Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Champions

This is a list of Northern Ontario Senior hockey champions, under the authority of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA). They competed for the Allan Cup in every season except 1944-45. In that season, wartime restrictions prevented Allan Cup competition.

The region produced five Eastern Canada champions, three Allan Cup Champions and one world champion in the 1938 World Championship won by the Sudbury Wolves.

Season	Provincial Champion	Eastern Canada Playoffs	Allan Cup
1919-20	Sudbury Wolves	Did not enter	N/A
1920-21	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1921-22	Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1922-23	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1923-24	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1924-25	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost First Round	N/A
1925-26	Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos	Did not participate (see note 1 below)	N/A
1926-27	South Porcupine	Lost First Round	N/A
1927-28	South Porcupine	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1928-29	Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1929-30	Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1930-31	Sudbury Wolves	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1931-32	Timmins Huskies	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1932-33	Timmins Huskies	Lost First Round	N/A
1933-34	Sudbury Falcons	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1934-35	Sudbury Wolves	Lost Second Round	N/A
1935-36	Sudbury Falcons	Lost Quarterfinals Won Eastern Canada (see note 2 below)	Lost Allan Cup Final
1936-37	Sudbury Tigers	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1937-38	Sudbury Falcons	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1938-39	Kirkland Lake Blue Devils	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1939-40	Kirkland Lake Blue Devils	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1940-41	Buffalo-Ankerite Bisons	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1941-42	Buffalo-Ankerite Bisons	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1942-43	Sudbury Tigers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1943-44	Sudbury Miners	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1944-45	Sudbury Miners	Won All-Ontario Final No Allan Cup Playoffs	N/A
1945-46	McIntyre Macmen	Lost First Round	N/A
1946-47	Hollinger Greenshirts	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1947-48	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1948-49	North Bay Black Hawks	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1949-50	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1950-51	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1951-52	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1952-53	Sudbury Wolves	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1953-54	Sudbury Wolves	Won Eastern Canada	Lost Allan Cup Final
1954-55	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1955-56	Sudbury Wolves	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1956-57	North Bay Trappers	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1957-58	South Porcupine Porkies	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1958-59	Iroquois Falls Eskimos	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1959-60	Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1960-61	Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1961-62	Kapuskasing Kaps	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1962-63	Noranda Alouettes	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1963-64	Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1964-65	Noranda Alouettes	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1965-66	Sudbury-Levack Steelworkers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1966-67	Amos Castors (Harricana League) (see note 3 below)	N/A	N/A
1967-68	La Sarre Cyclones (Harricana League) (see note 3 below)	N/A	N/A
1968-69	Sault Ste Marie Canadians	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1969-70	Sault Ste Marie Canadians	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1970-71	Sault Ste Marie Canadians (see notes 4 & 5 below)	Thunder Bay Twins Lost Semifinals	N/A
1971-72	Sault Ste Marie Canadians (see note 4 below)	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1972-73	Sault Ste Marie Canadians (see notes 4 and 5 below)	Thunder Bay Twins lost Eastern Final	N/A

Notes:

1. The 1925-26 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds were the strongest senior team in this district. They had applied to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to join the 1925-26 Thunder Bay Senior Playoffs where there were two strong teams. The CAHA refused permission so the Greyhounds joined the Central Amateur Hockey League in order to have good competition. Without the Greyhounds there was no senior league in Northern Ontario.
2. Sudbury lost their 1935-36 quarterfinal series against the Hamilton Tigers. The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) insisted that Hamilton play its home game in the next series against Montreal in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The Tigers naturally wanted to play at home in Hamilton. When the OHA insisted the Tigers dropped out and were replaced by the Sudbury Falcons.
3. There was no senior level competition in Northern Ontario in 1966-67 and 1967-68. The Harricana League was the highest level league in the region.
4. 1970-71, 1971-72, and 1972-73 was a combined Thunder Bay-Northern Ontario Senior playoff.
5. 1970-71 and 1972-73 Lost Thunder Bay-Northern Ontario playoff to Thunder Bay Twins.

Allan Cup Championship Photos

Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds

Sudbury Tigers

Kirkland Lake Blue Devils

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