Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League was founded in 1969 , through the merger of best teams from the existing Quebec Junior Hockey League and the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League , declaring themselves a `` major junior '' league .
Simplified: The QMJHL was created in 1969 from two different junior leagues in Quebec , the Quebec Junior Hockey League and the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League .