Hockey Québec
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Hockey Québec is the governing body of all ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Hockey Québec is a branch of Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...

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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 Amateur Hockey League and the Interscholastic Hockey League. The first president was Major Hartland B. MacDougall
Hartland MacDougall
Hartland Brydges MacDougall was a notable Canadian ice hockey player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point...

 a former player. The group applied for affiliation with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

Organizations

Hockey Québec is formed by 15 different regional associations:
  • Hockey Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Hockey Bas St-Laurent
  • Hockey Bourassa
  • Hockey Estrie
  • Hockey Côte-Nord
  • Hockey Gaspésie Les Îles
  • Hockey Lac St-Louis
  • Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière
  • Hockey Laval
  • Hockey Mauricie
  • Hockey Montréal
  • Hockey Outaouais
  • Hockey Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches
  • Hockey Richelieu
  • Hockey Saguenay Lac St-Jean

Leagues

Junior AAA:
  • Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA Quebec Junior "AAA" (Tier II Junior "A"
    Canadian Junior A Hockey League
    The Canadian Junior Hockey League , an association of Canadian Junior A ice hockey leagues and teams, formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior 'A' Hockey. The champion of the Canadian Junior Hockey League wins the Royal Bank Cup.The CJHL spans the majority of...

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Junior AA:
  • Bas St-Laurent Junior AA Hockey League
  • Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Bellechasse
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Bellechasse or Beauce-Bellechasse Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada....

  • Capital Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale
    The Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale or Capital Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada.-The teams:...

  • Estrie Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie or Estrie-Mauricie Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada....

  • Laurentides-Lanaudiere Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laurentides-Lanaudière
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laurentides-Lanaudière or Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada...

  • Lac St-Louis Junior AA Hockey League
  • Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu or Richelieu Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada.-The teams:...

  • Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior AA Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean or Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior "AA" Hockey League is a Junior "AA" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada.-The teams:-Champions:*...



Junior A:
  • Boucherville Junior A Hockey League
  • Laval Junior A Hockey League
  • Lac St-Louis Junior A Hockey League
  • Lac St-Jean Junior A Hockey League
  • Mauricie Junior A Hockey League
  • Montreal Junior A Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal or Montreal Junior Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The leagues website was deleted in March of 2006.-The teams:...

  • Richelieu Junior A Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud or Rive-Sud Junior "A" Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada. Although the league no longer has its own website, the league is still healthy and running...

  • Rive-Nord Junior A Hockey League
  • Reno Sport Junior A Hockey League
    Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois Francs or Bois Francs Junior "A" Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada.-The teams:...

  • Saguenay Junior A Hockey League
  • Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior A Hockey League


Junior B:
  • Laval Junior B Hockey League
  • Lac St-Louis Junior B Hockey League
  • Mauricie Junior B Hockey League
  • Montreal Junior B Hockey League
  • Rive-Nord Junior B Hockey League
  • Reno Sport Junior B Hockey League
  • St-Laurent Junior B Hockey League
  • Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior B Hockey League


Collegiate:
  • Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA
    Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA
    The Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's ice hockey in the Quebec collegiate system...



Defunct:
  • Montreal Senior Group—men's senior amateur league, until 1944
  • Quebec Senior Hockey League
    Quebec Senior Hockey League
    The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...

    —men's senior amateur league, until 1953
  • Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud
    Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud
    The Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud or Rive-Sud Junior "A" Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada. Although the league no longer has its own website, the league is still healthy and running...


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