The Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) is the governing body of minor and senior sports in a region encompassing

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, Perth County, Huron County, northern Middlesex County, and northern Wellington County. The

WOAA 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 ...

has been around since 1948.

Sports

The WOAA controls these sports: Senior

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, Women's Hockey, Minor Hockey, and

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. The WOAA also actively trains officials for these sports. The WOAA's jurisdiction over local Senior Hockey has lasted since the 1948-1949 season but the association was actually established in 1942 by W. T. (Doc) Cruickshank of

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. The WOAA became an incorporated body on July 24, 1986 under the

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Corporations Act. In 2004, there were 545 sports teams with approximately 9881 registered participants and an addition approximate 2500 volunteers, executives, convenors and officials involved with the WOAA.

Minor hockey towns

These are the major member towns as agreed to by the

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and the

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in 2006. These centres are governed by the WOAA, but the WOAA works under the OMHA. The WOAA is responsible for its own tournaments, disciplinary system, and playoffs, but must provide the accounts of these actions to the OMHA. *BCHA ( Bayfield, Clinton, and Hensall, Ontario) * Belmore * Blyth *

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* Chatsworth * Chesley * Clifford * Drayton *

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* Howick * Kincardine * Lion's Head *

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* Milverton *

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* Monkton, Ontario * Mount Forest * Normanby ( Ayton) * Paisley * Ripley * Seaforth *

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( Port Elgin,

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) * South Bruce ( Mildmay, Teeswater) * Tara * Tiverton * Walkerton *

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* Wingham * Zurich

External links

Western Ontario Athletic Association WebsiteWOAA Senior Hockey Website
Ice hockey governing bodies in Ontario {{icehockey-org-stub

Sports

Minor hockey towns

See also

External links