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Senior hockey leagues operate under 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. [1] The top Senior teams in Canada (Senior AAA) compete annually for the Allan Cup.
The league was founded in 1890 by the Ontario Hockey Association.At the top tier of Canadian Senior hockey, 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.
Allan Cup Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953) formerly Major League Hockey; WOAA Senior AA Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948) formerly the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League; Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League; Western Ontario Super Hockey League [2] Quebec Ligue Centrale de Hockey (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
The following is a list of the all-time records for each of the 32 active National Hockey League (NHL) teams, beginning with the first NHL season (), with regular season stats accurate as of the end of all games on October 26, 2023, and playoff stats accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 NHL season and 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. [1]
The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey [liɡ nɑsjɔnal də ɔkɛ], LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams – 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
In 1983, the OHA Senior A Hockey League absorbed the Major Intermediate A Hockey League, nearly doubling the league's size. In 1986, the league shrunk down to three teams, added Hockey Northwestern Ontario's Thunder Bay Twins as a fourth team. The OHA Senior A league spawned four Allan Cup champions from 1979 until 1987.
Dawe felt that senior teams had an obligation to support amateur hockey which was the source of senior players, [15] and raised objections at the QSHL annual meeting. No decision was made on whether to become professional, and the league sought more information from the NHL on the benefits and finances of a professional minor league. [16]
The Ontario Elite Hockey League is a Canadian senior ice hockey league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. The league operates in Southwestern Ontario . As of the 2024-25 season, the champion of the OEHL will be eligible to challenge the champion of Allan Cup Hockey for a spot in the Canadian national Senior AAA ...