 The remaining Junior A leagues in Ontario remained at the Junior A level, such as the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and the Central Junior A Hockey League of the Ottawa District Hockey Association.The departure of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League left the Ontario Hockey Association with no available Junior A league.An independent league, the "Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League", was negotiated with and eventually joined the OHA as the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.