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43-678: The team originated in 1972 as the Wexford Warriors of the Metro Junior B league, when the original Wexford Raiders jumped to the Junior A Ontario Provincial League in 1972. When the Junior A Raiders folded in 1981, the Junior B Warriors adopted the Raider name and kept it until 2006. The Wexford Raiders were one of the strongest teams to play in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. A losing team for much of its history, they become one of

86-992: A Junior A team into the National Hockey League or the World Hockey Association . Any league or independent team with a grey background is defunct. These numbers do not include the hundreds of players who played in the CJHL, moved up to Canadian Hockey League , NCAA , or United States Hockey League and were then drafted. Top 30 Overall Picks from CJHL: Top 30 Overall Picks Prior to CJHL: Other notable players to be drafted directly from Junior A hockey include: Al MacAdam , Ken Houston , Cam Botting , Troy Murray , Chris Chelios , Dave Ellett , Ray Ferraro , Tony Hrkac , Brett Hull , Tom Tilley , Danton Cole , Mike Eastwood , Garry Valk , Dixon Ward , Greg Johnson , Anson Carter , Ryan Johnson , and Bates Battaglia . Recipients of

129-895: A berth in the Centennial Cup. In 2005, the CJAHL created the CJAHL Prospects Game (now called the CJHL Prospects Game) where top players compete in a Team West versus Team East format for the President's Cup in front of the scouting community. In 2006, in conjunction with the Hockey Canada , the World Junior A Challenge was formed. At the WJAC, a prospects team from the five western leagues and

172-670: A creator of Trivial Pursuit , but folded the very successful team after a long feud with the Caledon City Council who controlled the local arena. [1] In the 1994-95 season, the Canadians were ranked "Number 1" by the Canadian Junior A Hockey League as the top Tier II Junior "A" hockey team in all of Canada . [2] After winning the Metro Junior "A" title, they lost out to the Brampton Capitals of

215-664: A motion at the organization's Annual General Meeting to allow the remaining Junior "A" leagues to compete at a national level for their own championship. The motion was granted and McKinnon and the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association donated the Manitoba Centennial Trophy to the new championship in honour of 100 years of ice hockey in Manitoba . Leagues The leagues that would be involved in that first year were: In 1971,

258-456: Is once again known as the Centennial Cup. The 2022 Centennial Cup , presented by Tim Hortons , was played in Estevan, Saskatchewan . IT was the first national championship awarded since 2019. The format changed into a 10-team event, which included the host Estevan Bruins , and the nine league champions. The CJHL chose not to have the four regional championships, and gave each league champion

301-631: The ANAVET Cup (Western Region - Manitoba and Saskatchewan ), and the Doyle Cup (Pacific Region - Alberta and British Columbia ). The winners of the four regional playoffs and a host city play in the Centennial Cup national Junior A championship. There are a variety of trophies no longer used for the national playdown system. The Abbott Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup were awarded to Western and Eastern Canadian Champions respectively,

344-936: The Maritime Junior A Hockey League . Out West in 1991, the Peace-Cariboo league expanded south into the Kootenays and rebranded itself as the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League . In 1993, Southern Ontario came back in a big way with two leagues—the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior A Hockey League . By 1998, the two leagues would merge under the Ontario Provincial banner with 37 teams under its belt. In 1999,

387-932: The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL). In 1970, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League , Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , and Western Canada Hockey League broke away from the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and became its own governing body (what would become the Canadian Hockey League ). These new "Major Junior" leagues were given exclusive permission to compete for the Memorial Cup , which had been Canada's Junior "A" championship prior to 1970. In May 1970, CAHA chairman Frank McKinnon tabled

430-788: The Metro Valley Junior Hockey League jumped from Junior B to Junior A in mainland Nova Scotia . After one year of playing head-to-head for the provincial Junior A title, the EJHL folded and left the MVJHL as the only league in Nova Scotia. After various attempts to create a stable Junior A system in Newfoundland, the NAHA and its teams pulled out of National play in 1977. The Southern Ontario league folded in 1977,

