The Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League was a 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 ice hockey, Junior eligibility has expired. Senior hockey leagues operate un ...

league in Ontario from 1890 until 1979. The league was sanctioned by 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. Founded in 1890, the OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern ...

and the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA; ) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction included senior ice hockey leagues and the Allan Cup, ...

and its clubs competed for the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. It was most recently won by the Wentworth Gryphins ...

History

The league was founded in 1890 by the

. At the top tier of

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

Senior hockey, the league was eligible and often competed for the

. In 1975, the OHA allowed Hockey Northwestern Ontario's Thunder Bay Twins, the defending

champions to enter the league. In 1978, the league briefly changed its name to the Canadian International League, possibly to compete with Semi-Pro leagues which were rapidly gaining popularity. The league folded in 1979, when most of its teams vacated to the Continental Senior A Hockey League and Major Intermediate A Hockey League. Over the course of the last fifty seasons, the OHA Senior A Hockey League captured 16

s in 26 appearances in the National final. If dated back to the beginning of the

in 1908, the OHA had 24 champions in 38 appearances over the course of the league's history. The league's tradition was followed by the Continental Senior A Hockey League in 1979, which became the OHA Senior A Hockey League in 1980 and lasted until 1987. The torch was then passed to the Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 1990, which today is known as Major League Hockey. The OHA Senior A Hockey League set the groundwork for much of the current Semi-Professional hockey market. The International Hockey League that lasted from 1945 until it merged with the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

in 2001, was founded in part by both the Windsor Bulldogs and Chatham Maroons. Both teams played at least two different stretches in the league. Also, the Sarnia Sailors spent a few seasons in the International Hockey League. As well, the Thunder Bay Twins jumped between

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leagues and the different

leagues until 1991 when the team changed their name to the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks and joined the Colonial Hockey League as a founding member. The team has since become the Rockford IceHogs of the United Hockey League. The Thunder Bay franchise won 3 Colonial Cups as CoHL champions and in Rockton they won 1 Colonial Cup as United Hockey League champions. In 2007, the UHL has changed its name and the ownership of the Rockford IceHogs has bought the old Cincinnati Mighty Ducks franchise, making the IceHogs a member of the

for the 2007–08 season.

Allan Cups

''Champions'' :'' 1910'': St. Michael's Majors defeated Queen's University and Sherbrooke ''in two games'' :''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'': Toronto Dentals defeated Winnipeg Victorias ''13-goals-to-12'' :''

1918 The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people wor ...

'': Kitchener Greenshirts defeated Winnipeg Ypres ''6-goals-to-4'' :'' 1919'': Hamilton Tigers defeated Winnipeg Selkirk ''7-goals-to-6'' :''

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

'':

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

defeated Brandon ''8-goals-to-3'' :'' 1922'': Toronto Granites defeated Regina Victorias ''13-goals-to-2'' :''

1923 In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ' ...

'': Toronto Granites defeated

University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Universities in Canada, Canadian public university, public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...

''11-goals-to-2'' :''

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

'':

defeated Fort William Thundering Herd ''2-games-to-1 with 1 tie'' :''

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

'': Toronto National Sea Fleas defeated Fort William Blues ''2-games-to-none'' :''

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

'':

Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was an ice hockey franchise in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1903, it operated junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association and la ...

defeated

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium a ...

''4-games-to-1'' :''

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

'': Owen Sound Mercurys defeated Fort Frances Canadians ''4-games-to-3'' :''

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

'': Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen defeated Penticton Vees ''4-games-to-1'' :'' 1955'': Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen defeated Fort William Beavers ''4-games-to-1'' :''

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

'': Whitby Dunlops defeated Spokane Flyers ''4-games-to-none'' :'' 1958'': Belleville McFarlands defeated Kelowna Packers ''4-games-to-3'' :''

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

'': Whitby Dunlops defeated Vernon Canadians ''4-games-to-1'' :'' 1960'': Chatham Maroons defeated Trail Smoke Eaters ''4-games-to-none with 1 tie'' :'' 1961'': Galt Terriers defeated Winnipeg Maroons ''4-games-to-1'' :''

