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Post by mlh01 on Aug 18, 2023 17:13:28 GMT -5
Breaking news 12 teams have left the WOAA outlaw league and have started a new OHA /Hockey Canada Senior AA Elite Hockey league.
This has been talked about in various forms over the years. But is now finally reality. Gives Ontario 16 official Hockey Canada Senior teams. Twelve AA and 4 AAA teams.
Hopefully is also the start of increased AAA opportunities. Now the AA players will have an avenue to AAA
Not sure what the relationship will be with the ACH league.
Season to start October 6.
Great news !!
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Post by outwest95 on Aug 19, 2023 15:18:07 GMT -5
This is great. You have to keep those positive relationships and keep the game going on a positive direction to keep the interest there. I know in AB there is lots of interest of getting the AA/AAA circuit moving in this direction again. Options are always a good thing to have. Hopefully more teams will provide this.
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Post by ou812 on Aug 20, 2023 14:50:08 GMT -5
Agreed this is great, but provided they allow all carded players to be free agents at end of every season. Being under Hockey Canada or OHA means playing rights are retained and can cause issues if someone moves or wants to play elsewhere and their team doesn't do the honourable thing and release them. I think trades don't make sense, as at this stage people want to play at home.
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Post by southoftheborder on Aug 20, 2023 19:56:11 GMT -5
It appears that the league is just a reorganizing of the WOAA league under the OHA sanctioning. The description on the league's twitter page reads:
Where big time talent meets small town Ontario. Proud member of OHA. Formerly WOAA Sr. "AA" Hockey League.
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