Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Junior ice hockey league in Eastern Ontario, Canada

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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, 2022-Present)
* Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (2015–2020)

Founded| 1966; 59 years ago (1966)
No. of teams| 13
Championship| Barkley Cup
Recent champions| Ottawa Canadians (3rd) (2025)
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 junior B league to the Central Canada Hockey League. The 13 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.

## History

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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.[1]

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 league 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.

After half a decade as the CCHL2, the league returned to its previous name (EOJHL) ahead of the 2022-23 season.

During the 2023 off-season the Whitewater Kings and Brockville Tikis requested a leave of absence. The 2024 off-season had the Alexandria Glens and Char-Lan Rebels merge and re-brand as the Glengarry Brigade. The Brockville Tikis rebranded as the Brockville Bulldogs and announced its return in the 2025–26 EOJHL season, but was expelled from the league before the season began.[2][3]

## Teams

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Martin Division

Team | Centre | Founded | CCHL Affiliate
Casselman Vikings | Casselman | 2008 |
Embrun Panthers | Embrun | 1972 |
Glengarry Brigade | Alexandria | 2024 |
Ottawa Canadians | Ottawa | 1973 | Ottawa Jr. Senators
Ottawa West Golden Knights | Ottawa | 1983 | Nepean Raiders
Winchester Hawks | Winchester | 1971 | Nepean Raiders
Richardson Division
Team | Centre | Founded | CCHL Affiliate
Arnprior Packers | Arnprior | 1965 |
Athens Aeros | Athens | 1968 |
Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | Carleton Place | 1980 | Carleton Place Canadians
Perth Blue Wings | Perth | 1936 |
Richmond Royals | Ottawa | 1968 |
Smith Falls Jr. Bears | Smith Falls | 1967 | Smiths Falls Bears
Valley Timberwolves | Renfrew | 1987 |

## Playoff champions

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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.

Year  | Champion  |  |  |

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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
2023 | Perth Blue Wings | Casselman Vikings
2024 | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | Casselman Vikings
2025 | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | Ottawa Canadians

## 2025 playoffs

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

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| | | | M1 | Casselman | 4 | | |
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| | | M5 | Glengarry | 0 |
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| | M1 | Casselman | 3 |
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| | | M2 | Ottawa | 4 |
| M4 | Embrun | 2 | |

| M5 | Glengarry | 3 |
| | M2 | Ottawa | 4 |
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| | | M3 | Ottawa West | 1 |
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| | M2 | Ottawa | 4 |
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| | | R4 | Carleton Place | 2 |
| R4 | Carleton Place | 3 | | |

| R5 | Smiths Falls | 1 |
| | R1 | Renfrew | 1 |
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| | | R4 | Carleton Place | 4 |
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| | R2 | Richmond | 1 |
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| | | R4 | Carleton Place | 4 |
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| | R2 | Richmond | 4 |
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| | | R3 | Athens | 1 |

## Other notable awards

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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

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Team | Centre | Joined | Ceased | Went to

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Akwesasne Wolves | Akwesasne, ON | 1988 | 2015 | Folded
Alexandria Glens | Alexandria | 1967 | 2024 | Merged with Char-Lan to be Glengarry Brigade
Almonte Thunder | Almonte, ON | 2009 | 2015 | Folded
Brockville Tikis | Brockville, ON | 1967 | 2023 | 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
Char-Lan Rebels | Williamstown | 1979 | 2024 | Merged with Alexandria to be Glengarry Brigade
Gananoque Islanders | Gananoque, ON | 1986 | 2015 | Joined EBJCHL
Gatineau Mustangs | Gatineau, QC |  | 2015 | Joined QJHL
Goulbourn Royals | Stittsville, ON | 1990 | 2003 | Re-Branded Stittsville Royals
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 |  |  |
Stittsville Rams | Stittsville, ON | 2014 | 2016 | Relocated to Richmond
Stittsville Royals | Stittsville, ON | 2003 | 2014 | Re-Branded Stittsville Rams
Westport Rideaus | Westport, ON | 1967 | 2021 | Relocated to Smiths Falls
Whitewater Kings | Cobden, ON | 2017 | 2024 | Folded (formerly Prescott Flyers)

## References

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1. ^ Renfrew Mercury (31 August 2009). "Almonte Thunder rookies show their skill". InsideOttawaValley.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
2. ^ Lawless, John (1 May 2025). "Brockville Tikis rebrand to new name, logo". The Recorder & Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
3. ^ Lawless, John (23 June 2025). "Brockville Bulldogs removed from Junior B league". recorder.ca. Postmedia. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

## External links

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* Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League

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Martin
Division|

* Casselman Vikings
* Embrun Panthers
* Glengarry Brigade
* Ottawa Canadians
* Ottawa West Golden Knights
* Winchester Hawks

Richardson
Division|

* Arnprior Packers
* Athens Aeros
* Carleton Place Jr. Canadians
* Perth Blue Wings
* Richmond Royals
* Smith Falls Jr. Bears
* Valley Timberwolves

Former teams|

* Akwesasne Wolves
* Almonte Thunder
* Brockville Tikis
* Carleton Place Kings
* Char-Lan Rebels
* Gananoque Islanders
* Gatineau Mustangs
* Kemptville 73's
* Metcalfe Jets
* Morrisburg Lions
* Navan Grads
* Saint-Isidore Eagles
* Shawville Pontiacs
* Whitewater Kings

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