Hockey Québec
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| Sport | Hockey |
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| Jurisdiction | Quebec |
| Founded | 1976 |
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Hockey Québec is the governing body of all ice hockey in Quebec, Canada. Hockey Québec is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
Hockey Québec was organized in 1976 to take over from the various organizations governing hockey in Quebec, such as the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association which had existed since the 1910s.
Quebec Amateur Hockey Association
The Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA) was organized in Montreal on January 19, 1919, at the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association club house. The first leagues to affiliate were the Junior Amateur Hockey Association, the Montreal City Amateur Hockey League and the Interscholastic Hockey League. The first president was Major Hartland B. MacDougall a former player. The group applied for affiliation with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.[1]
Organizations
Hockey Québec is formed by 15 different regional associations:
- Hockey Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Hockey Bas St-Laurent
- Hockey Bourassa
- Hockey Estrie
- Hockey Côte-Nord
- Hockey Gaspésie Les Îles
- Hockey Lac St-Louis
- Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière
- Hockey Laval
- Hockey Mauricie
- Hockey Montréal
- Hockey Outaouais
- Hockey Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches
- Hockey Richelieu
- Hockey Saguenay Lac St-Jean
Leagues
- Junior AAA
- Junior AA
- Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA Hockey League
- Capitale Junior AA Hockey League
- Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior AA Hockey League
- Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA Hockey League
- Junior A
- Boucherville Junior A Hockey League
- Hockey Expert Junior A Hockey League
- Laval Junior A Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior A Hockey League
- Lac St-Jean Junior A Hockey League
- Mauricie Junior A Hockey League
- Montreal Junior A Hockey League
- Orford-St-Francois Junior A Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud
- Rive-Nord Junior A Hockey League
- Saguenay Junior A Hockey League
- Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior A Hockey League
- Junior B
- Hockey Expert Junior B Hockey League
- Laval Junior B Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior B Hockey League
- Mauricie Junior B Hockey League
- Montreal Junior B Hockey League
- Orford-St-Francois Junior B Hockey League
- Rive-Nord Junior B Hockey League
- Rive-Sud Junior B Hockey League
- Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior B Hockey League
- Collegiate
- Defunct
- Montreal Senior Group—men's senior amateur league, until 1944
- Quebec Senior Hockey League—men's senior amateur league, until 1953
- Quebec Junior A Hockey League (1972-1982; Junior "AAA")
- Bas St-Laurent Junior AA Hockey League (Unknown-2013)
- Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA Hockey League
- Quebec-Est Junior AA Hockey League
Provincial Championships
The Junior "AA" Provincial title is the Coupe Dodge.
See also
References
- ↑ Kerner, Fred (January 19, 1944). "Quebec Amateur Hockey Body Reaches Quarter-Century Mark". Montreal Gazette. p. 14.