User:DMighton/OHA Timeline

This is a test page for a potential article entitled Ontario Hockey Association Timeline.

Listed thus far:

• Sub-Major Jr. level hockey league history post 1956
• Some Major Jr. level history
• Basic Trophy history
• Basic NOHA History

Not listed:

• Intermediate History
• Senior History
• Milestones

The Timeline

1890 On November 27, Ontario Hockey Association is formed in Toronto, Ontario at the Queen's Motel.

1892 First junior hockey game played without age limits.

1896 Age limited added to junior hockey.

1918 First Eastern Canadian Jr. "A" Championship, later known as George Richardson Memorial Trophy.

1919 Memorial Cup was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association as National Jr. "A" crown.

1933 Junior "B" is created through partitioning it from Junior "A".

The Sutherland Cup is created as Junior "B" championship.

OHA Big 10 Jr. "B" league is created.

1937 Junior "C" is created.

1947 Junior "D" is created.

1956: The Big 10 Jr. "B" league is divided into the Western and Central leagues.

Metro Jr. "B" league is founded.

Niagara & District Jr. "B" league is founded.

1958: Border Cities Jr. "B" league is founded.

1960: Interbrew Jr. "C" league is renamed Central Jr. "C" (Grey-Bruce).

Shamrock Jr. "D" league is founded.

1961 The Metro Junior A League is founded to compete with OHA Jr. "A"

1963 The Metro league joins OHA Jr. "A".

The National Hockey League implements Amateur Draft, focuses on top tier of Jr. hockey.

1964: Border Cities league folds and is absorbed by Western league.

Bluewater Jr. "C" league is founded.

1965: Central Jr. "C" (Eastern) is founded.

Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. "C" is founded.

1967 National Hockey League teams are no longer allowed to sponsor Jr. teams.

1968: Western Jr. "B" league leaves the Ontario Hockey Association, declares itself Jr. "A".

Mid-Ontario Jr. "B" league is founded.

Bluewater Jr. "C" becomes Border Cities Jr. League.

1969: A new Western Jr. "B" league is founded.

Super Jr. "C" series is created.

Shamrock Jr. "D" league is renamed to Western "D" league.

1970: Western Jr. "A" league re-enters Ontario Hockey Association, becomes Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.

South-Central Jr. "D" league is founded.

Georgian Bay Jr. "C" is founded.

Border Cities Jr. league becomes Great Lakes Jr. "C" league.

1971: George Richardson Memorial Trophy is retired.

First Manitoba Centennial Trophy is awarded to National Tier II Champion.

First Dudley Hewitt Cup is awarded to Central Canadian Tier II Champion.

First American team to win an Ontario Hockey Association title: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJAHL).

Central and Mid-Ontario Jr. "B" leagues are realigned.

1972: Jr. "A" is partitioned to Major Jr. (or Tier I) and Tier II Jr. "A". Tier II Jr. "A" predates this official partition by 2 years in Ontario and by over half a decade in other regions.

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League folds.

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League is founded, takes teams from Metro and Central "B" leagues.

1973: Southwestern Jr. "B" league is founded.

South-Central Jr. "D" becomes Central Jr. "C" (Georgian).

1974: The OHA Major Jr. "A" league attempts to distance itself from the Ontario Hockey Association and renames itself the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.

Southwestern Jr. "B" league becomes Waterloo-Wellington Jr. "B" league.

Niagara & District Jr. "B" league becomes Golden Horseshoe Jr. "B" league.

Niagara & District Jr. "C" is founded.

1976: A new Southwestern Jr. "B" league formed out of top level Jr. "C" teams.

Super Jr. "C" series is ended, teams involved are moved to Jr. "B".

Central Jr. "C" (Georgian) becomes Mid-Ontario Jr. "C" league.

1977: Southern Ontario Jr. A league folds.

Waterloo-Wellington Jr. "B" league becomes Mid-Western Jr. "B" league.

1978: Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is recreated through raiding local NOHA Jr. "B" league.

Mid-Ontario and Southwestern Jr. "B" leagues fold, teams divided amongst the other five "B" leagues.

1980: The OMJHL renames itself the Ontario Hockey League, keeps Ontario Hockey Association affiliation, but is no longer controlled by the OHA.

Central Jr. "C" (Grey-Bruce) becomes Grey-Bruce Jr. "C" league.

1981: OPJHL becomes the OHA Junior "A" league.

Ontario Jr. "C" title is named Clarence Schmalz Cup.

1985: Northern Jr. "D" league folds.

1986: Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. "C" league folds.

1987: OHA Junior "A" league folds.

1988: Southern Counties Jr. "D" league folds, absorbed by Western "D" league.

1989: Metro league leaves the Ontario Hockey Association.

Eastern Ontario Jr. "C" league is founded.

Grey-Bruce Jr. "C" league becomes Western Jr. "C" league.

1991: Western "D" league is renamed OHA Junior Development League.

1993: The Central league is promoted to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.

1994: Georgian Bay and Mid-Ontario Jr. "C" leagues merge to form Georgian Mid-Ontario Jr. "C" league.

1995: Manitoba Centennial Trophy is retired.

1996: First Royal Bank Cup is awarded to Tier II National champion.

Eastern Ontario "C" league is renamed the Empire B Jr. "C" league.

1998: The Metro league folds, absorbed by the OPJHL.

1999: Northern Ontario Hockey Association separates from Ontario Hockey Association.

Western Jr. "B" renames itself Greater Ontario league.

2002: Greater Ontario league reverts name back to Western Jr. "B" league.

2006: OHA Junior Development League is renamed Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

2007: The Mid-Western, Golden Horseshoe, and Western Jr. "B" leagues merge to form the Greater Ontario Hockey League.