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North York Rangers (1967–1984)
The North York Rangers were a junior ice hockey team. They originated in 1967, when the Woodbridge Rangers of the Metro Junior B League moved to North York. The team operated out of the Metro League until the Ontario Junior Hockey League was founded in 1972, at which point the Rangers and four other Metro teams moved to the new league. The Rangers made it to the Royal Bank Cup in 1980 and 1983. In 1984, the team was renamed the North York Red Wings and folded after one season. Season-by-season results Regular season Playoffs *1973 ''DNQ'' *1974 ''Lost semi-final'' :North York Rangers defeated Dixie Beehives ''4-games-to-3'' :Aurora Tigers defeated North York Rangers ''4-games-to-none'' *1975 ''Lost semi-final'' :North York Rangers defeated Whitby Knob Hill Farms ''4-games-to-1'' :Wexford Raiders defeated North York Rangers ''4-games-to-3'' *1976 ''Lost final'' :North York Rangers defeated Ajax Knob Hill Farms ''4-games-to-1 with 1 tie'' :North York Rangers defeated Toronto Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North York
North York is a former township and city and is now one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the northern area of Toronto, centred around Yonge Street, north of Ontario Highway 401. It is bounded by York Region to the north at Steeles Avenue, (where it borders Vaughan) on the west by the Humber River (Ontario), Humber River, on the east by Victoria Park Avenue. Its southern boundary is erratic and corresponds to the northern boundaries of the former municipalities of Toronto: York, Toronto, York, Old Toronto and East York. As of the 2016 Census, the district has a population of 644,685. North York was created as a township in 1922 out of the northern part of the former Township (Canada), township of York, a municipality that was located along the western border of the-then Old Toronto, City of Toronto. Following its inclusion in Metropolitan Toronto in 1953, it was one of the fastest-growing parts of Greater Toronto due to its proxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Nationals (1970–1980)
The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" & Junior "B" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League. Jr. A Nationals In 1975, the Nationals won their one and only Junior "A" league title. They went on to the Ontario Hockey Association Championship and met the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Champion Guelph CMC's. Guelph came out on top 4-games-to-2. The Nationals folded in 1977. Season-by-season results Playoffs *1973 ''Lost final'' :Toronto Nationals defeated Aurora Tigers ''4-games-to-none'' :Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' :Wexford Raiders defeated Toronto Nationals ''4-games-to-1'' *1974 ''Lost quarter-final'' : North Bay Trappers defeated Toronto Nationals ''4-games-to-3'' *1975 ''Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup'' :Toronto Nationals defeated Richmond Hill Rams ''4-games-to-2'' :Toronto Nationals defeate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOJHL
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is a Junior ice hockey league with eleven teams in Northeastern Ontario and Upper Michigan. The league is a constituent member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and is governed by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Teams compete to win the league championship Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy, with the winning team advancing to the national championship to compete for the Centennial Cup. The NOJHL was established in 1978 with six teams: the Espanola Eagles, Espanola Eagles (1978–1988), Capreol Hawks, Capreol Hawks (1978–1986), Nickel Centre Native Sons, Nickel Centre Native Sons (1978–1984), Onaping Falls Huskies, Onaping Falls Huskies (1978–1983), Rayside-Balfour Canadians (1978–1986) and Sudbury Cubs, Sudbury Cubs (1978–1982). It was preceded by the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association, NOJHA (1962–1972) and the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League (1970–1978). By the 1986–87 season, the NOJHL was dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Jr. B League. In 1974, they changed their name to the Onaping Falls Huskies and won four consecutive NOHA Jr. B League titles (1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978) and three branch titles (1975, 1976, and 1978). They, and their league, were promoted to Jr. A in the summer of 1978. Playing exclusively in the NOJHL from 1978 to 1986, the Onaping Falls Huskies were a very successful team, winning four league titles in their seven seasons. They won the McNamara Cup in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1986. At the national level, they were never able to defeat the champions of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, however, and therefore never advanced to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup. In 1980, the Huskies were swept by the North York Rangers 3-ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Centennial Cup
The 1980 Centennial Cup is the tenth Tier II Junior "A" 1980 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup, Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, and the Fred Page Cup, Callaghan Cup. The tournament was hosted by the North York Rangers (1967–1984), North York Rangers in the city of North York, Ontario. The Playoffs Round Robin Results :Sherwood-Parkdale Metros defeated North York Rangers 7-6 2OT :North York Rangers defeated Red Deer Rustlers 2-0 :Red Deer Rustlers defeated Sherwood-Parkdale Metros 6-0 :North York Rangers defeated Sherwood-Parkdale Metros 4-3 :Red Deer Rustlers defeated North York Rangers 5-4 2OT :Red Deer Rustlers defeated Sherwood-Parkdale Metros 7-6 2OT ''Note: OT - denotes overtime '' Finals Awards :Most Valuable Player: Brent Sutter (Red Deer Rustlers) :Top Scorer: Bill Colville (North York Rangers (1967–1984), North York Rangers) :Most Sportsmanlike Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CenJHL
