straight to the final and beat the Skyhawks again 51 to clinch the Central Canadian championship. The Oakville Blades defeated the Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-3 in the OJAHL final to win their first and what will be the only OJAHL Championship. Players interested in being placed on the GMHL Draft List can complete this form. 5. The 195455 season's members were the Woodstock Warriors, Owen Sound Greys, Waterloo Siskins, Burlington Mohawks, Paris Redshirts, Dundas Flyers, and Ingersoll Reems. In late 2015, the OJHL announced a proposal to increase the league by two teams. 10.

In 1977, the Derbys made the All-Ontario final. 12. In 2008, the tournament was turned strictly into a 2-game a team showcase for teams from Central Division Hockey, killing the tournament format. The summer of 2008 brought much change to the OPJHL. [7], On September 19, 2008, the league, already a month into the 200809 season, announced a name change, a new logo, and a new website. The Blues failed to make the provincial final in either of those years. Despite the retraction in league size and an increase in overall league talent, the league's teams have suffered at the gate[9][10] and some teams have been forced to charge player fees. The Hurricanes kept the series close, but the Blades took it in six games to move on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. From the 197576 season until the 197980 season, the Central League was dominated by the Streetsville Derbys. Unit 6 2155 Dunwin Drive The Blues also won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions and travelled to Yorkton, Saskatchewan to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 1999. The Bancroft Hawks (Quinte), Buffalo Lightning (Niagara), Caledon Canadians, Durham Huskies, Huntsville Wildcats, Markham Waxers, North York Rangers, Oshawa Legionaires, Pickering Panthers, Port Hope Buzzards, Shelburne Wolves, Syracuse Jr. Crunch, Thornhill Rattlers, Wellington Dukes, and Wexford Raiders[4][5] all made the jump to the OPJHL. A year later, the Merchants again won the OPJHL and this time the DHC too. In this span, the Derbys won the League title five straight times, made the Ontario finals three times, and won the Sutherland Cup once. On top of St. Mike's loss to Georgetown, they lost to Fort William 64, but defeated North Bay 43 in quadruple overtime. [14] The CJBHL champions were provided by the league's statistician and the Toronto Star. Their undefeated record gave the Capitals a bye directly into the DHC final, which they lost in a 6-4 heart-breaker to the Thunder Bay Flyers. 4. This results in a rematch of the OPJHL final in the Dudley Hewitt Cup final. They then lost to the SJHL's Humboldt Broncos 52 and then the BCHL's Vernon Vipers 85. They kept on winning and found themselves in the Sutherland Cup final. In July 2013, the TheHockeyWriters.com listed the OJHL as the 7th best developmental league, professional or amateur, in North America.[2]. The 199293 season would be the final Junior B season for the Central League. Since 2009, the Ontario Junior Hockey League has retracted in size down to 22 teams as of 2015 after a series of buyouts from the league and mergers. In their first game, the Buzzers lost 32 to the SIJHL's Dryden Ice Dogs despite badly outshooting them. 20. In the round robin, the Capitals went undefeated, beating the Metro's Caledon Canadians 41, the NOJHL's Timmins Golden Bears 5-3 and the USHL's Thunder Bay Flyers 52. The OPJHL Showcase Tournament was an annual event ran between Christmas and New Years in Newmarket, Ontario, hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes.

