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2024-25 Canadian Senior season

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This is the 2024-25 Canadian Senior Hockey season.

2025 Allan Cup Qualifying[]

All of the spots except one was by invitation or by virtue of being the host team. The only spot in the tournament that was not automatic was the spot reserved for the winner of the Ontario Elite Hockey League playoffs. In May of 2024 it was announced that Newfoundland would serve as the host for the 2026 Allan Cup. However, due to the Innisfail Eagles withdrawing from hosting the possibility of them hosting in 2025 was a possiblity until it was announced that it would be held in Ontario. On February 27, 2025 the 2026 Allan Cup was announced as being held in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, hosted by the Conception Bay Blues.[1]

Allan Cup Eligible Leagues[]

The only league in Canada where all of the members are registered at the Senior AAA level for 2024-25 are the Ontario based Allan Cup Hockey and the Ontario Elite Hockey League.

Senior AA/Senior A[]

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Nova Scotia[]

Two leagues in the province were working on getting off the ground for the 2024-25 playing season. Major Series Hockey and the Nova Scotia Legends Hockey League. MSH was still working on final details in mid-November to get the league started for the 2024-25 season while NSLHL has been quiet since a small tournament held in March of 2024. Despite the inability to get either league started for the 2024-25 season, a 2025-26 province-wide league, the Nova Scotia Hockey League was announced on February 17, 2025.[2]

New Brunswick[]

On December 6, 2024 the Southern Senior Hockey League announced that the league would be unable to continue for the season and would take a one-year hiatus.[3]

Prince Edward Island[]

The West Prince Senior Hockey League is replaced by the Prince County Senior Hockey League

Quebec[]

Ontario[]

The Ontario Hockey Association announced the Ontario Elite Hockey League would now be eligible to compete for the Allan Cup and its' champion would now meet the winner of Allan Cup Hockey's playoffs in a best-of-three series to determine the Central Regional (Ontario) representative at the 2025 Allan Cup

In late February 2024 the Central Ontario Super Hockey League is announced with plans to being play with the 2024-25 season. On August 28, 2024 the Central Ontario Super Hockey League and the Western Ontario Super Hockey League announced they would be merging under the Ontario Super Hockey League name.[4]

On April 26, 2025 the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League announced that it would be renamed the Northern Premier Hockey League.[5]

On April 27, 2025 the Northern Premier Hockey League announced the addition of the Alvinston Killer Bees, Strathroy Jets, Tilbury Bluebirds, and Woodstock Lakers, which will form the Metropolitan League under the NPHL umbrella.[6]

Manitoba[]

The league champions advance to the 2025 Manitoba Cup, which is the provincial Senior A Playoffs.

Saskatchewan[]

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association holds provincial playoffs separate of the league playoffs. There are four class champions (A (Henderson Cup), B (Yorkton Terrier Trophy), C (Jack Abbott Memorial Trophy), and D (J.W. Hamilton Trophy). Classification is based on community population).

Word of a new senior league came out in mid-August of 2024. The league will be named the Prairie Men's Hockey League. The initial release indicated it will start with the 2024-25 season with teams already committed from Indian Head, Cupar, Ituna, and Strasbourg.[7]


Alberta[]

The league champions as well as a host team qualify for the 2025 Alberta Senior AA playoffs. The furthest advancing playoff Alberta-based team in the North Peace Hockey League is also eligible as well but has not recently participated in the event. The East Central Senior Hockey League is a Senior A league and is not eligible to participate in the event. The event was not held in 2024 as decided by Hockey Alberta; but, the event is returning for 2025. The tournament would end up being cancelled about ten days ahead of the event

British Columbia[]

  • The Nanaimo Steelmen return to play for the first time in about 20 years for the 2023-24 season and are working on reforming the West Coast Senior AA Hockey League. The league is being played on an informal basis to get teams in enough games to qualify for the Coy Cup playoffs.

The British Columbia Men's senior "AA" championship for the province is called the Coy Cup. The 2025 Coy Cup held March 25-19, 2025 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Yukon[]

No teams, they traditionally play under the authority of BC Hockey.

