The Niagara IceDogs finished the 2022-23 season in last place in the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Eastern Division with a record of 12-47-8-1. Now, the IceDogs are going into the summer once again facing significant sanctions from the OHL for violations of the league’s policies and Code of Conduct. There was optimism prior to the... Continue Reading →
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) Board of Governors announced May 1st that the league, along with all eighteen member teams, will end their agreement with Hockey Canada and leave Hockey Canada effective June 1, 2023.[1] The move also means the BCHL will no longer be affiliated with British Columbia Hockey (BC Hockey), which oversees... Continue Reading →
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), a member of the Canadian Hockey League, announced it will ban fighting beginning in the 2023-24 season. The QMJHL members’ assembly voted to endorse the ban in a February 23rd meeting.[1] The league has been moving towards an outright ban on fighting since 2020.[2] The league added a... Continue Reading →