473-751: The Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association jumped on board by allowing their provincial Junior champion to compete in the Centennial Cup playdowns. This lasted until 1977. Also in 1971, the Maritime Junior A Hockey League folded, leaving the Charlottetown Islanders (the defending Dudley Hewitt Cup champions) to enter the Centennial Cup playdowns as an independent team. Also in 1971, the Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League entered

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516-1004: The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League was promoted to Junior A in 1978 and the NorMan Junior Hockey League was promoted to Junior A in Manitoba in 1979. A second league was founded in British Columbia in 1974, the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League was created to compete with the British Columbia Junior Hockey League - this league was absorbed by the BCJHL in 1979. A year later, the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League

559-722: The Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in a Round Robin for the Ontario Hockey Association title. The other competitor in the championship was the Timmins Golden Bears of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . In the 1993-94 Playoffs, the Canadians made it all the way to the Metro finals but were swept by the Wexford Raiders 4-games-straight. The ace in the hole was that the Canadians had already been granted hosting duties for

602-542: The Prairies to the Atlantic Coast. The only regional organizations of Hockey Canada to currently not have member teams or a league are BC Hockey , Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (Hockey NL), and Hockey North . In addition to BC Hockey, Hockey NL, and Hockey North, Hockey New Brunswick and Hockey PEI do not have their own leagues, but have teams from their region playing under Hockey Nova Scotia within

645-503: The CJHL Prospects Game would take place at the WJAC. Following the 2013 World Junior A Challenge , the game was reverted to a stand-alone event starting with the 2014–15 season, as well as taking place post-New Years for the first time ever. Single Game Event Two Game Series Single Game Event This is a list of players per league/independent team drafted since the inception of Junior A in 1970 directly from

688-655: The Central Canada championship after the 1978 Centennial Cup , but might have been awarded to an All-Eastern Champion briefly after 1982. In the early 1990s, the Callaghan Cup was replaced by the Fred Page Cup . The Callaghan Cup was originally awarded to the Atlantic Junior "A" Champion between the winner of Newfoundland , Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia , but after

731-699: The Dudley Hewitt Cup Final. Canadian Junior A Hockey League The Canadian Junior Hockey League ( CJHL ) is an association of Canadian junior A ice hockey leagues and teams and was formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior 'A' Hockey. The champion of the Canadian Junior Hockey League wins the Centennial Cup . The CJHL spans the majority of Canada, from

774-866: The Metro Valley Junior Hockey League. In 1985, the NorMan Junior Hockey League faltered and folded. In 1987, the OPJHL, then known as the Ontario Junior Hockey League, folded after dropping to only four teams. During the 1988 Centennial Cup playoff run, the Black Lake Miners of Quebec were allowed to enter as an independent team. That summer, the Quebec Provincial Junior Hockey League

817-1092: The OHA Championship. Up against the Orillia Terriers , Powassan Hawks , and Wexford, the Canadians made the final and defeated the Terriers 3-1 to win a birth into the Dudley Hewitt Cup . At the Central Canadian in Timmins, Ontario , the Canadians bowed out in the Semi-final with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Thunder Bay Flyers . The Flyers were defeated by the Chateauguay Elites of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League in

860-657: The Ontario Junior Hockey League banner. In 2010, the Central Junior A Hockey League became the Central Canada Hockey League . In 2018, the CJHL introduced a concussion protocol funded by the Co-operators , for the assessment and management of concussion, and digitally tracking a player's concussion history. The CJHL later developed a player safety committee to implement educational videos for players, and for uniform ice hockey rules in

903-406: The President's Cup at a predetermined host city in front of scores of fans and scouts. From 2005 until 2008, the event ran as a single game, but starting in 2009 the President's Cup will be played for in a two-game series where the combined score of the games determines the winner of the event. At the 2011 Royal Bank Cup it was announced that starting with the 2011 World Junior A Challenge that

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946-659: The Raiders defeated the Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-0 in the Metro League final. The Canadians were granted the permission to host the Dudley Hewitt Cup that year and ended up winning it despite losing the Metro final. In 1998, again playing Caledon, the Raiders won the last Metro Junior "A" title in game 7 by a score of 9–0. In 2006, the Raiders changed their name to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and took on

