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BoardStaffRICNorthern Ontario Hockey Association 108 Lakeshore Dr North Bay Ontario P1A 2A8Tel (705) 4748851 Fax (705) 4746019 EMail noha@nohaonca Home NOHA Executive Admin Staff History of the Northern Ontario Hockey AssociationOrganized amateur hockey came into existence for the North Country on October 8th 1919 when at the annual meeting of the Temiskaming Hockey League in Cobalt to which delegates had been invited from towns between Cochrane and Sudbury a resolution was passed favouring the formation of a Northern Ontario Hockey AssociationThe climatic conditions gave the North a splendid opportunity to develop this favourite winter sport to the fullest extent and although individual efforts had been made by various towns to form a league to take in several clubs no real organization existed prior to the season of 19191920 Angus D Campbell Mining Engineer of the OBrien Mine in Cobalt was the founder of the NOHA While a student at Varsity and later in the Mines League of Cobalt he not only proved himself a star player but an exponent of clean sportHis efforts to organize hockey in the North were realized when the NOHA was formed at a meeting held for the purpose of electing officers and discussing rating of the NOHA for the season of 19191920 The delegates present at the meeting when the NOHA was formed were W Widdifield and GS Lowe Timmins JR Dier and W Dixon New Liskeard NF Smith and NB Strong Haileybury T Shaw and HG Kennedy Cobalt W Sullivan North Bay and JP Mader representing both Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie JR Dier was made VicePresident and HP Charlton SecretaryTreasurer GS Lowe Timmins MG Hansman New Liskeard NF Smith Haileybury W Beaton North Bay JP Mader Sudbury and W Widdifield Porcupine formed the first ExecutiveOn November 18th 1919 the NOHA became affiliated with the Ontario Hockey Association Under the terms of affiliation the NOHA adopted the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association residence rule which was October 1st previous to the playing season also all playing members of the NOHA were to hold registration cards issued by the Ontario Branch of the AAU of C Exclusive jurisdiction was given to the NOHA covering the territory from Cochrane to North Bay and west as far as Sault Ste Marie Ontario the OHA to recognize the authority of the NOHA to regulate and govern hockey in the district mentioned The NOHA champions under these terms were allowed to playoff at the end of each season at Toronto with the winners of the OHA Intermediate and Junior series However at the annual meeting of the OHA held in Toronto on December 6th 1919 it was decided to allow the winners of the Intermediate series through a playoff with the Senior OHA champions to compete for the cup that is emblematic of the worlds amateur championshipQuestions or problems regarding this web site sh...