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The following is a listing of Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Standings.

The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey league based out of Southwestern Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area, Golden Horseshoe, Michigan, and New York. The league originated as the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League in 1956 when the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League divided into two leagues.

When the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League went renegade in 1968, it declared itself a Junior "A" hockey league. Not affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, the league went on for two seasons as a self sanctioned league. In 1970, what eventually became the Ontario Hockey League pulled away from the Ontario Hockey Association, leaving it without a premier league. The OHA went into talks with the Western league and in the end, the league returned to the OHA and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The league lasted seven seasons. In 1972, the OHA created the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League as a competitor to the SOJAHL. By 1976, the league had dropped down to four teams and at the end of the season was divided up between other leagues.

1964-65

The Chatham Maroons were 1965 Western Junior "B" Champions.

The Chatham Maroons, Windsor Spitfires, and Wallaceburg Hornets entered the league for the 1964-65 season as the Western absorbed the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League. At the end of the season, the London Nationals moved to Ingersoll, Ontario in favour of the Junior "A" London Nationals.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Chatham Maroons	40	31	6	3	257	135	65
Sarnia Legionnaires	40	24	15	1	197	144	49
London Nationals	40	23	17	0	213	181	46
St. Thomas Barons	40	20	18	2	213	206	42
Windsor Spitfires	40	11	27	2	155	236	24
Wallaceburg Hornets	39	7	32	0	122	244	14

Playoffs

The Chatham Maroons were playoff champions.

1965-66

1966-67

1967-68

The Sarnia Legionnaires were 1968 Western Junior "B" and All-Ontario Sutherland Cup Champions.

At the end of the 1967-68 season, the WOJBHL declared itself renegade and left the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The Sarnia Legionnaires, Chatham Maroons, and St. Thomas Barons left the CAHA with the league along with the Brantford Foresters and a new team deom Guelph, Ontario, leaving behind the Strathroy Rockets and Leamington Flyers.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Sarnia Legionnaires	52	38	11	3	333	178	79
Chatham Maroons	52	36	12	4	289	193	76
St. Thomas Barons	50	25	22	3	297	241	53
Strathroy Rockets	52	23	26	3	236	235	49
Leamington Flyers	51	5	46	0	160	355	10

Playoffs

The Sarnia Legionnaires were playoff champions.

Sutherland Cup Final

Sarnia Legionnaires defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

1968-69

The St. Thomas Barons won the 1969 Oakes Trophy as WOJAHL Champions.

For this season, the WOJAHL agreed to a National Championship series between their champions and that of the Western Canada Hockey League. The Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) ended up sweeping the St. Thomas Barons, winning the first three games of the series after which the Barons forfeited the fourth game during the second period. The reason given for the forfeit was allegations of dangerously violent play by the Bombers. The series starred Bobby Clarke for Flin Flon and Ken Murray for the Barons.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
St. Thomas Barons	56	37	18	1	255	178	75
Brantford Foresters	56	32	23	1	257	204	65
Chatham Maroons	56	26	29	1	235	253	53
Guelph Imperials	56	23	32	1	232	276	47
Sarnia Legionnaires	56	20	36	0	214	282	40

Playoffs

Semi-final

St. Thomas Barons defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-2

Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials 4-games-to-3

Final

St. Thomas Barons defeated Brantford Forresters 4-games-to-none

National Championship

Flin Flon Bombers defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none

1969-70

The Chatham Maroons won the 1970 Oakes Trophy as WOJAHL Champions.

The Sarnia Legionnaires folded mid-season. The folding caused a rather unbalanced schedule.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Chatham Maroons	56	43	12	1	305	182	87
Brantford Foresters	57	35	21	5	268	214	75
St. Thomas Barons	63	31	21	2	245	236	64
Guelph Beef Kings	61	21	35	1	206	286	43
Sarnia Legionnaires	46	7	36	3	122	226	17

Playoffs

The Chatham Maroons were playoff champions.

