Hockey Canada
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| Founded | 1968 |
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| Headquarters | Calgary |
| Location | Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal |
| President | Tom Renney |
| Chief Exec | Tom Renney |
| Replaced | Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (merger) |
| (founded) | 1914 |
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| Association name | Hockey Canada |
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| IIHF Code | CAN |
| IIHF membership | 1920 |
| President | Tom Renney |
| IIHF men's ranking | 1 |
| IIHF women's ranking | 2 |
| http://www.hockeycanada.ca | |
Hockey Canada, which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1998, is the national governing body of ice hockey and sledge hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a majority of ice hockey in Canada. There are some notable exceptions, such as the Canadian Hockey League and U Sports (formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport) who partner with Hockey Canada, but are not members, as well as any of Canada's professional hockey clubs. Hockey Canada is based in Calgary, Alberta with a secondary office in Ottawa, Ontario and regional centres in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was founded on December 4, 1914, when 21 delegates from across Canada met at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The organization was made to oversee the amateur level of the sport at the national level. The Allan Cup, originally donated in 1908 by Sir H. Montague Allan, was selected as the championship of amateur hockey in Canada. William Northey, the trustee of the Allan Cup, was named the first ever chairman, while Dr. W. F. Taylor was named the inaugural president. The Memorial Cup was the junior amateur championship of Canada.
In 1920, after the Winnipeg Falcons won the Allan Cup over the University of Toronto, they represented Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games. Canada would go 3-0-0 to win the sport's first ever Olympic gold medal.
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