Hockey Québec

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.

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 Hockey League and the Interscholastic Hockey League (high schools). The first president was Major Hartland B. MacDougall a former player. The group applied for affiliation with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

Organizations
Hockey Québec is formed by 14 different regional associations:


 * Hockey Abitibi-Témiscamingue
 * Hockey Bas St-Laurent
 * Hockey Côte-Nord
 * Hockey Estrie
 * Hockey Gaspésie Les Îles
 * Hockey Lac St-Louis
 * Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière
 * Hockey Laval
 * Hockey Mauricie
 * Hockey Outaouais
 * Hockey Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches
 * Hockey Region Montréal
 * Hockey Richelieu
 * Hockey Saguenay Lac St-Jean

Former Associations

 * Hockey Bourassa-merged into Hockey Montreal to create Hockey Montreal Region

Leagues

 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA Quebec Junior "AAA" (Tier II Junior "A")
 * Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Bas St-Laurent Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Bellechasse Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Lac St-Louis Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior "AA" ("B")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs Junior "A" ("C")
 * Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud Junior "A" ("C")


 * Defunct
 * Montreal Senior Group -- men's senior amateur league, until 1944
 * Quebec Senior Hockey League -- men's senior amateur league, until 1953
 * Quebec Senior Hockey League -- men's senior amateur league, until 1953

Provincial Championships
The Junior "AA" Provincial title is the Coupe Dodge.