Summary
The Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league was known as the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League until 2009.
| Countries | Canada |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Chris Hedefine |
| Junior Council Chair | Clifford Affleck |
| Former name(s) | PEI Minor Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Recent Champions | Tignish Aces (2019) |
| Most successful club | Tignish Aces (10 titles) |
| Website | peijuniorc.com |
The winner of the playoffs competes in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.
History edit
In 2015 the South Side Lynx won their first league championship and then proceeded to be the first PEI representative to advance to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship final game. In the championship game the Lynx played against the Baffin Blizzard with both teams vying to be the first team from their province/territory to claim a Maritime-Hockey North title. The Baffin Blizzard prevailed, winning 6–5.
After a one-year absence a Summerside team, now known as the Crunch, was announced as returning to the league for the 2016–17 season.
Sherwood Metros became the first PEI team to win the Maritime-Hockey North Championship in 2018. The Metros defeated South Side Lynx 4–1 in the final.[1]
In January 2019 the South Side Lynx ceased operations due to a lack of healthy players. The team posted a 5–13–0–2 record, last in the five-team league.[2] The team announced a return for 2020–21.
Teams edit
| Team | Centre | First Season |
|---|---|---|
| North River Flames | Cornwall | 2005–06 |
| Pownal Ice Dogs | Pownal | 2019–20 |
| Sherwood Metros | Sherwood | 2015–16 |
| South Side Lynx | Crapaud | 2001–02 |
| Tignish Aces | Tignish | 2002–03 |
Former teams (1997–present) edit
- Bedeque Red Wings (1998–99)
- Belfast Sabres (2001–17)
- Charlottetown Abbies (1997–2005; 2009–12)
- Evangeline Loggers (2005–07)
- Georgetown Eagles (2017–18)
- Georgetown Timberwolves (1997–98)
- Holland College Hurricanes (2010–12)
- Montague Norsemen (1998–2001; 2003–04)
- Montague Sharks (2010–11)
- Morell Crunch (2010–13)
- Morell Flyers (2003–10; 2015–16)
- Morell Mustangs (1997–2002)
- North River Flames (1997–98) - returned to league in 2005
- Pownal Nicks (1997–98)
- Pownal Red Devils (2003–12)
- Rustico Whitecaps (1999–2005)
- Sherwood Falcons (1997–98; 1999–2009; 2013–15)
- Souris Boat Haulers (2008–09)
- Souris Hawks (1999–2000; 2013–15)
- South Side Lynx (2001–2019) - returned to league in 2020
- Summerside Capitals (2003–05; 2013–14)
- Summerside Crunch (2016–20)
- Tignish Aces (1997–98; 2000–01) - returned to league in 2002
- Tyne Valley Clover Farmers (2001–06; 2011–13)
Champions edit
| Season | Champion | Finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kings County Kings | ||
| 1993 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 1994 | North River Flames | ||
| 1995 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 1996 | North River Flames | ||
| 1997 | North River Flames | ||
| 1998 | Tignish Aces | Charlottetown Abbies | 4–3 |
| 1999 | Charlottetown Abbies | Morell Mustangs | 4–0 |
| 2000 | Charlottetown Abbies | Souris Hawks | 2–0 |
| 2001 | Montague Norsemen | Sherwood Falcons | 3–0 |
| 2002 | Sherwood Falcons | Rustico Whitecaps | 4–2 |
| 2003 | Tignish Aces | Sherwood Falcons | 4–3 |
| 2004 | Sherwood Falcons | South Side Lynx | 4–2 |
| 2005 | Tignish Aces | Sherwood Falcons | 4–1 |
| 2006 | Sherwood Falcons | Tignish Aces | 4–3 |
| 2007 | Sherwood Falcons | North River Flames | 3–2 |
| 2008 | Tignish Aces | North River Flames | 4–1 |
| 2009 | Tignish Aces | North River Flames | 4–3 |
| 2010 | Tignish Aces | Charlottetown Abbies | 4–0 |
| 2011 | Charlottetown Abbies | Tignish Aces | 4–3 |
| 2012 | Tignish Aces | Pownal Red Devils | 4–2 |
| 2013 | Tignish Aces | South Side Lynx | 4–0 |
| 2014 | Tignish Aces | Southside Lynx | 4–1 |
| 2015 | South Side Lynx | Belfast Sabres | 4-2 |
| 2016 | South Side Lynx | Belfast Sabres | 4–0 |
| 2017 | South Side Lynx | Sherwood Metros | 4–2 |
| 2018 | Sherwood Metros[3] | Tignish Aces | 4–3 |
| 2019 | Tignish Aces[4] | Sherwood Metros | 4–1 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Pownal Ice Dogs | Sherwood Metros | 3–0 |
| 2023 | Tignish Aces | Pownal Ice Dogs | 4-1 |
| 2024 | Tignish Aces | Pownal Ice Dogs | 4-1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sherwood Wins First PEI Championship". Maritime-Hockey North Junior Championship. April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Southside Lynx junior C team folds". Journal Pioneer. January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Metros junior C champs". Journal Pioneer. March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Tignish Aces win junior C hockey title". Journal Pioneer. March 19, 2019.
External links edit
- PEI Junior C League