Northwest Territories[]

No leagues

Nunavut[]

The Iqaluit Hockey League would cancel its' 2023-24 season due to a lower than expected number of players registering to play in the league for the season. The league would post on Facebook that it would be holding an annuary general meeting for 2024-25 but that it would no longer be a regular season league and would solely focus on its' two annual tournaments a Christmas 4 on 4 tournament and the Toonik Time Tournament in the spring.[8]

Other Amateur[]

Other amateur leagues in Canada that aren’t officially labeled as senior:

British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/CBBluesHockey/posts/pfbid02onQZRhkZvjf5tpyUFt3vrKXdBA4nu6n93U7HRo9EZPyf9oMcZagnfWMn31VGADwzl
  2. ↑ https://thenshl.ca/
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SouthernSeniorHockeyLeague/posts/pfbid02GWvg6Y1oziCs5AucmqhjZ7kbqf1weCnfmbACh9762idwy358jKX6oLrZJy2FJQ1Bl
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/WOSHL2/posts/pfbid02K5Pvi2oMPjydtZSC86GLuXVBFh5DRe9HxvG4oHMcQ3pDsEtKAWChaUepJqxk2eRnl
  5. ↑ https://www.nphlhockey.ca/news/evolution-eoshl-nphl#
  6. ↑ https://www.nphlhockey.ca/news/breaking-metropolitan-division
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/889910032980354/posts/889917869646237/
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/IqaluitHockeyLeague/posts/pfbid0Tu5FuN4x1cqUDs6ABeHBfP6m18Z4s6Kd8oa1R6d9auENaZDgQ5PXAbGLKqDceMJDl


Canadian Senior Hockey (post-1971)
National/Regional Championships
Allan Cup (National AAA)
Patton Cup (Western Canada 71-91) - Bolton Cup (Eastern Canada 71-03)
McKenzie Cup (BC-AB) - Rathgaber Cup (SK-MB) - Atlantic Cup (2003-) (NB-NL-NS-PEI)
Provincial/Local Championships
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Northern Ontario - Ontario Hockey Association - Ottawa - Quebec (Also Eastern

Region Allan Cup Qualifier) - Saskatchewan - Thunder Bay/Gary Cook Cup/Hockey Northwestern Ontario

Current Leagues
Alberta: East Central Senior Hockey League (2012-) - North Central Hockey League (1995-) - North Peace Hockey League (also in BC, 1953-) - Ranchland Senior Hockey League (1974-) - Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League (also in SK, 1964-)


British Columbia: Central Interior Senior Hockey League (1997-) - North Peace Hockey League (also in Alberta, 1953-) - West Coast Senior AA Hockey League (2016-2018, 2023-present)

Manitoba: South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (1952-) - Tiger Hills Hockey League (1983-)

New Brunswick: Beausejour Senior Hockey League (2019-) - Ligue de hockey Vallée-Appalaches (1991-) - Southern Senior Hockey League (2021- )

Newfoundland and Labrador: Avalon East Senior Hockey League (1967-) - Central Newfoundland Hockey League (Intermediate) (2009-) - Central/West Senior Hockey League (2014-2019; 2023-)

Nova Scotia: Antigonish Rural Hockey League (1950-) - Major Series Hockey (2024-) - Nova Scotia Legends Hockey League (2024-) - (one team from Amherst plays in New Brunswick based Beausejour Senior Hockey League)

Ontario: Allan Cup Hockey (1991-) - Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League (2019-) - Ontario Elite Hockey League (2023-) - Ontario Super Hockey League (2024-)

Prince Edward Island: Prince County Senior Hockey League (2024-)

Quebec: Circuit Senior KRTB (2021-) - Ligue Regionale de Hockey (2016-) - Ligue de Hockey Appalaches (2014-) - Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud (2012-) - Ligue de Hockey Intermédiaire Molson Coors des Îles (2019-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior du Lac-au-Fleuve (2017-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Élite (2005-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior A du Lac St-Louis (2022-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA de la Cote-Nord (2007-2014; 2022-) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA du Quebec (2017-) - Ligue de Hockey Sénior Desjardins de l'Est-du-Québec (2018-)

Saskatchewan: Big Six Senior Hockey League (1959-) - Cross Roads Hockey League (2022-) - Long Lake Senior Hockey League (1978-) - Notekeu Senior Hockey League (1958-) - Prairie Men's Hockey League (2024-) - Qu'Appelle Valley Highway Hockey League (2021-) - Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League (also in Alberta, 1964-) - Saskatchewan Prairie Senior Hockey League (2010-) - Sask East Hockey League (2020-) - Sask Valley Hockey League (1965-) - Sask West Senior Hockey League (2000-) - Treaty Six Hockey League (2004-2007; 2018-) - Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League (2016-) - Wheatland Senior Hockey League (1995-) - White Mud Senior Hockey League (1995-)

Northwest Territories: Presently have no Senior Level leagues in the territory

Nunavut: Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League (2008-)

Yukon: Presently have no Senior Level leagues in the territory
(teams in the Yukon have traditionally played under sanction of BC Hockey)