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

'': Windsor Bulldogs defeated Winnipeg Maroons ''4-games-to-1'' :'' 1969'': Galt Hornets defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :''

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

'': Galt Hornets defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :''

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

'': Orillia Terriers defeated St. Boniface Mohawks ''4-games-to-1'' :''

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

'':

Barrie Flyers The Barrie Flyers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1945 to 1960, from Barrie, Ontario. The Flyers played home games at the Barrie Arena from 1945 to 1960. History The Barrie Flyers junior team was founded in ...

defeated Cranbrook Royals ''4-games-to-2'' :''

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

'':

Brantford Alexanders The Brantford Alexanders were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League from 1978 to 1984. The team was based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. History The Hamilton Fincups were relocated in 1978 b ...

defeated Spokane Flyers ''4-games-to-1'' ''Finalists'' :''

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

'': Winnipeg Victorias defeated Toronto Eatons ''2-games-to-none'' :''

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...

'':

Winnipeg Falcons The Winnipeg Falcons were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Falcons won the 1920 Allan Cup. That team went on to represent Canada in the Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 Olympic games h ...

defeated Toronto Granites ''11-goals-to-5'' :''

1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...

'':

Port Arthur Bearcats The Port Arthur Bearcats (Bear Cats) were a senior amateur ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada – now part of the city of Thunder Bay – from the early 1900s until 1970. Before settling on the nickname of Bear ...

defeated

''2-games-to-none'' :''

1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...

'':

defeated

''2-games-to-1 with 1 tie'' :''

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

'': Winnipeg 'pegs defeated Hamilton Tigers ''2-games-to-none'' :''

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

'':

defeated Hamilton Tigers ''4-games-to-1'' :''

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

'': Fort Frances Canadians defeated

Stratford Indians The Stratford Indians were a senior ice hockey team based in Stratford, Ontario. They played home games at the Classic City Arena. The team was a member of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and played in the OHA Senior A League. They won th ...

''4-games-to-2'' :''

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

'': Vernon Canadians defeated Chatham Maroons ''4-games-to-1'' :''

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

'': Winnipeg Maroons defeated Woodstock Athletics ''4-games-to-none'' :''

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

'': Spokane Jets defeated Orillia Terriers ''4-games-to-2'' :''

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

'': Spokane Jets defeated

''4-games-to-2'' :''

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

'': Thunder Bay Twins defeated

''4-games-to-2'' :''

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

'': Spokane Flyers defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :''

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

'': Kimberley Dynamiters defeated

''4-games-to-1''

Olympic Winter Games

The winner of the

was named the top "amateur" team in Canada, this made them eligible to compete in the

Olympic Winter Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in ...

. The list below includes all

representatives from 1924 until 1960. :''

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...

'': Toronto Granites (6-0-0) ''Won Gold'' :''

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

'':

(3-0-0) ''Won Gold'' :''

'': Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (6-2-0) ''Won Bronze'' :''

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

'': Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (6-1-0) ''Won Silver''

Ice Hockey World Championships

The winner of the

was named the top "amateur" team in Canada, this made them eligible to compete in the

Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the I ...

. The list below includes all

representatives from 1930 until 1962. :''

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

'': Toronto National Sea Fleas (4-1-0) ''Won Silver'' :''

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

'': Whitby Dunlops (7-0-0) ''Won Gold'' :''

'': Belleville McFarlands (7-1-0) ''Won Gold'' :''

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

'': Galt Terriers (6-1-0) ''Won Silver''

Teams

''Teams listed ONLY in last decade played.''

1970s

* Belleville Quintes *

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 1999 ...

* Kingston Aces * Lindsay Lancers * Mississauga Golden Arrows * Napanee Comets * Oakville Oaks * Owen Sound Crescents * Orillia Terriers * Thunder Bay Twins * Welland Steelers *

Whitby Warriors The Whitby Warriors are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. History The Whitby Jr Lacrosse Franchise began in 1969 as the Whitby B & R Transporters. The Transporters ...

* Woodstock Athletics

1960s

* Chatham Maroons *

Collingwood Kings Collingwood, meaning "wood of disputed ownership", may refer to: Educational institutions * Collingwood College, Victoria, an Australian state Prep to Year 12 school * Collingwood College, Durham, college of Durham University, England * Collin ...

