Wikipedia - Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; French: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian 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, with many games broadcast on television and radio.

History

Leagues for ice hockey in Ontario were first organized in 1890 by the newly created Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). In 1892 the OHA recognized junior hockey - referring to skill rather than age. In 1896 the OHA moved to the modern age-limited junior hockey concept, distinct from senior and intermediate divisions. Since then the evolution to the Ontario Hockey League has developed through four distinct eras of junior-aged non-professional hockey in Ontario. In 1933, the junior division was divided into two levels, Junior A and Junior B. In 1970 the Junior A level was divided into two levels, Tier I (or Major Junior A) and Tier II (or Minor Junior A). In 1974 the Tier I/Major Junior A group separated from the OHA and became the independent Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL). In 1980, the OMJHL became the Ontario Hockey League.

The OHL split from the OHA in July 1982. The OHA and OHL disagreed on financial terms of affiliation, then the OHL decided to handle its own administration. The OHA and the OHL later reached an interim affiliation agreement, which allowed the OHL to compete at the Memorial Cup.

In March 2005, the league announced the launch of OHL Live Stream, resulting in OHL games being broadcast live on a pay-per-view (PPV) broadband basis.

Commissioners

OMJHL and OHL Commissioners (years in office)

  • Tubby Schmalz (September 23, 1974 – December 15, 1978)
  • Bill Beagan (December 15, 1978 – January 1979)
  • Sherwood Bassin (interim; January–September 1979)
  • David Branch (September 17, 1979 – present)
加拿大安大略冰球聯盟(OHL)是一個傳統悠久的冰球錦標賽,是加拿大最高級別的青少年冰球聯賽之一。該聯盟成立於1980年,至今已有超過40年的歷史。

OHL是由20支來自安大略省的球隊組成,這些球隊代表了該省的不同城市和地區。這些球隊包括巴里科尔茨、金士頓前哨、倫敦騎士、密西沙加斯泰爾斯等等。每個球隊都擁有一支由16至20歲的年輕球員組成的陣容,他們是未來冰球界的潛在明星。

OHL的比賽充滿了激烈的競爭和高水準的技術展示。球員們在冰上盡情展現他們的速度、力量和技巧,為觀眾帶來精彩的比賽。這些比賽不僅是球員們展現自己的舞台,也是球探和球隊主管們發掘新秀球員的機會。

OHL的賽季通常從九月開始,一直持續到翌年的三月。在這段時間裡,球隊們會進行多場比賽,爭奪總冠軍的榮譽。此外,OHL也是一個培養年輕球員的平台,許多球員在這裡磨練技巧,為進入更高級別的聯賽做準備。

對於冰球愛好者來說,OHL是一個不容錯過的賽事。無論是觀看比賽現場還是通過電視轉播觀看,都能感受到這項運動的魅力和激情。OHL不僅是加拿大冰球文化的一部分,也是培養未來冰球明星的重要平台。