List of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A seasons
The following is a listing of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings. The OPJHL was founded in 1993, when the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to Tier II Junior A status to compete with the Metro Junior A Hockey League.
The OPJHL is currently Southern Ontario's only sanctioned Tier II Junior A league.
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Note: GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, OTL - Overtime Losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, P - Points.
1993-94
The Orillia Terriers won the 1994 Buckland Trophy as the first ever OPJHL Champions.
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Playoffs
OHA Championship
- Caledon Canadians defeated Orillia Terriers and Powassan Hawks in round robin play
1994-95
The Brampton Capitals were the 1995 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions.
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Playoffs
OHA Championship
- Brampton Capitals defeated Timmins Golden Bears and Caledon Canadians in round robin play
1995-96
The Newmarket 87's were the 1996 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions and Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Champions.
1995 was the year of the Metro Junior A Hockey League's great exodus. The Richmond Hill Riot folded, and four top end teams, Kingston Voyageurs, Bramalea Blues, Mississauga Chargers, and St. Michael's Buzzers, ran to the OPJHL citing philisophical differences with the renegade Metro league.
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Playoffs
OHA Championship
- Newmarket 87's defeated Brampton Capitals in round robin final
1996-97
The Milton Merchants were the 1997 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions.
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Playoffs
OHA Championship
- Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-1
1997-98
The Milton Merchants were the 1998 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions won the and Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
The Terriers moved from Orillia, Ontario to Rama, Ontario. Also, the Metro Champion Aurora Tigers jumped ship to the OPJHL. The St. Michael's Buzzers went on hiatus to allow for the development of the Ontario Hockey League's Toronto St. Michael's Majors.
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Playoffs
Final
- Milton Merchants defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none
1998-99
The Bramalea Blues were the 1999 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions and won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
1999 marked the Death of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. The Ontario Hockey Association, seemingly feeling charitable, allowed for all financially viable clubs to enter the OPJHL. The only team not included in the move was the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins. The Syracuse Jr. Crunch moved to Auburn, New York for the season.
The 1998-99 season was the first season that the OPJHL ever permitted American teams.
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Playoffs
Final
- Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2
1999-00
The Brampton Capitals were the 2000 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions.
The St. Michael's Buzzers returned to the OPJHL after a two year hiatus. The Caledon Canadians folded before the season started, failing to make an arena agreement with the town of Caledon, Ontario. Also, the Shelburne Wolves folded. The Parry Sound Shamrocks jumped ship from the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Crunch returned to Syracuse, New York.
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Playoffs
Final
- Brampton Capitals defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2
2000-01
The Thornhill Rattlers were the 2001 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions and won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
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Playoffs
Final
- Thornhill Rattlers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1
2001-02
The Brampton Capitals were the 2002 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions.
The Durham Huskies elected to leave the OPJHL.
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Playoffs
Final
- Brampton Capitals defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
2002-03
The Wellington Dukes were the 2003 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions and won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
The Parry Sound Shamrocks folded.
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Playoffs
Final
- Wellington Dukes defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-2
2003-04
The Aurora Tigers were the 2001 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions, won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, and won the Royal Bank Cup 2004 as the Tier II Junior A National Champions. They are the first modern OPJHL team have ever won the award.
The Huntsville Wildcats folded mid-season. Twenty-three games into the season, the winless Wildcats abandoned their season.
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Playoffs
Final
- Aurora Tigers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2
2004-05
The St. Michael's Buzzers were the 2005 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions. Georgetown then hosted and won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions.
The Huntsville Wildcats folded but returned in 2004-05 as the Huntsville-Muskoka Otters.
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Playoffs
Divisional Quarter-final
- Port Hope Predators defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-none
- Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-none
- Trenton Sting defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2
- Kingston Voyageurs defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none
- Aurora Tigers defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-1
- Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-2
- Huntsville-Muskoka Otters defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none
- Oakville Blades defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-games-to-none
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-3
- Milton Icehawks defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-1
- Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none
- North York Rangers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-none
- Markham Waxers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-2
Divisional Semi-final
- Port Hope Predators defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none
- Wellington Dukes defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
- Aurora Tigers defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-2
- Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-1
- Oakville Blades defeated Hamilton Red Wings 4-games-to-1
- Wexford Raiders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1
Divisional Final
- Port Hope Predators defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
- Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-1
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
Semi-final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Port Hope Predators 4-games-to-2
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-3
Final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-2
2005-06
The St. Michael's Buzzers were the 2006 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champions.