The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL; French: ''Ligue de hockey du Canada centrale'', LHCC) is a Junior A ice hockey league in North America composed of 12 teams – all around the National Capital Region. The CCHL is one of the nine Junior A leagues across Canada and is considered as the most successful and highest level of Junior A hockey compared to all the other eight leagues across the country. The Bogart Cup, the oldest junior ice hockey sports trophy in Canada, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) views the Bogart Cup as one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The CCHL is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The Central Canada Hockey League is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada, and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The winner of the CCHL playoffs competes for the national Centennial Cup, an annual tournament organized by Hockey C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pembroke Lumber Kings
The Pembroke Lumber Kings (colloquially referred to as the Kings) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Pembroke, Ontario. The Lumber Kings compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise is one of the ''Original Five'' teams of the league. Founded in 1964, the team folded in 1979, but came back in 1980. Since 1964, they play their home games at Pembroke Memorial Centre. The Lumber Kings have won the most Bogart Cup championships of any CCHL franchise since its existence (14). The Kings played their home games at Pembroke Memorial Centre from 1964 until 1979, for 15 seasons. They got sold to a new ownership group, and came back for the 1980–81 season, and moved into Pembroke Memorial Centre once again. The Lumber Kings are one of the most popular and successful franchises in the CCHL; fans and sports commentators refer to the Pembroke area as " Hockeytown", which has been a registered trademark owned by the franchise since 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TBJHL
The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League (TBJHL) was a Canadian junior ice hockey league that existed from c. 1920 to 1980. The TBJHL operated in Northwestern Ontario, primarily in the Thunder Bay region. The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League was what is now known as a Major Junior hockey league from roughly 1920 until the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association realignment of 1970. After 1970, the TBJHL was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competed for the Manitoba Centennial Trophy until the league folded in 1980. Thunder Bay and the TBJHL was considered on the border region of what people would call Eastern Canada and Western Canada. Due to its location, the Thunder Bay league often switched from East to West year-to-year in National playdowns. The league's remoteness resulted in keeping the league's few teams from competing in the neighbouring Manitoba Junior Hockey League or Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, making the league's existence a necessity to the region's hocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay Eagles
The Port Arthur Marrs were a junior ice hockey team that played in Port Arthur, Ontario (now part of the city of Thunder Bay). They were named for trucking company and sponsor W.H. Marr, Ltd., and contested the 1967 Memorial Cup, which they lost to the Toronto Marlboros. History The Marrs played out of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League of Hockey Northwestern Ontario. They became the ''Thunder Bay Marrs'' in 1970 and then the ''Thunder Bay Case Eagles'' in 1971. The North Stars folded on July 6, 1980, when the TBAHA left them with no league to play in. Season-by-season standings Playoffs *1971 ''Won League, Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final'' :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Westfort Hurricanes ''4 games to 1'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Fort Frances Royals (Independent) ''3 games to none'' JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Sudbury Wolves (NOJHA) ''4 games to 3'' :Charlottetown Islanders (MJAHL) defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SOJAHL
The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977. *The Big '10' ''Western Division'' Prior to 1956 *Western Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League 1956 - 1968 *Western Ontario Junior "A" Hockey League 1968 - 1970 *Southern Ontario Junior "A" Hockey League 1970 - 1977 History In 1956 the traditional Big '10' League was divided, its Western Division became the Western Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League, and the Central Division became the Central Junior "B" Hockey League. In the 1960s, the Western Junior "B" Hockey League was arguably the top league of Junior "B" hockey in Ontario. The Western's brass and the team owners felt that they should, as a whole, be promoted to Junior "A" status. In 1968 the league applied to the Ontario Hockey Association, but were declined by Jack Devine wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's until 1972, the Biltmore Mad Hatters until 1975, and then took on the name Platers. The Platers were promoted to the Ontario Hockey League in 1982 and moved to Owen Sound in 1989. The franchise played in the Guelph Memorial Gardens. History Early years The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League, now the Ontario Junior Hockey League, in 1968. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League for the 1970–71 season. CMC was an acronym for Central Mechanical Contractor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal York Royals
The Royal York Royals are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The team was based at Downsview Arena in the Downsview neighbourhood. The team was originally named the Downsview Bees from 1971–1972, the Downsview Beavers from 1972–1974, and the Royal York Royals from 1974–1980. History The Downsview Bees started operations in 1971, as part of the Metro Junior B league. In 1972, the team was one of six Metro teams to join the new OPJHL, changing its name to Beavers to reflect that they no longer were playing "Junior B" hockey. They became the Royals in 1974 and started having some success. After four consecutive years near the top of the league and little playoff success, the Royals folded in 1980. In 1978, the Royals made it to the league finals to contend for the Buckland Trophy. Their opponent was the Guelph Platers. The Platers defeated the Royals 4-games-1. An incide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
