The Hockey PEI is the governing body of

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, Canada. Hockey PEI is a branch of

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. The organization has been in existence since 1974. It is subdivided into six smaller councils - Minor Hockey Council, Female Hockey Council, Junior Hockey Council, Senior Hockey Council, Development Council, and Officials Council. Hockey PEI has approximately 8,000 members throughout the province.

History

The Maritime Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) was granted a branch membership within the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association 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, ...

(CAHA) in 1928, with its jurisdiction including

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provinces of

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and

. The

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separated from the MAHA and became its own branch of the CAHA in 1968. The MAHA ceased to exist when the Nova Scotia Hockey Association was granted branch status in the CAHA in 1974, and then the Prince Edward Island Hockey Association was formed and also granted branch status in the CAHA.

Notable leagues

Maritime Junior A Hockey League The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly R ...

(Tier II Junior "A") * Island Junior Hockey League (Junior "B") * Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League (Junior "C") * New Brunswick-PEI Major Midget Hockey League (Major-Minor)

Board of directors

Hockey PEI is run by a board of ten directors. The current president is Barry Thompson, since 2015.

Past presidents

*Pius Callaghan (1974–1976) *Clair Sudsbury (1976–1980) *Paul Jelley (1980–1981) *Wayne MacDougall (1981–1985) *Ken Doucette (1985–1988) *Cecil Taylor (1988–1992) *Jim Molyneaux (1992–1993) *Brian Cameron (1993–1995) *Don Blacquire (1995–1996) *John Brehaut (1996–2000) *Allie Woolridge (2000–2002) *George Trainor (2002–2004) *Wendall Shaw (2004–2006) *Gordie Lund (2006–2008) *Gordie Whitlock (2008–2010) *Gene Power (2010–2012) *Goops Wooldridge (2012–2015) *Barry Thompson (2015–present)

References

External links

Hockey PEI Website