Provincial Junior Hockey League

Provincial Junior
Hockey League

Region(s)	Southern Ontario Central Ontario
Former name(s)	list Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League (1970-2016) Empire B Junior C Hockey League (1989-2016) Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League (1994-2016) Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League (1968-2016) Midwestern Junior C Hockey League (2013-2016) Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League (1974-2016) Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (1960-2016) Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League (1966-2016)
Founded	2016
No. of teams	63
Associated Title(s)	Clarence Schmalz Cup
Recent Champions	Lakeshore Canadiens (6th) (2023-24)
Headquarters	Cambridge, Ontario
Website	PJHL

The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is a Canadian junior ice hockey league spanning parts of Southern Ontario. The PJHL is the third tier of the Ontario Hockey Association and is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada. The league was formed in 2016 with the merging of eight Junior C leagues. PJHL teams compete for the Clarence Schmalz Cup.

History

In the works since 2014, it was announced in the spring of 2016 that the eight Junior C leagues of the Ontario Hockey Association would merge for the 2016-17 season to create the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The union was in an effort to streamline rules across the classification and to promote growth and development. ^{[1] [2]}

The leagues that make up the PJHL are the former Central, Empire B, Georgian Mid-Ontario, Great Lakes, Midwestern, Niagara & District, Southern, and Western. ^{[3] [4] [5]} leagues that are now the eight divisions split into four conferences.

The first game in PJHL history was played on September 9, 2016 as the Walkerton Hawks hosted the Hanover Barons in Pollock Division action. ^[6] Walkerton won the game 6-2. ^[7]

