Summary
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.
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History edit
The IJHL shares its name with the former Junior "A" league that played in the same region, the Island Junior Hockey League between 1973-1991.
Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League which both operate within Prince Edward Island.
In 2002, the O'Leary Eagles won the Don Johnson Cup as Maritime Junior B champions. Nine years later, in 2011, the Kensington Vipers repeated the act as Maritime champions, following up their success again in 2013 and 2023 respectively.
Following the 2021-22, the league lost both the Western Red Wings and Eastern Maniacs but added the Kings County Rivermen. With only 3 remaining teams, the league negotiated to play regular season games with the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League (NBJHL) with PEI holding their own playoff series.
For the 2023-24 season, the Sherwood Metros and Kings County Rivermen merged and, along with Kensington, will once again compete in the NBJHL to determine the PEI representative for the Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
Teams for 2023-24 Season edit
| Team | Centre | Joined |
| Kensington Vipers | Kensington | 1998 |
| Sherwood Metros | Sherwood | 2001 |
Champions edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 1998 | Kings County Sharks | ||
| 1999 | Kings County Sharks | ||
| 2000 | Summerside Red Wings | ||
| 2001 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 2002 | O'Leary Eagles | Sherwood Falcons | 4–1 |
| 2003 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–3 |
| 2004 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–1 |
| 2005 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–3 |
| 2006 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–2 |
| 2007 | Kensington Vipers | South Shore Red Wings | 4–1 |
| 2008 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–2 |
| 2009 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–2 |
| 2010 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–3 |
| 2011 | Kensington Vipers | Down East Maniacs | 4–0 |
| 2012 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2013 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2014 | Kensington Vipers | Montague Maniacs | 4–0 |
| 2015 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2016 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–3 |
| 2017 | Western Red Wings[1] | Kensington Vipers | 4–3 |
| 2018 | Western Red Wings[2] | Sherwood Metros | 4–2 |
| 2019 | Western Red Wings[3] | Kensington Vipers | 4–1 |
| 2020 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Western Red Wings | Sherwood Metros | 4–1 |
| 2022 | Sherwood Metros | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2023 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Metros | 4–1 |
| 2024 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Metros | 4–0 |
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Island Junior Hockey League