Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2

Central Canada Hockey League
Tier 2
Current season or competition:
2014–15 EOJHL season
Countries Canada
Region(s) Eastern Ontario
Conference Presidents Ron McRostie & Jack Bjergso
Former name(s)
Founded 1966
No. of teams 16
Championship Carson Memorial Trophy
Recent Champions Casselman Vikings (2015)
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario
Website CCHL2

The Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league operating in Eastern Ontario. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada. The 16 member team of the league compete for the D. Arnold Carson Memorial Trophy and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League. Dating back to the 1960s, the league was known until 2015 as the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League.

History

The EOJHL was founded in 1966 as the Rideau-St. Lawrence Junior "B" Hockey League. Through a merger with the Upper Ottawa Valley Junior "B" Hockey League and the folding of the Lanark-Renfrew Junior "C" Hockey League, the league had grown to 22 different teams. The EOJHL was the only Junior "B" league in Eastern Ontario.

The EOJHL is broken up into two traditional conferences that operate separately of each other. Each conference has two divisions. Each conference has its own president and each one operates under variable rules allowed by HEO. Each division plays off to declare its own champion, after which the four champion teams play-off for the Metro/Valley Championship and Rideau/St. Lawrence Championship. The winner of these two championships playoff in a best-of-7 series for the D. Arnold Carson Memorial Trophy, the EOJHL crown.

For the 2007-08 season, the Kemptville 73's moved from the EOJBHL to the Central Junior A Hockey League. A season later, the EOJBHL sold their franchise rights to the then-owners of the Casselman Stars of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League and then town of Casselman, Ontario. The new team, the Casselman Vikings, began play in the 2008-09 season.

In May 2009, the league dropped the Junior "B" designation from its name, becoming the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

For the 2009-10 season, the Carleton Place Kings moved from the EOJHL to the Central Junior A Hockey League. The Kings were replaced the same year by the new Almonte Thunder.

In April 2014, the EOJHL Champion Casselman Vikings travelled to Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia to compete in the Eastern Canadian Junior B Championship. Cassleman became the first team west of Atlantic Canada to compete in the Don Johnson Memorial Cup tournament since its inception in 1982. Casselman went 6-0-0 and won the championship.

The teams

Martin Division
Team Centre Founded CCHL Affiliate 2014-15 Record Points
Alexandria Glens Alexandria 1967 Hawkesbury Hawks 23-14-3 49
Casselman Vikings Casselman 2008 34-4-2 70
Char-Lan Rebels Williamstown 1979 19-20-1 39
Clarence Beavers Clarence 1980 20-16-4 44
Metcalfe Jets Metcalfe 1967 18-18-4 40
Ottawa Canadians Ottawa 1973 17-19-4 38
Ottawa West Golden Knights Ottawa 1983 Nepean Raiders 23-16-1 47
Winchester Hawks Winchester 1971 Nepean Raiders 23-14-3 49
Richardson Division
Team Centre Founded CCHL Affiliate 2014-15 Record Points
Arnprior Packers Arnprior 1965 23-16-1 47
Athens Aeros Athens 1968 17-20-7 41
Brockville Tikis Brockville 1967 Brockville Braves 20-20-4 44
Perth Blue Wings Perth 1936 10-30-0 20
Prescott Flyers Prescott 1971 33-7-4 70
Renfrew Timberwolves Renfrew 1987 27-9-4 58
Stittsville Rams Stittsville 1968 27-12-1 55
Westport Rideaus Westport 1967 Smiths Falls Bears 19-24-1 39

2014-15 Playoffs

League Playdowns

Division Semi-finals Division Finals Conference Finals Carson Memorial Trophy Finals
            
R1 Prescott 4
R4 Westport 2
R1 Prescott 4
R2 Brockville 2
R2 Brockville 4
R3 Athens 0
R Prescott 0
Rideau/St. Lawrence
SL Casselman 4
SL1 Casselman 4
SL4 Char-Lan 2
SL1 Casselman 4
SL3 Winchester 1
SL2 Alexandria 2
SL3 Winchester 4
R/SL Casselman 4
M/V Stittsville 2
M1 Ottawa West 4
M4 Metcalfe 0
M1 Ottawa West 2
M2 Gatineau 4
M2 Gatineau 4
M3 Clarence 0
M Gatineau 2
Metro/Valley
V Stittsville 4
V1 Renfrew 4
V4 Shawville 2
V1 Renfrew 0
V2 Stittsville 4
V2 Stittsville 4
V3 Arnprior 3

D. Arnold Carson Memorial Trophy Champions

Since there is no National Championship for Junior B hockey in Canada, similar championships are held in Ontario (Sutherland Cup), Western Canada (Keystone Cup), Quebec (Coupe Dodge), and Atlantic Canada (Don Johnson Memorial Cup). Leaving five teams at the end of the year with a claim to being the best Junior B team in Canada.

Each team listed is a division champion, both the league champion and finalists are either "Metro/Valley" or "Rideau/St. Lawrence" Conference champions. Bolded are league champions, Italicized are finalists.

Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Year Metro Rideau St. Lawrence Valley
1988 Prescott Falcons Alexandria Glens Renfrew Timberwolves
1989 South Ottawa Canadians Gananoque Platers Char-Lan Rebels Renfrew Timberwolves
1990 Gananoque Platers Alexandria Glens Renfrew Timberwolves
1991 Navan Grads Westport Rideaus Alexandria Glens Renfrew Timberwolves
1992 Westport Rideaus Morrisburg Lions Perth Blue Wings
1993 Athens Aeros Morrisburg Lions Renfrew Timberwolves
1994 Clarence Beavers Athens Aeros Morrisburg Lions Shawville Pontiacs
1995 Metcalfe Jets Gananoque Islanders Winchester Hawks Arnprior Packers
1996 Westport Rideaus Char-Lan Rebels Perth Blue Wings
1997 Metcalfe Jets Gananoque Islanders Kemptville 73's Perth Blue Wings
1998 Metcalfe Jets Westport Rideaus Alexandria Glens Arnprior Packers
1999 Papineau Voisins Westport Rideaus Kemptville 73's Renfrew Timberwolves
2000 Papineau Voisins Westport Rideaus Kemptville 73's Renfrew Timberwolves
2001 Clarence Beavers Gananoque Islanders Kemptville 73's Carleton Place Kings
2002 Ottawa West Golden Knights Brockville Tikis Char-Lan Rebels Goulbourn Royals
2003 Ottawa West Golden Knights Brockville Tikis Alexandria Glens Goulbourn Royals
2004 Metcalfe Jets Brockville Tikis Alexandria Glens South Ottawa Canadians
2005 Ottawa West Golden Knights Westport Rideaus Alexandria Glens Perth Blue Wings
2006 Ottawa West Golden Knights Westport Rideaus Morrisburg Lions Shawville Pontiacs
2007 Gatineau Mustangs Westport Rideaus Alexandria Glens Stittsville Royals
2008 Ottawa West Golden Knights Athens Aeros Alexandria Glens Carleton Place Kings
2009 Ottawa West Golden Knights Gananoque Islanders Alexandria Glens Carleton Place Kings
2010 Ottawa Jr. Canadians Athens Aeros Alexandria Glens Perth Blue Wings
2011 Clarence Beavers Athens Aeros Winchester Hawks Renfrew Timberwolves
2012 Gatineau Mustangs Athens Aeros Casselman Vikings Arnprior Packers
2013 Ottawa Jr. Canadians Athens Aeros Casselman Vikings Renfrew Timberwolves
2014 Ottawa West Golden Knights Gananoque Islanders Casselman Vikings Almonte Thunder
2015 Gatineau Mustangs Prescott Flyers Casselman Vikings Stittsville Rams
Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2

1987 Metcalfe Jets
1986 Char-Lan Rebels
1985 Ottawa West Golden Knights
1984 Metcalfe Jets
1983 Metcalfe Jets
1982 South Ottawa Canadians
1981 South Ottawa Canadians
1980 St. Isidore Eagles
1979 South Ottawa Canadians
1978 Morrisburg Lions
1977 Renfrew Lions

1976 Morrisburg Lions
1975 Vanier 72's
1974 Ottawa 67 Bees
1973 Gatineau Volants
1972 Metcalfe Jets
1971 Ottawa 67 Bees
1970 Ottawa 67 Bees
1969 Renfrew Lions
1968 Ottawa 67 Bees
1967 Hawkesbury Combines

(*) These are missing for one reason or another, there were probably champions in these years, but there is so far no resource that reflects who these champions may be.

Other Notable Awards

Gill Trophy Awarded to Rideau Division Playoff Champions
Alex English Trophy Awarded to St. Lawrence Division Playoff Champions
Ottawa Nepean Sportsplex Trophy Awarded to Metro Division Playoff Champions
Carl Foley Trophy Awarded to Valley Division Playoff Champions
John Shorey Cup Awarded to Rideau/St. Lawrence Conference Playoff Champions
Dwaine Barkley Trophy Awarded to Metro/Valley Conference Playoff Champions

Former Member Teams

Team Centre Joined Ceased Went to
Akwesasne Wolves Akwesasne, ON 1988 2015 Folded
Almonte Thunder Almonte, ON 2009 2015 Folded
Cardinal Broncos Cardinal, ON
Carleton Place Kings Carleton Place, ON 1969 2009 Joined CCHL
Navan Grads Navan, ON 1974 1991 Joined CCHL
Gananoque Islanders Gananoque, ON 1986 2015 Joined EBJCHL
Gatineau Mustangs Gatineau, QC 2015 Joined QJHL
Kemptville 73's Kemptville, ON 1969 2007 Joined CCHL
Morrisburg Lions Morrisburg, ON 1971 2015 Joined NCJHL
St. Isidore Eagles St. Isidore, ON 1974 2001 Joined EOJCHL
Shawville Pontiacs Shawville, QC 1986 2015 Folded
Spencerville Bruins Spencerville, ON
Prescott Falcons Prescott, ON

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