Ontario Hockey Association

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"Ontario Hockey Association" is also the name of an ice hockey league that played from 1893 to 1906.

The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the OHF include the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Northwestern Ontario. The OHA is composed of 4 major tiers of Junior hockey controlled by the OHA: Tier II Junior "A," Junior "B," Junior "C," and Junior Development. There are two major tiers of Senior hockey controlled by the OHA: Senior "AAA" and base registered Senior "AA" and "A" leagues.

Although the Ontario Hockey League was once affiliated with the Ontario Hockey Association, the Tier I ("major junior") division separated from the modern OHA in the summer of 1980. Each league currently operates independently of each other with different rules and policies.

See: Ontario Hockey League history

1 Jurisdiction
2 Leagues
3 Top Ranked Teams 2006-07
4 Championship Trophies
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Jurisdiction

Empowered by Hockey Canada, the Ontario Hockey Association governs all Ontario senior and junior hockey not administered by Hockey Northwestern Ontario, Ottawa District Hockey Association, or Northern Ontario Hockey Association. This does not include the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League or Western Ontario Athletic Association (at the Senior level), which are run outside of Hockey Canada's jurisdiction and are not affiliated.

The Ottawa District represents the part of Ontario East of and including Lanark County, Renfrew County, and Leeds County, but not including the town of Gananoque. Hockey Northwestern Ontario has control of the section of Northwestern Ontario West of the 85th meridian.

[edit] Leagues

Junior
League	Notes
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League	A Part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League
Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League	--
Midwestern Junior B Hockey League	Previously known as the Waterloo-Wellington-Perth league
Western Junior B Hockey League	--
Central Junior C Hockey League	--
Empire Junior C Hockey League	--
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League	Created by a 1994 merger of the Georgian Bay and Mid-Ontario leagues
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League	--
Niagara Junior C Hockey League	--
Western Junior C Hockey League	Previously known as the Grey-Bruce league and, before that, the Central league
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League	Previously known as Junior Development, Western D, and Shamrock D
Senior
League	Notes
Major League Hockey	Senior "AAA" Hockey
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League	Senior "AAA" Hockey
Defunct
League	Notes
Big 10 Junior B Hockey League	Broke into Western league and Central league in 1956
Border Cities Junior B Hockey League	Existed from 1958-1964, top teams jumped to Western league
Major Intermediate A Hockey League	1978-1983, surviving teams joined the OHA Senior A league
Metro Junior A Hockey League	Merged with OPJHL in 1998
Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League	Folded in 1978, teams distributed to the Central and Midwestern leagues
Northern Junior D Hockey League	Folded in 1985
Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League	1980-1986
Seaway Intermediate C Hockey League	1970's in Windsor, Ontario region
Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League	Folded in 1988
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League	Absorbed by OPJHL in 1977
Southwestern Senior A Hockey League	Started as Int. "B" league, folded in 1995

[edit] Top Ranked Teams 2006-07

Division	Ontario Provincial Junior "A"	W-L-T-OL	Win %
North	Aurora Tigers	44-4-1-0	0.908
East	Bowmanville Eagles	39-6-3-1	0.837
West	Brampton Capitals	39-7-1-2	0.827
South	Vaughan Vipers	32-7-7-3	0.755

League	Junior B	W-L-T-OL	Win %
Golden Horseshoe	Niagara Falls Canucks	37-10-1-1	0.776
Midwestern	Cambridge Winterhawks	36-8-3-1	0.792
Western	Strathroy Rockets	33-12-0-3	0.719

League	Junior C	W-L-T-OL	Win %
Central	Lakefield Chiefs	21-15-4-2	0.600
Empire	Colborne Cobras	32-7-1-1	0.825
GMO	Fergus Devils	29-9-3-2	0.768
Great Lakes	Essex 73's	32-4-2-2	0.850
Niagara	Grimsby Peach Kings	28-7-0-1	0.792
Western	Kincardine Bulldogs	32-7-0-2	0.846

Division	SOJHL	W-L-T	Win %
Thomas	Lambeth Lancers	19-8-0-2	0.690
Morenz	North Middlesex Stars	21-1-0-4	0.885
Bauer	Tavistock Braves	25-4-0-1	0.850
Bossy-McKnight	Delhi Travellers	25-5-0-0	0.833