The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.
The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) of Hockey Canada.
The league was formed in 1974 out of the Major Junior A Tier I division of the Ontario Hockey Association.
David Branch has been the only Commissioner of the OHL from this time. Since 1980 the league has gro...
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