The Seguin Bruins entered the OPJHL filling the spot left by the Parry Sound Shamrocks. The Oswego Admirals filled the spot left by the Syracuse Jr. Crunch. The Thornhill franchise became the Toronto Thunderbirds to attempt to broaden appeal. The Buffalo franchise signs a deal with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and changes its name to the Buffalo Jr. Sabres.
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Playoffs
Divisional Quarter-finals
- Bowmanville Eagles defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-none
- Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-2
- Port Hope Predators defeated Oswego Admirals 4-games-to-none
- Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-2
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-1
- Wexford Raiders defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1
- Markham Waxers defeated Toronto Thunderbirds 4-games-to-1
- Pickering Panthers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2
- Milton Icehawks defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none
- Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-1
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-none
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-2
- Aurora Tigers defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none
- Collingwood Blues defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1
- Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Seguin Bruins 4-games-to-2
Divisional Semi-final
- Bowmanville Eagles defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
- Port Hope Predators defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
- Markham Waxers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none
- Oakville Blades defeated Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-3
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-2
- Aurora Tigers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
Divisional Final
- Bowmanville Eagles defeated Port Hope Predators 4-games-to-1
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none
- Oakville Blades defeated Hamilton Red Wings 4-games-to-none
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-2
Semi-final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3
Final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2
2006-07
The 2007 Buckland Trophy OPJHL Champion were the Aurora Tigers. The Tigers also won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Junior "A" Champions and the Royal Bank Cup 2007 as National Junior "A" Champions. The Tigers completed the feat for the second time in four years and are the only team of the modern era to have done it even once.
The Orangeville Crushers joined the OPJHL, moving up from the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. The Wexford Raiders became the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. The Oshawa Legionaires became the Durham Fury. The Couchiching Terriers and Toronto Thunderbirds left the OPJHL for the season.
Playoff Notes: In the first round, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers 4-3 in 6th Overtime. After 94:32 of overtime, the Canadiens won the game on an accidental own-goal. The game was subsequentally highlighted on TSN's That's Hockey where they announced that the game may be entered into the Hockey Hall of Fame as junior hockey's longest game. The Ontario Hockey Association has announced the game to be the organization's longest game [1]. The Oswego Admirals/Port Hope Predators series was shortened due to blizzard conditions and excessive snowfall in the State of New York.
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Playoffs
Divisional Quarter-finals
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Ajax Attack 4-games-to-none
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none
- Markham Waxers defeated Durham Fury 4-games-to-none
- Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Stars 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-none
- Oakville Blades defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none
- Brampton Capitals defeated Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-1
- Aurora Tigers defeated Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4-games-to-none
- Bowmanville Eagles defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-1
- Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
- Pickering Panthers defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4-games-to-3
- Vaughan Vipers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1
- Port Hope Predators defeated Oswego Admirals 3-games-to-none
- Collingwood Blues defeated Seguin Bruins 4-games-to-3
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Burlington Cougars 4-games-to-2
Divisional Semi-final
- Georgetown Raiders defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-1
- Stouffville Spirit defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none
- Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
- Kingston Voyageurs defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated Port Hope Predators 4-games-to-1
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-2
- Pickering Panthers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-3
Divisional Final
- St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none
- Aurora Tigers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
- Hamilton Red Wings defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none
Semi-final
- Aurora Tigers defeated Hamilton Red Wings 4-games-to-1
- Wellington Dukes defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-1
Final
- Aurora Tigers defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
2007-08
At the end of the 2006-07 Season, the Trenton Sting were bought by a group from Belleville, Ontario and renamed the Quinte West Pack. The Oswego Admirals were bought by a group in Weston, Ontario, the have moved and been renamed the Toronto Dixie Beehives.