International Junior B Hockey League

The International Junior B Hockey League (IJBHL) was a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey league in the Northern Ontario and Northern Michigan regions. The league was controlled by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and was founded in 1965 and lasted until 1985.
==History==
The International Junior B Hockey League was created in 1965 to fill the gap in the region between the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association and the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League. The league encompassed the Greater-Sault Ste. Marie region to the West near Schrieber plus the edge of Northern Michigan.
The league became very significant after the NOJHA folded in 1972 and competed against the NOHA Jr. B Hockey League and the Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League for Northern Ontario hockey supremacy.
In 1972, the Memorial Cup-eligible NOJHA folded. The league's top two teams, the Sudbury Wolves and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, moved to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and the North Bay Trappers moved to the newly formed Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. This left the Chelmsford Canadiens and dozens of junior-capable players without a league. This caused the expansion of the infantile NOHA Jr. B Hockey League who took the IJBHL to task in their first three years to win three straight NOHA titles from the IJBHL. In 1973, the Coniston Cubs defeated the Soo Indians, in 1974 the Rayside Balfour Canadians defeated the Wawa Travellers, and in 1975 the Onaping Falls Flyers defeated the Blind River Beavers.
In 1978, the NOHA Junior B Hockey League was promoted to Junior A and became the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Championships
Blind River Beavers 	Blind River, ON 	1975
Chapleau Huskies 	Chapleau, ON 	1967
Elliot Lake Vikings 	Elliot Lake, ON 	--
Marquette Americans 	Marquette, MI 	--
Soo Indians 	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1985
Soo Rapids/Thunderbirds	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	1966, 1979, 1980, 1981
Thessalon Flyers 	Thessalon, ON 	1984
Wawa Travellers 	Wawa, ON 	1968, 1971, 1974, 1976
==Marty Pavelich Trophy Playoff Champions==
 	
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Year	Champion 	Runner-Up 	Provincials
1966	Soo Rapids 	Elliot Lake Vikings	None
1967	Chapleau Huskies 	Soo Indians 	None
1968	Wawa Travellers 	Soo Indians 	Won NOHA, Lost NO-OD Series to Ottawa
1969	Soo Indians 	Soo Rapids 	Won NOHA vs. Sudbury
1970	Soo Indians 	Soo Rapids 	Lost NO-OD Series to Ottawa
1971	Wawa Travellers 	Chapleau Huskies 	Won NOHA vs. Sudbury
1972	Soo Indians 	Chapleau Huskies 	Won NOHA, Lost NO-TB to Schreiber
1973	Soo Indians 	Chapleau Huskies 	Lost NOHA to Coniston
1974	Wawa Travellers 	Chapleau Huskies 	Lost NOHA to Rayside-Balfour
1975	Blind River Beavers	Soo Indians 	Lost NOHA to Onaping Falls
1976	Wawa Travellers 	Blind River Beavers	Lost NOHA to Onaping Falls
1977	Soo Indians 	Wawa Travellers 	Won NOHA vs. Onaping Falls
1978	Soo Indians 	Thessalon Flyers 	Lost NOHA to Onaping Falls
1979	Soo Thunderbirds 	Soo Indians 	
1980	Soo Thunderbirds 	Thessalon Flyers 	
1981	Soo Thunderbirds 	Soo Indians 	
1982	Soo Indians 	Soo Thunderbirds 	
1983	Soo Indians 	Thessalon Flyers 	
1984	Thessalon Flyers 	Marquette Americans	
1985	Soo Indians 	Wawa Travellers 	
==List of Seasons==
*1965-66 IJBHL Season
*1966-67 IJBHL Season
*1967-68 IJBHL Season
*1968-69 IJBHL Season
*1969-70 IJBHL Season
*1970-71 IJBHL Season
*1971-72 IJBHL Season
*1972-73 IJBHL Season
*1973-74 IJBHL Season
*1974-75 IJBHL Season
*1975-76 IJBHL Season
*1976-77 IJBHL Season
*1977-78 IJBHL Season
*1978-79 IJBHL Season
*1979-80 IJBHL Season
*1980-81 IJBHL Season
*1981-82 IJBHL Season
*1982-83 IJBHL Season
*1983-84 IJBHL Season
*1984-85 IJBHL Season
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Northern Ontario Junior B Hockey
Category:International Junior B Hockey League