List of SOJAHL Standings

The following is a listing of Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Standings.

The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey league based out of Southwestern Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area, Golden Horseshoe, Michigan, and New York. The league originated as the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League in 1956 when the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League divided into two leagues.

When the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League went renegade in 1968, it declared itself a Junior "A" hockey league. Not affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, the league went on for two seasons as a self sanctioned league. In 1970, what eventually became the Ontario Hockey League pulled away from the Ontario Hockey Association, leaving it without a premier league. The OHA went into talks with the Western league and in the end, the league returned to the OHA and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The league lasted seven seasons. In 1972, the OHA created the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League as a competitor to the SOJAHL. By 1976, the league had dropped down to four teams and at the end of the season was divided up between other leagues.

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"Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points."

1964-65

The Chatham Maroons were 1965 Western Junior "B" Champions.

The Chatham Maroons, Windsor Spitfires, and Wallaceburg Hornets entered the league for the 1964-65 season as the Western absorbed the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League. At the end of the season, the London Nationals moved to Ingersoll, Ontario in favour of the Junior "A" London Nationals.

Playoffs

"Semi-final":St. Thomas Barons defeated Chatham Maroons "4-games-to-2":Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials "4-games-to-3""Final":St. Thomas Barons defeated Brantford Forresters "4-games-to-none""National Championship":Flin Flon Bombers defeated St. Thomas Barons "4-games-to-none"

1969-70

The Chatham Maroons won the 1970 Oakes Trophy as WOJAHL Champions.

The Sarnia Legionnaires folded mid-season. The folding caused a rather unbalanced schedule.

Playoffs

"Final":Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings "4-games-to-1"

1972-73

The Chatham Maroons won the 1973 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Playoffs

"OHA Championship":Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto Nationals "4-games-to-2"

1975-76

The Guelph Platers won the 1976 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Playoffs

"OHA Championship":Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers "4-games-to-1"

1976-77

The Guelph Platers won the 1977 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Playoffs

"Semi-final":Guelph Platers defeated Owen Sound Greys "9-points-to-5":Hamilton Mountain A's defeated Collingwood Blues "8-points-to-4"

"Final":Guelph Platers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's

"OHA Championship":North York Rangers defeated Guelph Platers "4-games-to-3"