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Mississauga Hockey LeaugeThe Mississauga Hockey League is a minor hockey league in Mississauga, Ontario offering hockey to every person in Mississauga between the ages of 6 and 19, every player in the league must be a resident of Mississauga. The Mississauga Hockey League offers recreational hockey in the White, Green, and Blue levels, Select hockey in the Red level, and competitive hockey in the "A" level. The teams in the recreational and select levels play in between 22 and 24 games in every season and play 30 minute long games. "A" teams play a 36 game season and play 36 minute games. Area Associations The Mississauga Hockey League is divided into eight regional associations, but a player living in one area may play for any area association he or she wishes to. The eight area associations are: Applewood Hockey Association
Clarkson Hockey Association
Cooksville Hockey Association
Erindale Hockey Association
Lorne Park Hockey Association
Malton Hockey Association
Meadowvale Minor Hockey Association
Port Credit Hockey Associations
History of the Mississauga Hockey League The 2004-2005 season marks the 58th Anniversary of the Mississauga Hockey League. The League's origin began with the Toronto Township Hockey League which was formed in 1946 with Cooksville, Streetsville, Erindale, Clarkson, Lorne Park, Lakeview, Cloverleaf, Malton and Burnhamthorpe. There were five divisions, Intermediate, Juvenile, Minor Midget, PeeWee and Tadpole. Games were played on outdoor ice in Erindale, Burnhamthorpe, Forsters Rink in Cooksville, Dixie, Malton, Port Credit, and at Lester's Arena south of Brampton. The first President was Alf McCallum. By 1950, there were 45 teams (46 in 1947-1948) and the League entered a Junior "B" team in the Ontario Hockey League, the Dixie Flashers later known as the Dixie Beehives. The Toronto Township Hockey League affiliated with the Toronto Hockey League (now the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League) in 1956 and by 1967 boundaries were established and 155 teams from Applewood, Burnhamthorpe, Clarkson, Cloverleaf, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lyndwood, Malton and Port Credit were using four covered arenas - Port Credit, Dixie, Huron Park and Streetsville. In 1968, the Toronto Township Hockey League became the Mississauga Hockey League. By 1972, 400 teams were registered and parents were travelling to Acton, Bolton, Milton, Nobleton, Burlington, Woodbridge and Oakville for practices usually in the early hours of the morning. As Mississauga has grown and changed, so has the M.H.L. Today, parents no longer have to travel outside the City for practices and games. The league offers hockey on six different levels of skill - "A", Red, White, Blue, Green and Gold (Tyke and Minor Novice only) thus ensuring that hockey is available to every youngster in the City of Mississauga. In 1983, the New Concept "A" level was formed. This was a separate level of "A" hockey from that offered by the M.H.L Associations and was more akin to "AA" calibre. New Concept teams were not permitted to enter "A" tournaments and could only enter "AA" or higher. New Concept teams (with sponsoring organizations in brackets) were known as the Mississauga Algonquins (Clarkson), Mississauga Cree (Cawthra Park and Dixie), Mississauga Iroquois (Erindale), Mississauga Hurons (Port Credit), Mississauga Mohawks (Malton and Meadowvale) and Mississauga Ojibwa (Lorne Park). The New Concept level merged back with the regular M.H.L. in 1988. During the 2000-2001 season over 6,700 players were registered on 307 house league teams, 67 "A" teams and 56 Pre-Tyke teams for a total of 430 teams from eight Associations - Applewood, Clarkson, Cooksville, Erindale, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale and Port Credit. Since 1965, through induction to our Hall of Fame Honour Roll, the League has honoured 55 residents for their contribution to minor hockey in Mississauga. Their names are inscribed on a plaque in the Erin Mills Arena (upper floor). External links
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