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31 GOJHL players participate in NHL Development Camps, Pair of GOJHL players receive Dairy Farmers of Ontario bursaries, RETURN TO NORMAL TIMELINE HIGHLIGHTS 2022 GOJHL AGM, 2022 Frank Santarossa Scholarship recipients announced, St. Catharines Falcons are 2022 Sutherland Cup Champions. In 1960, the Siskins defeated the Marlboros of the Metro League 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie to win the provincial crown. It all went downhill from there as the 87's then lost to the host Melfort Mustangs 113, the MJAHL's Moncton Beavers 43, and were defeated in the semi-final by Vernon 74. In the final, the Voyageurs defeated a fatigued and fresh off a slim semi-final victory North Stars 41 to win the Central Canada crown. In the process, Oakville lost their star goaltender, mid-tournament, in order for him to maintain hist NCAA eligibility due to his age. Bolded are the overall playoff champions, Italicized are the runner-up and fellow conference champion. In return, the Central League gained many teams from the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League, like the Oakville Blades, Milton Flyers, Hespeler Shamrocks and Streetsville Derbys. A season before, a sign that this might happen occurred when the 1997 Metro Champion Aurora Tigers defected prior to the 199798 season. From 1994 until 1998 the OPJHL competed against the Metro Junior A Hockey League and/or Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League for the Buckland Cup, losing in 1994 and 1997 but winning 1995, 1996 and 1998. Although the OHA is attempted to play down the significance of the division in some aspects, they have admitted that the new conference would have slightly different rules than the rest of the divisions and that the CDH would be geared more for development. In 1988, the Metro Junior B Hockey League left the Ontario Hockey Association. In 1962, they defeated the St. Thomas Elgins of the Western Junior B League 4-games-to-1 and in 1964 they defeated Weston of the Metro League 4-games-to-1 to claim another crown. In their only year in the CJBHL they won the league championship and lost the Sutherland Cup final 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie to the Markham Waxers of the Metro League. The 2001 Buckland Cup champions were the Thornhill Rattlers. They won the Central League championship, and were granted permission to compete in the Provincial Junior B playdowns. The first game in the new league's history was on September 9, 2009. As the 200910 season wore on, the Ontario Hockey Association presented the Tomorrow's Game plan. As a result, the Strathroy Rockets were homeless and joined the league. (**) denotes that the record is held only by a team that completed their season. Kingston would defeat Oakville 4-games-to-2 in the league final for the Buckland Cup. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the Junior A level and renamed the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. As approved by the OHA, the semi-autonomous Central Division Hockey pilot program began in 200809. At the Dudley, the Blades were perfect, defeating the SIJHL's Dryden Ice Dogs 51, the NOJHL's Sudbury Jr. Wolves 53, and the host Newmarket Hurricanes 52. 2005-2022 GMHL, Power Play Stats. The Streetsville Derbys defeated the North York Rangers 54 in a shootout in North York. The 2008 league champions were an exciting Oakville Blades team that had a great regular season and dominated the Buckland Cup playoffs. 2022 GOJHL | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. During the summer of 1992, the OHA promoted the Central League to Junior A status, allowing its teams less limitations on signing players then an average Junior B team would have. The exception to this is the Buffalo Jr. Sabres located in the American state of New York. The teams in the league that year were the Barrie Colts, Markham Waxers, Peterborough Jr. Petes, Newmarket 87's, Orillia Terriers, Lindsay Bears, Ajax Axemen, Collingwood Blues, and Cobourg Cougars in the East Division and the Brampton Capitals, Burlington Cougars, Milton Merchants, Caledon Canadians, Oakville Blades, Streetsville Derbys (played that season in Mississauga), Georgetown Raiders, and Royal York Rangers in the West Division. They traveled off to the Royal Bank Cup 1998 in Nanaimo, British Columbia to compete for the National Junior A championship. 3. [11][12], Shortly after Hamilton being announced as a major junior market, the Hamilton Red Wings relocated to Markham, but were not allowed to return as the Markham Waxers and instead re-branded as the Markham Royals and will begin play in 201516.[13]. A year later, the Wellington Dukes rebounded their OPJHL final defeated from 2002 and won the 2003 Buckland Cup 4-games-to-2 over the Aurora Tigers. The Central League was formed as a sister league to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League that had been running since 1950. March 2019, the OJHL announced the addition of the Collingwood Colts for the 20192020 season. Four of these teams; the Bramalea Blues, Kingston Voyageurs, Mississauga Chargers, and St. Michael's Buzzers; fled to join the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. Red Lake Miners (SIJHL) The South Division is scattered between the Phillips and MacKinnon Divisions.[8]. In 1964, began a four-year dynasty for the Kitchener Greenshirts.