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 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.
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.. However, the league announced the return of Brockville to the league for the 2026-27 season under the Tikis name.
Teams 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 Richmond Royals Ottawa 1968 Winchester Hawks Winchester 1971 Nepean Raiders Richardson Division Team Centre Founded CCHL Affiliate Arnprior Packers Arnprior 1965 Athens Aeros Athens 1968 Brockville Tikis Brockville 1968 Carleton Place Jr. Canadians Carleton Place 1980 Carleton Place Canadians Perth Blue Wings Perth 1936 Smiths Falls Jr. Bears Smiths Falls 1967 Smiths Falls Bears Renfrew Timberwolves Renfrew 1987
Playoff champions 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. YearChampion1967Cardinal Broncos1968Ottawa 67 Bees1969Renfrew Lions1970Ottawa 67 Bees1971Ottawa 67 Bees1972Metcalfe Jets1973Gatineau Volants1974Ottawa 67 Bees1975Vanier 72s1976Morrisburg Lions1977Renfrew Lions1978Morrisburg Lions1979South Ottawa Canadians1980Saint-Isidore Eagles1981South Ottawa Canadians1982South Ottawa Canadians1983Metcalfe Jets1984Metcalfe Jets1985Ottawa West Golden Knights1986Char-Lan Rebels1987Metcalfe JetsEOJHL 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 RamsCCHL2 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 awardedEOJHL 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 Canadians2026Smiths Falls Jr BearsCasselman Vikings
Other awards Gill Trophy, Rideau Division playoff champions Alex English Trophy, St. Lawrence Division playoff champions Ottawa Nepean Sportsplex Trophy, Metro Division playoff champions Carl Foley Trophy, Valley Division playoff champions John Shorey Cup, Rideau/St. Lawrence Conference playoff champions Dwaine Barkley Trophy, Metro/Valley Conference playoff champions
Former member teams Team Centre Joined Ceased Went toAkwesasne Wolves Akwesasne, ON 1988 2015 FoldedAlexandria Glens Alexandria 1967 2024 Merged with Char-Lan to be Glengarry BrigadeAlmonte Thunder Almonte, ON 2009 2015 FoldedBrockville Tikis Brockville, ON 1967 2023 FoldedCardinal Broncos Cardinal, ON 1971 1982 RelocatedCarleton Place Kings Carleton Place, ON 1969 2009 Joined CCHLClarence Beavers Clarence Creek, ON 1980 2017 Relocated to Carleton PlaceChar-Lan Rebels Williamstown 1979 2024 Merged with Alexandria to be Glengarry Brigade Gananoque Islanders Gananoque, ON 1986 2015 Joined EBJCHLGatineau Mustangs Gatineau, QC 2015 Joined QJHLGoulbourn Royals Stittsville, ON 1990 2003 Re-Branded Stittsville RoyalsKemptville 73's Kemptville, ON 1969 2007 Joined CCHLMetcalfe Jets Metcalfe, ON 1969 2017 Joined NCJHLMorrisburg Lions Morrisburg, ON 1971 2015 Joined NCJHLNavan Grads Navan, ON 1974 1991 Joined CCHLPrescott Falcons Prescott, ON Prescott Flyers Prescott, ON 2013 2017 Relocated to CobdenSt. Isidore Eagles St. Isidore, ON 1974 1987 Joined EOJCHLShawville Pontiacs Shawville, QC 1986 2015 FoldedSouth Grenville Rangers Prescott, ON 1982 2013 Re-Branded Prescott FlyersSpencerville Bruins Spencerville, ON Stittsville Rams Stittsville, ON 2014 2016 Relocated to RichmondStittsville Royals Stittsville, ON 2003 2014 Re-Branded Stittsville RamsWestport Rideaus Westport, ON 1967 2021 Relocated to Smiths FallsWhitewater Kings Cobden, ON 2017 2024 Folded (formerly Prescott Flyers)
References
External links Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League