Island Junior Hockey League

The Island Junior Hockey League is Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey league in the province of Prince Edward Island.

History

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Canadian Junior A Outline

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Island Junior Hockey League Membership Hockey PEI Founded 1973 (Promoted) Ceased 1991 Regional Champions 6 National Champions 0 First Champion Charlottetown Colonels (1974) Last Champion Charlottetown Abbies (1991)

The Island Junior Hockey League (IJHL), also sometimes called the PEI Junior A Hockey League, was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island. Originally a Junior B team, the league was promoted to Junior A in 1973 after the folding of the Charlottetown Islanders in 1972.

Junior A League (1973-1991)

The league was promoted to Junior A in 1973. Most of the teams originated from the Island Junior B Hockey League, except for the Charlottetown Abbies who played the previous season in the Central New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League.

In 1989, the Summerside Western Capitals hosted the Canadian Junior A Championship, then known as the Manitoba Centennial Cup, and represented the IJHL at the tourney. The Western Capitals came in second place, losing to the Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League 4-1 in the final after beating the Moncton Hawks 3-2 in a triple-overtime thriller in the semi-final. The Western Capitals and the Charlottetown Abbies severed ties with the IJHL in 1991, to join the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

In 1991, the Charlottetown Abbies and Summerside Western Capitals jumped from the Island Junior Hockey League to the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League. The jump caused the end of the IJHL and caused the MVJHL to change its name to the Maritime Junior A Hockey League

In 1996, a new Island Junior Hockey League was founded at the Junior B level.

Teams

• Charlottetown Abbies
• Charlottetown Colonels
• Eastern Huskies
• Monague Kings
• North River North Stars
• O'Leary Maroons
• Riverview Buccaneers
• Saint John Schooners
• Sherwood-Parkdale Metros
• Summerside Western Capitals
• West Prince Bluefins

Champions

Jr. B

1972 Summerside Crystals

1973

Jr. A

1974 Charlottetown Colonels

1975 Charlottetown Colonels

1976 Charlottetown Colonels

1977 Charlottetown Generals

1978 Charlottetown Eagles

1979 Sherwood-Parkdale Metros

1980 Sherwood-Parkdale Metros

1981 Sherwood-Parkdale Metros

1982 North River North Stars

1983 Sherwood-Parkdale Metros

1984

1985 Charlottetown Eagles

1986 Summerside Western Capitals

1987 Charlottetown Abbies

1988 Summerside Western Capitals

1989 Summerside Western Capitals

1990 Charlottetown Abbies

1991 Charlottetown Abbies

Timeline of Franchises

O’Leary Maroons (1973-1976) folded

Sherwood-Parkdale Lions (1973-1974) renamed Metros

Charlottetown Colonels (1973-1976) renamed Generals

Summerside Crystals (1973-1980) sit out 1 season

Montague Kings (1973-1979) become Kings County Kings

Charlottetown Abbies (1973-1977) merged with Generals as Eagles

Sherwood-Parkdale Metros (1974-1975) renamed Lions again

Sherwood-Parkdale Lions (1975-1976) renamed Metros again

Charlottetown Generals (1976-1977) merged with Abbies as Eagles

Sherwood-Parkdale Metros (1976-1989) renamed Kings

West Prince Bluefins (1976-1980) folded

Charlottetown Eagles (1977-1986) renamed Abbies again

North River North Stars (1979-1983) folded

Kings County Kings (1979-1980) folded

Summerside Crystals (1981-1982) renamed Western Capitals

Summerside Western Capitals (1982-1983) renamed Crystals again

Summerside Crystals (1983-1985) renamed Western Capitals again

Summerside Western Capitals (1985-1991) join Maritime Jr. A Hockey League

Eastern Huskies (1985-1988) become Montague S&B Huskies

Charlottetown Abbies (1986-1991) join Maritime Jr. A Hockey League

Montague S&B Huskies (1988-1989) become Kings County Huskies

Saint John Schooners (1988-1990) folded in early January due to player defecitions to other teams

Sherwood-Parkdale Kings (1989-1991) fold with league

Kings County Huskies (1989-1990) fold with league

Junior B League

Island Jr "B"

The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.

Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League -- one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League which both draw from the same region.

The Teams

Team	Centre	Arena
Montague Maniacs	Montague	Montague Wellness Centre
Kensington Vipers	Kensington	Community Gardens Arena Complex
Sherwood Falcons	Sherwood	Cody Banks Arena
Western Red Wings	Tyne Valley	Tyne Valley Community Sports Centre

Champions

Modern Jr. B Era

Don Johnson Cup Champions

• 2002 O'Leary Eagles
• 2011 Kensington Vipers

1997 Sherwood Falcons

1998 Kings County Sharks

1999 Kings County Sharks

2000 Summerside Red Wings

2001 Sherwood Falcons

2002 O'Leary Eagles

2003 Sherwood Falcons

2004 Kensington Vipers

2005 Kensington Vipers

2006 Sherwood Falcons

2007 Kensington Vipers

2008 Kensington Vipers

2009 Sherwood Falcons

2010 Kensington Vipers

2011 Kensington Vipers

2012 Kensington Vipers

2013 Kensington Vipers

2014 Kensington Vipers

2015 Kensington Vipers

Former Member Teams

• Evangeline Loggers
• O'Leary Eagles
• Charlottetown Abbies folded January 2013
• Holland College Hurricanes withdrew May 2015

External links

• IJHL Website
• Kensington
• Canadian Junior A Website

See also

• List of IJHL Seasons