New Brunswick Junior Hockey League (1969–1983)

New Brunswick Junior Hockey League
Membership	Hockey New Brunswick
Founded	1969
Ceased	1983
Regional Champions	1
National Champions	0
First Champion	Fredericton Chevies (1970)
Last Champion	Moncton Hawks (1983)

The New Brunswick Junior Hockey League (NBJHL) was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of New Brunswick. The NBJHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and Centennial Cup as a Junior A league.

History

Possibly founded in 1969,^{[citation needed]} the NBJHL was the premier Jr. A league of the province of New Brunswick. In 1970, the league was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competition for the Centennial Cup. In 1982–83, the league was in direct competition for fans with the American Hockey League, who put two of their semi-professional teams in the NBJHL's Jr. A markets. In 1983, the Fredericton Red Wings folded, leaving the Moncton Hawks as the only strong team in the league. Instead of continuing on in the depleted NBJHL, the Hawks elected to move to Nova Scotia's Jr. A league, the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, leaving the NBJHL to fold.^{[citation needed]}

The core of the league through its entirety seems to have been the Moncton Beavers and teams from Fredericton, like the Fredericton Chevies, Fredericton High School, and Fredericton Red Wings.

Teams

Champions

1970 Fredericton Chevies
1971 Moncton Beavers
1972 Moncton Beavers
1973 Moncton Beavers
1974 Moncton Beavers
1975 Cap-Pele Fishermen
1976 Saint John 77's
1977 Fredericton Red Wings
1978 Fredericton Red Wings
1979 Fredericton Red Wings
1980 Moncton Beavers
1981 Moncton Beavers
1982 Moncton Hawks
1983 Moncton Hawks

External links

Hockey New Brunswick