The Canadian Hockey League consists of three leagues – the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League – and 56 teams. The CHL’s 56 franchises are located in eight Canadian provinces and in four American states.

For the past 17 seasons, attendance records have been set in the CHL. In the 2001-2002 CHL season, more than 7 million fans attended regular season games, with another one million fans attending playoff games in the three leagues. In May of each year the playoff champions of each league and a host team compete for the Memorial Cup.

The Memorial Cup has been awarded annually since 1919 and is now presented to the champions of the Canadian Hockey League. The Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League captured the 2002 MasterCard Memorial Cup, hosted by the city of Guelph and the Guelph Storm of the OHL. The 2003 Memorial Cup will be hosted by the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, with the games taking place at the historic Colisee in beautiful Quebec City.

The CHL is the major source of talent for the National Hockey League. Well over 50 per cent of the players who played in the NHL in 2001-2002 were graduates of the CHL. Seventy per cent of the NHL’s coaches and general managers either played, coached or managed in the CHL prior to their NHL careers. In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 112 CHL players were selected, making the CHL by far the number one producer of talent for the NHL.

Here are the teams:

Quebec Major Junior

Hockey League

1. Acadie-Bathurst Titans

2. Baie-Comeau Drakkar

3. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

4. Chicoutimi Saguenéens

5. Drummondville Voltigeurs

6. Halifax Mooseheads

7. Hull Olympiques

8. Lewiston MAINEiacs

9. Moncton Wildcats

10. Charlottetown Rocket

11. Quebec Remparts

12. Rimouski Oceanic

13. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

14. Shawinigan Cataractes

15. Val D’Or Foreurs

16. Victoriaville Tigres

Western Hockey League

1. Brandon Wheat Kings

2. Calgary Hitmen

3. Everett Silvertips

4. Kamloops Blazers

5. Kelowna Rockets

6. Kootenay Ice

7. Lethbridge Hurricanes

8. Medicine Hat Tigers

9. Moose Jaw Warriors

10. Portland Winter Hawks

11. Prince Albert Raiders

12. Prince George Cougars

13. Red Deer Rebels

14. Regina Pats

15. Saskatoon Blades

16. Seattle Thunderbirds

17. Spokane Chiefs

18. Swift Current Broncos

19. Tri-City Americans

20. Vancouver Giants

Ontario Hockey League

1. Barrie Colts

2. Brampton Battalion

3. Belleville Bulls

4. Erie Otters

5. Kingston Frontenacs

6. Guelph Storm

7. Mississauga Ice Dogs

8. Kitchener Rangers

9. London Knights

10. Oshawa Generals

11. Owen Sound Attack

12. Ottawa 67’s

13. Plymouth Whalers

14. Peterborough Petes

15. Saginaw Spirit

16. Sarnia Sting

17. Sudbury Wolves

18. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

19. St. Michael’s Majors

20. Windsor Spitfires