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

History

Originally founded in 1970, the IJHL was promoted to Junior "A" in 1974 to compete for the Manitoba Centennial Cup nationwide.

In 1991, the leagues most profitable teams Summerside Western Capitals and Charlottetown Abbies left the league to join the stronger and bigger Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

It is assumed the league went on hiatus at that point, but returned soon after as a Junior "B" league. To this day they still compete and participate in the Don Johnson Cup.

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