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The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is the governing body for Major Junior hockey (formerly known as Tier One Junior A), the top level of amateur hockey in Canada. The CHL currently oversees the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), with the OHL and WHL having teams in both Canada and the United States.
Canada has professional sports teams in eight sports across twenty leagues. Canadian teams compete in top-level American and Canadian-based leagues, including three of the four major professional sports leagues. Canada also has minor league teams competing in American and Canadian-based basketball, hockey, soccer, and baseball leagues.
Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905) Canadian–American Hockey League (1926–1936) Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006) Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910) Canadian International Hockey League (2014) - played one season; Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (2016-2022) Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2019)
The National Hockey League embarked on a rapid expansion in the 1920s, adding the Montreal Maroons and the Boston Bruins in 1924, the latter being the first American team to join the league. [25] The New York Americans began play in 1925 after purchasing the assets of the Hamilton Tigers, and they were joined by the Pittsburgh Pirates . [ 26 ]
Map of relocated NHL teams. The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional men's ice hockey league, founded in 1917. [1] The NHL Board of Governors review and approve the relocation of any member club. [2] Each team appoints an individual or individuals to represent their team on the Board of Governors. [3]
The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL); French: Ligue de hockey centrale du Canada (LHCC), is a Junior A ice hockey league in Eastern Canada consisting of 12 teams – all around the National Capital Region. The Bogart Cup is awarded annually to the league's playoff champion at the end of each season.
It includes National Hockey League teams that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.
A map of Western Canada and the Northwest United States, showing the locations of teams in the Western Hockey League. Date: 14 October 2007: Source: Crop and trace of Image:Canada (geolocalisation).svg; Image:Map of USA.svg: Author: Vidioman: Other versions: Image:Whl-teams.gif