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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Jurisdiction | Quebec |
| Founded | 1976 |
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Hockey Québec is the governing body of all ice hockey in Quebec, Canada. Hockey Québec is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
Hockey Québec was organized in 1976 to take over from the various organizations governing hockey in Quebec, such as the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association which had existed since the 1910s. Hockey Québec is formed by 15 different regional associations.
Quebec Amateur Hockey Association
The Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA) was organized in Montreal on January 19, 1919, at the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association club house. The first leagues to affiliate were the Junior Amateur Hockey Association, the Montreal City Amateur Hockey League and the Interscholastic Hockey League. The first president was Major Hartland MacDougall a former player. The group applied for affiliation with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.[1]
Presidents
- Hartland MacDougall QAHA president from 1919 to 1920[1]
- Frank Greenleaf, QAHA president from 1927 to 1930[2][3]
- Robert Lebel, QAHA president from 1945 to 1946 and 1951 to 1955[4][5]
Leagues
- Junior AAA
- Quebec Junior Hockey League (Canadian Junior A)
- Junior AA
- Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA Hockey League
- Capitale Junior AA Hockey League
- Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior AA Hockey League
- Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA Hockey League
- Junior A
- Boucherville Junior A Hockey League
- Hockey Expert Junior A Hockey League
- Laval Junior A Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior A Hockey League
- Lac St-Jean Junior A Hockey League
- Mauricie Junior A Hockey League
- Montreal Junior A Hockey League
- Orford-St-Francois Junior A Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud
- Rive-Nord Junior A Hockey League
- Saguenay Junior A Hockey League
- Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior A Hockey League
- Junior B
- Hockey Expert Junior B Hockey League
- Laval Junior B Hockey League
- Lac St-Louis Junior B Hockey League
- Mauricie Junior B Hockey League
- Montreal Junior B Hockey League
- Orford-St-Francois Junior B Hockey League
- Rive-Nord Junior B Hockey League
- Rive-Sud Junior B Hockey League
- Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior B Hockey League
- Collegiate
- Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA
- Defunct
- Montreal Senior Group—men's senior amateur league, until 1944
- Quebec Senior Hockey League—men's senior amateur league, until 1953
- Quebec Junior A Hockey League (1972-1982; Junior "AAA")
- Bas St-Laurent Junior AA Hockey League (Unknown-2013)
- Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA Hockey League
- Quebec-Est Junior AA Hockey League
Provincial championships
The Junior "AA" Provincial title is the Coupe Dodge.
Special events
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City co-founded by Gérard Bolduc, Paul Dumont and others in 1960.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kerner, Fred (January 19, 1944). "Quebec Amateur Hockey Body Reaches Quarter-century Mark". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 14.
- ^ "Former CAHA Head F. Greenleaf Dies". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. January 2, 1953. p. 14.
- ^ "Frank Morrissey Named Q.A.H.A. Head". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. April 14, 1930. p. 21.
- ^ Foisy, Paul (July 9, 2010). "Robert Lebel". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Lebel" (PDF). Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hall of Fame. 1998. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Gérard Bolduc". Réseau des Sports. May 3, 2002. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
