North of Superior Junior B Hockey League

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The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League is a defunct Junior "B" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league used to be a part of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The league at one point was called the North Shore Junior B Hockey League.

[edit] History

The NSHL survived for 8 seasons. After their 7th season, they tried to expand to increase the competition in the small league, but the expansion was blocked by the NOHA. The league threatened to take the issue to the Ontario Hockey Federation, but nothing came of it.

The victors of the league's playoffs earned the right to compete against the Hockey Northwestern Ontario's Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League in the Northwestern Ontario Regionals. The winner of that series used to earn the right to compete for the Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian championship.

In the aftermath of the dispersal of the league in 2004, the Aguasabon River Rats took a shot at covering the distance to play in the Thunder Bay Junior "B" league. They last only one season, but were regular season champions. In 2006, the Marathon Renegades came back to life to play Tier II Junior "A" in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. There is also the potential for the Wawa Travellers to make the jump to the SIJHL as well, but not until after the 2006-07 season.

[edit] The Teams

Wawa Travellers -- 2003 NSHL Champions

Team	Centre
Aguasabon River Rats	Terrace Bay
Hearst Elans	Hearst
Marathon Renegades	Marathon
Northern Wildcats	Longlac
Thessalon Flyers	Thessalon
Wawa Travellers	Wawa