North of Superior Junior B Hockey League
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| Region(s) |
Northwestern Ontario Northeastern Ontario |
|---|---|
| President (1996-1998) | Chris Joubert |
| President (1998-?) | Claude Montfort |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Folded | 2004 |
| No. of teams | 3-5 |
| Associated Title(s) |
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| Most successful club |
Aguasabon River Rats (3 titles, 1 Regional) Hearst Elans (2 titles, 2 Regionals, Bronze at Keystone Cup) |
The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (NSHL) is a defunct Junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league used to be a part of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association.
The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League was the brain-child of Chris Joubert of Terrace Bay, Ontario. He served as president of the NSHL for its first two years before stepping down due to work commitments.Claude Montfort of Marathon, Ontario took over after him. The league occupied most of the same zone as the old International Junior B Hockey League.
The first season, 1996-97, the league consisted of the Aguasabon River Rats, Longlac Merchants, Marathon Renegades, and Wawa Travellers. In 1997, the Hearst Elans, who played previously under Hockey Quebec, joined the league and made an instant impact. They won both the 1998 and 1999 league championships, the 1998 and 1999 Northern Ontario Championships, and Bronze at the 1998 Keystone Cup. For reasons unknown, the Elans left the league in 1999.
The NSHL survived for 8 seasons. After their 7th season, they tried to expand to increase the competition in the small league, but the expansion was blocked by the NOHA. The league threatened to take the issue to the Ontario Hockey Federation, but nothing came of it.
The victors of the league's playoffs earned the right to compete against the Hockey Northwestern Ontario's Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League in the Northwestern Ontario Regionals. The winner of that series used to earn the right to compete for the Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian championship.
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