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OHA Junior "B"
WJBHL	(1950-1968)
EJBHL	(1950-1972)
MetJHL	(1950-1989)
NDJBHL	(1954-1979)
CJBHL	(1954-1993)
BCJHL	(1958-1964)
MOJBHL	(1970-1978)
SWJBHL	(1976-1978)
WOHL	(1969-2007)
MWJHL	(1973-2007)
GHL	(1974-2007)
GOJHL	(2007-Present)
	Ontario Hockey Association
	Sutherland Cup

Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League

Membership	Ontario Hockey Association
Head Office	Cambridge, Ontario
Founded	1974
Ceased	2007
First Champion	Unknown (1975)
Final Champion	St. Catharines Falcons (2007)

The Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1974 until 2007. As of 2007, the league has become a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. For the 2007-08 season, the GHL, with the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League and Western Ontario Hockey League, will operate as three divisional leagues in one league with separate but cooperative governing bodies. In 2008, all three league will be dissolved and become divisions in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League under one governing body. In essence, this will by the GHL's final season.

[edit] History

The year 1974 saw the founding of the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League. The league consisted mostly of "inner ring" teams from the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. The "outer ring" teams maintained with the Niagara league. In 1978, the Golden Horseshoe league jumped from six to nine teams by swallowing the majority of the short-lived Southwestern Junior B Hockey League. A season later, the Niagara District league folded and their final champion, the Fort Erie Meteors, came aboard as the GHL's tenth team.

In 1995-96 and 1996-97, the GHL played an interlocking schedule with USA Hockey's North Eastern Junior Hockey League. In 1997-98, the league even allowed the expansion of one of the NEJHL's teams, the Rochester Jr. Americans for a single season.

In 2005-06, the GHL allowed another former NEJHL team, the Wheatfield Jr. Blades, to participate in the league.

In 2007, the league merged with the Western Ontario Hockey League and the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League to form the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

[edit] 2007-08 Season

For information on the 2007-08 season, please see: Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

[edit] Final teams

These are the teams that were in the league during its final independent season (2006-07).

[edit] Other former members

[edit] Former interleague opponents

[edit] Playoff Champions

2007 St. Catharines Falcons
2006 Niagara Falls Canucks
2005 Thorold Blackhawks
2004 Thorold Blackhawks
2003 Thorold Blackhawks
2002 Niagara Falls Canucks
2001 Thorold Blackhawks
2000 St. Catharines Falcons
1999 St. Catharines Falcons
1998 Niagara Falls Canucks
1997 St. Catharines Falcons
1996 Niagara Falls Canucks
1995 Niagara Falls Canucks
1994 St. Catharines Falcons
1993 Hamilton Kilty B's
1992 St. Catharines Falcons
1991 Welland Aerostars
1990 St. Catharines Falcons
1989 Niagara Falls Canucks
1988 Niagara Falls Canucks
1987 Niagara Falls Canucks
1986 St. Catharines Falcons
1985 St. Catharines Falcons
1984 Brantford Alexander B's
1983 Welland Cougars
1982 St. Catharines Falcons
1981 St. Catharines Falcons
1980 Welland Cougars
1979 St. Catharines Falcons
1978 St. Catharines Falcons
1977 St. Catharines Falcons
1976 St. Catharines Falcons
1975

[edit] Records

Records taken from Official Website.

Best record: 1997-98 Niagara Falls Canucks (43-3-3)
Worst record: 1993-94 Fort Erie Meteors (1-38-1)

[edit] External links

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