989-948: The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League folded. In 2000, the Thunder Bay Flyers folded, having competed strictly in the United States Hockey League since the 1996–97 season. A year later, their void was filled by the Superior International Junior Hockey League . In 2008, the Ontario Provincial League rebranded itself the Ontario Junior Hockey League, just to be divided into two leagues in 2009 (Central Canadian Hockey League and Ontario Junior A Hockey League), and be reunited in time for playoffs that year under

1032-702: The Toronto suburb of Scarborough. The team originated in 1970 as the Toronto Raiders of the Metro Junior B league, and was renamed the Wexford Raiders in 1971. In 1972, the team moved to the new Ontario Provincial Junior League in 1972 and operated until 1981. After the Junior A team folded, the Metro B "Warriors" assumed the "Raider" name in 1983. The Jr. Canadiens play at Scotiabank Pond at Downsview Park . The Raiders played at Scarborough Arena Gardens at 75 Birchmount Road. The city rink built in 1954

1075-420: The colors of the Montreal Canadiens . On February 11, 2007, after 144 minutes and 32 seconds of play, the Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs. The game-winning goal was credited to Kyle Wetering at the 4:32 mark of the 5th overtime. Toronto outshot Pickering 88–86. On February 12, 2007, TSN show That's Hockey showed highlights of the game and announced that

1118-496: The constituent leagues. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , the CJHL cancelled the 2019–20 season playoffs for all leagues, the four regional championships, and the national championship. Several return-to-play scenarios were proposed for the 2020–21 season, which included staggered registrations and different opening dates for each league. Due to the pandemic, some leagues in the CJHL played games without spectators in attendance with greatly reduced income. The CJHL hoped that

1161-506: The financial assistance given by provincial governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan would be equalled by other provinces. Without national hockey events, some CJHL leagues planned showcases for players to be scouted, and worked with the NHL Central Scouting Bureau to make long-term plans for the NHL Entry Draft . The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) withdrew from the CJHL prior to the 2021–22 season. The BCHL reportedly sought to import players aged 16 and 17 from other provinces, which

1204-473: The five eastern leagues of the CJHL host national prospect teams from around the world in an international tournament hosted by a town with a CJHL franchise. From 2011 on, the CJHL Prospects Game became an event at the World Junior A Challenge. The President's Cup is awarded to the winning team at the CJHL Prospects Game. Team East (CHL, MHL, NOJHL, OJHL, and QJAAAHL players) and Team West (AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, SJHL, and SIJHL players) playoff in an annual event for

1247-442: The fray. In 1972, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association folded when two of its teams ( Sudbury Wolves and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds ) jumped to Major Junior. The Charlottetown Islanders closed their doors after a marginal performance in the 1972 playdowns. Two new leagues came in 1972, the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League was created as a rival league to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The SOJHL

1290-402: The history of the game may be preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the longest junior hockey game in history, far surpassing the previous record. The game has been officially named the longest game in Ontario Hockey Association history. MetJHL Years OJHL Years There also was a Wexford Raiders team in the Ontario Provincial Junior League based in the Wexford neighbourhood of

1333-401: The mid-1990s and the MJAHL's champion getting a direct ride to the National Championship, the Fred Page Cup became a necessity. The Manitoba Centennial Cup was the Grand Championship of Junior "A" hockey in Canada from 1970 until 1995, when it was replaced by the corporately sponsored Royal Bank Cup , later known as the RBC Cup. The sponsorship ended after the 2017–18 season; the championship

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1376-493: The most dominant squads in 1990, under coaches Stan Butler and Kevin Burkett. Butler and Burkett coached the Wexford Raiders midget team to the 1989 championship, then took most of the players to the Junior B level in 1990, and they served as the foundation to four consecutive Metro championship squads. During the 1990s, under the management of Burkett and Butler, the Raiders sent more players on NCAA Division I hockey scholarships than any other junior team in North America. In 1994,

