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The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the...

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 grown rapidly into a high profile marketable product, with many games broadcast on television and radio. There are currently 20 teams in the OHL; 17 are based in Ontario, 2 teams in Michigan and 1 team in Pennsylvania. Out of the 17 teams based in Ontario 15 teams are in Southern Ontario and 2 teams are in Northern Ontario. The three largest arenas in the OHL are Ottawa's Civic Centre, London's John Labatt Centre, and Windsor's WFCU Centre. Junior age ice hockey in Ontario began in 1896, organized by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). Since then it has gone through four distinct eras in the organization of junior hockey. In 1933, the junior division was divided into two levels, junior A and junior B. In 1972 the upper level was divided into