1970-71

The Detroit Jr. Red Wings won the 1971 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup as the first ever Central Canadian Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Chatham Maroons	44	30	9	5	254	161	63
Detroit Jr. Red Wings	44	26	12	6	279	197	58
Guelph CMC's	44	23	16	5	235	209	51
Welland Sabres	44	16	24	4	217	269	36
St. Thomas Elgins	44	13	26	5	205	270	31
Brantford Majors	44	10	31	3	204	288	23

Playoffs

Final

Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties

1971-72

The Guelph CMC's won the 1972 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions, Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, and the Manitoba Centennial Cup as the second ever National Junior A Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Guelph CMC's	56	41	10	5	261	140	87
Detroit Jr. Red Wings	56	35	16	5	333	225	75
Chatham Maroons	56	33	17	6	247	215	72
St. Thomas Elgins	56	20	26	10	244	288	50
Welland Sabres	56	20	31	5	223	261	45
Windsor Spitfires	56	21	32	3	220	266	45
Brantford Majors	56	18	32	6	193	220	42
Sarnia Bees	56	15	31	10	158	200	40

Playoffs

Final

Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-1

1972-73

The Chatham Maroons won the 1973 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Guelph CMC's	60	39	13	8	326	212	86
Chatham Maroons	60	33	19	8	292	218	74
Windsor Spitfires	60	30	21	9	286	273	69
Niagara Falls Flyers	60	28	25	7	304	279	63
Welland Sabres	60	26	25	9	289	270	61
Detroit Jr. Red Wings	60	19	37	4	237	318	42
St. Thomas Elgins	60	10	45	5	209	373	25

Playoffs

OHA Championship

Chatham Maroons defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3

1973-74

The Windsor Spitfires won the 1974 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Windsor Spitfires	62	39	15	8	379	242	86
Welland Sabres	62	38	18	6	394	257	82
Chatham Maroons	62	35	17	10	336	230	80
Guelph CMC's	62	34	24	4	343	258	72
Detroit Jr. Red Wings	62	31	25	6	293	278	68
Niagara Falls Flyers	62	27	27	8	314	283	62
Buffalo Tondas	62	15	41	6	256	350	36
Michigan Americans	62	4	56	2	151	568	10

Playoffs

OHA Championship

Wexford Raiders defeated Windsor Spitfires 4-games-to-3

1974-75

The Guelph CMC's won the 1975 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions and Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Windsor Spitfires	60	40	15	5	320	207	85
Welland Sabres	60	30	16	14	271	228	74
Chatham Maroons	60	25	27	8	241	246	58
Guelph CMC's	60	23	31	6	257	287	52
Niagara Falls Flyers	59	21	28	10	271	318	52
Detroit Jr. Red Wings	61	15	37	9	202	276	39

Playoffs

OHA Championship

Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2

1975-76

The Guelph Platers won the 1976 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Guelph Platers	60	41	9	10	400	238	92
Chatham Maroons	60	36	18	6	333	229	78
Welland Sabres	60	26	28	6	277	304	58
Hamilton Mountain A's	60	24	30	6	253	287	54
Owen Sound Greys	60	23	32	5	272	339	51
Niagara Falls Flyers	60	12	45	3	272	410	27

Playoffs

OHA Championship

Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-1

1976-77

The Guelph Platers won the 1977 Oakes Trophy as SOJAHL Champions.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
Guelph Platers	35	23	5	7	243	118	53
Hamilton Mountain A's	38	19	12	7	173	169	45
Collingwood Blues	34	10	18	6	156	176	26
Owen Sound Greys	37	10	22	5	167	246	25

Playoffs

Semi-final

Guelph Platers defeated Owen Sound Greys 9-points-to-5

Hamilton Mountain A's defeated Collingwood Blues 8-points-to-4

Final

Guelph Platers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's

OHA Championship

North York Rangers defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-3

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