1419-448: The place of the old Caledon Flyers . The Flyers played in Caledon from 1976 until 1990 in the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League . In 1990, the team folded but after two seasons the Central Junior B Hockey League granted the town a new team. The Canadians spent one season in the Central Junior "B" Hockey League before joining the Metro and one season after with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The Canadians were owned by

1462-420: The three major Maritime leagues merged and Newfoundland's final league departed the trophy had no real use. In 1995, the Quebec Provincial Junior Hockey League donated the Fred Page Cup to create an Eastern Canadian championship between the Maritimes, Quebec, and the Ottawa District of Ontario . The Dudley Hewitt Cup used to represent all of Ontario and Quebec, but with so many leagues in that region in

1505-449: The winners of which would square off for the Manitoba Centennial Cup , the National Championship. The Abbott Cup was no longer a major trophy after the 1989 Centennial Cup when both the Doyle Cup and ANAVET Cup champions were granted entrance into the Centennial Cup round robin. The western leagues briefly returned to an all-western Canadian championship known as the Western Canada Cup from 2013 to 2017. The Dudley Hewitt Cup became

1548-452: Was appointed chairman in 2017, followed by Robert Mazzuca who was appointed in 2021. Andy Harkness succeeded Ladds as CJHL president on November 7, 2022. To determine a National Champion, the winners of each league playdown in three regional championships—the Fred Page Cup (Eastern Region - Maritimes , Quebec , Ottawa District ), the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central Region - Southern Ontario , Northeastern Ontario , Northwestern Ontario ),

1591-406: Was formed, rebranded the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League in 1997. In 1989, Newfoundland would take a second shot at Junior A with the promotion of the St. John's Junior Hockey League . In 1990, the western Junior A leagues in Canada would form the Canada West Association. This organization would be the catalyst for the creation of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League in 1993. In 2008, the league

1634-404: Was more in Southwestern Ontario , while the OPJHL focused more on the Greater Toronto Area . The other new league was the Quebec Junior A Hockey League . In 1973, the Island Junior Hockey League of Prince Edward Island made the jump from Junior B to Junior A. In 1975, the Eastern Junior A Hockey League ascended to Junior A from the Junior B ranks in Cape Breton Island . Then, in 1977,

1677-419: Was named the first full-time chairman and president in 2012. Rick Morocco served as executive director from 2014 to 2016, when he was succeeded by Brent Ladds who became president while Lamb continued as chairman. The CJHL sought to restructure its administration to assist the chairman of the board. Ladds was tasked with overseeing all administration, events, planning and corporate partnerships. Kevin Abrams

1720-452: Was opposed by the remainder of the CJHL. Despite the loss of a league, the other nine league were committed to the CJHL. In 2021, all CJHL leagues agreed to truth and reconciliation games in support of First Nations in Canada . The Dryden Ice Dogs were the first team to arrange such a game. Former leagues competing within the CJHL: Atlantic Canada Quebec Ontario Manitoba British Columbia Kirk Lamb

1763-402: Was promoted from Junior B in East-Central British Columbia. That same year, the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League folded. They were replaced by a single team, the Thunder Bay Kings later to be the two-time Centennial Cup champion Thunder Bay Flyers . The summer of 1982 saw the folding of the Quebec Junior A League. In 1983, the New Brunswick Junior Hockey League folded and merged with

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1806-496: Was rebranded the "Canadian Junior Hockey League". The CJAHL was formed in November 1993, with Fred Page appointed as chairman of the board, and Ronald Boileau as president. The original leagues included: The St. John's Junior Hockey League dropped back to Junior B in 1991. Also in 1991, the Island Junior Hockey League folded and merged with the Metro Valley league. The Metro Valley League now had all three Maritime provinces incorporated in it and decided to change its name to

1849-430: Was used in the 1986 film Youngbloods and being rebuilt due to roof issues. Demolished in 2023 and should open in 2025. Caledon Canadians The Caledon Canadians are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Caledon , Ontario , Canada. They were a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and were the only team in the "Metro" to win an Ontario Hockey Association Junior "A" Championship. The Canadians took

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