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Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey LeagueCountries| Canada

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Region(s)| Eastern Ontario
Commissioner| Marc Franche
Former name(s)|

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* Rideau-St. Lawrence Junior "B" Hockey League (1966–)
* Eastern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League (–2009)
* Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League (2009–2015)
* Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (2015–2020)

Founded| 1966
No. of teams| 16
Championship| Barkley Cup
Recent Champions| Casselman Vikings (7th) (2022)
Headquarters| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website| EOJHL

The Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey league operating in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League. The 16 member teams of the league compete for the Barkley Cup. Dating back to the 1960s, the league was known until 2015 as the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League. The League was known from 2015 to 2020 as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Teams
* 3 Playoff champions
* 4 2022 playoffs
* 5 Other notable awards
* 6 Former member teams
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

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.

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 (EOJHL).

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

In April 2014, the EOJHL Champion Casselman Vikings traveled 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.

At the beginning of the 2015-16 season, the league changed its name to the CCHL2 and cut down to 16 teams from 22 teams which saw the removal of the Shawville Pontiacs, Akwesasne Wolves, Gananoque Islanders, Almonte Thunder, Morrisburg Lions, and Gatineau Mustangs.

The CCHL2 consists of two divisions, the Martin Division and Richardson Division. The league offers a 52-game balanced schedule where everyone plays everyone at least once. The two Divisional Playoff champions battle for the Barkley Cup every April.

In March 2017, the Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL) announced the purchase of the Prescott Flyers as their CCHL2 affiliate and relocating the team to Cobden and calling them the Whitewater Kings. Also in March, the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) announced the purchase of the Clarence Beavers and relocated them to Carleton Place, naming them the Carleton Place Junior Canadians. The Rockland Nationals of the National Capital Junior Hockey League will relocate to Clarence to fill in for the departed Beavers. The Metcalfe Jets will move to the National Capital Junior Hockey League and in return the Embrun Panthers will move up to the CCHL2.

## Teams[edit]

Martin Division

Team | Centre | Founded | CCHL Affiliate
Alexandria Glens | Alexandria | 1967 |
Casselman Vikings | Casselman | 2008 |
Char-Lan Rebels | Williamstown | 1979 |
Embrun Panthers | Embrun | 1972 |
Ottawa Canadians | Ottawa | 1973 | Ottawa Jr. Senators
Ottawa West Golden Knights | Ottawa | 1983 | Nepean Raiders
Richmond Royals | Richmond | 1968 |
Winchester Hawks | Winchester | 1971 | Nepean Raiders
Richardson Division
Team | Centre | Founded | CCHL Affiliate
Arnprior Packers | Arnprior | 1965 |
Athens Aeros | Athens | 1968 |
Brockville Tikis | Brockville | 1967 | Brockville Braves
Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | Carleton Place | 1980 | Carleton Place Canadians
Perth Blue Wings | Perth | 1936 |
Valley Timberwolves | Renfrew | 1987 |
Westport Rideaus | Westport | 1967 | Smiths Falls Bears
Whitewater Kings | Cobden | 1971 | Pembroke Lumber Kings

## Playoff champions[edit]

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).

Up until the end of the 2015 playoffs, 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.

The EOJHL became the CCHL2 for the 2015-16 season reducing to just two divisions.

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1967  | Cardinal Broncos |  |  |
1968  | Ottawa 67 Bees |  |  |
1969  | Renfrew Lions |  |  |
1970  | Ottawa 67 Bees |  |  |
1971  | Ottawa 67 Bees |  |  |
1972  | Metcalfe Jets |  |  |
1973  | Gatineau Volants |  |  |
1974  | Ottawa 67 Bees |  |  |
1975  | Vanier 72s |  |  |
1976  | Morrisburg Lions |  |  |
1977  | Renfrew Lions |  |  |
1978  | Morrisburg Lions |  |  |
1979  | South Ottawa Canadians |  |  |
1980  | Saint-Isidore Eagles |  |  |
1981  | South Ottawa Canadians |  |  |
1982  | South Ottawa Canadians |  |  |
1983  | Metcalfe Jets |  |  |
1984  | Metcalfe Jets |  |  |
1985  | Ottawa West Golden Knights |  |  |
1986  | Char-Lan Rebels |  |  |
1987  | Metcalfe Jets |  |  |
EOJHL D. Arnold Carson Trophy Champions
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
CCHL2 Barkley Cup Champions
Year | Richardson | Martin
2016 | Perth Blue Wings | Casselman Vikings
2017 | Richmond Royals | Casselman Vikings
2018 | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | Casselman Vikings
2019 | Perth Blue Wings | Ottawa Canadians
2020 | Playoffs cancelled because of the COVID-19 epidemic – Barkley Cup not awarded
EOJHL Barkley Cup Champions
Year | Richardson | Martin
2021 | Playoffs cancelled because of the COVID-19 epidemic – Barkley Cup not awarded
2022 | Perth Blue Wings | Casselman Vikings

