South-Central Triple A Hockey League

The South Central Triple A Hockey League was a minor level ice hockey league based out of Ontario. The league was one of two AAA leagues associated with the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and has a total of 10 teams. The South Central Triple A League playoffs are played in tournament style. The top four teams (increased from two teams for 2022 and 2023) advance to the OMHA Championships.
Due to restrictions in place the Buffalo Regals have had to sit out the eventually cancelled 2020-21 season and the 2021-22 season due to the closure of the Canada-US border as a result of restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team would also sit out the 2022-23 season due to roster challenges after being inactive for multiple seasons
The league was merged with fellow OMHA member Eastern AAA Hockey League to form the OMHA AAA Hockey League. As a result of the merger the league's playoffs would replace the former OMHA Midget AAA Playoffs and give the new league a true playoff champion as the old leagues would each have four qualifiers for the tournament to decide the Central Regional qualifier tournament for the National Championship event.
==Final Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Buffalo Regals (on leave)	Cheektowaga, New York 	Holiday Twin Rinks
Burlington Eagles 	Burlington 	Central Recreation Centre
Credit River Capitals 	Brampton 	Earnscliffe Recreation Centre
Grey-Bruce Highlanders 	Chesley 	Chesley Community Centre
Guelph Gryphons 	Guelph 	Gryphon Centre Arena
Halton Hurricanes 	Milton (Regional Municpality of Halton)	Milton Memorial Arena
Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 	Stoney Creek 	Gateway Ice Centre
Niagara North Stars 	St. Catharines 	Jack Gatecliff Arena
Oakville Rangers 	Oakville 	Joshua's Creek Arenas
Southern Tier Admirals 	Fort Erie 	Crystal Ridge Arena
==Playoffs==
Due the format of the league's post season they do not have a true league playoff champion as the two finalists advance to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoffs along with two teams from the Eastern AAA Hockey League and a host team which alternates between the two leagues. The winner of that tournament advancs to the Telus Cup Central Regional which involves the winners of the OMHA playoffs as well as the winners of the Alliance Hockey, Great North U18 Hockey League, Greater Toronto Hockey League, Hockey Eastern Ontario U18 AAA Hockey League as well as a host team which alternates between the four leagues. The Central Regional champion then advances to the Telus Cup which consist of five regional champions and a host team.
==Champions==
Season 	Regular Season Champion 	OMHA Qualifiers
2014-15	Brampton 45s 	Brampton 45s and Oakville Rangers
2015-16	Brampton 45s 	Brampton 45s and Oakville Rangers
2016-17	Oakville Rangers 	Niagara North Stars and Oakville Rangers Won OMHA, 5th Central
2017-18	Oakville Rangers 	Niagara North Stars (3rd) and Oakville Rangers (4th)
2018-19	Oakville Rangers 	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs and Oakville Rangers (2nd)
2019-20	Niagara North Stars 	Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	Burlington Eagles 	Burlington Eagles, Grey-Bruce Highlanders, Guelph Gryphons (AAA), and Oakville Rangers
2022-23	Burlington Eagles, Oakville Rangers, Grey-Bruce Highlanders, and Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	
Note:Due to the league sending two teams to the OMHA championships the league does not have a true playoff champion.
==Ontario Minor Hockey Association champions==
*2001 Welland
*2002 Niagara Falls
*2003 Hamilton
*2009 Oakville Rangers
*2010 Oakville Rangers
*2011 Oakville Rangers
*2017 Oakville Rangers
*2022 Guelph Gryphons
==Ontario Hockey Federation champions==
*1982 St. Catharines Central Lions
==External links==
*SCTA website
*OMHA website
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Canadian Midget AAA leagues
Category:Disestablished in 2023