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Ontario Hockey League (OHL) History
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) was formed in 1974 (renamed 1980) out of the Major Junior A Tier I division of the Ontario Hockey Association.The roots of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) began with the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) which formed in 1890. Since then, there have been four major eras of distinction in levels of junior ice hockey. The OHA first organized a Junior division in 1892. In 1933, the Junior division was divided into two levels, Junior A and Junior B. In 1972, the Junior A level was divided into two more levels, Tier I (Major Junior A) and Tier II (Minor Junior A). In 1974, the "Major Junior A" division of the OHA became the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) and began to operate independently of the OHA. Finally in 1980, the OMJHL became the Ontario Hockey League. The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) of Hockey Canada.The OHL playoffs consist of the top 16 teams in the league, 8 from each conference. The teams play a best-of-7 game series, and the winner of each series advances to the next round. The final two teams eventually compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup. The OHL champion then competes with the winners of the Western Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the host of the tournament to play for the Memorial Cup.
Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Junior 1896 to 1933 Seasons
| 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 |
| 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
| 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Junior 'A' 1933 to 1972 Seasons
Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) Seasons 1974 to 1979
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |