Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired.
33-648: The Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League was a top tier Canadian senior ice hockey league in Ontario from 1890 until 1979. The league was sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and its clubs competed for the Allan Cup . The league was founded in 1890 by the Ontario Hockey Association . At the top tier of Canadian Senior hockey ,
66-434: A history of sexual misconduct cases raised against Hockey Canada, and that the organization had spent C$ 7.6 million out of a "National Equity Fund"—funded with player registration fees—to help pay out settlements in 21 sexual misconduct cases since 1989. Amid calls for leadership changes at Hockey Canada, Smith and the entire board of directors resigned on October 11, 2022. Hockey Canada determines if an underage player
99-417: A time when most households didn't have a television and few hockey games were broadcast, local arenas were filled to capacity to watch the local team take on a rival. The popularity of Senior hockey declined in the 1980s and 1990s. A number of long-running leagues and teams vanished. Today, many players choose to play organized recreational hockey, sometimes referred to as "commercial hockey." The popularity of
132-520: Is eligible for "exceptional status". Exceptional player status allows skilled, underage hockey players to enter the major junior circuit early. Since 2005, eight players have been granted exceptional status: John Tavares , Aaron Ekblad , Sean Day , Connor McDavid , Joseph Veleno , Shane Wright , Connor Bedard and Michael Misa . Seven have gone number one in their respective major junior drafts while four players have been selected first overall in their respective NHL drafts. Katherine Henderson
165-721: The 1948 Allan Cup champion Royal Montreal Hockey Club were not eligible for the 1948 Winter Olympics , so the CAHA sent the RCAF Flyers instead and were victorious. At the 1952 Winter Olympics , the Edmonton Mercuries won their nation's last Olympic gold until 2002. In 1961, the Trail Smoke Eaters won Canada's 19th and last world championship for 33 years at the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships . In 1964, Father David Bauer formed Canada's national team in response to
198-530: The Allan Cup was named the top "amateur" team in Canada, this made them eligible to compete in the Ice Hockey World Championships . The list below includes all Ontario Hockey Association representatives from 1930 until 1962. Teams listed ONLY in last decade played. Bold denotes an Allan Cup champion. Senior ice hockey Senior hockey leagues operate under
231-736: The American Hockey League in 2001, was founded in part by both the Windsor Bulldogs and Chatham Maroons . Both teams played at least two different stretches in the league. Also, the Sarnia Sailors spent a few seasons in the International Hockey League. As well, the Thunder Bay Twins jumped between Manitoba leagues and the different Ontario Hockey Association leagues until 1991 when the team changed their name to
264-645: The Canadian Major Junior Hockey League . With the creation of the CMJHL, the three league began initiating compensation talks with the NHL and WHA without CAHA input. In 1980, the CMJHL separated from the CAHA, only staying loosely affiliated with the national body. With the separation of the CMJHL, Tier II was promoted to simply Junior A, although the Tier II title still persists in hockey vernacular. To this day,
297-616: The Continental Senior A Hockey League and Major Intermediate A Hockey League . Over the course of the last fifty seasons, the OHA Senior A Hockey League captured 16 Allan Cups in 26 appearances in the National final. If dated back to the beginning of the Allan Cup in 1908, the OHA had 24 champions in 38 appearances over the course of the league's history. The league's tradition was followed by
330-626: The Manitoba Centennial Cup , donated by the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (See: Canadian Junior Hockey League ). Also in 1970, Canada pulled out of IIHF competition and would not return to the fold until 1977 in protest of the IIHF's soft stance on Soviet and Czechoslovakian teams using "professional amateurs" in international competition but not allowing professional players to compete for Canada. In 1972, Canada and
363-643: The National Hockey League and Junior hockey has also supplanted Senior hockey in many towns across Canada. In Canada: In the United States: Hockey Canada Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls
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#1732868911407396-525: The old Cincinnati Mighty Ducks franchise, making the IceHogs a member of the American Hockey League for the 2007–08 season. Champions Finalists The winner of the Allan Cup was named the top "amateur" team in Canada, this made them eligible to compete in the Olympic Winter Games . The list below includes all Ontario Hockey Association representatives from 1924 until 1960. The winner of
429-478: The Abby Hoffman Cup. Team Canada's men's and women's teams won gold in both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, hosted by Vancouver and Sochi respectively. Tom Renney retired as chief executive officer of Hockey Canada on July 1, 2022, and was succeeded by Scott Smith who also served as president. In June 2022, a scandal emerged over Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault allegations surrounding
462-671: The CAHA as a member. In 1968, the Hockey Canada organization was founded to oversee Canada's national teams. In 1970, the CAHA's 13 Junior A league were divided into two tiers. Tier I, the Western Canada Junior Hockey League , the Ontario Hockey Association , and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , were eligible to compete for the Memorial Cup . The ten leagues of Tier II, would compete for
495-731: The CMJHL (now Canadian Hockey League ) releases its players to Hockey Canada to play at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . In 1983, the first Abby Hoffman Cup was awarded to the Burlington Ladies as the Canadian national senior champions of women's hockey. In 1990, the forerunner to the Canadian Junior Hockey League was created as an umbrella organization, within the CAHA, to oversee Junior A hockey. The Canada women's national ice hockey team
528-610: The Continental Senior A Hockey League in 1979, which became the OHA Senior A Hockey League in 1980 and lasted until 1987. The torch was then passed to the Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 1990, which today is known as Major League Hockey . The OHA Senior A Hockey League set the groundwork for much of the current Semi-Professional hockey market. The International Hockey League that lasted from 1945 until it merged with
561-578: The Hockey Canada fold, and Mark Aubry was named the Chief Medical Officer of Hockey Canada. In 2006, the Canadian women won gold at the 2006 Olympics and the sledge team conquered gold at the 2006 Winter Paralympics . The Clarkson Cup , donated by the Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson , was created in 2006, and was first awarded in 2009 to the Canadian national senior champions of women's hockey. The Clarkson Cup replaced