Teams

North Conference Carruthers Division Team Centre Founded Arena Alliston Hornets Alliston 1971 New Tecumseth Recreation Complex Huntsville Otters Huntsville 1990 Canada Summit Centre Innisfil Spartans Innisfil 2022 Innisfil Recreation Complex Midland Flyers Midland 1978 North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre Muskoka Bears Bracebridge 2024 Muskoka Lumber Community Centre Orillia Terriers Orillia 2013 West Orillia Sports Complex Penetang Kings Penetanguishene 1977 Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre Stayner Siskins Stayner 1972 Stayner Memorial Arena Pollock Division Team Centre Founded Arena Fergus Whalers Fergus 2023 Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex Goderich Flyers Goderich 2003 Goderich & District Community Centre Hanover Barons Hanover 1964 P&H Centre Kincardine Bulldogs Kincardine 1994 Davidson Centre Arena Mitchell Hawks Mitchell 1966 Mitchell & District Arena Mount Forest Patriots Mount Forest 1987 Mount Forest & District Community Centre Walkerton Capitals Walkerton 1976 Walkerton Community Centre Wingham Ironmen Wingham 1975 North Huron Wescast Community Complex South Conference Doherty Division Team Centre Founded Arena Dorchester Dolphins Dorchester 2012 The Flight Exec Centre Hespeler Shamrocks Hespeler 1959 Hespeler Memorial Arena New Hamburg Firebirds New Hamburg 1953 Wilmot Township Arena Norwich Merchants Norwich 1968 Norwich Community Centre Paris Titans Paris 1985 Brant Sports Complex Tavistock Braves Tavistock 1970 Tavistock & District Recreation Centre Wellesley Applejacks Wellesley 1987 Wellesley Arena Woodstock Navy-Vets Woodstock 1966 Woodstock District Community Complex Bloomfield Division Team Centre Founded Arena Dundas Blues Dundas 1963 J.L.Grightmire Arena Dunnville Jr. Mudcats Dunnville 1974 Dunnville Memorial Arena Glanbrook Rangers Glanbrook 1975 Glanbrook Arena Grimsby Peach Kings Grimsby 1922 Peach King Centre Hagersville Hawks Hagersville 1992 Hagersville Memorial Arena Niagara Riverhawks Chippawa 1987 Gale Centre Port Dover Sailors Port Dover 1988 Port Dover & Area Arena Streetsville Derbys Streetsville 2024 Vic Johnston Community Centre East Conference Orr Division Team Centre Founded Arena Caledon Golden Hawks Caledon 2010 Caledon East Arena Clarington Eagles Clarington 2011 Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex Georgina Ice Keswick 1994 Georgina Ice Palace Little Britain Merchants Little Britain 1978 Little Britain Community Centre Port Perry Lumberjacks Port Perry 1972 Scugog Community Recreation Centre Schomberg Cougars Schomberg 1969 Trisan Centre Uxbridge Bruins Uxbridge 1975 Uxbridge Arena and Recreation Centre Tod Division Team Centre Founded Arena Amherstview Jets Amherstview 1989 W J Henderson Recreation Centre Frankford Huskies Frankford 2021 Frankford Arena Lakefield Chiefs Lakefield 1980 Lakefield-Smith Community Centre Napanee Raiders Napanee 1989 Strathcona Paper Centre North Kawartha Knights Apsley 2014 North Kawartha Community Centre Picton Pirates Picton 1989 Prince Edward Community Centre Port Hope Panthers Port Hope 2004 Jack Burger Sports Complex Trent Hills Thunder Campbellford 1992 Campbellford-Seymour Arena West Conference Stobbs Division Team Centre Founded Arena Amherstburg Admirals Amherstburg 1987 Libro Centre Blenheim Blades Blenheim 1968 Blenheim Community & Recreation Centre Dresden Jr. Kings Dresden 1959 Lambton-Kent Memorial Arena Essex 73's Essex 1973 Essex Centre Sports Complex Lakeshore Canadiens Belle River 1978 Atlas Tube Centre Mooretown Flags Mooretown 1971 Mooretown Sports Complex Walpole Island Wild Walpole Island 1972 Walpole Island Sports Complex Wheatley Sharks Wheatley 1995 Wheatley Area Arena Yeck Division Team Centre Founded Arena Aylmer Spitfires Aylmer 1974 East Elgin Community Complex Exeter Hawks Exeter 1961 South Huron Recreation Centre Lucan Irish Lucan 1968 Lucan Community Memorial Centre Mount Brydges Bulldogs Mount Brydges 1975 Tri-Township Arena North Middlesex Stars Parkhill 1993 North Middlesex Arena Petrolia Flyers Petrolia 1988 Greenwood Recreation Centre Port Stanley Sailors Port Stanley 1969 Port Stanley Arena Thamesford Trojans Thamesford 1976 Thamesford Area Recreation Centre

Regular Season Champions

Bolded is overall PJHL season champion based on win percentage.

	East				North				South				West
Season	Orr	Pct	Tod	Pct	Carruthers	Pct	Pollock	Pct	Bloomfield	Pct	Doherty	Pct	Stobbs	Pct	Yeck	Pct
2016-17	Lakefield	.805	Port Hope	.910	Stayner	.929	Walkerton	.819	Ayr	.925	Grimsby	.869	Lakeshore	.788	Dorchester	.988
2017-18	Lakefield	.854	Napanee	.938	Stayner	.952	Mount Forest	.800	Ayr	.825	Glanbrook	.917	Lakeshore	.738	Lambeth	.872
2018-19	Uxbridge	.810	Napanee	.886	Stayner	.786	Mount Forest	.774	Tavistock	.838	Glanbrook	.881	Essex	.788	Dorchester	.775
2019-20	Clarington	.726	Napanee	.859	Alliston	.857	Mount Forest	.810	Tavistock	.800	Grimsby	.774	Lakeshore	.900	Thamesford	.714
2020-21	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	Little Britain	.797	Amherstview	.833	Stayner	.850	Hanover	.607	Woodstock	.792	Grimsby	.700	Lakeshore	.906	Exeter	.783
2022-23	Clarington	.759	Napanee	.659	Stayner	.741	Mount Forest	.607	New Hamburg	.681	Glanbrook	.691	Essex	.752	Mount Brydges	.617
2023-24	Clarington	.857	Frankford	.762	Alliston	.857	Hanover	.881	New Hamburg	.810	Grimsby	.798	Lakeshore	.881	Thamesford	.763
2024-25	Clarington	.748	Frankford	.703	Alliston	.798	Hanover	.666	Norwich	.649	Dundas	.644	Essex	.772	Petrolia	.578

Playoff Division and Conference Champions

Clarence Schmalz Cup, emblematic of the Junior C championship of the Ontario Hockey Association and the PJHL.

