Canadian International Hockey League
Current season or competition: 2014–15 CIHL season
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| Region(s) | Northeastern Ontario and Michigan |
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| President | Tim Clayden |
| Vice-President | Dean Pauli |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Recent Champions | Batchewana Attack (2014-15) |
| Headquarters | Thornhill, Ontario |
| Website | CIHL website |
The Canadian International Hockey League (CIHL) was a Canadian independent Junior ice hockey league based in Northern Ontario, Central Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area. CIHL was an independent league.
The CIHL was officially announced on April 8, 2014 with the unveiling of its website. The league was started by Tim Clayden, owner of the Espanola Rivermen, a team that just finished their first year in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and then left.
In May 2014, the league was accepted into the Amateur Athletic Union's United Hockey Union. The AAU provides insurance and oversight to its leagues, but is not a recognized governing body of ice hockey by Hockey Canada or the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The league initially announced two other confirmed teams: the Bracebridge Phantoms and the Colborne Cramahe Hawks (formerly Bobcaygeon Bucks) from the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. A week after announcing Bracebridge as a team, the team decided to stay with the GMHL under new ownership.
The league then announced the following teams for its inaugural season: Barrie Stars, Batchewana Attack, Collingwood Ice, Greater Sudbury Royals, Milton Cobras and St. Charles Spirit. In early August it was announced that Barrie would not continue with the league.
On August 27, the CIHL officially announced the Toronto Junior Hockey Academy as a league member.
On October 4, 2014, the CIHL kicked off its inaugural hockey weekend. The first-ever puck drop took place in St. Charles, Ontario where the St. Charles Spirit hosted the Greater Sudbury Royals. The Spirit would win the first-ever CIHL game 5-3. That same day in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the Batchewana Attack hosted the Espanola Rivermen, winning 6-2.
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