Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League

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Golden Horseshoe Junior "B" Hockey League
OPJHL
Head Office Cambridge, Ontario
Official Web site GHJHL
Chairman Leo Lostracco
Vice Chairman
Founded 1974
For the Ontario Hockey Association "All-Ontario Jr. "B" Championship", see Sutherland Cup.

The Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The league's playoff champion will compete with the champions of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League and Western Junior B Hockey League for the Sutherland Cup, the Provincial Championship.

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[edit] History

Prior to 1974, the league was known as the Niagara District Junior "B" Hockey League.

[edit] The Teams

Team Centre 2006-07 Record Finish
Fort Erie Meteors Fort Erie 14-31-2-2 6th
Niagara Falls Canucks Niagara Falls 37-10-1-1 1st
Port Colborne Sailors Port Colborne 30-16-1-2 3rd
St. Catharines Falcons St. Catharines 34-11-2-2 2nd
Stoney Creek Warriors Stoney Creek 11-35-2-1 7th
Thorold Blackhawks Thorold 30-16-2-1 4th
Welland Jr. Canadians Welland 26-21-2-0 5th
Wheatfield Jr. Blades Wheatfield 8-39-0-2 8th

[edit] 2006-07 Playoffs

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Golden Horseshoe Finals
                           
  1  Niagara Falls 4  
6  Fort Erie 1  
  1  Niagara Falls 4  
  4  Thorold 0  
4  Thorold 4
  5  Welland 2  
    1  Niagara Falls 1
  2  St. Catharines 4
  2  St. Catharines 4  
7  Stoney Creek 1  
  2  St. Catharines 4
  3  Port Colborne 0  
3  Port Colborne 4
  8  Wheatfield 1  

[edit] Playoff Champions

  • 2007 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 2006 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 2005 Thorold Blackhawks
  • 2004 Thorold Blackhawks
  • 2003 Thorold Blackhawks
  • 2002 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 2001 Thorold Blackhawks
  • 2000 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1999 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1998 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1997 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1996 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1995 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1994 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1993 Hamilton Kilty B's
  • 1992 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1991 Welland Aerostars
  • 1990 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1989 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1988 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1987 Niagara Falls Canucks
  • 1986 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1985 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1984 Brantford Alexander B's
  • 1983 Welland Cougars
  • 1982 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1981 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1980 Welland Cougars
  • 1979 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1978 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1977 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1976 St. Catharines Falcons
  • 1975

[edit] Niagara District Champions

  • 1974 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1973
  • 1972
  • 1971 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1970 Hamilton Mountain Bees
  • 1969
  • 1968
  • 1967
  • 1966
  • 1965
  • 1964
  • 1963
  • 1962
  • 1961

[edit] Previous Member Teams

[edit] Previous Interleague Opponents

  • Pittsburgh Renegades
  • Rochester Jr. Americans
  • Springfield Jr. Indians

[edit] External links

Teams of the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League
Current Teams: Fort Erie Meteors | Niagara Falls Canucks | Port Colborne Sailors | St. Catharines Falcons | Stoney Creek Warriors | Thorold Blackhawks | Welland Jr. Canadians | Wheatfield Jr. Blades

Former Member Teams: Brantford Classics | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | Caledonia Corvairs | Dundas Blues | Dunnville Terriers | Grimsby Peach Kings | Hamilton Mountain Bees | Hamilton Red Wings | Simcoe Jets | Tillsonburg Mavericks

Former Interleague Teams: Pittsburgh Renegades | Rochester Jr. Americans | Springfield Jr. Indians

Sutherland Cup | Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey Association Junior "B"
Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League | Midwestern Junior B Hockey League | Western Junior B Hockey League

Sutherland Cup | Ontario Hockey Federation | Hockey Canada