Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).
| Current season or competition: 2022-23 OJHL season | |
| Region(s) | Greater Toronto Area Central Ontario Southwestern Ontario |
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| Commissioner | Marty Savoy |
| Chairman BoD | Scott McCrory |
| Former name(s) | list
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| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
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| Recent Champions | Collingwood Blues (1st) (2023) |
| Most successful club | Brampton Capitals, St. Michael's Buzzers, Wellington Dukes & Oakville Blades (3 each) |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Website | OJHL.ca |
| OHA Junior "A" | |
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| SOJHL | (1970–1977) |
| OPJHL | (1972–1987) |
| MetJHL | (1991–1998) |
| OJHL | (1993–Present) |
| Ontario Hockey Association | |
| Canadian Junior Hockey League | |
| OHA Junior "B" | |
| WJBHL | (1950–1968) |
| EJBHL | (1950–1972) |
| MetJHL | (1950–1989) |
| NDJBHL | (1954–1979) |
| CJBHL | (1954–1993) |
| BCJHL | (1958–1964) |
| MOJBHL | (1970–1978) |
| SWJBHL | (1976–1978) |
| WOHL | (1969–2007) |
| MWJHL | (1973–2007) |
| GHL | (1974–2007) |
| GOJHL | (2007–present) |
| Sutherland Cup | |
The league dates back to 1954 where it began as the "Central Junior B Hockey League". In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the Junior A level and renamed the "Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League". In 2009, the league was dissolved by the Ontario Hockey Association and split into two leagues: the "Central Canadian Hockey League" and the "Ontario Junior A Hockey League". By early 2010, the two leagues merged to reform the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
At its peak, the league was composed of 37 teams and is now mostly based in the Greater Toronto Area with a few teams eastward towards Kingston. The exception to this is the Buffalo Jr. Sabres located in the American state of New York.
The winner of the OJHL playoffs and Frank L. Buckland Trophy compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League and the host team. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup then goes on to compete for the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship.