The Sutherland Cup is the

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Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The trophy was first awarded in 1934, and named in honour of former OHA and CAHA president, James T. Sutherland. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the

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. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship. From 1976 until 1978, as many as eight leagues competed for the Sutherland Cup in a massive playdown structure that took months to complete. There is no National Championship for Junior B hockey in Canada, similar championships are held in

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( Keystone Cup),

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( Coupe Dodge),

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( Barkley Cup), and

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( Don Johnson Memorial Cup)—leaving five teams at the end of each year with a shared claim to being the best Junior B team in Canada.

Competing leagues

(GOJHL) 2007 to present

Past competing leagues

* Border Cities Junior B Hockey League (BCJHL) 1958–1964 *

Central Junior B Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...

(CJBHL) 1954–1993 *

Eastern Junior B Hockey League The Eastern Junior B Hockey League (EJBHL) was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Eastern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" tit ...

(EJBHL) 1955–1972 *

Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League The Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League (GHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1974 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Juni ...

(GHJHL) 1974–2007 *

Metro Junior B Hockey League The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to ...

(MetJHL) 1956–1989 * Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League (MOJBHL) 1968–1978 *

Mid-Western Junior Hockey League The Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1973 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior ...

(MWJBHL) 1977–2007 :*'' Southwestern Junior B Hockey League (SJBHL) 1973–1974'' :*''a.k.a. Waterloo-Wellington Junior B Hockey League (WWJHL) 1974–1977'' * Niagara District Junior B Hockey League (NJBHL) 1956–1979 *

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(SWJBHL) 1976–1978 *

Western Junior B Hockey League The Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1969 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hock ...

(WOJBHL) 1956–1968 *

Western Ontario Hockey League The Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1969 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hoc ...

(WOHL) 1969–2007

Sutherland Cup Champions

''(*) advanced to championship round as wild card. Lost in conference final, but advanced based on superior record over the other two conference finalists.''

References

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External links

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