Island Junior Hockey League
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| Classification | Junior B |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country | Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kensington Vipers (13) |
| Most titles | Kensington Vipers (13) |
| Official website | ijhl |
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.
History
[edit]The IJHL shares its name with a former league, which competed at the Junior "A" level in the same region from 1973 to 1991.
Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior B League, one tier below the Junior A Maritime Junior Hockey League and two tiers below the Junior ice hockey#Major JuniorQuebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, which both have teams located in Prince Edward Island.
In 2002, the O'Leary Eagles won the Don Johnson Cup as Maritime Junior B champions. Nine years later, in 2011, the Kensington Vipers repeated the act as Maritime champions, following up their success again in 2013 and 2023 respectively.
Following the 2021-22, the league lost both the Western Red Wings and Eastern Maniacs but added the Kings County Rivermen. With only 3 remaining teams, the league negotiated to play regular season games with the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League (NBJHL), with PEI holding their own playoff series.
For the 2023-24 season, the Sherwood Metros and Kings County Rivermen merged and, along with Kensington, will once again compete in the NBJHL to determine the PEI representative for the Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
Teams for 2023-24 Season
[edit]| Team | Centre | Joined |
| Kensington Vipers | Kensington | 1998 |
| Sherwood Metros | Sherwood | 2001 |
Champions
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 1998 | Kings County Sharks | ||
| 1999 | Kings County Sharks | ||
| 2000 | Summerside Red Wings | ||
| 2001 | Sherwood Falcons | ||
| 2002 | O'Leary Eagles | Sherwood Falcons | 4–1 |
| 2003 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–3 |
| 2004 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–1 |
| 2005 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–3 |
| 2006 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–2 |
| 2007 | Kensington Vipers | South Shore Red Wings | 4–1 |
| 2008 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–2 |
| 2009 | Sherwood Falcons | Kensington Vipers | 4–2 |
| 2010 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Falcons | 4–3 |
| 2011 | Kensington Vipers | Down East Maniacs | 4–0 |
| 2012 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2013 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2014 | Kensington Vipers | Montague Maniacs | 4–0 |
| 2015 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2016 | Kensington Vipers | Western Red Wings | 4–3 |
| 2017 | Western Red Wings[1] | Kensington Vipers | 4–3 |
| 2018 | Western Red Wings[2] | Sherwood Metros | 4–2 |
| 2019 | Western Red Wings[3] | Kensington Vipers | 4–1 |
| 2020 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Western Red Wings | Sherwood Metros | 4–1 |
| 2022 | Sherwood Metros | Western Red Wings | 4–0 |
| 2023 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Metros | 4–1 |
| 2024 | Kensington Vipers | Sherwood Metros | 4–0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Red Wings win IJHL title". The Guardian. April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Red Wings repeat as IJHL champs". The Journal Pioneer. April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Red Wings win IJHL championship". The Journal Pioneer. April 14, 2019.