Empire Junior C Hockey League
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The Empire B Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association.
- Eastern Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League 1989 - 1996
- Empire B Junior "C" Hockey League 1996 to Present
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[edit] History
Formed in 1989 as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League, the league had to change it's name in 1995 to avoid ongoing confusion with the neighbouring Ottawa District Hockey Association's long running Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The forerunner of the EBJCHL was the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League, which merged into the Central Junior C Hockey League in 1986.
The league features six franchises, which are located through Central-eastern Ontario in Amherstview, Campbellford, Colborne, Frontenac (near Godfrey), Napanee, and Picton. The Gananoque Islanders of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League are a potential future 7th team of the league. Gananoque neighbours the city of Kingston, Ontario, but has special permission to compete within the neighbouring Ottawa district, the Ottawa District Hockey Association.
The teams play a 40-game regular season, with four home and away dates against each of the other Empire B teams, and the top four teams make the playoffs — two rounds of best-of-seven play. The Empire playoff champions will advance to the OHA quarterfinals against the Central champions and compete for an All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup. In its 17-year history, only one Empire B team, the 1993 Napanee Raiders, has won the Schmalz Cup. The Raiders also advanced to the finals in 1996.
In three of the past four years, Empire B players have gone on to be named the OHA's Junior C player of the year. In 2002-2003, Picton's Adam Walsh earned the honour, in 2004-2005, Campbellford's Joe Curry was recognized, and last season Amherstview's Ryan Zufelt shared the honours with goaltender Mac Cook of Niagara West Simcoe Storm.
[edit] The Teams
| East Division | |||
| Team | Centre | 2005-06 Record | Finish |
| Amherstview Jets | Amherstview | 22-8-4 | 2 |
| Napanee Raiders | Napanee | 22-6-4 | 1 |
| Frontenac Flyers | Verona | 0-34-0 | 3 |
| West Division | |||
| Team | Centre | 2005-06 Record | Finish |
| Campbellford Rebels | Campbellford | 15-18-1 | 1 |
| Colborne Cobras | Colborne | 13-21-0 | 3 |
| Picton Pirates | Picton | 13-20-1 | 2 |
[edit] 2005-06 League Playoffs
For the Ontario Hockey Association "All-Ontario Jr. "C" Championship", please go to the Clarence Schmalz Cup.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Empire Finals | |||||||||||
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| 2 | Amherstview | 3 | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Campbellford | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Amherstview | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Frontenac | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Napanee | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Amherstview | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | Napanee | 4 | |||||||||||
| West | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Colborne | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Picton | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Colborne | 3 | |||||||||||
[edit] 2005-06 League Award Winners
Below are the winners of the Empire league's 2005-2006 awards, finalists for awards voted upon appear in brackets.
- Wayne and Myrtle Tod Trophy (League Champions) - Napanee Raiders (Amherstview Jets)
- Mason Budarick Trophy (Season Champions) - Napanee Raiders (Amherstview Jets)
- Highest-scoring team - Amherstview Jets
- Lowest team GAA - Napanee Raiders
- Most Valuable Player - Ryan Zufelt, AMH (Jason Cherbonneau, NAP, Mike Banks, CFD)
- Most Valuable Defenceman - Erik Zufelt, AMH (Brock Thompson, NAP, Shawn Finch, COL)
- Most Valuable Goaltender - Zak Vandenburg, NAP (Tyler Bond, PIC, Jeff King, CFD)
- Most Valuable Rookie - Jeremy Franklin, AMH (Zak Vandenburg, NAP, Cody Roy, PIC)
[edit] Tod Trophy Playoff Champions
- 2007 Amherstview Jets
- 2006 Napanee Raiders
- 2005 Amherstview Jets
- 2004 Campbellford Rebels
- 2003 Campbellford Rebels
- 2002 Frontenac Flyers
- 2001 Napanee Raiders
- 2000 Campbellford Rebels
- 1999 Picton Pirates
- 1998 Campbellford Rebels
- 1997 Campbellford Rebels
[edit] Eastern Ontario Champions
- 1996 Napanee Raiders
- 1995 Napanee Raiders
- 1994 Napanee Raiders
- 1993 Napanee Raiders
- 1992 Ernestown Jets
- 1991 Frontenac Flyers
- 1990 Napanee Raiders
[edit] Former Member Teams
- Brighton Buzz
- Madoc Wildcats
- Trenton Golden Hawks
[edit] External links
| Ontario Hockey Association Junior "C" |
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| Central Junior C Hockey League | Empire Junior C Hockey League | Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League | Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League | Niagara Junior C Hockey League | Western Junior C Hockey League
Clarence Schmalz Cup | Ontario Hockey Federation | Hockey Canada |
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