Allan Cup Hockey (ACH), formerly Major League Hockey until 2011, is the top tier Canadian

senior ice hockey 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. Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisdict ...

league in the province of

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

. Founded in 1990, as the Southwestern Senior "A" Hockey League, the ACH is a member of the

Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) 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 As ...

and

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 the majority ...

. The ACH's champion contends for the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

each year. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two and as a result it merged with the

Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League The Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League, or EOSHL, is a top Senior ice hockey league in Eastern Ontario that operated from 2003 to 2008, merged into the Major Hockey League in 2008 and resumed its operations from 2019 onwards. The EOSHL is gov ...

in 2008.

History

Major League Hockey gained its name in 2003. Since 1990, Major League Hockey was known as the Southwestern Senior "A" Hockey League. This league was created through a merger between the Central Senior "B" Hockey League, the Seaway-Cyclone Senior "B" Hockey League, and the Southern Ontario Senior "A" Hockey League. The formation of the Major League Hockey marked the first time since 1987 and the folding of the

OHA Senior A Hockey League The OHA Senior A Hockey League was a top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in Ontario from 1975 until 1987. The league was sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and competed for the Allan ...

that the

(OHA) has crowned a top level senior league. In 2005, the OHA also granted the

the same status. Major League Hockey, despite its formation in 1990, has its roots scattered across a variety of leagues dating back as far as 1959. The first season of Ontario Hockey Association senior hockey was the 1890-91 season, for the

Cosby Cup The Cosby Cup was the trophy given to the champions of the Ontario Hockey Association from its founding in 1890 until its replacement in 1899 by the J. Ross Robertson Cup for senior ice hockey. History The Cosby Cup was donated by businessman ...

. Ottawa Hockey Club won the first ever Senior title defeating Toronto St. Georges 5–0. The first "Major" league came in 1929, known as the

. The league lasted for fifty season, its teams winning 16

s. The league was replaced by the Continental Senior A Hockey League in 1979. The Continental league was renamed the OHA Senior A Hockey League in 1980 and lasted until 1987. Teams of the Continental league won 4 Allan Cups. In 2008, the

Brantford Blast Brantford Blast are a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Allan Cup Hockey, from Brantford, Ontario. The team was established in 2000, and play their games at the Brantford Civic Centre. The Blast were the winn ...

became the first OHA team since the

Brantford Motts Clamatos The Brantford Motts Clamatos were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A Hockey League, from Brantford, Ontario. The team played their games at the Brantford Civic Centre in the 1980s. The Brantford Mo ...

in 1987 to win the

. As hosts of the 2008 Allan Cup, the Blast failed to win their league and were allowed to bypass the OHA Final against the Whitby Dunlops and the

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against the

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. After almost a months rest, the Blast competed at home for the Allan Cup and won the entire thing. After suffering their only loss of the tournament to the

Shawinigan Xtreme Shawinigan () is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,349 as of the 2016 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) ...

in the first game, the Blast defeated the

Bentley Generals The Lacombe Generals were a Senior AAA ice hockey team from Lacombe, Alberta, Canada that played in the Chinook Hockey League. The Generals are four-time national champions, having won the Allan Cup in 2009 and 2016 in Steinbach, Manitoba, ...

to clinch second in their division. They defeated the Robertson Cup and EOSHL champion Whitby Dunlops in the quarter-final. They then knocked off the ''Major League Hockey'' and

champion

Dundas Real McCoys The Dundas Real McCoys are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based in Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The Real McCoys have won two National Championships, winning the 1986 Hardy Cup as Cana ...

in the semi-final. They met Bentley again in the final, and defeated them 3-1 to win the Canadian National Senior "AAA" crown. In the 2008 off-season, Major League Hockey ran into some issues. The

Windsor St. Clair Saints The Windsor St. Clair Saints were a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based in St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. They joined the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey in 2006, only to leave in 2008. History The St. Clair Sa ...

, the league's only college team, walked away from the league. The

Tillsonburg Vipers The 2014-2015 Champion Tillsonburg Thunder are a Senior ice hockey, Senior ice hockey team based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League. History The Tillsonburg Vipers were founded in 2001 as a Senio ...

have officially left the league, as they have applied for expansion into the independent

Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League The WOAA Senior AA Hockey League is a Canadian senior ice hockey league governed by the Western Ontario Athletic Association. The league operates in Southwestern Ontario. History Format The league uses Hockey Canada playing rules but is not o ...

