The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) is the governing body for collefiate sports in Ontario. The OCAA is separate from Ontario University Athletics (the OUA), which is affiliated with the CIS. The OCAA's Men's Hockey League ran from 1967 until 2004 when it ran out of viable teams. The OCAA's Women's Hockey League ran a brief time in the 1970s and 80s.
History
The OCAA is affiliated with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), the second tier of university/college sport in Canada. The CCAA has not held a national hockey playoff since 2001. The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is currently the only college league in Canada. However, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) includes college teams.
The last surviving OCAA team was the St. Clair Saints. After the OCAA folded its men's hockey league, the Saitns continued to play an independent schedule for two seasons followed by two seasons in Ontario's Senior AAA Major League Hockey. The team folded after the 2007-08 season.
Seasons
Champions
Men's
- 1968 St. Clair Saints
- 1969 St. Clair Saints
- 1970 St. Clair Saints
- 1971 Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies
- 1972 Seneca Braves
- 1973 St. Clair Saints
- 1974 Sheridan Bruins
- 1975 St. Clair Saints
- 1976 St. Clair Saints*
- 1977 St. Clair Saints
- 1978 Humber Hawks
- 1979 St. Clair Saints
- 1980 Seneca Braves
- 1981 Humber Hawks
- 1982 Seneca Braves
- 1983 Sheridan Bruins
- 1984 Seneca Braves
- 1985 Seneca Braves
- 1986 Humber Hawks
- 1987 Humber Hawks
- 1988 Humber Hawks
- 1989 Humber Hawks
- 1990 Humber Hawks
- 1991 Georgian Grizzlies
- 1992 Georgian Grizzlies
- 1993 Cambrian Golden Shield
- 1994 Conestoga Condors
- 1995 Seneca Sting
- 1996 Cambrian Golden Shield
- 1997 Cambrian Golden Shield*
- 1998 Seneca Sting
- 1999 Cambrian Golden Shield
- 2000 Seneca Sting
- 2001 Sault Cougars
- 2002 St. Clair Saints
- 2003 St. Clair Saints
- 2004 Humber Hawks
(*) denotes CCAA Champions.
Women's
- 1973 Seneca Braves
- 1974
- 1975 Seneca Braves
- 1976 Seneca Braves
- 1977 Seneca Braves
- 1978 Seneca Braves
- 1979 Seneca Braves
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
Also see
University links:
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Atlantic University Sport
- Ontario University Athletics
College links:
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
- Ontario Colleges Athletic Association