Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League

Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League

Membership	Hockey Nova Scotia
Founded	1980
Don Johnson Memorial Cups	15
Current Champion	Kameron Jr. Miners (2018)

The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League (formerly the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League) is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, for the Atlantic Junior "B" Championship

HistoryEdit

The league was founded in 1980 by Al Hollingsworth as the Mainland Junior B Hockey League.

Evolution of league nameEdit

The name was changed in 1992 when league took in the Cape Breton Junior Mills and the Port Hawkesbury Pirates of the recently folded Cape Breton Junior B Hockey League.

(1980-1992) Mainland Junior B Hockey League

(1992-2006) Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League

(2006-Present) Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League

The TeamsEdit

CurrentEdit

Fred Fox Division
Team	Centre	Arena
Brookfield Elks	Brookfield	Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex
Cole Harbour Colts	Cole Harbour	Cole Harbour Place
East Hants Penguins	Elmsdale	East Hants Sportsplex
Liverpool Privateers	Liverpool	Queens Place Emera Centre
Sackville Blazers	Sackville	Sackville Community Arena
Valley Maple Leafs	Windsor	Hants Exhibition Arena
Sid Rowe Division
Team	Centre	Arena
Antigonish Bulldogs	Antigonish	Antigonish Arena
Cumberland County Blues	Springhill	Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre (Richard Calder Arena)
Eskasoni Eagles	Eskasoni First Nation	Dan K. Stevens Memorial Arena
Kameron Jr. Miners	Glace Bay	Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre
Pictou County Scotians	Trenton	Trenton Community Centre
Strait Pirates	Port Hawkesbury	Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre

Timeline of TeamsEdit

(includes teams under league's former name)

Team	Centre	Tenure	Fate
Bedford Barons	Bedford	1980-1982	withdrew
Bridgewater Hawks	Bridgewater	1980-1981	withdrew
Sackville Blazers	Sackville	1980-1981	withdrew
Shannon Park Huskies	Halifax (Dartmouth)	1980-1984	withdrew
Spryfield Lions	Halifax	1980-1982	renamed Spryfield Spartans
South Shore Flyers	Chester	1980-1982	withdrew
Valley Jets	Windsor ?	1980-1984	withdrew
Sackville Blazers	Sackville	1982-1991	withdrew
West Colchester Titans	Debert	1982-1983	withdrew
Spryfield Spartans	Halifax	1982-1983	revert to Spryfield Lions name
Spryfield Lions	Halifax	1983-1984	withdrew
Truro Bearcats (junior)	Truro	1983-1992	withdrew
East Hants Penguins	Elmsdale	1984-1990	return to Junior A level
Windsor Royals	Windsor	1984-2012	Take leave of absence then fold; replaced by Valley Maple Leafs
Bridgewater Colts	Bridgewater	1988-1989	withdrew during season
Scotia Tire	St. Margaret's Bay	1988-1989	renamed St. Margaret's Bay Mariners
St. Margaret's Bay Mariners	St. Margaret's Bay	1989-1992	withdrew
Springhill Ropak Rangers	Springhill	1991-1992	renamed Springhill Premium Moosehead Dry
Sydney Jr. Millionaires	Sydney	1992-1997	renamed Cape Breton Alpines
Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirates	Port Hawkesbury	1992-1997	renamed Strait Pirates
Springhill Premium Moosehead Dry	Springhill	1992-1993	withdrew
Chester Ravens	Chester	1993-2002	Take leave of absence, then withdrew
Sackville Blazers	Sackville	1993-	Present Franchise
Antigonish Bulldogs	Antigonish	1994-	Present Franchise
Pictou County Icemen	Trenton	1994-1997	renamed Pictou County Molson Canadians
Bedford Barons	Bedford	1994-1995	withdrew
Halifax Blues	Halifax	1995-1996	withdrew
Colchester County Titans	Debert	1995-1996	relocated to Brookfield renamed Colchester County Sports Eagle Experts
Colchester County Sports Eagle Experts	Brookfield	1996-1997	become Brookfield Elks
Cape Breton Alpines	Sydney	1997-2005	become Whitney Pier Molson Canadians
Pictou County Molson Canadians	Trenton	1997-1998	renamed Pictou County Subways
Strait Pirates	Port Hawkesbury	1997-	Present Franchise
Brookfield Elks	Brookfield	1997-	Present Franchise
Pictou County Subways	Trenton	1997-2007	renamed Pictou County Scotians
East Hants Penguins	Lantz	2000-2009	take leave of absence, return 2010
Oxford Blues	Oxford	2000-2003	take leave of absence, return as Cumberland County Blues based out of Springhill
Cumberland County Blues	Oxford	2004-	Present Franchise
Whitney Pier Molson Canadians	Whitney Pier	2005-2006	Take leave of absence; return as Cape Breton Molson Canadians
Bay Ducks	Upper Tantallon	2005-2014	sold and relocated to Liverpool renamed Liverpool Privateers
Cape Breton Molson Canadians	Dominion	2007-2010	franchise revoked; replaced by Glace Bay Jr. Miners
Pictou County Scotians	Trenton	2007-	Present Franchise
East Hants Penguins	Lantz	2010-	Present Franchise
Glace Bay Jr. Miners	Glace Bay	2010-2016	become Kameron Jr. Miners
Eastern Shore Junior Mariners	Musquodoboit Harbour	2010-2014	relocated to Cole Harbour and become Cole Harbour Colts
Valley Maple Leafs	Windsor	2013-	Present Franchise
Liverpool Privateers	Liverpool	2014-	Present Franchise
Cole Harbour Colts	Cole Harbour	2014-	Present Franchise
Kameron Jr. Miners	Glace Bay	2016-	Present Franchise
Eskasoni Eagles	Eskasoni First Nation	2018-	Present Franchise

