The Hockey PEI is the governing body of

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, Canada. Hockey PEI is a branch of

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 organization has been in existence since 1974. It is subdivided into six smaller councils - Minor Hockey Council, Female Hockey Council, Junior Hockey Council, Senior Hockey Council, Development Council, and Officials Council. Hockey PEI has approximately 8,000 members throughout the province.

History

The Maritime Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) was granted a branch membership within the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA; french: Association canadienne de hockey amateur) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction include ...

(CAHA) in 1928, with its jurisdiction including

the Maritimes The Maritimes, also called the Maritime provinces, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes had a population of 1,899,324 in 2021, which makes up 5.1% of Ca ...

provinces of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

and

. The New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association separated from the MAHA and became its own branch of the CAHA in 1968. The MAHA ceased to exist when the Nova Scotia Hockey Association was granted branch status in the CAHA in 1974, and then the Prince Edward Island Hockey Association was formed and also granted branch status in the CAHA.

Leagues

Maritime Junior A Hockey League The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of five teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Ea ...

(Tier II Junior "A") *

Island Junior Hockey League The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. History Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Jun ...

(Junior "B") *

Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League The 'Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League'' is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league was known as the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League until 2009. The winner ...

(Junior "C") *

New Brunswick-PEI Major Midget Hockey League The New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Major Midget Hockey League is a Canadian midget 'AAA' ice hockey league operating in the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The inter-branch league operates under the supervision of Hockey N ...

(Major-Minor) * PEI Midget AAA Hockey League (Major-Minor) * PEI Bantam AAA Hockey League (Major-Minor) * Island Women's Hockey League (Women's) * Island Women's Rec League (Women's)

Associations

* Charlottetown Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Sherwood Parkdale Rural Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Pownal Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * North River Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * North Star Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Summerside Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Bedeque Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Evangeline Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * O'Leary Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Tignish Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Alberton Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Tyne Valley Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Montague Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Souris Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * South Side Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * Kensington Minor Hockey Association (Minor) * King's County Kings (Minor)

Board of directors

Hockey PEI is run by a board of ten directors. The current president is Barry Thompson (2015–present)

Past presidents

*Pius Callaghan (1974–1976) *Clair Sudsbury (1976–1980) *Paul Jelley (1980–1981) *Wayne MacDougall (1981–1985) *Ken Doucette (1985–1988) *Cecil Taylor (1988–1992) *Jim Molyneaux (1992–1993) *Brian Cameron (1993–1995) *Don Blacquire (1995–1996) *John Brehaut (1996–2000) *Allie Woolridge (2000–2002) *George Trainor (2002–2004) *Wendall Shaw (2004–2006) *Gordie Lund (2006–2008) *Gordie Whitlock (2008–2010) *Gene Power (2010–2012) *Goops Wooldridge (2012–2015)

References

External links

Hockey PEI Website

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