The Smith Falls Jr Bears are a Junior "B"

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team in

Smith Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes ...

. The franchise originated as the Westport Rideaus and played in the

Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 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 and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League. The 1 ...

(EOJHL). Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019–2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the

Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 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 and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League. The ...

(CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the

for 2021. August 2022, it was announced that the Junior B Rideaus were being relocated to Smith Falls and become the Jr. Bears. The junior C franchise that was re-locate from Bytown to Westport would continue the name Rideaus as they compete in the National Capital Hockey League.

Season-by-season results

Notable alumni

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External links

Rideaus WebpageCCHL2 Webpage
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