Ontario Sledge Hockey Association
The Ontario Sledge Hockey Association, is the governing body for sledge hockey in Ontario, Canada. The league was founded in 2004, and its main goals are to develop and promote a positive sledge hockey experience. The league is also an associate member of the Ontario Hockey Federation and a member of Hockey Canada. The league works closely with Sledge Team Ontario, the provincial sledge hockey team, to develop elite players.
History
Throughout the leagues history, the Ontario Sledge Hockey Association has had over 20 different sledge hockey clubs from around most of Ontario, as well a few from the USA, and been home to over 400 players including some who have gone on to play for the Canada Sledge Hockey team. Depending on how many teams register for the league each year the divisions are different. usually there is an elite division, intermediate division, open division, mixed division and a junior division. The open, mixed and junior divisions do not allow body checking.Other related competitions
The Ontario Sledge Hockey Association also holds two annual sledge hockey tournaments, these tournaments are the Cruisers Cup tournament held in the first weekend of November, and the London Blizzard Invitational held the third weekend of January. These tournaments bring sledge hockey teams from all over the world.Past Champions
2022: Intermediate B- Cruisers All Blacks, Intermediate C- Kawartha Blazers, Open Division- Elgin Imperials, Open Mixed- Ottawa Senators, Junior Division- Elmvale Cubs2023: Intermediate A- Cruisers All Blacks, Intermediate B-Durham Steelhawks Intermediate C- Windsor Ice Bullets, Open Division- Woolwich Thrashers, Mixed Division- Cruisers Red Dawgs
2024: Intermediate A- Durham Steelhawks, Intermediate C- Northumberland Predators, Open West- Woolwich Thrashers, Open East- Kawartha Blazers. Junior Division- Hamilton Sledgehammers