Seasons/Playoff Champions/Regional ChampionshipsEdit

Since 1992, the league champion has been the de facto provincial champion as the league has been the only Junior B level in the province since then. The Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League, Cape Breton Junior B Hockey League, Eastern Junior B Hockey League, and Northumberland Junior B Hockey League had previously played on and off in various forms from 1967 to 1992, when the CBJBHL folded and the then NSJBHL become the proviniclal wide league.

Season	Champion	Don Johnson Memorial Cup
1980-81	Antigonish Bulldogs	No Tournament
1981-82	Antigonish Bulldogs	unknown result
1982-83	Antigonish Bulldogs	Won Don Johnson Cup
1983-84	Antigonish Bulldogs	Won Don Johnson Cup
1984-85	Antigonish Bulldogs	unknown result
1985-86	Spryfield Lions	unknown result
1986-87	Valley Jets	Lost Final
1987-88	Windsor Royals	unknown result
1988-89	Sackville Blazers	unknown result
1989-90	St. Margaret's Bay Mariners	Won Don Johnson Cup
1990-91	St. Margaret's Bay Mariners	No Tournament
1991-92	St. Margaret's Bay Mariners	No Tournament
1992-93	Windsor Royals	No Tournament
1993-94	Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirates	No Tournament
1994-95	Windsor Royals	No Tournament
1995-96	Windsor Royals	No Tournament
1996-97	Cape Breton Alpines	Won 1997 Don Johnson Cup
1997-98	Windsor Royals	Won 1998 Don Johnson Cup
1998-99	Strait Pirates	unknown result
1999-00	Cape Breton Alpines	Lost Final
2000-01	Strait Pirates	Lost Final Windsor Royals win 2001 Don Johnson Cup as host
2001-02	Strait Pirates	Lost Final
2002-03	Sackville Blazers	Won 2003 Don Johnson Cup
2003-04	Sackville Blazers	Won 2004 Don Johnson Cup Antigonish Bulldogs finish 4th as host
2004-05	Sackville Blazers	Won 2005 Don Johnson Cup Strait Pirates lose final as host
2005-06	Antigonish Bulldogs	Lose Final Bay Ducks win 2006 Don Johnson Cup as substitute for withdrawn Newfoundland team
2006-07	East Hants Penguins	Won 2007 Don Johnson Cup Cumberland County Blues lose final as host
2007-08	Windsor Royals	Won 2008 Don Johnson Cup
2008-09	Cumberland County Blues	Lost Semifinals
2009-10	Cumberland County Blues	Won 2010 Don Johnson Cup Bay Ducks lose final as host
2010-11	Bay Ducks	Lost Semifinals
2011-12	East Hants Penguins	Lost Final
2012-13	Sackville Blazers	Lost Final
2013-14	Sackville Blazers	Lost Final Strait Pirates eliminated in round robin as host
2014-15	Glace Bay Jr. Miners	Lost Final
2015-16	Valley Maple Leafs	Won 2016 Don Johnson Memorial Cup
2016-17	Pictou County Scotians	Eliminated in Round robin
2017-18	Kameron Jr. Miners	Won 2018 Don Johnson Memorial Cup as host East Hants Penguins lose semifinals as league representative
2018-19	TBD	TBD

External linksEdit

Nova Scotia Jr. "B"

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Leagues competing for the Don Johnson Memorial Cup
New Brunswick	New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
Newfoundland	· St. John's Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Prince Edward Island	Island Junior Hockey League
Former Leagues	Central-West Junior Hockey League · Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League (2014 only)
Don Johnson · Hockey Canada · List of Don Johnson Cup tournaments

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