Listed are Division playoff champions. Bolded are also Conference playoff champions.

	East		North		South		West
Season	Orr	Tod	Carruthers	Pollock	Doherty	Bloomfield	Stobbs	Yeck
2017	Lakefield	Port Hope	Alliston	Mount Forest	Ayr	Grimsby	Essex	Dorchester
2018	Lakefield	Port Hope	Stayner	Mount Forest	Tavistock	Glanbrook	Lakeshore	Lambeth
2019	Uxbridge	Napanee	Alliston	Mount Forest	Wellesley	Grimsby	Lakeshore	Exeter
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Clarington	Napanee	Stayner	Mitchell	New Hamburg	Grimsby	Lakeshore	North Middlesex
2023	Clarington	Port Hope	Stayner	Mount Forest	Wellesley	Glanbrook	Lakeshore	Thamesford
2024	Clarington	Napanee	Alliston	Hanover	New Hamburg	Grimsby	Lakeshore	Thamesford
2025

League Championship Series

Bolded is winner of Clarence Schmalz Cup as PJHL and OHA champion.

Season	North/East champion	South/West champion	Series (Best of 7)	Scores
2017	Port Hope Panthers	Ayr Centennials {1st}	2-4	8-1, 4-1, 2-4, 1-3, 1-4, 3-6
2018	Lakefield Chiefs {1st}	Glanbrook Rangers	4-1	2-1OT, 2-3, 4-3OT, 5-2, 4-0
2019	Napanee Raiders {1st}	Grimsby Peach Kings	4-1	2-0, 2-3, 3-1, 4-1, 3-1
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Championship Tournament
Season	Champion	Finalist	Score	Location
2022	Lakeshore Canadiens {1st}	Clarington Eagles	3-2 OT	Guelph, Ontario
2023	Wellesley Applejacks {1st}	Clarington Eagles	3-2	Woodstock, Ontario
Season	North/East champion	South/West champion	Series (Best of 7)	Scores
2024	Clarington Eagles	Lakeshore Canadiens {2nd}	1-4	1-0, 1-2, 2-3, 2-4, 4-5
2025			0-0	0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0,

2025 Schmalz Cup Playoffs

Division Quarterfinal

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Conference Final

League Semifinal

Schmalz Cup Final

O1

Clarington

4

O7

Caledon

0

O1

Clarington

O4

Uxbridge

O5

Port Perry

O3

Schomberg

bye

O2

Georgina

bye

O6

Little Britain

T1

Frankford

4

T8

North Kawartha

0

T1

Frankford

T4

Picton

0

T5

Lakefield

4

Y2

Exeter

T3

Amherstview

T6

Port Hope

T2

Napanee

T7

Trent Hills

C1

Alliston

4

C8

Muskoka

0

C1

Alliston

C4

Penetang

C5

Huntsville

C3

Stayner

C6

Innisfil

C2

Orillia

C7

Midland

P1

Hanover

P8

Goderich

P4

Kincardine

P5

Wingham

P3

Fergus

P6

Mitchell

P2

Mount Forest

P7

Walkerton

B1

Dundas

B8

Port Dover

B4

Hagersville

B5

Glanbrook

B3

Niagara

B6

Streetsville

B2

Grimsby

4

B7

Dunville

0

D1

Norwich

4

D8

Hespeler

0

D1

Norwich

D4

Wellesley

4

D5

Dorchester

0

D3

Woodstock

D6

Paris

D2

New Hamburg

D7

Tavistock

S1

Essex

S8

Walpole Island

D1

S4

Wheatley

S5

Amherstburg

S3

Mooretown

S6

Blenheim

S2

Lakeshore

S7

Dresden

Y1

Petrolia

4

Y8

Lucan

0

Y1

Petrolia

Y4

Mount Brydges

Y5

North Middlesex

Y3

Port Stanley

Y6

Thamesford

Y2

Exeter

Y2

Exeter'

