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JAMES MARSH
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Author: JAMES MARSH
The first organization dealing with the administration ofHOCKEY was the Ontario Hockey Association, established 1890. A number of other organizations came into being and on 4 December 1914 a meeting was held in Ottawa to provide for a governing body. W.F. Taylor of Winnipeg was selected president and the newspaper publisher and venerable sports figure John RossROBERTSON was chosen honorary president.
The prime purpose of the CAHA in its early years was the promotion of senior hockey and a national championship in this division (
see
ALLAN CUP ). It introduced the ...
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