. The

Petrolia Squires The Petrolia Squires are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League and are two-time Allan Cup National Champions. History The Petrolia Chiefs were f ...

are stranded far away from Brantford and Dundas and have also been accepted into the

. In the EOSHL, the

Frankford Huskies The Frankford Huskies are a Canadian Junior "C" ice hockey team based in Frankford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey league. History The Frankford Huskies joined the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League in 2004. They ...

and

Marmora Lakers The Marmora Lakers were a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from 2003 to 2008, based in Marmora, Ontario, Canada. The team was coached by Shawn Antoski and managed by Curtis Tr ...

have walked away as well. Major League Hockey merged with the

in 2008, when AAA-level senior hockey in the OHA shrunk to only five teams. In 2011, the league changed its name to "Allan Cup Hockey". In 2015, two new teams were added: the Hamilton Steelhawks and the Thorold Athletics. Former OHA president Brent Ladds served as the commissioner of Allan Cup Hockey from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, the league announced that the Thorold Athletics were taking leave for the 2018-19 season. The team has yet to return as of the 2019-20 season. For the 2019-20 season, the Stoney Creek Generals franchise relocated and merged with the

. The Blast was sold to the owners of the Generals in 2018 and was on leave for the 2018-19 season. For the 2020-21 season, the Whitby Dunlops announced a leave of absence, and the Caledon Crusaders were added as an expansion team. It was later announced that the season would be cancelled entirely. The league returned to action in 2022 with an 8-game schedule.

Teams

League champions

Southwestern Senior "A"

:1991 Exeter Mohawks :1992 Exeter Mohawks :1993 Dunnville Mudcats :1994 Dorchester Dolphins :1995 Ohsweken Riverhawks :1996 Bothwell Bullets :1997 Bothwell Bullets :1998 Aylmer Blues :1999 London MacMaster Chevys :2000 Cambridge Hornets :2001 Simcoe Gunners :2002 Dundas Real McCoys :2003 Dundas Real McCoys

Major League Hockey

:2004 Aylmer Blues :2005 Aylmer Blues :2006 Dundas Real McCoys :2007 Brantford Blast :2008 Dundas Real McCoys :2009 Dundas Real McCoys :2010 Dundas Real McCoys :2011 Dundas Real McCoys

EOSHL

:2004 Belleville Macs :2005 Norwood Vipers :2006 Whitby Dunlops :2007 Whitby Dunlops :2008 Whitby Dunlops

Allan Cup Hockey

:2012 Dundas Real McCoys :2013 Brantford Blast :2014 Brantford Blast :2015 Dundas Real McCoys :2016 Stoney Creek Generals :2017 Stoney Creek Generals :2018 Stoney Creek Generals :2019 Stoney Creek Generals :2020 ''playoffs cancelled'' :2021 ''season cancelled'' :2022 Dundas Real McCoys Bolded teams won the Robertson Cup as

champions.

Allan Cup winners

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Brantford Blast *

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Dundas Real McCoys *

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Stoney Creek Generals

Former member teams

''Please note: All teams in this list are listed ONLY with the last league they were involved with.''

ACH/MLH/Southwestern Sr. A

* Aylmer Blues *

Baltimore Clippers The Baltimore Clippers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from in Baltimore, Maryland, playing in the Baltimore Civic Center. The Clippers were members of the American Hockey League from 1962 to 1976, and then played one season in ...

Bothwell Bullets Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancie ...

Cambridge Hornets The Cambridge Hornets were a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Cambridge, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The new Cambridge Hornets were brought into Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 199 ...

Creemore Valley Hawks Creemore () is a former village, now part of Clearview Township, located in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It lies approximately north of Toronto, 40 minutes west of Barrie, and 20 minutes south of Collingwood and Georgian Bay. It sits on th ...

Dorchester Dolphins The Dorchester Dolphins are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. History The Dolphins are the namesake of the town's long running tradition in intermediate a ...

Dunnville Mudcats Dunnville is an unincorporated community located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada near the historic Talbot Trail. It was formerly an incorporated town encompassing the surrounding area with a total populat ...

* Exeter Mohawks * Ingersol B's *

London Admirals The London Admirals were a Canada, Canadian Senior ice hockey, Senior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, London, Ontario. The Admirals were one-time national Allan Cup finalists. History The London Admirals were a short lived Senior hockey tea ...

* Norwood Vipers * Ohsweken Riverhawks *

Orillia Tundras Orillia Tundras were a senior ice hockey, senior ice hockey team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. The team last played in the 2012–13 season in the Allan Cup Hockey league. They competed for the Allan Cup. History Initially, the Cooks Bay Canucks ...

Oxford Blues ''Oxford Blues'' is a 1984 British comedy-drama sports film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is a remake of the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''A Yank at Oxford'' and was Lowe's first ...

Point Edward Comets Point or points may refer to: Places * Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States * Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Scotland, Lismore, Inner Hebrides, ...

Simcoe Gunners Simcoe may refer to: Geography Canada * Simcoe, Ontario, a town in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, Canada * Simcoe County, a county in central Ontario, Canada * Lake Simcoe, a lake in central Ontario, Canada * Simcoe North, a federal and pro ...

