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2020–21 OHL Season
The 2020–21 OHL season would have been the 41st season of the Ontario Hockey League. After the 2019–20 OHL season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league initially planned to play a full 68-game regular season beginning in September 2020. However, due to continued public health orders and increasing cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, the league eventually shortened the planned season and postponed it indefinitely in December 2020. By April 2021, the league ultimately cancelled the season. Postponement and cancellation The regular season was originally planned to begin in September 2020 and end in March 2021 as each of the 20 teams would play 68 games, followed by 16 teams playing in the post-season. On August 5, 2020, the OHL announced that the start of the regular season was moved to December 1, 2020, and would end on April 29, 2021. Each team was to play a condensed 64 game schedule, followed by a playoff format in which 16, eight from each conference, would parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–20. There are currently 20 teams in the OHL: seventeen in Ontario, two in Michigan, and one in Pennsylvania. The league was founded in 1980 when its predecessor, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, formally split away from the Ontario Hockey Association, joining the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League and its direct affiliation with Hockey Canada. The OHL traces its history of Junior A hockey back to 1933 with the partition of Junior A and B. In 1970, the OHA Junior A League was one of five Junior A leagues operating in Ontario. The OHA was promoted to Tier I Junior A for the 1970–71 season and took up the name Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Since 1980 the league has grown rapidly into a high-profile marketable product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award
The Ivan Tennant Memorial Award is awarded annually to the top academic high school player in the Ontario Hockey League. It is named in honour of the late Ivan Tennant, a former education consultant for the Kitchener Rangers who worked to develop the academic standards for the entire league during twenty years of service. The award was first given out in 2005. Winners List of recipients of the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award. See also * Bobby Smith Trophy (Top academic player combined with on-ice performance) * Roger Neilson Memorial Award The Roger Neilson Memorial Award is awarded annually to the top academic post-secondary school (college or university) player in the Ontario Hockey League. The award is named in honour of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Roger Neilson, a former high scho ... (Top academic college/university player) * List of Canadian Hockey League awards References External links Ontario Hockey League {{OHL trophies Ontario Hockey League trophies and awards Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South-Central Triple A Hockey League
OMHA AAA West is a minor-level ice hockey league and conference based in Ontario, featuring divisions from U10 to U18. The league is one of two AAA leagues that comprise the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's (OMHA) AAA hockey program, the other being the former Eastern AAA Hockey League (ETA). In 2023, the OMHA announced that the SCTA and ETA would be rebranding as OMHA AAA West and OMHA AAA East, respectively, while maintaining their previous operational structures. Teams Following the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, the Buffalo Regals Hockey Club, the only American organization in the league, withdrew from the OMHA. Format Teams in the U10 to U18 age group are required to play between 30 and 36 regular-season games against other teams within the league, with and ideally balanced schedule. The number of officials, game length, and other factors are adjusted for each division. U10 to U12 games use a two-official system and feature 10-15-15 minute periods, while U18 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town and List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipality in Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. Generally seen as a commuter suburb of Toronto, it is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton. In the 2021 Canadian census the town had a population of 213,759, with an estimated 233,700 people as of 2024, making it List of towns in Ontario, Ontario's largest town. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest urban area in Canada. History In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road. In 1805, the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada bought the lands between Etobicoke and Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton from the indigenous Mississaugas people, except for the land at the mouths of Bronte Creek, Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek), Sixteen Mile Creek (Halton Region), Sixteen Mile Creek, and along the Credit River. In 1807, British immigrants settled the area sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshawa Generals
