Hi everyone, thanks for the feedback so far. I had a habit of downsizing my image to avoid everyone from complaining about my images being too big, but since you guys are OK with me posting them in regular size, then I will do that moving forward.

Now it's time for the AQHL team's Introduction.

Cape Breton Warriors
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1967)
Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Colours: Maroon, orange, white
Owner: Will Rollins 1967-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: Warrior Arena (build: 1960) (cap: 1600)

The Warriors logo is a spear between the “C” and “B.” Light jersey got big orange cuffs and maroon to fill out the arms, the hem got two stripes, both maroon and orange. The dark jersey is the same, but with a white stripe between the orange and maroon.

Drummondville Les Rouges
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1915)
Location: Drummondville, Quebec
Colours: Red, white
Owners: Lou LeClair 1915-1955 Hubert LeClair 1955-present
Bronz Cup titles: 1972
Arena: Arena de Drummondville (build: 1970) (cap: 2000)

Les Rouges logo is a big “D” with an “R” inside it in red and white. Two thin stripes on the arms, the hem and the yoke are coloured for both the light and dark jerseys.

Fredericton Vikings
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1966)
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Colours: Purple, orange, silver, white.
Owner: Joe Haskell 1966-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: John Haskell Arena (build: 1965) (cap: 2000)

Their logo is a Viking helmet with horns and an axe and the letter “F” sitting in front of the helmet. The jerseys on both light and dark got two thick stripes and a thin stripe in between.

Laval Tigers
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1945)
Location: Laval, Quebec
Colours: Orange, black, white.
Owners: Matthew Rabideau 1945-1950 Jean Alves 1951-present
Bronz Cup titles: 1971
Arena: Laval Centre (build: 1935) (cap: 1500)

The logo is a big “L” with tiger stripes and trims around it. Both light and dark jerseys got seven stripes together on both arms and hem. The only difference between the light and dark is in the dark, and it got a black yoke on it.

Moncton Bears
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1940)
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
Colours: Green, orange, white
Owners: Todd Lowe 1969-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: Moncton Auditorium (build: 1934) (cap: 1800)

Pentagon shape with a letter “M” and a bear paw combo inside with green and orange put together as the team’s logo. The horizontal stripe on arms, thick stripe and a thin stripe on the hem for both the light and the dark jersey.

Portland Clippers
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1968)
Location: Portland, Maine
Colours: Blue, red, white.
Owner: Ted Wilkens 1968-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: Portland Centre (build: 1965) (cap: 2500)

A sailboat is the team’s logo. If you look closely at the sail, you will see the letter “C” on it. Blue, red and white are the team’s colours. Thick stripes and a thin stripe on the arms, while the hem just got only one thick stripe and two thin stripes for both the light and dark jerseys.

Sherbrooke Loups
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1922)
Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Colours: Dark blue, silver, white
Owners: Allen Poulette Sr 1922-1969, Allen Poulette Jr 1970-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: Patinoire de Sherbrooke (build: 1922) (cap: 1500)

The Loups is French for Wolves, so the team has two logos that both are old English font. The light jersey is the letter “L” for Loups to play games against teams from Quebec. While on the dark jersey is “W” for Wolves as they wear them for games against teams in the Atlantic side just in case some fans don’t understand what Loups means. Stripes on the arms are angled, the stripes on the hem are straight for both light and dark jerseys.

Trois-Rivieres Titans
Est: 1970 (pre-AQHL Est: 1958)
Location: Trois-Rivieres Titans, Quebec
Colours: Gold, black, white.
Owners: Lou Chouinard Sr 1958-1969, Lou Jr and Lance Chouinard 1970-present
Bronz Cup titles: none
Arena: Aréna de Trois-Rivières (build: 1955) (cap: 1800)

The big letter “T” sitting on top of a badge in gold and black is the team’s logo. Stripes, stripes everywhere on both the arms and the hem. The light jersey is white, while the dark is gold thanks to the jersey rule made by the league where teams can schedule to wear one of two jerseys they can choose.

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I am liking Brandon and North Battleford in the West
for Ontario, Burlington and Owen Sound catch my eye.
Then gotta say, the Atlantic is definitely the best overall, though west coast is a very close second, I don't honestly have an absolute favourite, if anything I would take Fredricton because Purple > all and the orange combo is sharp with the hint of grey.

They all are great good work!

1972-73 OMJHA Season


1972-73 standings
1.Kitchener Generals
2.Kitchener Legionnaires
3.Owen Sound Arrowbirds
4.Waterloo Maroons
5.Burlington Metros
6.Oakville Oaks
7.Milton Micmacs
8.Guelph Crusaders

Story:
Franklin Name attended a season opener in Burlington, Ontario, along with CIHA first President Joseph McGeorge. As they and hockey fans at the Burlington Auditorium witness, the Metros won the game over the Guelph Crusaders 4 – 2. After the game, McGeorge announced that the Toronto Forum (Toronto Pro Hockey team’s rink) would be the location for the first Valor Cup tournament.

