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 second tier 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 .
12-817: 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
24-634: The Ottawa District Hockey Association . The team was founded in 1969 as the Kemptville Comets , changing their name in 1973 to coincide with that year. In the 1996–97 season, the 73's achieved an undefeated season with a win–loss–tie record of 38-0-4 en route to the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League championship. They repeated the championship victory in 1999. The team moved up from
36-517: The 73's won their first ever Junior "A" hockey game by defeating the Kanata Stallions , at home, by a score of 4–2. Currently, the team carries a member of the community who has been involved with the program since its inception in 1969. John Guy, a local legend, has been involved with the 73s as the equipment manager. John is known and loved by many in the community for his involvement and comical antics. On April 8, 2008, Mark Nasca become
48-658: The Alexandria Glens and Char-Lan Rebels merge and re-brand as the Glengarry Brigade. 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
60-984: 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
72-822: 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
84-633: The Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League to the Central Junior A Hockey League in 2007. On September 14, 2007, the Kemptville 73's played their first ever Junior "A" hockey game. At home, the 73's took on the Nepean Raiders but lost the game 5–2. Anthony Scarpino scored the 73's first ever Junior "A" goal with forty-six seconds left in the first period. Alex Beaudry started the historic game in net. On September 23, 2007,
96-717: 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. During the 2023 off-season the Whitewater Kings and Brockville Tikis requested a leave of absence. Neither team appears to intend to return. the 2024 off-season had
108-644: 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 CCHL2 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
120-557: The first 73 in history to commit to a Division I school when he signed with the Colgate University Raiders for the 2008–2009 season. On December 23, 2008, Rob Capellupo was announced as head United States Scout for bringing in players. He was also announced as the teams physical and psychological doctor. On June 26, 2009, Calvin de Haan was drafted 12th overall by the New York Islanders . de Haan
132-429: 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. Kemptville 73%27s The Kemptville 73's are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Kemptville, Ontario . They play in the Central Canada Hockey League of
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#1732791024869144-748: 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
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