About ALLIANCE Hockey
Since being founded in 1993, ALLIANCE Hockey has always positioned the organization as a leader in Canada in the administration and development of the game of hockey for all player and adult volunteer participants. As a result, the ALLIANCE offers a number of programs designed to enhance the performance, organization and safety of our participants. This innovative thinking has led to the ALLIANCE being one of the most recognized and original organizations in amateur sport.
Presidents
| Howard Burleigh |
1993-1995 |
| Bill Appleby |
1995-1998 |
| Jim Liabotis |
1998-2002 |
| Bill Bowman |
2002-2005 |
| Charlie Ward (+) |
2005-2008 |
| Tony Foresi |
2008-2012 |
| Harry Blinkhorn |
2012-2016 |
| Dan Gibbons |
2016-2020 |
| Ray Kosumovic |
2020 - March 2021 |
| Larry Moreland |
March 2021 - Present |
+ deceased
Honourary Life Members
| Bill Appleby |
1998 induction |
| Harry Blinkhorn |
2016 induction |
| Howard Burleigh |
1995 induction |
| Sam Ciccolini |
1994 induction |
| Bert Clifford |
1996 induction |
| Tony Foresi |
2012 induction |
| Linton Holmes |
1995 induction |
| Tony Martindale |
2024 induction |
| Barry Petrachenko |
1998 induction |
Interesting Facts
- The ALLIANCE Membership is larger than eight (8) Hockey Canada (HC) Branches (Provincial Governing Bodies)
- During mid-season, ALLIANCE teams will participate in approximately 2,500 games in one week or 10,000 in a month!
- The ALLIANCE is highly regarded for effective and efficient communication administrative procedures in amateur sport!
- The ALLIANCE has relationships with international hockey contacts in Sweden, Finland, Norway, the United States, Japan and Denmark... just to name a few!
Structure of ALLIANCE Hockey
ALLIANCE Hockey is a member of Hockey Canada (HC) and the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) and works in conjunction with these groups on several programs for ALLIANCE Hockey participants.
The ALLIANCE membership consists of twenty-three (23) Member Associations with over thirty thousand members. The ALLIANCE membership is made up of the following Associations:
- Brantford Community Hockey League
- Brantford Minor Hockey Association
- Burlington Junior Raiders HC
- Burlington Lions Optimist Hockey Association
- Cambridge Minor Hockey Association
- Chatham-Kent AAA Zone
- Elgin Middlesex Hockey Alliance
- Greater Fort Erie Minor Hockey Association
- Greater London Hockey Association
- Hamilton Huskies
- Hamilton Minor Hockey Council
- Huron Perth AAA Zone
- Kitchener Minor Hockey Association
- Lambton AAA Hockey
- London Jr. Knights
- Sarnia Hockey Association
- St. Catharines CYO Minor Hockey Association
- St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association **
- Stratford Minor Hockey Association
- Stratford Rotary Hockey League
- Sun County AAA Minor Hockey Association
- Waterloo Minor Hockey Association
- Windsor AAA Zone
- Woodstock Minor Hockey Association
** St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association is a member of the OMHA competing in the ALLIANCE Hockey Seeded League