The OHA awarded its first individual player trophies in 1945. The first version of the Windsor Spitfires also appeared in the 1940s only to fade away in the early 50's. The 1940s welcomed new communities to the limelight such as the Barrie Flyers, Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Stratford Kroehlers and the St. Other notable teams of that era were the Toronto Young Rangers, Toronto Native Sons, and the Stratford Midgets. Michael's Majors and the Toronto Marlboros. The 1930s gave birth to noted teams such as the Oshawa Generals, St. The 'B' level teams competed for the Sutherland Cup, which is still Ontario's Junior B championship trophy. Ross Robertson Cup as OHA champions and the Memorial Cup as national champions. Two new championship trophies were created at the same time. As each year passed, the number of communities participating in junior hockey grew and the calibre of play increased.įor the 1933–34 season, junior hockey was split into 'A' and 'B' divisions. Teams from all across the province participated in provincial playoffs in the hope of winning the George Richardson Memorial Trophy and representing Eastern Canada in the Memorial Cup finals. The end of World War I marked the beginning of the Memorial Cup, the symbol of junior hockey supremacy in Canada. Out of its modest beginnings at the turn of the century, junior hockey quickly grew into an organized and entertaining brand of hockey. Junior hockey now became age-limited to players 20 years of age or younger by January 1 of the season being played. In 1896, the OHA re-organized into three divisions, senior, intermediate and junior. Two years later, junior hockey was first played in 1892 without enforced age limits. A year later the Ontario Hockey Association was formed on Novemin Toronto at the Queen's Hotel.
#Niadra legacy of the void series
Hockey started as a challenge series in the winter of 1889 when a team from Ottawa challenged teams from Lindsay and Toronto.