Three Major Junior Ice Hockey Leagues

The ushl is the only tier i junior hockey league in the united states while the nahl is the only tier ii junior league in the u s.

Three major junior ice hockey leagues. The chl was founded in 1975 as the canadian major junior hockey league 1 and is composed of its three member leagues the western hockey league ontario hockey league and quebec major junior hockey league. Northern ontario junior hockey league. Major junior hockey is overseen by the canadian hockey league chl which acts as the governing body for its three constituent leagues. Val d or foreurs and drummondville voltigeurs of the quebec major junior hockey league playing on oct.

Too much major junior influence is now keeping the top players who are not ready for higher level tier ii leagues from going to the nojhl. Canadian teams and the three based in the united states will take the ice but lisa. Both the ehl and na3hl are tier iii junior hockey leagues. To put things in perspective junior leagues and high schools have had a hand in producing 1 076 players into ncaa division i hockey roster 67 of all players for the 2018 19 season.

The western hockey league whl is a major junior ice hockey league based in western canada and the northwestern united states the whl is one of three leagues that constitutes the canadian hockey league chl as the highest level of junior hockey in canada teams play for the ed chynoweth cup with the winner moving on to play for the memorial cup canada s national junior championship. The nojhl is a fading a bit. Ligue canadienne de hockey lch is an umbrella organization that represents the three canada based major junior ice hockey leagues. The canadian hockey league chl.