Defunct Leagues
Alberta: Alberta Major Intermediate League (1976-1987) - Beaver Hockey League (1969-1983) - Big Six Services Hockey League (1970-1975) - Allan Cup Hockey West/Chinook Hockey League (1955-2019, 2022-2024) - Battle River Hockey League (1992-2015) - Central Peace Hockey League (1986-1997) - Edmonton Central Intermediate Hockey League (1960-1976) - Edmonton Services Hockey League (1973-1974) - Henry Viney Hockey League (1972-1982) - Highwood Hockey League (1967-1972) - North Star Intermediate Hockey League (1963-1978) - Prairie Intermediate Hockey League (1973-1979) - Prairie Senior Hockey League (also in SK, 1971-1972) - South Peace Hockey League (1954-1988)


British Columbia: British Columbia Senior Hockey League (1979-1981) - Cariboo Hockey League (1955-1985) - Fraser Valley Hockey League (1971-1974) - Monashee Senior Hockey League (1970-1977) - Monashee AA Senior Hockey League (1985-1994) - North Okanagan Hockey League (1977-1982) - Northwest Hockey League (1975-1978) - Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey League (1957-1986) - Pacific Northwest Hockey League (1965-1982) - Richmond Intermediate Hockey League (1965-1975) - South Island Big Six Hockey League (1974-1980) - Vancouver Island Hockey League (1961-1975) - Victoria Intermediate Hockey League (1963-1974) - Western Amateur Hockey League (1966-1973) - Western International Hockey League (1946-1988)

Manitoba: Canadian Central Hockey League (1972-1974) - Carillon Senior Hockey League (2004-2022) - Central Amateur Senior Hockey League (1975-1989) - East Interlake Hockey League (1970-1976) - Eastman Hockey League (1998-2000) - Hanover Tache Hockey League (1958-2005) - Manitoba Aboriginal Senior Hockey League (2000-2001) - Manitoba Assiniboine Hockey League (1974-1983) - Manitoba Eastern Hockey League (1969-1977) - Manitoba Intermediate Hockey League (1971-1972) - Manitoba Northeast Senior Hockey League (1970-1989) - Manitoba Senior Hockey League (2008-2016) - North Central Hockey League (1958-2022) - Northern Intermediate Hockey League (1977-1978) - Nor-West Hockey League (1996-1997) - North West Senior Hockey League (2016-2017) - Parkland Hockey League (1964-1979) - Pembina Valley Hockey League (1970-1980) - Red River Valley Intermediate Hockey League (1980-1981) - Souris Valley Hockey League (1970-1987) - South Interlake Hockey League (1987-2008) - South Central Intermediate Hockey League (1960-1982) - SouthWest Hockey League (1956-2009) - West Interlake Hockey League (1954-1986) - Winnipeg Metro Hockey League (1973-1980) - Winnipeg Senior A Hockey League (1995-1997) - Yellowhead Intermediate Hockey League (1986-1989)

Maritimes: Maritime Senior Hockey League (1991-1992) - Northumberland Dairy Senior AAA Hockey League (1995-1998)

New Brunswick: Acadie-Gaspesie Senior Hockey League (2013-2014) - Central New Brunswick Intermediate Hockey League (1973-1977) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Acadie-Chaleur (2016-2022) - Miramichi Senior Hockey League (2000-2004) - Eastern Senior Hockey League (2001-2010) - New Brunswick Chaleur Hockey League (1991-1995) - Kent-Sud Senior Hockey League (1996-1999) - Moosehead Senior Hockey Mini-Serie (2010-2011) - New Brunswick Eastern Hockey League (1972-1973) - New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1968-1991) - North East Senior Hockey League (2011-2018) - North Shore Senior Hockey League (1939-1978) - North Shore Senior Hockey League (1996-2010) - Saint John Valley Senior Hockey League (2004-2005) - South Central Intermediate C Hockey League (1975-1978) - Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1962-2010) - St. John Valley Hockey League (1966-1978)

Newfoundland and Labrador: Avalon West Senior Hockey League (1993-2000) - Bay St. George Senior Hockey League (1966-1984) - Corner Brook Intermediate Hockey League (1966-1984) - Deer Lake Intermediate Hockey League (1976-1985) - East Coast Senior Hockey League (2017-2020) - Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (2011-2014) - Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League (2001-2011; 2016-2023) - West Newfoundland Intermediate A Hockey League (1973-1974)

Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1982-1996) - Tri-County Senior Hockey League (1973-1988) - West Island Senior Hockey League (1991-1996)

Nunavut: Iqaluit Senior Hockey League (2009-2023)