4

Y7

Aylmer

0

Records

Individual Season

• Goals: JD Falconer (Stayner Siskins) - 56 (2017–18)
• Assists: Ryan Casselman (Napanee Raiders) - 69 (2017–18)
• Points: Ryan Casselman (Napanee Raiders) - 117 (2017–18)
• Penalty Minutes: Mitchell Robinson (Schomberg Cougars) - 211 (2017–18)
• Wins in Net: Riley Maskell (Grimsby Peach Kings) - 27 (2017–18) & Brett Brochu (Dresden Jr. Kings) - 27 (2018–19)
• Minutes in Net: Mathew Boere (North Middlesex Stars) - 2187:56 (2016–17)
• Goals Against Average: Romano Liburdi (Lakeshore Canadiens) - 0.93 (2019–20)
• Saves: Mathew Boere (North Middlesex Stars) - 1396 (2016–17)
• Save Percentage: Brock MacDonald (Lambeth Lancers) - 0.956 (2017–18)
• Shutouts: Garrett Golley (Wingham Ironmen) - 9 (2022–23)
• Longest Point Streak: William Stadder (Essex 73's) - 31 (September 11, 2018 to January 22,2019)

Single Game

• Most Goals in Game: Drake Board (Alliston Hornets) - 8 (November 3, 2017)
• Most Assists in Game: Jordan Taylor (Stayner Siskins) - 8 (October 20, 2016) & Ryan Young (Alliston Hornets) - 8 (November 3, 2017)
• Most Points in Game: Matt Walilko (Midland Flyers) - 10 (January 8, 2017) & Drake Board (Alliston Hornets) - 10 (November 3, 2017)
• Most PIM in Game: Garret Magalas (Delhi Travellers) - 34 (December 30, 2018)
• Most Saves in Game: Nicholas Bolton (Lakeshore Canadiens) - 96 (March 29, 2023)

Team

• Best Record: 2016-17 Dorchester Dolphins (39-0-1)
• Worst Record: 2019-20 Delhi Travellers (0-40-0)
• Highest Goals For: 2016-17 Ayr Centennials & 2017-18 Napanee Raiders (302)
• Lowest Goals For: 2019-20 Delhi Travellers (47)
• Highest Goals Against: 2019-20 Delhi Travellers (532)
• Lowest Goals Against: 2019-20 Lakeshore Canadiens (57)
• Longest Game: 145:32 -- Lakeshore Canadiens 5 - Wheatley Sharks 4 5OT (March 29, 2023)
• Largest Margin of Victory: Wellesley Applejacks 23 - Delhi Travellers 1 (January 12, 2020)
• Highest Scoring Shutout: Ayr Centennials 21 - Delhi Travellers 0 (January 14, 2020)
• Most Goals in Game (One Team): Wellesley Applejacks 23 (January 12, 2020)
• Longest Win Streak: Dorchester Dolphins 31 (September 17, 2016 to January 6, 2017)

References

1. "The OHA 125th Collectors Edition of the Blueline Magazine Now Online". Ontario Hockey Association. March 16, 2016.
2. "Junior C League Going Province Wide As PJHL". Chatham-Kent Sports Network. April 26, 2016.
3. "Junior C loop to be renamed Bill Stobbs". Chatham Daily News. April 27, 2016.
4. "Eight different loops coming together under new Provincial Junior Hockey League". Sarnia Observer. April 29, 2016.
5. "Junior C loop taking time in rebranding". Cambridge Times. August 3, 2016.
6. "Provincial Junior Hockey League - league schedule | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
7. "PJHL | Pointstreak Stats".

External links

• PJHL website
• OHA website