Quebec

Quebec is a province in Canada. It has a population of about 7,750,000. Its capital is Quebec City and its largest city is Montreal. 
==History of hockey in Quebec==
There was a shinty game played on the St. Charles River in Quebec City on January 1, 1825. The following notice appeared in the Quebec Mercury on December 21, 1824, advertising the game: "The Game of SHINTY will be played on the little River (i.e., St. Charles River) on January 1st, 1825, New Year’s Day. This game will be played according to the customs of Northern Scotland with sticks (called CAMMON in Gaelic). All gentlemen and friends of old Scotland who wish to play are invited to meet that day at 10:00 o’clock forenoon, at the HIGHLAND LADDIE’S Tavern (1), on Grant Street in Saint-Roch, opposite Mr. John Munn (2), where Clubs will be offered to any gentleman wishing to play. N.B. – The most convenient spot will be picked by the party that will play, and it is hoped that the Sons of old Scotia will all present themselves and commemorate this day for their ancestors." On January 4, the Mercury published a brief overview of the game. "On New Year’s Day, a few of the Sons of old Scotia met pursuant to notice at the Highland Laddie Tavern in Saint-Roch, when the national game of Shinty was played with great spirit. A number of the non-Commissioned Officers and privates of the 71st, or Highland Light Infantry, joined the sport, which was conducted throughout with great harmony, and in a manner highly creditable to the parties."
On March 3, 1875, the first recorded indoor ice hockey game took place at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. Organized by James George Alwyin Creighton, who captained one of the teams, the game was between two nine-member teams of the Victoria Skating Club, using a wooden 'puck'. There were numerous games played in Quebec between 1875 and 1882. The "Montreal Rules" for ice hockey were published in The Montreal Gazette on February 27, 1877. James Creighton is thought to be the person responsible for supplying the rules to the newspaper. The first games in Quebec City took place in 1880. 
There was an ice hockey tournament played at the Montreal Winter Carnival from 1883-1889. The 1886 Carnival was not held due to a smallpox outbreak, but a Dominion Hockey Championship was organized instead. The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was a championship founded by the Victoria Hockey Club (Montreal), Ottawa Hockey Club, McGill University, Montreal AAA, and the Montreal Crystals on December 8, 1886, and remained in existence until 1898. In 1888 the AHAC introduced junior and intermediate divisions. The Quebec Hockey Club joined the competition in 1889. The AHAC was challenge-based until 1893, when an eight-game, double round-robin schedule was adopted.
The Montreal Hockey Club won the Stanley Cup in the first year it was up for competition in 1893. Teams from Montreal were very successful in Stanley Cup challenges, holding the cup frequently up to 1910. After the demise of the AHAC in 1898, teams from Quebec joined the Canadian Amateur Hockey League, which lasted until 1905. The CAHL was succeeded by the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association.
In November 1909, the ECHA dissolved over the plans of the Montreal Wanderers to move to an arena with fewer (revenue paying) spectator seats. The three other teams announced that they were leaving the ECHA, creating the Canadian Hockey Association. The Wanderers helped form a competing league, the National Hockey Association (NHA). The CHA played for less than two weeks, merging with the NHA in January 1910. The NHA was replaced by the National Hockey League in 1917, and the Montreal Canadiens and Wanderers jumped to the new league.
Senior hockey first came to Quebec and teams from the province began competing for the Allan Cup when the Interprovincial Hockey League was organized in 1908-09. The league featured teams from Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. In 1910, Sherbrooke, champions of the St. Lawrence Hockey League, challenged for the cup. The Art Ross Cup was awarded to the Quebec senior champions from 1912-1920.