Ontario: Carleton-Russell Intermediate B Hockey League (1976-1980) - Central Ontario Hockey League (1970-1983) - Central Senior B Hockey League (1986-1989) - Central Ontario Super Hockey League (2024-2024) Cyclone Intermediate D Hockey League (1977-1984) - Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003-2008) - Georgian Bay Intermediate A Hockey League (1968-1972; 1978-1980) - HNO Senior League (2009-2012) - Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1980-1983) - Niagara Intermediate A Hockey League (1965-1979) - North Oxford Men's Hockey League (1959-2012) - Northern Senior A Hockey League (1983-1992) - ACH Senior AA G-League (2021) - OHA Intermediate C Hockey League (1973-1986) - OHA Senior A League (1890-1979) - OHA Senior A Hockey League (1972-1987) - Ottawa District Senior Hockey League (1968-1977) - Ontario Senior AA Hockey League (1983-1988) - Seaway Intermediate C Hockey League (1973-1976; 1978-1984) - Seaway-Western Intermediate C Hockey League (1976-1978) - Seaway-Cyclone Senior B Hockey League (1984-1990) - South Carleton Intermediate Hockey League (1970-1980) - Thunder Bay Hockey League (1980-1982) - Western Intermediate C Hockey League (1973-1976) - Western Ontario Super Hockey League (2021-2024) - WOAA Senior AA Hockey League (1942-2023)

Quebec: Laval Senior A Hockey League (2013-2022) - Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (2000-2008) - Ligue Hockey de la Belle Province (1970-1973) - Ligue de Hockey Beauce Bellechase Frontenac (1999-2017) - Ligue de Hockey Semi-Contact de Lotbinière (2002-2006) - Ligue de Hockey Senior de la Mauricie (1992-1996) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Majeur du Quebec (1979-85; 1994-96) - Ligue de Hockey Senior de l'Est du Quebec (2005-2010) - Ligue de hockey Senior des Îles de la Madeleine (1991-2005) - Ligue de Hockey Senior A de la Mauricie (2001-2017) - Ligue de Hockey Senior A Inter-Rives (2006-2007) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA de l'Estrie (2001-2004) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA LAB-BEC (2012-2013) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (2002-2003) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Bas-Saint-Laurent (1994-2005) - Ligue de Hockey Senior des Cantons-de-L'Est (2011-2015) - Ligue de hockey les Cotiers de la Gaspesie (2002-2008) - Ligue de Hockey Senior des Deux Rives (2002-2003) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA Laurentides-Lanaudière (2011-2012) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Montreal Metropolitain (2003-2007) - Ligue de Hockey Senior Provinciale AA (2004-2006) - Ligue de Hockey Senior AA L.D.B. du Quebec (1979-2000) - Ligue de hockey Budweiser de 'est du Quebec (2011-2013) - Montreal Senior Hockey League (1977-1980) - Outaouais Hockey League (1973-1975) - Promutuel Senior Hockey League (1999-2007) - Republican Hockey League (also in NB, 1962-1987) - Quebec Metro Senior Hockey League (1989-1991) - Quebec-Portneuf Commercial Hockey League (1990-2004) - Quebec Senior AA Hockey League (2018-2021) - Quebec Senior North-East Hockey League (2003-2007)

Prince Edward Island: Island Community Senior Hockey League (2010-2013) - Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League (1990-1991) - Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League (2007-2011) - West Prince Senior Hockey League (2016-2024)

Saskatchewan: 39C Hockey League (1968-1983) - 5-40 Hockey League (1962-1984) - Beaver Lakes Hockey League (1986-2018) - Big V Senior Hockey League (1954-1977) - Blackstrap Hockey League (1972-1985) - Carrot River Valley Hockey League (1950-1982) - Central Saskatchewan Intermediate Hockey League (1986-1990) - Central Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1988-1995) - Coteau Hills Hockey League (1951-1995) - Fishing Lake Hockey League (1953-2015) - Fort Carlton Senior Hockey League (1971-2019) - Highway Hockey League (1965-2020) - Last Mountain Hockey League (1954-1978) - North Central Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1968-1972) - Northern Lakes Hockey League (1966-1976) - North Saskatchewan River Hockey League (1995-2015) - Pasquia Hockey League (1977-2009) - Potash Cutarm Hockey League (1963-1975) - Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League (1960-2021) - Right Angle Hockey League (1962-1985) - River Lake Senior Hockey League (1997-2000) - Saskatchewan Intermediate A Hockey League (1979-1983) - Saskatchewan Treaty Hockey League (2021)- Soo Line Hockey League (1980-2000) - South Central Senior Hockey League (1983-1990) - South East Senior Hockey League (1971-1973) - South Saskatchewan River Hockey League (1958-1979) - Three Rivers Hockey League (1980-1987) - Triangle Hockey League (1965-2020) - Western Saskatchewan Intermediate AA Hockey League (1966-1974) - Whiska Creek Hockey League (1980's-90's) - Wild Duck Hockey League (1961-1980) - Wild Goose Hockey League (1954-2008) - Yellowhead Hockey League (1980-2000)

Nunavut: Iqaluit Senior Hockey League (2009-2023)

Yukon: See Whitehorse Huskies (1992-1993, 2009-2010, 2014-2017)

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