Due to only eight teams in the league, only six teams will make to the playoffs while the bottom two teams will be outside looking in. The playoff format in the OMJHA is the best 2 of 3 games in the wild card round, both the 2nd round and the finals are the best 3 of 5 games.

Both the Oaks and Micmacs battle each other for the 6th spot for the playoffs, both played four times against each other, so far the series is at two games apiece as they would face each other in their last game of the season both got the same record, but it’s a must-win for the Oaks as the Macs got less GAA.  Luckily for the Oaks, their goalie Matt Allen played very well and helped the Oaks shutout the Macs 3-0 to clinch 6th place. Sadly, the Oaks would get eliminated by the Arrowbirds.

Metros forward Cliff Raymond is the top scorer of the OMJHA, and he proves it as he and the Metros outscored and beat the Kitchener Legionnaires to win the Smyth Cup 3 to 1 and headed to the Valor Cup tournament.




Next Post: 1972-73 AQHL Season

1973 CIHA Valor Cup tournament



The Valor Cup tournament kicked off at the Toronto Forum in Toronto. Both Metros and Greyhounds had hard times in the round-robin with both finished with a 1-3 record. In comparison, the Loups played comfortably with a 4-0 record. What’s didn't sit well for both the Greyhounds and the Metros was at a motel. Next door beside both was the Sherbrooke Loups room celebrating, the Loups believes that they are going to be the first Valor Cup champions chanting “PREMIERS CHAMPIONS!” which translates to first champions. Unhappy with it, both teams used it as motivation.

​The semi-round between the Greyhounds and Metros was a great game as Greyhounds forward Eric Dunn scored 2 goals, 2 assists to help the Greyhounds win 4-3 after coming back from being behind 3-1 after the 2nd period. The Greyhounds shocked the world as they beat the Sherbrooke Loups 3-1 to become the first-ever CIHA Valor cup champions lead by the first Valor Cup MVP forward Eric Dunn, who had 1 goal, 2 assists.




1973 off-season:

The League had Montreal, QC, to host the 1974 Valor Cup tournament, but the arena that they were supposed to play in was purchased by the Montreal Pro Hockey Club and turning it into a practice facility, so with that Toronto, ON will once again host the tournament come 1974. The Name brothers and CIHA president Joseph McGeorge had meetings with their leagues about changing to adding rules to even adding more teams. The brothers and Joseph McGeorge have agreed to add six more teams, two in each League for the 1974-75 season.

So far in the WCLH, the possible candidates’ locations are Surrey B.C. Red Deer Alberta, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, and too surprised everyone Kenora Ontario. The two cities not on the list are Regina Saskatchewan due to it being a minor pro league team playing under the Minnesota Pro hockey club farm system, and Victoria B.C. is the Vancouver pro hockey club’s Minor pro league affiliate club.

In OMJHA, the only two cities that are on target for expansion are Barrie and Oshawa. Mississauga was initially on the list, but the city is more focused on getting a minor league team set shop with the Toronto Pro Hockey club as their contract with Brampton is about to expire after the 1973-74 season. The cities that are not on the list are Brantford, Stratford, Woodstock and London because those cities are in their rival’s territory the South West Ontario Hockey League (SWOHL.)

​Over at AQHL Granby QC, Verdun QC, Saint John NB and New Glasgow NS are on the list to be part of the expansion. The League will cut down to two teams, one in Quebec and one in the Maritimes. One city in New Hampshire called Manchester is hungry for a hockey team as John Rome lost his minor pro league ownership as Boston pro hockey club took his team and sent them to Lowell, Massachusetts. Luckily for Rome is a good friend of the current owner of the Portland Clippers Ted Wilkens, who spoke highly about him and hopes to bring AQHL to Manchester New Hampshire down the road.

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Steelman wrote:

I'm enjoying your presentation. Nice work.

Good effort from the Metros. Congrats to the Greyhounds.

Thanks. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

1973-74 WCLH Season

1973-74 standings
1. Lethbridge Cougars
2. Nanaimo Greyhounds
3. Saskatoon Cats
4. Brandon Buffalos
5. Abbotsford Forest Kings
6. Fargo Owls
7. Medicine Hat Hawks
8. North Battleford Crusaders

Story:
The 1973-74 season came in strong in a big way. All eight teams played very well. A lot of scouts from the pro hockey leagues are keeping their eyes on the Cougars rookie forward Cliff Burns, a Brooks Alberta native who scored 22 goals, 61 points in 40 games, including his 8 points performance on February 24, 1974, as the Cougars blew the Hawks out of the water with a 10-2 win in Lethbridge.

On March 2, 1974, the WCLH announced that Moose Jaw Saskatchewan and Kenora Ontario are the new expansion teams for the 1974-75 season. The names for both new teams names will be announced during the 1974 Valor Cup tournament.

The Greyhounds made a significant improvement from last year, placing in 2nd place and went all the way to the Jade Trophy finals. Despite the big improvement, the Greyhounds were 2 wins short as the Brandon Buffalos took the series and the Jade Trophy championship 3 to 1.

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