The Kingston Aces was the name of two ice hockey teams based in Kingston, Ontario:
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River. The city is midway between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone.
- The Kingston Aces played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A league from 1965 to 1973. The team played in the Kingston Memorial Centre. [1]
- The Kingston Aces played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League in 2005 and 2006. During this time the league was at Senior AAA level, having just been promoted from Senior A.[ citation needed ]
The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the OHF include the Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Northwestern Ontario. The OHA control 3 tiers of junior hockey; the "Tier 2 Junior "A", Junior "B", Junior "C", and one senior hockey league, Allan Cup Hockey.
The Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League, or EOSHL, was a top Senior ice hockey league in Eastern Ontario. The league was governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, but was merged into the Major Hockey League in 2008.
Other Kingston teams that have played in Ontario Hockey Association senior leagues include the Kingston Combines (1941-1942), Kingston CKLC's (1956-1958), and Kingston Merchants (1958-1959). Other Kingston teams in other leagues include the Kingston Frontenacs (1964-1965) and Kingston Voyageurs (1979-1989) in the MJBHL (Metro Junior B Hockey League), the Kingston Frontenacs (1972-1973) and the Kingston Voyageurs (1995-present (as of 2015 [update] )) in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, the Kingston Canadians (1973-1988), Kingston Raiders (1988-1989), and Kingston Frontenacs (1989-2015) in the Ontario Hockey League, the Kingston Frontenacs (1959-1963) in the Eastern Professional Hockey League, and the Kingston Voyageurs (1989-1995) in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. [1]
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the Junior A level and renamed the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In 2009, the league was dissolved by the Ontario Hockey Association and split into two leagues: the Central Canadian Hockey League and the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. By early 2010, both sides had gotten over their differences and merged to reform the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–21. There are currently 20 teams in the OHL; seventeen in Ontario, two in Michigan, and one in Pennsylvania.
The Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in Ontario and Quebec from 1959 to 1963.
