One year later, after financial trouble with Oland Brewery, the franchise's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi. The jump to Junior "A" was, in theory, to be a catalyst for the development of the league. It consists of five teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly Roger Meek), and six teams from Nova Scotia which make up the Eastlink South Division. League Leaders Team GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Att. 2013 – Metro Shipbuilders move from Dartmouth to Kentville and renamed the Valley Wildcats. As a result, the Maritime Junior Hockey League’s (MHL) six Nova Scotia teams will continue the current pause in their 2020-21 regular season schedules. The MHL’s 12 teams are located in communities throughout the Maritime Provinces. At the Board of Governors meeting that day, the proposal to relocate the Antigonish franchise to New Richmond, Quebec was not considered to be in the best interests of the league and its members. Currently over … The original Maritime Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league from 1968 until 1971 in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In 1977, still known as the "Metro Valley", the league entered into the Tier II Junior "A" level. The teams wore special jerseys thanking first responders and essential workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aces relocated to Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 2019–20 MHL season and were renamed the Fredericton Red Wings.[10]. 2019 - St. Stephen Aces move from St. Stephen to Fredericton and are renamed the Fredericton Red Wings. (December 17, 2020) – The Maritime Junior Hockey League's (MHL) six Nova Scotia teams will each pa [...] Valley pauses schedule until after Christmas Break December 14, 2020 TRURO - Junior A hockey fans around the Maritimes will have to wait a while longer to see their favourite team play. In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. (January 5, 2021) – The Maritime Junior Hockey League's (MHL) five teams in New Brunswick are paus [...], FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
[5], The Halifax franchise (former Antigonish Bulldogs) announced on August 22 that the club would be known as the Halifax Lions. That season was a disaster for the Shipbuilders, as they only recorded four wins in their 52-game schedule and averaged just 232 fans per game. The winner of the IJHL's playoffs compete for the Don Johnson Cup, the Maritime Junior "B" Championship. The league has hosted the Royal Bank Cup and Centennial Cup seven times, winning twice. Sudbury Wolves alumnus Owen Gilhula competes for the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Junior Hockey League early in the 2020-21 season. 1975 – Halifax Blazers are renamed Halifax Centennials, 1977 – Chester Ravens leave league but franchise is demoted to Jr. B in 1980, 1977 – Halifax Centennials are renamed Halifax Lions, 1978 – Windsor Royals expelled from league mid-season for short roster, 1983 – Truro Bearcats fold mid-season (November), 1987 – Dartmouth Arrows renamed Dartmouth Fuel Kids, 1988 – Dartmouth Fuel Kids renamed Dartmouth Eagles, 1989 – Dartmouth Eagles renamed Dartmouth Pepsis, 1989 – Halifax Lions renamed Halifax DQ Blizzards, 1990 – Moncton Hawks renamed Moncton Classics, 1990 – Halifax DQ Blizzards renamed Halifax Canadians, 1991 – Charlottetown Abbies join league from, 1991 – Halifax Canadians renamed Halifax Mooseheads, 1991 – Moncton Classics renamed Moncton-Dieppe Classics, 1993 – Moncton-Dieppe Classics become Moncton-Dieppe Beavers, 1993 – Halifax Mooseheads renamed Halifax Oland Exports, 1994 – Moncton-Dieppe Beavers renamed Moncton Beavers, 1994 – Amherst Ramblers renamed Amherst Mooseheads, 1994 – Charlottetown Abbies take one-year leave, 1995 – Charlottetown Abbies return to league, 1995 – Halifax Oland Exports move to Dartmouth and are renamed Dartmouth Oland Exports, 1995 – Cole Harbour Colts move to East Hants and are renamed East Hants Penguins, 1997 – Saint John Alpines fold mid-season (January), 1997 – Cape Breton Islanders renamed Glace Bay Miners, 1997 – Glace Bay Miners fold mid-season (December), 1998 – Dartmouth Oland Exports move to Halifax and are renamed Halifax Oland Exports, 1998 – Amherst Mooseheads renamed Amherst Ramblers, 1999 – Restigouche River Rats renamed Campbellton Tigers, 2000 – East Hants Penguins move to Dartmouth and are renamed Dartmouth DQ Blizzard, 2002 – Dartmouth DQ Blizzard move from Dartmouth and renamed Yarmouth Mariners, 2003 – Halifax Oland Exports renamed Halifax Team Pepsi, 2004 – Halifax Team Pepsi move from Halifax to New Glasgow and renamed Pictou County Weeks Crushers, 2005 – Campbellton Tigers change their name to Restigouche Tigers, 2008 – Charlottetown Abbies take one-year leave, 2008 – Halifax Wolverines move from Halifax to Bridgewater and are renamed Bridgewater Lumberjacks, 2008 – Antigonish Bulldogs move from Antigonish to Halifax and are renamed Halifax Lions, 2008 – Moncton Beavers move from Moncton to Dieppe and are renamed Dieppe Commandos, 2009 – Restigouche Tigers renamed Campbellton Tigers, 2009 – Charlottetown Abbies fail to return to league, 2010 – Halifax Lions move from Halifax to Darmouth and are renamed Metro Marauders (Dartmouth), 2012 – Metro Marauders renamed the Metro Shipbuilders. 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