## 2022 playoffs[edit]

| Wild Card Series | | | Quarter Finals | | | Semi Finals | | | Finals |

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| M3 | Winchester | 0 | | | |
| M6 | Ottawa | 2 |
| | M1 | Ottawa West | 3 |
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| | M1 | Ottawa West | 2 |
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| | | M4 | Casselman | 4 |
| M4 | Casselman | 2 | |

| M5 | Char-Lan | 0 |
| | M2 | Embrun | 2 |
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| | M4 | Casselman | 4 |
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| | | R2 | Perth | 2 |
| R4 | Athens | 2 | | |

| R5 | Westport | 0 |
| | R1 | Carleton Place | 3 |
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| | R1 | Carleton Place | 2 |
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| | | R2 | Perth | 4 |
| R3 | Arnprior | 2 | |

| R6 | Whitewater | 1 |
| | R2 | Perth | 3 |
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| | | R3 | Arnprior | 2 |

## Other notable awards[edit]

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[edit]

Team | Centre | Joined | Ceased | Went to

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Akwesasne Wolves | Akwesasne, ON | 1988 | 2015 | Folded
Almonte Thunder | Almonte, ON | 2009 | 2015 | Folded
Cardinal Broncos | Cardinal, ON | 1971 | 1982 | Relocated
Carleton Place Kings | Carleton Place, ON | 1969 | 2009 | Joined CCHL
Clarence Beavers | Clarence Creek, ON | 1980 | 2017 | Relocated to Carleton Place
Gananoque Islanders | Gananoque, ON | 1986 | 2015 | Joined EBJCHL
Gatineau Mustangs | Gatineau, QC |  | 2015 | Joined QJHL
Kemptville 73's | Kemptville, ON | 1969 | 2007 | Joined CCHL
Metcalfe Jets | Metcalfe, ON | 1969 | 2017 | Joined NCJHL
Morrisburg Lions | Morrisburg, ON | 1971 | 2015 | Joined NCJHL
Navan Grads | Navan, ON | 1974 | 1991 | Joined CCHL
Prescott Falcons | Prescott, ON |  |  |
Prescott Flyers | Prescott, ON | 2013 | 2017 | Relocated to Cobden
St. Isidore Eagles | St. Isidore, ON | 1974 | 1987 | Joined EOJCHL
Shawville Pontiacs | Shawville, QC | 1986 | 2015 | Folded
South Grenville Rangers | Prescott, ON | 1982 | 2013 | Re-Branded Prescott Flyers
Spencerville Bruins | Spencerville, ON |  |  |

## External links[edit]

* Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League

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Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League

* Alexandria Glens
* Arnprior Packers
* Athens Aeros
* Brockville Tikis
* Casselman Vikings
* Char-Lan Rebels
* Clarence Beavers
* Embrun Panthers
* Ottawa Jr. Canadians
* Ottawa West Golden Knights
* Perth Blue Wings
* Renfrew Timberwolves
* Richmond Royals
* Westport Rideaus
* Whitewater
* Winchester Hawks

Former Member Teams
Akwesasne Wolves
Almonte Thunder
Carleton Place Kings
Gananoque Islanders
Gatineau Mustangs
Kemptville 73's
Morrisburg Lions
Navan Grads
St. Isidore Eagles
Shawville Pontiacs

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Junior ice hockey leagues in North America

Canadian Hockey League|

Ontario Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Western Hockey League

Hockey Canada|

| Junior A|

CJHL

Alberta
Central Canada
Manitoba
Maritime
Northern Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Superior International
Independent
British Columbia

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Junior B|

* Calgary
* Capital
* Capitale
* Capital Region
* Eastern Ontario
* Chaudiere-Appalaches
* Greater Ontario
* Heritage
* Island
* Keystone
* Kootenay International
* Lakehead
* Lac St-Louis
* Laurentides-Lanaudiere
* Metropolitaine
* New Brunswick
* North Eastern Alberta
* North West
* Nova Scotia
* Pacific
* Prairie
* Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
* St. John's
* Vancouver Island

Junior C|

* Calgary
* Hanover Tache
* Hockey Expert
* Laval
* Mauricie
* Montreal
* National Capital
* Noralta
* Nova Scotia
* Nunavut
* Orford-St-Francois
* PEI
* Provincial
* Qu’Appelle Valley
* Rive-Nord
* Richelieu Valley
* Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
* Yamaska-Missisquoi

Other|

* Manitoba Major

USA Hockey|

| Tier I|

* United States Hockey League

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Tier II|

* North American Hockey League

Tier III|

* North American 3 Hockey League

Independent|

| Tier II|

* National Collegiate Development Conference

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Tier III|

* Can-Am
* EHL (EHL, EHL Premier)
* Greater Metro
* USPHL (Premier, Elite)

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