Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada (formerly Canadian Hockey Association ) is the governing body of Canadian hockey and member of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF.
The modern organization that has its head office in Calgary, Alberta as well as a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, was established with the merger of the former Canadian Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in July 1994. Colloquially, the dressing is in many places still called the Canadian Hockey Association, also because he is officially registered under this name.
In addition to organizing various professional and non- professional hockey leagues in the country, especially the line of the Canadian National Ice Hockey is one of the functions of the Association.
History
By decision of the Government of Canada was established to oversee all activities around the hockey in Canada in 1968, the then Canadian Hockey Association. This included both the professional and the amateur as well as the University Sports. Furthermore, the association took over the organization of the Canadian Hockey teams in international tournaments like the World Cup or the Olympic Winter Games. However, the organization of the domestic leagues subject to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was founded in 1914, mainly the Allan Cup sanctioned.
In July 1994 the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was finally included in the Canadian Hockey Association, which has since been trading as Hockey Canada.
Composition
Hockey Canada is itself composed of many individual regional associations:
- British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
- Hockey Alberta
- Hockey Manitoba
- Hockey New Brunswick
- Hockey Northwestern Ontario
- Hockey Nova Scotia
- Hockey Québec
- Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador
- Hockey North
- Ontario Hockey Federation
- Ottawa District Hockey Association
- Hockey PEI
- Saskatchewan Hockey Association
Resigned leagues
Over the years, Hockey Canada developed a new model for Minor Leagues and Junior Leagues, which was known as the Canadian Development Model. Following the introduction of this not uncontroversial program were two leagues out of the federation and organize since then under the name of National Junior Hockey Alliance itself To prevent such an approach, reinforced the national association then its guidelines so strong that today no player or official the NJHL may in a sanctioned Hockey Canada competition to participate. Players who leave the organization are also punished lock with a year.