Fastest Expansion teams to win championship (Jr. A era only)

Here is a list of the fastest expansion teams to win an league title in the Junior A era of the MHL. Excluded from the list are teams that were part of the Jr. B transition to Jr. A in 1977.

Rank	Team won as (Franchise)	Present team	Year	Season
Fastest	Restigouche River Rats (Restigouche - 1996)	Campbellton Tigers	1998	2nd Season
2nd Fastest	Woodstock Slammers (Woodstock - 2003)	Grand Falls Rapids	2006	3rd Season
t-3rd Fastest	Moncton Midland Hawks (Moncton - 1983)	Edmundston Blizzard	1989	6th Season
t-3rd Fastest	Summerside Western Capitals (Summerside - 1991)	Summerside Western Capitals	1997	6th Season
4th Fastest	Antigonish Bulldogs (Antigonish - 1986)	Valley Wildcats	1993	7th Season
t-5th Fastest	Truro Bearcats (Truro - 1997)	Truro Bearcats	2005	8th Season
t-5th Fastest	Charlottetown Abbies (Charlottetown - 1991)*	---	1999	8th Season
6th Fastest	Miramichi Timberwolves (Miramichi - 2000)	Miramichi Timberwolves	2024	24th Season

*indicates defunct

Teams included:

Campbellton Tigers (Restigouche River Rats - 1996)

Chaleur Lightning (County Aces - 2014)

Charlottetown Abbies (Charlottetown - 1991)[DEFUNCT]

Edmundston Blizzard (Moncton Hawks - 1983)

Grand Falls Rapids (Woodstock Slammers - 2003)

Miramichi Timberwolves (Miramichi Timberwolves - 2000)

Summerside Western Capitals (Summerside Western Capitals - 1991)

Truro Bearcats (Truro Bearcats - 1997)

Valley Wildcats (Antigonish Bulldogs - 1986)

Valley Wildcats (Valley - 1979)

West Kent Steamers (Halifax Wolverines - 2004)

Teams excluded:

Amherst Ramblers (Amherst Ramblers - 1968)

Pictou County Weeks Crushers (Halifax Colonels - 1967)

Yarmouth Mariners (Cole Harbour Colts - 1976), although first team to win when transitioned to a Jr. A league