The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. In November 2016, the General Motors Centre changed its name to Tribute Communities Centre. Its 184 graduates to the National Hockey League are second in the OHL. The Generals have won the Memorial Cup five times - (1939 Memorial Cup, 1939, 1940 Memorial Cup, 1940, 1944 Memorial Cup, 1944, 1990 Memorial Cup, 1990, 2015 Memorial Cup, 2015), as well as a record thirteen Ontario Hockey League Championships, the J. Ross Robertson Cup - (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1997, 2015) The Generals have two distinct eras in their history. The original Generals operated from 1937 to 1953. The team went on a hiatus from 1953 to 1962 due to a fire at the Hambly Arena. The team was resurrected in 1962. Famous alumni of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in American English) in ice hockey is a forward (ice hockey), forward position of a player whose primary Hockey rink#Zones, zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the sideboards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and therefore often end up covering more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally strong, fast skaters who are able to Checking (ice hockey)#Backchecking, backcheck quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Generally, centres are expected to be gifted passers more so than goal scorers, although there are exceptions - typically larger centres who position themselves directly in front of the net in order to score off rebounds. They are also expected to have exceptional "ice vision", Hockey IQ, intelligence, and creativity. They also generally are the most defensively-oriented forwards on the ice, as they are expected to play the role of the third player in defense, after the defenceman, defencemen. Centres usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Ritchie
Calum Ritchie (born January 21, 2005) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 27th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2023 NHL entry draft, for whom he played seven NHL games. Playing career The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hampered Ritchie's final pre-major junior season with the Oakville Rangers, though toward the final months of what would have been the 2020–21 season restrictions were eased sufficiently for the team to practice and eventually play showcase games. He was taken by the Oshawa Generals in the 2021 Ontario Hockey League draft. Debuting with the Generals in the 2021–22 season, Ritchie managed 45 points in 65 regular season games, and a further seven points in six playoff games. He was second in scoring among players under the age of 17. He was named to the league's First All-Rookie Team. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg, New York
Hamburg ( ) is a Town (New York), town in Erie County, New York, Erie County, New York (state), New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 60,085. It is named after the city of Hamburg, Germany. The town is on the western border of the county and is south of Buffalo, New York, Buffalo. Hamburg is one of the Southtowns in Erie County. The Village (New York), villages of Hamburg (village), New York, Hamburg and Blasdell, New York, Blasdell are in the town. The town of Hamburg was founded in 1812 in Armor. History Historical evidence shows the area was settled originally by the Erie people. Around 1805 the settlement was known as "Barkerville", named after Zenas Barker, the postmaster. The earliest settlers were Nathaniel Titus and Dr. Ruth Belden in 1804, and the first landowner in the area was John Cummings, who built the first grist mill in 1806. The town of Hamburg was formed by government decree on March 20, 1812, from the (now defunct) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winger (ice Hockey)
Winger, in the game of ice hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is along the outer playing areas. They typically flank the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink. Wingers generally have the least defensive responsibilities out of any position on the ice, however they are still tasked with defensive duties such as forechecking duties or covering the point in the defensive zone. Nowadays, there are different types of wingers in the game — out-and-out goal scorers, checkers who disrupt the opponents, and forwards who work along the boards and in the corners. Often a winger's precise role on a line depends upon what type of role the other winger plays; usually lines will have one more goal-scoring oriented winger and one winger more focused on playing the boards, checking and passing the puck to others to take shots (if a larger player, he will sometimes be called a "power fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Youth Hockey League
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portugal, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. From the 16th to 19th centuries, the Atlantic Ocean was the center of both an eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game known as the "Wolves" (or "Cub Wolves") nearly every year since around the time of World War I. The current junior franchise came into existence in 1972 when local businessman Mervin "Bud" Burke purchased the Niagara Falls Flyers and relocated the team to Sudbury. The current franchise has never won the Memorial Cup, nor has it captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup. Despite this lack of championships, the team has been one of the top development franchises in major junior over its history, with over 120 players drafted in to the National Hockey League (NHL) since 1973. The Wolves have been a central part of Sudbury's history for decades, and the team is among the most iconic junior hockey franchises in all of North America. History Sudbury ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Musty
Quentin Musty (born July 6, 2005) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Musty was taken first overall in the 2021 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) priority selection draft by the Sudbury Wolves, and made his debut in the 2021–22 OHL season, 2021–22 season. He appeared in 50 games, recording 12 goals and 19 assists. He was named to the league's Second All-Rookie Team. Injuries limited Musty to 53 games in the 2022–23 OHL season, 2022–23 season, but he averaged 1.46 points per game, with 26 goals and 52 assists. He registered seven points in a single game against the Niagara IceDogs in December, tying a franchise record. Musty was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 26th overall in the first round of the 2023 NHL entry draft. He was signed by the Sharks to a three-year, entry-level contract on October 4, 2023. Musty enjoyed g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
