Metropolitan Montreal Junior League
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[edit] History
This league was founded in 1954-55 as an outgrowth of the Mount Royal Junior League. It was a Junior B league with restrictions on the number of 18-20 year old players that could play,
After the Quebec Junior Hockey League folded in 1955 it became, by default, one of the leading junior leagues in Quebec.
This league existed until 1968-69. It was mainly a feeder league for Ontario Hockey Association junior teams, mostly for the Montreal Junior Canadiens. Many of the Junior Canadiens' stars palyed in this league, including Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard. Jacques Lemaire, and Carol Vadnais.
Sometimes the league champions would play for the Memorial Cup with good success against teams from Ottawa and the Maritimes but no chance against the Ontario teams.
In 1969 the league merged with the Provincial Junior League to form the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League which would be capable of competing with other junior teams from Ontario and the west.
[edit] League Champions
- 1954-55 Hochelaga
- 1955-56 St Johns Braves
- 1956-57 Montreal Nationale
- 1957-58 St Laurent Jets
- 1958-59 Quebec Baronets
- 1959-60 St Jerome Alouettes
- 1960-61 St Jerome Alouettes
- 1961-62 Montreal Nationale
- 1962-63 Rosemount Bombers
- 1963-64 Montreal NDG Monarchs
- 1964-65 Lachine Maroons
- 1965-66 Verdun Maple Leafs
- 1966-67 Verdun Maple Leafs
- 1967-68 Verdun Maple Leafs
- 1968-69 St Jerome Alouettes