* Guelph Mercurys * Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen * North York Varsity Grads *

Ottawa Nationals The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's ice hockey team out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1972–73 WHA season. History The WHA had originally granted a franchise to Doug Michel for "Ontario". ...

* St. Thomas Royals * Sarnia Rams *

* Strathroy Rockets *

* Windsor Bulldogs

1950s

* Brantford Redmen * Cornwall Chevies * Hamilton Tigers * Niagara Falls Cataracts * North Bay Trappers * Ottawa-Hull Canadiens * Owen Sound Mercurys *

Pembroke Lumber Kings The Pembroke Lumber Kings (colloquially referred to as the Kings) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Pembroke, Ontario. The Lumber Kings compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise is on ...

* Sarnia Sailors * Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds *

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 k ...

* Toronto St. Michael's Majors * Whitby Dunlops

1940s

* Hamilton Tigers *

London Streamliners London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thame ...

* Oshawa G-Men * Port Colborne Sailors *

St. Catharines Saints The St. Catharines Saints was a minor league ice hockey team in St. Catharines, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1982 to 1986 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. History The Moncton-based New Brunswick Hawks had been ...

* Toronto Staffords

1930s

* Brantford Rangers * Hamilton Tigers * Kitchener Greenshirts * Toronto Goodyears * Toronto National Sea Fleas *

Champions

:1891 Ottawa :1892 Ottawa :1893 Ottawa :1894 Osgoode Hall :1895 Queen's University :1896 Queen's University :1897 Queen's University :1898 Osgoode Hall :1899 Queen's University :1900 Toronto Wellingtons :1901 Toronto Wellingtons :1902 Toronto Wellingtons :1903 Toronto Wellingtons :1904 Toronto Marlboros :1905 Toronto Marlboros :1906 Berlin :1907 Stratford :1908 Kingston 4th Regiment :1909 St. Michael's Majors :1910 St. Michael's Majors :1911 Toronto Eatons :1912 Toronto Eatons :1913 Toronto R & AA :1914 Toronto R & AA :1915 Toronto Victorias :1916 Toronto Riversides :1917 Toronto Dentals :1918 Kitchener Greenshirts :1919 Hamilton Tigers :1920 Toronto Granites :1921 University of Toronto :1922 Toronto Granites :1923 Toronto Granites :1924 Hamilton AAA :1925 Niagara Falls Cataracts :1926 Peterborough :1927 University of Toronto :1928 Kitchener-Waterloo :1929 University of Toronto :1930 University of Toronto :1931 Hamilton Tigers :1932 Toronto Nationals :1933 Niagara Falls Cataracts :1934 Hamilton Tigers :1935 Toronto HC :1936 Hamilton Tigers :1937 Toronto Dominions :1938 Toronto Goodyears :1939 Toronto Goodyears :1940 Toronto Goodyears :1941 Toronto Marlboros :1942 Hamilton Tigers :1943 Toronto RCAF :1944 Hamilton Tigers :1945 Hamilton Tigers :1946 Hamilton Tigers :1947 Hamilton Tigers :1948 Hamilton Tigers :1949 Toronto Marlboros :1950 Toronto Marlboros :1951 Owen Sound Mercurys :1952 Stratford Indians :1953 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen :1954 Owen Sound Mercurys :1955 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen :1956 Chatham Maroons :1957 Whitby Dunlops :1958 Belleville McFarlands :1959 Whitby Dunlops :1960 Chatham Maroons :1961 Galt Terriers :1962 Windsor Bulldogs :1963 Windsor Bulldogs :1964 Woodstock Athletics :1965 Woodstock Athletics :1966 Guelph Regals :1967 Kingston Aces :1968 Toronto Marlboros :1969 Galt Hornets :1970 Orillia Terriers :1971 Galt Hornets :1972 Barrie Flyers :1973 Orillia Terriers :1974 Barrie Flyers :1975 Barrie Flyers :1976 Barrie Flyers :1977 Brantford Alexanders :1978 Brantford Alexanders :1979 Thunder Bay Twins ''Bold denotes an

champion.''

External links

Official Ontario Hockey Association webpageOfficial Allan Cup webpage
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