DCHP-3

Junior A

DCHP-2 (Apr 2016)
n. — Hockey

one age level below the Canadian Hockey League, for players between the ages of 16-20 inclusive.

Type: 1. Origin — In Canada, Junior A hockey is the lower of two levels of junior hockey. The Canadian Junior Hockey league, established in 1993, governs ten leagues across the country, divided into the Western, Central and Eastern Zones. Altogether, there are more than 125 teams who compete for the Royal Bank Cup. Before 1970, Junior A hockey was the term for both Major Junior hockey and Junior A. They were divided in 1970 into two tiers (Major Junior or Tier I Junior A, and Tier II Junior A), but in 1975 the Canadian Hockey League was established and the Major Junior Tier I league separated from Tier II Junior A. Since then, Tier II has generally been dropped from the league name, and now this level of hockey is most commonly known as Junior A. See also Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Canadian Junior Hockey".

Quotations

1977
Newmarket Flyers scored three power-play goals to defeat Mount Hamilton A's 5-1 in an Ontario Hockey Association Provincial Junior A game last night at Mountain Arena.
1979
The team in question isn't a lodge brother such as Toronto Marlboros or Oshawa Generals, but an expansion applicant: North Bay Trappers of the Tier 2 Provincial Junior A Hockey Association.
1982
Sudbury used over-age goaltender Tim Jeanveau in a 4-2 win, during which they were outshot 45-20. Jeanveau had signed with Nickel Centre Native Sons of the Northern Junior A league, which is affiliated with the Wolves.
1993
Provincial Junior A not to be confused with the major junior Ontario Hockey League shed its 'B' status last year and is now considered the second rung of junior hockey in Ontario. "We called the league Junior A last year, but it wasn't official until we put them into a national championship," said Ontario Hockey Association president Brent Ladds. "This gives the league a higher profile and puts them on par with the old Tier II Junior A league."
1997
While all three major junior leagues are similar in quality of play, the junior A leagues vary considerably.
2001
Junior A hockey in Port Alberni is getting closer to a reality as the city has now put out a call for proposals from groups who would want to establish a Tier II team.
2011
The message of Junior A hockey often gets drowned out by the major-junior echo chamber.

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