Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League

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colspan="2" style="background-color:#acf;"|OHA Junior "B"
style="background-color:#def;"WJBHL(1950-1968)
style="background-color:#def;"EJBHL(1950-1972)
style="background-color:#def;"MetJHL(1950-1989)
style="background-color:#def;"NDJBHL(1954-1979)
style="background-color:#def;"CJBHL(1954-1993)
style="background-color:#def;"BCJHL(1958-1964)
style="background-color:#def;"MOJBHL(1970-1978)
style="background-color:#def;"SWJBHL(1976-1978)
style="background-color:#def;"WOHL(1969-2007)
style="background-color:#def;"MWJHL(1973-2007)
style="background-color:#def;"GHL(1974-2007)
style="background-color:#def;"GOJHL(2007-Present)
colspan="2" | Ontario Hockey Association
colspan="2" | Sutherland Cup

The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario from 1970 to 1978.{{cite web |title=Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League history and statistics |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/437.html |website=hockeyDB |access-date=June 17, 2022}} They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.

History

The league was formed in 1970, bringing aboard several Suburban Junior C Hockey League teams such as the Orillia Terriers, the Newmarket Redmen and the Bolton Bruins, the Midland Flyers and Streetsville Derbys, and the Burlington Mohawks from the Niagara District Hockey League. Additional Junior C teams such as the Oakville Blades, Hespeler Shamrocks and Milton Flyers joined in 1970. Other members were the Barrie Colts and the Oak Ridges Dynes.

In 1971, the Junior B leagues re-aligned themselves geographically, as the Collingwood Blues and Owen Sound Greys joined the Mid-Ontario junior B league, and the Oakville Blades, Milton Flyers, Burlington Mohawks, Hespeler Shamrocks and Streetsville Derbys moving to the Central Junior B.

The Owen Sound Greys made the jump to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1975 after 3 straight Mid-Ontario titles. In 1976, they were followed into the Southern Ontario A by the Collingwood Blues.

In 1978, a weakened Mid-Ontario league folded and the Orillia Terriers, Thornhill Thunderbirds, the Barrie Colts, and Oak Ridges Dynes joined the Central League.

Teams

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CityJoinedLeftLeft for
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|Barrie Colts

Barrie19701978Joined CJBHL
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|Bolton Bruins

Bolton19701972Folded
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|Burlington Mohawks

Burlington19701971Joined CJBHL
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|Collingwood Blues

Collingwood19711976Joined SOJAHL
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|Downsview Boys Club

North York19701971Joined MetJHL
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|Hespeler Shamrocks

Hespeler19701971Joined CJBHL
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|Midland Athletics

Midland19721977Folded
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|Milton Merchants

Milton19701971Joined CJBHL
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|Newmarket Redmen

Newmarket19701975Joined OPJHL
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|Oak Ridges Dynes

Oak Ridges19751978Joined CJBHL
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|Oakville Blades

Oakville19701971Joined CJBHL
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|Orillia Terriers

Orillia19701978Joined CJBHL
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|Owen Sound Greys

Owen Sound19711975Joined SOJAHL
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|Owen Sound Salvagemen

Owen Sound19751978Joined MWJHL
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|Streetsville Derbys

Mississauga19701971Joined CJBHL
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|Thornhill Thunderbirds

Thornhill19751978Joined CJBHL

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Playoff champions

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ChampionFinalistResult in Provincials
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|1971

Orillia TravelwaysLost SC QF vs. Peterbourgh (E)
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|1972

Collingwood BluesLost SC QF vs. Peterbourgh (E)
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|1973

Owen Sound GreysLost SC SF vs. Toronto (Met)
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|1974

Owen Sound GreysLost SC SF vs. Bramalea (Met)
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|1975

Owen Sound GreysCollingwood BluesLost SC QF vs. Waterloo (WW)
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|1976

Collingwood BluesLost SC Final vs. St. Marys (W)
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|1977

Oak Ridges DynesThornhill ThunderbirdsLost SC QF vs. Stratford (WW)
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|1978

Barrie ColtsOak Ridges DynesLost SC QF vs. Stratford (WW)

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Regular season champions

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ChampionRecordPoints
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|1970-71

Orillia Travelways28-3-3-059
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|1971-72

Orillia Travelways28-9-3-059
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|1972-73

Collingwood Blues28-9-3-059
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|1973-74

Owen Sound Greys30-6-4-064
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|1974-75

Collingwood Blues27-8-4-058
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|1975-76

Collingwood Blues25-7-4-054
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|1976-77

Oak Ridges Dynes31-6-3-064
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|1977-78

Oak Ridges Dynes20-7-5-045

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References

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