Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League

Niagara & District Junior "C" Hockey League Head Office Cambridge, Ontario Official Website NJCHL Founded 1974

The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup.

For the Ontario Hockey Association "All-Ontario Jr. "C" Championship", please go to the Clarence Schmalz Cup.

History

The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League was formed in 1974. Although corresponding with the founding of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League, the Niagara District league was actually founded by removing the Niagara-area teams from the Central Junior C Hockey League and placing them in the new Niagara District league. The Central league is now known as the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

In 1984, the entire Western Division of the league broke away and formed the Southwestern Junior C Hockey League. The league only last one year before it was reabsorbed by the Niagara & District League. The Southwestern league comprised teams from Norwich, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Simcoe, and New Hamburg. Local publications, like the Simcoe Reformer, did not recognize the Southwestern League as anything but the Western Division of the Niagara District league.

Changes For 2008-2009

The Niagara Junior Hockey League will look and feel a little different when the puck drops on the 2008-09 hockey season. The most noticeable change will be that the players will be allowed to wear half visors for the first time. This will strictly be a player decision. Full facial protection is of course still allowed and encouraged in most circles. Neck guards are now mandatory for all players. Also new for the 2008-09 hockey season will be a shootout to decide tie games. This will occur after the regular overtime period if no winner has been determined. Playoff format will remain the same in the 2008-09 season with all teams making the playoffs. First and Second place teams will have the option this season of taking a bye or playing in the first round.^[1]

The teams

East Division
Team	Centre	Founded
Caledonia Corvairs	Caledonia	1961
Chippawa Riverhawks	Chippawa	1987
Dundas Blues	Dundas	1963
Dunnville Jr. Mudcats	Dunnville	1974
Glanbrook Rangers	Glanbrook	1975
Grimsby Peach Kings	Grimsby	1922
West Division
Team	Centre	Founded
Aylmer Spitfires	Aylmer	1974
New Hamburg Firebirds	New Hamburg	1953
Norwich Merchants	Norwich	1968
Paris Mounties	Paris	1985
Simcoe Storm	Simcoe	1959
Woodstock Navy-Vets	Woodstock	1966

2006-07 league playoffs

Playdowns

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Niagara Finals
	1	Grimsby	4
	5	Chippawa	0
						1	Grimsby	4
	East
						3	Dundas	1
	2	Caledonia	0
	3	Dundas	4
											1	Grimsby	4
											3	Norwich	2
	1	Simcoe	3
	4	Woodstock	4
						3	Norwich	4
	West
						4	Woodstock	1
	2	Norwich	4
	3	Aylmer	2

Preliminary Round

The East Division played a pair of Preliminary rounds, giving last chance opportunities to low seeded teams.

(5) Chippawa defeated (4) Glanbrook 4-games-to-2

(3) Dundas defeated (6) Dunnville 4-game-to-none

Niagara Junior "C" champions

• 2010 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2009 Norwich Merchants
• 2008 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2007 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2006 Simcoe Storm
• 2005 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2004 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2003 Grimsby Peach Kings
• 2002 Woodstock Navy-Vets
• 2001 Chippawa Riverhawks
• 2000 Chippawa Riverhawks
• 1999 Glanbrook Rangers
• 1998 Glanbrook Rangers
• 1997 Glanbrook Rangers
• 1996 Paris Mounties
• 1995 Woodstock Navy-Vets
• 1994 Rockton Real McCoys
• 1993 Dundas Blues
• 1992 Dundas Blues
• 1991 New Hamburg Spirit 83's
• 1990 New Hamburg Spirit 83's
• 1989 Caledonia Corvairs**
• 1988 Stoney Creek Warriors
• 1987 Norwich Merchants
• 1986 Norwich Merchants
• 1985 Stoney Creek Warriors
• 1984 Woodstock Navy-Vets
• 1983 Dunnville Terriers
• 1982 Flamborough Colts
• 1981 Woodstock Navy-Vets
• 1980 Flamborough Colts
• 1979 Stoney Creek Warriors
• 1978 Flamborough Sabres
• 1977 Stoney Creek Warriors
• 1976 Dunnville Terriers
• 1975 Dunnville Terriers

(**) Won by default, no opponent in final

References

1. ^ Paris Mounties Jr Hockey

External links

• Niagara Junior C Website
• OHA Website