Timeline of Teams in The NOJHL
- 1978 - NOHA Jr. B Hockey League is promoted to Junior A and renamed Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League - League includes: Sudbury Cubs, Nickel Centre Native Sons, Onaping Falls Huskies, Capreol Hawks, Rayside-Balfour Canadians, and Espanola Eagles
- 1981 - Elliot Lake Vikings join from International Junior B Hockey League
- 1982 - Sudbury Cubs become Sudbury North Stars
- 1983 - Onaping Falls Huskies leave league
- 1983 - Sudbury North Stars return to Sudbury Cubs
- 1984 - Onaping Falls Huskies rejoin league
- 1984 - Nickel Centre Native Sons leave league
- 1985 - Nickel Centre Native Sons rejoin league
- 1986 - Nickel Centre Native Sons renamed Nickel Centre Power Trains
- 1986 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians, Capreol Hawks, and Onaping Falls Huskies leave league
- 1987 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians rejoin league
- 1987 - Thessalon Flyers join league
- 1987 - Nickel Centre Power Trains leave league
- 1988 - Espanola Eagles leave league, franchise sold to Haileybury 54's
- 1989 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales join league
- 1990 - Thessalon Flyers leave league
- 1990 - Haileybury 54's move and become Powassan Passport
- 1991 - Timmins Golden Bears and Espanola Eagles join league
- 1992 - Sudbury Cubs become Nickel Centre Cubs
- 1992 - Powassan Passport become Powassan Hawks
- 1993 - Nickel Centre Cubs leave league
- 1994 - Parry Sound Shamrocks join league
- 1994 - Powassan Hawks move and are renamed Sturgeon Falls Lynx
- 1995 - Espanola Eagles leave league
- 1995 - Rayside-Balfour Canadians renamed Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
- 1996 - Rouyn-Noranda Capitales disband to make way for Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
- 1997 - Elliot Lake Vikings become Elliot Lake Ice
- 1998 - Espanola Eagles rejoin league
- 1999 - Timmins Golden Bears relocate and become Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis
- 1999 - Soo Thunderbirds join league
- 1999 - Elliot Lake Ice leave league, franchise sold to Nickel Centre Barons
- 1999 - Parry Sound Shamrocks move to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- 2000 - Sudbury Northern Wolves join league
- 2000 - Nickel Centre Barons move and are renamed Blind River Barons
- 2001 - Blind River Barons renamed Blind River Beavers
- 2002 - Iroquois Fals Jr. Eskis are renamed Abitibi Eskimos
- 2002 - Sturgeon Falls Lynx move to North Bay and become the North Bay Skyhawks
- 2002 - Soo Thunderbirds are renamed Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds
- 2003 - Espanola Eagles move to St. Ignace, Michigan and become the Northern Michigan Black Bears
- 2003 - Little Current awarded expansion franchise Manitoulin Wild
- 2003 - Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds return to Soo Thunderbirds
- 2005 - Manitoulin Wild become Manitoulin Islanders
- 2005 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats are granted a one-year leave of absence
- 2005 - Sudbury Northern Wolves become Sudbury Jr. Wolves
- 2006 - Northern Michigan Black Bears are relocated and renamed Soo Indians
- 2006 - Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats officially fold
- 2007 - Soo Indians take one year leave in search of new ownership
- 2008 - Temiscaming Royals join from Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
- 2008 - Soo Indians return, renamed Soo Eagles
- 2009 - North Bay Skyhawks are renamed North Bay Trappers
- 2011 - Temiscaming Royals leave league
- 2011 - Manitoulin Islanders move and become Kirkland Lake Blue Devils
- 2011 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves are renamed Sudbury Cubs
- 2012 - Kirkland Lake Blue Devils fold/return as Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
- 2012 - Soo Eagles leave and join North American Hockey League
- 2012 - Elliot Lake Bobcats join from Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
- 2012 - Sudbury Cubs are renamed Sudbury Nickel Barons
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