The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario from 1970 to 1978. It 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
Team City Joined Left Left forBarrie Colts Barrie 1970 1978 Joined CJBHLBolton Bruins Bolton 1970 1972 FoldedBurlington Mohawks Burlington 1970 1971 Joined CJBHLCollingwood Blues Collingwood1971 1976 Joined SOJAHLDownsview Boys Club North York 19701971 Joined MetJHLHespeler Shamrocks Hespeler 1970 1971 Joined CJBHLMidland Athletics Midland 1972 1977 FoldedMilton Merchants Milton 1970 1971 Joined CJBHLNewmarket Redmen Newmarket1970 1975 Joined OPJHLOak Ridges Dynes Oak Ridges1975 1978 Joined CJBHLOakville Blades Oakville 1970 1971 Joined CJBHLOrillia Terriers Orillia 1970 1978 Joined CJBHLOwen Sound Greys Owen Sound1971 1975 Joined SOJAHLOwen Sound SalvagemenOwen Sound 1975 1978 Joined MWJHLStreetsville DerbysMississauga 1970 1971 Joined CJBHLThornhill ThunderbirdsThornhill 1975 1978 Joined CJBHL
Playoff champions
Year Champion Finalist Result in Provincials1971 Orillia Travelways Lost SC QF vs. Peterbourgh (E)1972 Collingwood Blues Lost SC QF vs. Peterbourgh (E)1973 Owen Sound Greys Lost SC SF vs. Toronto (Met)1974 Owen Sound Greys Lost SC SF vs. Bramalea (Met)1975 Owen Sound Greys Collingwood Blues Lost SC QF vs. Waterloo (WW)1976 Collingwood Blues Lost SC Final vs. St. Marys (W)1977 Oak Ridges Dynes Thornhill Thunderbirds Lost SC QF vs. Stratford (WW)1978 Barrie Colts Oak Ridges Dynes Lost SC QF vs. Stratford (WW)
Regular season champions
Season Champion Record Points1970-71 Orillia Travelways 28-3-3-0 591971-72 Orillia Travelways 28-9-3-0 591972-73 Collingwood Blues 28-9-3-0 591973-74 Owen Sound Greys 30-6-4-0 641974-75 Collingwood Blues 27-8-4-0 581975-76 Collingwood Blues 25-7-4-0 541976-77 Oak Ridges Dynes 31-6-3-0 641977-78 Oak Ridges Dynes 20-7-5-0 45
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