The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ( CAHA; ) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction included senior ice hockey leagues and the Allan Cup, junior ice hockey leagues and the Memorial Cup, amateur minor ice hockey leagues in Canada, and choosing the representative of the Canada men's national ice hockey team.
History
The CAHA negotiated an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1940, which recognized junior hockey in Canada as a source of talent for the NHL and provided financial compensation to the CAHA for developing amateur players who were signed to professional contracts. The agreement included allowing the NHL to sign a limited number of junior age players and began a regulated relationship between amateur and professional hockey.
The CAHA filled the role of selecting the Canada men's national ice hockey team to represent the country in ice hockey at the Olympic Games and at the Ice Hockey World Championships.McKinley, Michael (2014), pp. 21–23 From 1920 until 1963, the CAHA usually chose the reigning Allan Cup champion to represent the country. For the 1964 Winter Olympics, the CAHA approved a proposal by Father David Bauer which established a permanent national men's team composed of student athletes reinforced with senior hockey players.
Hockey Canada was formed in 1969 to operate the national team and oversee Canada's involvement in international competition. The CAHA and Hockey Canada had a troubled relationship since a clear definition of responsibilities was never established, and the CAHA's authority over amateur hockey in Canada and its membership within the International Ice Hockey Federation were questioned. In 1994, CAHA president Murray Costello and Hockey Canada president Bill Hay, negotiated a merger between the two organizations. Originally called the Canadian Hockey Association, it has operated as Hockey Canada since 1998. Combining the two organizations allowed for the profits from the Canada Cup and the Summit Series to be invested into minor ice hockey in Canada, and also allowed professionals into international competition at the World Championships and eventually the Olympics.
Member branches
| Alberta, Northwest Territories |
| Manitoba |
| Saskatchewan |
| Northern Ontario west of the 85th meridian |
| British Columbia, Yukon |
| All of Quebec not under the jurisdiction of the ODHA |
| Eastern Ontario and the National Capital Region |
| New Brunswick (until 1968), Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
| New Brunswick |
| Nova Scotia |
| Prince Edward Island |
Executive personnel
Presidents
- 1914–1915, W. F. Taylor
- 1915–1919, James T. Sutherland
- 1916–1918, J. F. Paxton (acting president)
- 1919–1920, Frederick E. Betts
- 1920–1921, H. J. Sterling
- 1921–1922, W. R. Granger
- 1922–1924, Toby Sexsmith
- 1924–1926, Silver Quilty
- 1926–1928, Frank Sandercock
- 1928–1930, W. A. Fry
- 1930–1932, Jack Hamilton
- 1932–1934, Frank Greenleaf
- 1934–1936, E. A. Gilroy
- 1936–1938, Cecil Duncan
- 1938–1940, W. G. Hardy
- 1940–1942, George Dudley
- 1942–1945, Frank Sargent
- 1945–1947, Hanson Dowell
- 1947–1950, Al Pickard
- 1950–1952, Doug Grimston
- 1952–1955, W. B. George
- 1955–1957, Jimmy Dunn
- 1957–1959, Robert Lebel
- 1959–1960, Gordon Juckes
- 1960–1962, Jack Roxburgh
- 1962–1964, Art Potter
- 1964–1966, Lionel Fleury
- 1966–1968, Fred Page
- 1968, Lloyd Pollock
- 1969–1971, Earl Dawson
- 1971–1973, Joe Kryczka
- 1973–1975, Jack Devine
- 1975–1977, Don Johnson
- 1977–1979, Gord Renwick
- 1979–1994, Murray Costello
Vice-presidents
- Francis Nelson (1914–1915)
- Norman Dawe (1945–1948)
- Frank McKinnon (1975–1979)
Administrators
- Claude C. Robinson – secretary-treasurer (1914–1915)
- W. A. Hewitt – secretary-treasurer (1915–1919), registrar (1921–1925), registrar-treasurer (1925–1961)
- W. C. Bettschen – secretary-treasurer (1919–1920)
- H. E. James – secretary-treasurer (1920–1921)
- W. J. Morrison – secretary-treasurer (1921–1922)
- R. C. Chambers – Amateur Athletic Union of Canada governor (1922–1928)
- Fred Marples – secretary-treasurer (1922–1924), secretary (1926–1945)
- Dave Gill – secretary-treasurer (1924–1925)
- Jack Dunn – secretary (1925–1926)
- George Dudley – secretary (1945–1947), secretary-manager (1947–1960)
- Gordon Juckes – secretary-manager (1960–1961), registrar-treasurer and secretary-manager (1961–1968), executive director (1968–1977)
- David Branch – executive director (1977–1979)
Award recipients
Order of Merit
List of notable recipients of the Order of Merit:
- 1962, Hanson Dowell
- 1963, Frank Sargent, Frank Dilio
- 1964, George Panter
- 1965, Frank Buckland
- 1966, Art Potter, W. B. George
- 1967, Jack Hamilton
- 1969, W. G. Hardy
- 1971, Jack Roxburgh
- 1973, Matt Leyden
- 1975, Bill Hanley
- 1976, Gordon Juckes
- 1979, Tubby Schmalz
- 1984, Paul Dumont
- 1986, Ed Chynoweth
- 1990, Leo Margolis
- 1990, Joseph R. Byrne, Bob Nadin
- 1991, Frank McKinnon
- 1994, Fran Rider
Gordon Juckes Award
List of recipients of the Gordon Juckes Award:
- 1981, Frank McKinnon
- 1982, Joseph R. Byrne
- 1983, Bob Hindmarch
- 1984, Tom Pashby
- 1985, Dave King
- 1986, Georges Larivière
- 1987, Dave Siciliano
- 1988, Dale Henwood
- 1989, Dennis McDonald
- 1990, Vern Frizzell
- 1991, Clare Drake
- 1992, Gaston Marcotte
- 1993, Colin Patterson
- 1994, Howie Wenger
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