In 1991, two franchises from Prince Edward Island, based in Summerside and Charlottetown, joined the newly dubbed "Maritime Junior A Hockey League".
The Summerside Western Capitals won the League's first ever National Title against South Surrey Eagles from British Columbia.
The League got its second national Championship when the Halifax Oland Exports won the 2002 Royal Bank Cup on home ice.
Larry Creaser, supported by an experienced group of hockey people and enthusiastic volunteers, assumed ownership and complete financial control of the Lumberjacks.
In 2023, the Maritime Hockey League Board of Governors approved the relocation of the team to Bouctouche New Brunswick, where they will begin play in the 2023-24 season.