594-627: The Maritime Amateur Hockey Association in 1928. On June 30, 1947, the CAHA, the National Hockey League and the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States made an agreement that no player under the age of 18 could be signed as a professional player without the permission of their amateur club. That same year, the International Ice Hockey Federation changed the rules on amateur status. The rule change means
627-562: The Olympics and created a women's event at the games. That same year, Hockey North became the 13th branch of Hockey Canada. The Canadian men and women won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . The Canadian men win their first gold medal in fifty years, while the women win their first in two tries. In 2004, the Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team was welcomed into
660-828: The Soviet Union competed in the 1972 Summit Series . Canada's team was composed of NHL stars, while the Soviet players were from the Red Army. The NHLers won the series 4-3-1. Two years later, the World Hockey Association represented Canada and lost the series 1-4-3. In 1976, the Canada Cup was formed as a best-on-best championship. In 1974, the Nova Scotia Amateur Hockey Association and Prince Edward Island Amateur Hockey Association are formed out of
693-809: The Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks and joined the Colonial Hockey League as a founding member. The team has since become the Rockford IceHogs of the United Hockey League . The Thunder Bay franchise won 3 Colonial Cups as CoHL champions and in Rockton they won 1 Colonial Cup as United Hockey League champions. In 2007, the UHL has changed its name and the ownership of the Rockford IceHogs has bought
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#1732868911407726-667: The WCDM, junior leagues will adopt most of the Western Hockey League rulebook, excluding some sections, and restrictions on 15-year-old affiliate players in the Western Hockey League will be loosened. Players that will be 18-years of age or older in the calendar year will be allowed to choose whether to use full-face protection or half-face protection, whilst younger players will be required to use full-face protection. List of Canadian Amateur Hockey Association presidents (1914–1994), and Hockey Canada presidents (1994–present). Prior to
759-628: The decision. In April 2024, the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League followed suit and announced it would also withdraw and become an independent farm league for the BCHL beginning in the 2024-25 season. In the 2024–25 season, Hockey Canada and its four western affiliates – BC Hockey , Hockey Alberta , Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Manitoba – will pilot the Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM). Under
792-515: The dissolution of the Maritime AHA. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held for the first time. Canada, who sent Memorial Cup champion teams in early years, eventually set up a national team and won their first gold medal at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . In 1975, the QMJHL, WCJHL, and the renamed Ontario Major Junior Hockey League form an umbrella organization known as
825-417: The jurisdiction of Hockey Canada or USA Hockey . They are not affiliated in any way with professional hockey leagues. Many former professional players play Senior hockey after their pro careers are over. The top Senior AAA teams in Canada compete annually for the Allan Cup . From the beginning of the 1900s until the 1970s, Senior hockey was immensely popular across Canada, particularly in rural towns. At
858-497: The league was eligible and often competed for the Allan Cup . In 1975, the OHA allowed Hockey Northwestern Ontario 's Thunder Bay Twins , the defending Allan Cup champions to enter the league. In 1978, the league briefly changed its name to the Canadian International League, possibly to compete with Semi-Pro leagues which were rapidly gaining popularity. The league folded in 1979, when most of its teams vacated to
891-694: The majority of organized ice hockey in Canada. There are some notable exceptions, such as the Canadian Hockey League , U Sports (formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport), and Canada's professional hockey clubs; the former two are partnered with Hockey Canada but are not member organizations. Hockey Canada is based in Calgary , with a secondary office in Ottawa and regional centres in Toronto , Winnipeg and Montreal . The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
924-490: The organization, stemming from its May 2022 settlement of alleged abuses by members of Canada's junior team in 2018. Minister for Sport Pascale St-Onge suspended federal funding of Hockey Canada via Sport Canada , and called for an audit over whether taxpayer money was used to pay out these settlements. Later that month, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage opened an inquiry into the settlement. which revealed
957-540: The success of the programs set up by the Soviet Union , Czechoslovakia , and Sweden . Three years later, the CAHA opened its first ever national office, located in Winnipeg . The Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association , led by association president Don Johnson , entered the CAHA in 1966. Johnson became CAHA president in 1975. The New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association left the Maritime AHA brand in 1968 and entered
990-483: Was appointed as chief executive officer and president in 2023. In 2023, the British Columbia Hockey League decided not to renew its agreement with Hockey Canada and became an independent league. The league cited improved recruitment opportunities for 16 and 17 year old players in Canada as well as anticipated improved interest from Americans and players outside of North America as important reasons for
1023-520: Was formed in 1987 and won the first (unofficial) world championship that year. The 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship was the first official event, also won by Canada. In 1994, Team Canada ended a 33-year drought by winning the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships . In 1994, Hockey Canada and the CAHA merged into one organization. Also, the International Olympic Committee elected to allow professional players to compete at
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1056-552: Was founded on December 4, 1914, when 21 delegates from across Canada met at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa . The organization was made to oversee the amateur level of the sport at the national level. The Allan Cup , originally donated in 1908 by Sir H. Montagu Allan , was selected as the championship of amateur hockey in Canada. William Northey , the trustee of the Allan Cup, was named the first ever chairman, while Dr. W. F. Taylor
1089-522: Was named the inaugural president. The Memorial Cup was the junior amateur championship of Canada. In 1920, after the Winnipeg Falcons won the Allan Cup over the University of Toronto , they represented Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games . Canada would go 3-0-0 to win the sport's first ever Olympic gold medal. The Ottawa and District Amateur Hockey Association joined in 1920, followed by
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