- Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
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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.
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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.
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
External links
Junior ice hockey leagues in North America Canada Major JuniorJunior AJunior BJunior CIndependentUnited States Tier ITier IITier IIIIndependentIJHL • CJHLRelated article: List of ice hockey leagues • Hockey Canada • USA Hockey • Amateur Athletic Union Categories:- Ice hockey leagues in Ontario
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