==Overview==
Teams
Major Pro
Montreal Canadiens (1917-) (NHL) (NHA 1909-17)
Montreal Maroons (1924-1938 (NHL)
Montreal Wanderers (1917-1918) (NHL) (NHA 1909-17)
Quebec Bulldogs (1919-1920) (NHL) (NHA 1910-17)
Quebec Nordiques (1979-1995) (NHL) (WHA 1972-79)
Montreal Shamrocks (1909-1910 (NHA)
Minor Pro
Laval Rocket (2017-) (AHL)
Montreal Voyageurs (1971-1972) (AHL)
Quebec Aces (1959-1971) (AHL)
Quebec Citadelles (1999-2002 (AHL)
Sherbrooke Canadiens (1984-1989) (AHL)
Sherbrooke Jets (1982-1984) (AHL)
Quebec Castors (1926-1935) (CAHL)
Trois-Rivieres Lions (2021-) (ECHL)
Quebec Rafales (1996-1998) (IHL)
University (OUA)
Concordia Stingers (1975-)
McGill Redmen (1902-)
UQTR Patriotes (1970-)
Leagues
Minor Pro
Ligue Nord-Américane de Hockey (1996-)**
Quebec Hockey League (1953-1959)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959-1963)
Major Junior
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969-)
Junior A
Junior Amateur Hockey Association (1887-1949)*
Quebec Junior Championship (1918-1970)
Quebec Junior A Hockey League (1972-1982)
Quebec Junior Hockey League (1988-)
Junior B (AA)
Coupe Dodge (Provincial Championship) (1984-)
Quebec Junior B Championship (1943-1969)
Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Laurentides-Lanaudiere Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Lac St-Louis Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior AA Hockey League (2006-)
Junior C (A)
Hockey Experts Junior A Hockey League
Laval Junior A Hockey League
Lac St-Louis Junior A Hockey League
Mauricie Junior A Hockey League
Montreal Junior A Hockey League
Orford-Saint-Francois Junior A Hockey League
Rivers Junior A Hockey League
Rive-Nord Junior A Hockey League
Richelieu Junior A Hockey League
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior A Hockey League
Yamaska-Missisquoi Junior A Hockey League
Junior D (B)
Laval Junior B Hockey League
Lac St-Louis Junior B Hockey League
Mauricie Junior B Hockey League
Montreal Junior B Hockey League
Orford-Saint-Francois Junior B Hockey League
Rivers Junior B Hockey League
Rive-Nord Junior B Hockey League
Richelieu Valley Junior B Hockey League
Senior
Art Ross Cup (1912-1920)
Quebec Senior Championship (1920-1970)
Quebec Intermediate Championship (1918-1970)
Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978-2008)
Ligue de Hockey Senior AA L.D.B. du Quebec (1979-2000)
Ligue de hockey Senior Majeur du Quebec (1979-82; 1994-96)
Ligue de Hockey Senior de l'Est su Quebec (1997-2010)
Quebec Senior North-East Hockey League (2003-2007)
Laval Senior A Hockey League (2013-)
Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA du Quebec (2017-)
Early Leagues (Pre-1910)
Montreal Winter Carnival (1883-1889)
Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886-1898)
Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1898-1905)
Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904-1907)
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905-1909)
Canadian Hockey Association (1909-1910)
(*Known as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada junior league from 1887-1909. **Known as the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996-2004.)
==League, regional and national championships==
Championship 	Times won	Description
Stanley Cup 	48 	Total championships
Stanley Cup 	25 	National Hockey League champion
NHA Championship 	5 	National Hockey Association champion
Avco World Trophy 	1 	World Hockey Association champion
Calder Cup 	1 	American Hockey League champion
Memorial Cup 	8 	Canadian Major-Junior national champion
Allan Cup 	10 	Canadian senior national champion
Royal Bank Cup 	0 	Canadian Junior "A" national champion
NWHL Championship 	1 	National Women's Hockey League championship
CWNL Championship 	3 	Canadian Women's Hockey League championship
Clarkson Cup 	1 	women's hockey champion in North-America
University Cup 	5 	CIS national men's university champion
CIS Women's Championship	3 	CIS national women's university champion
==See also==
*Bishop's College Hockey Club
*Chicoutimi Hockey Club
*Grand'Mere Hockey Club
*Lennoxville Hockey Club
*Sherbrooke Hockey Club
Category:Provinces