* Stoney Creek Generals (franchise relocated, merged with

) *

Strathroy Jets Strathroy may refer to: * Strathroy, a suburb of Omagh in Tyrone County, Northern Ireland, and municipalities named after it, including: * Strathroy-Caradoc Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is west ...

Welland Whalers Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750. The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Ontario, N ...

Eastern Sr. A

Cobourg Lynx Cobourg ( ) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto and east of Oshawa. It is the largest town in and seat of Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It ...

* Deseronto Bulldogs * Kingston Aces *

St. Lawrence Falcons ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

* Tamworth Braves

Southern Ontario Sr. A

* Smithville Real McCoys *

Tillsonburg Maroons Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada with a population of 18,615 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19. History Prior to European settlement, the present site of Tillso ...

* Woodstock Gems

Southern Int. B

Ayr Rockets Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

* Milton Aeros *

Norwich Imperials Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

Paris 29ers Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

* Plattsville Combines *

Port Dover Lakers A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

* Rockton Real McCoys *

Six Nations Redmen 6 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 6 or six may also refer to: * AD 6, the sixth year of the AD era * 6 BC, the sixth year before the AD era * The month of June Science * Carbon, the element with atomic number 6 * 6 Hebe, an asteroid People * ...

* St. Marys Stone Town Flyers

Southern Counties Int. B

*Caledonia Seniors *

Cheltenham Harvesters Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...

Delhi Leafs Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

Elmira Polar Kings Elmira may refer to: Places Canada * Elmira, Ontario * Elmira, Prince Edward Island United States * Elmira, California * Elmira, Idaho * Elmira, Indiana * Elmira, Michigan * Elmira, Missouri * Elmira, New York ** Elmira Correctional Facility ...

Fergus Flyers Fergus may refer to: Given name or surname *Fergus (name), including lists of people and fictional and mythological characters Places *Fergus, Ontario, Canada *River Fergus, County Clare, Ireland *Lake Fergus, South Island, New Zealand *Loch ...

* Lucan-Ilderton Jets *

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Preston Jesters Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

Simcoe County Kings Simcoe may refer to: Geography Canada * Simcoe, Ontario, a town in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, Canada * Simcoe County, a county in central Ontario, Canada * Lake Simcoe, a lake in central Ontario, Canada * Simcoe North, a federal and pro ...

Central Int. C

* Arthur Tigers *

Goderich Sailors The Goderich Flyers are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and are based in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. History After the failed and short-lived Lakeshore Pirates folded in 1999, the town of Goderich pushed for a new team. T ...

New Hamburg Panthers New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...

Port Elgin Sunocos A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

Central Sr. A

Durham Huskies The Durham Huskies were an ice hockey franchise based in the town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The team is actually a series of teams that have spanned nine decades and through an uncountable series of leagues. The Huskies have existed under of c ...

Elora Rocks The Elora Rocks are a senior hockey team based out of Elora, Ontario, Canada. They play in the WOSHL, the Western Ontario Super Hockey League presented by Sleeman Breweries. History In the early 1990s, the Elora Rocks were members of the Nort ...

* Harriston Blues *Hillsburgh Seniors * Palmerston 81's *

Tavistock Royals The Tavistock Royals are a senior hockey team based out of Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League. Championships The Tavistock Royals have won three WOAA "AA" Championships, as they ...

Northern Sr. A

* Creemore Chiefs *

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* Honeywood Cougars *

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Shelburne Muskies The Shelburne Muskies are a men's senior hockey team based out of Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League. Championships In 1982, the Muskies won their eighth COHL title since 1935. ...

OHA Int. C

* Clinton Colts * Kincardine Texacos * Lucknow Lancers * Milverton Four Wheel Drives *

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*Seaforth Seniors *Southampton Seniors *

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Seaway-Cyclone Sr. B

* Alvinston 77's *

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*Lambeth Seniors *

Wallaceburg Whalers Wallaceburg (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population 10,098) is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southern Ontario, Southern Southwestern Ontario, (Southwestern) Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it was ...

* Walpole Island Hawks *

Watford Generals Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

Seaway-Cyclone Int. B

* Glencoe Centennials

Seaway Int. C

*Blenheim Seniors *

Leamington Lakers Leamington may refer to: Places * Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England * Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire, England * Leamington, Ontario, Canada * Leamington, Utah, US * Leamington, Cambridge, a suburb of Cambridge, New Zealand * Leamington, ...

* Tilbury Selects *

Wheatley Omsteads Wheatley may refer to: Places * Wheatley (crater), on Venus * Wheatley, Ontario, Canada * Wheatley, Hampshire, England * Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England ** Wheatley railway station * Wheatley, South Yorkshire, England * Wheatley, now Ben Rhydding ...

Seaway-Western Int. C

Chatham Royals Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

Forest Boyds A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

*Sandwich West Seniors

Western/Tri-County Int. C

* Belmont Blazers *

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Cyclone Int. D

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References

External links

Official ACH websiteOHA website
{{OHA Senior 1 Senior ice hockey