Gretzky made his first international appearance as a member of the Canadian national junior team at the 1978 World Junior Championships in Montreal, Quebec.

* Burlington Cougars, a Canadian Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team

He also founded the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League ( now known as the Western Hockey League ( WHL )).

In 1988, he joined the Canadian Junior National team after graduating from Fredericton High School.

The Braves were given the duty of hosting the Fred Page Cup, the Eastern Canadian Junior " A " championship.

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.

The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League,

This led Hunter to form a new league with five former members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ( SJHL ), the Estevan Bruins, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades, Moose Jaw Canucks, and Weyburn Red Wings, to leave the SJHL and join the Oil Kings and the Calgary Buffaloes in a new league known as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.

* Canadian Junior Championship – Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs win 2-1 over the Edmonton Huskies

The three-league tournament format began in 1972 when the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association divided the Junior A rank into two tiers, naming the Memorial Cup as the championship of the Major Junior level.

For decades following World War 2, Oswestry was a prominent military centre for Canadian troops, later British Royal Artillery and latterly, a very successful training centre for 16-18 year old Infantry Junior Leaders.

After a two-year career with the Penticton Panthers, in which he was named Canadian Junior A Player of the Year in 1992, Kariya joined the college ranks with the Maine Black Bears.

The following season, he improved to 46 goals and 132 points over 40 games and was awarded the Vern Dye Memorial Trophy for a second consecutive year ; he was also further distinguished as the Canadian Junior A Player of the Year.

The following year, he moved up to the Canadian Under-20 Team for the 1992 World Junior Championships in Germany.

To recognise excellence in more bureaucratic endeavours, Vanier initiated in 1962 the Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada and, in 1967, the Vanier Awards for Outstanding Young Canadians, awarded to deserving individuals in the Canadian Junior Chamber of Commerce.

* Nanaimo is home to the Canadian Junior Football League's Vancouver Island Raiders, who play at Caledonia Park.

* Keystone Cup, Western Canadian Junior " B " ice hockey championship

Bank of Montreal is also a major sponsor of Skate Canada, and is the title sponsor of the BMO Financial Group Canadian Championships, BMO Financial Group Skate Canada Junior Nationals, BMO Financial Group Skate Canada Challenges, BMO Financial Group Skate Canada Sectionals, and BMO Financial Group Skate Canada Synchronized Championships.

In 2008, Coquitlam hosted the Junior League Canadian Championships.

Coquitlam was also the home of the Tri-City Bulldogs of the Canadian Junior Football League from 1991-2004.

In past years, Vernon has hosted several major national curling events, including the 1979 Canadian Senior Women's Curling Championship, the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and the 2004 Canadian Senior Curling Championships.

The c extended in 1985 when an extra age group, the Under 14 ( Junior ) section was introduced and again the first champions were from Scotland, as Rangers F. C.

Later on, the two decide to discover the identities of the Power Rangers after they were saved by them in the second season, and later enroll in the Junior Police Force in the third season in order to impress girls, thanks to the efforts of their superior officer Lt. Stone, the duo become good-natured goofs.

Larry Robinson played Junior ' A ' hockey with the Brockville Braves of the CJHL and Juniors with the Kitchener Rangers then turned professional, spending 1971 to 1973 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League before making it to the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.

The Rangers and 67's would both play in the Memorial Cup, as well as the Kamloops Junior Oilers and the Laval Voisins featuring Mario Lemieux.

In 1987, González showed some improvement with the Gastonia Rangers, though Mark Whiten and Junior Felix were deemed better outfield prospects in the South Atlantic League.

His younger son, Ryan, was a 3rd round draft choice by the New York Rangers in 2009, and was a member of the USA's 2010 gold-medal World Junior Championship team, earning three assists during the tournament.

Dionne's first junior season was in 1968 for the Drummondville Rangers of the former Quebec Junior Hockey League, in which he scored over two goals a game in Drummondville's losing effort in the Memorial Cup playoffs.

* Cadets Canada and Junior Canadian Rangers

There are currently more than 3, 400 Junior Canadian Rangers in 107 remote and isolated communities across Canada, many of which are in the territory of Nunavut.

Junior Canadian Rangers are easily recognized by their green sweatshirts and ball caps.

The aim of the Junior Canadian Rangers is to promote traditional cultures and lifestyles by offering a variety of structured activities to young people living in remote and scarcely populated communities of Canada.

* Junior Canadian Rangers Programme

This program is mandated by the Department of National Defence, through the Directorate of Cadets & Junior Rangers.

Giguère was drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) by the Hartford Whalers thirteenth overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, with a pick acquired from the Rangers in exchange for Pat Verbeek.

** Cadets Canada and Junior Canadian Rangers

After playing for the United States in the World Junior championships in 1985, Richter played for the University of Wisconsin – Madison from 1985 – 1987, and the Rangers made him the 28th overall pick in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

The town's two main association football teams are Moyle Park Past Pupils FC, and Neilstown Rangers ( past winners of the FAI Junior Cup ), with Booth Road Celtic emerging in the Sruleen community.

Manorhamilton Rangers AFC participates in the Sligo Leitrim Junior soccer leagues.

In November 2003, Carbery Rangers won their first ever football County Junior A title, and subsequently a Junior Munster, Intermediate County, Munster, and All-Ireland titles.

Dionne had been coached by Filion in 1968 as a member of the Drummondville Rangers of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.

The boys ' schoolyard games served as a partial inspiration for New York Rangers ' general manager, Emile Francis, to create the Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association in 1966.

Royal Rangers has a variety of different training opportunities for adult leaders and boys, or Junior Leaders.