Southern Amateur Hockey
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The series on the history of amateur ice hockey in the Southern United States is divided into three parts:
Articles
- Southern Amateur Hockey (1963-1975)
- Southern Amateur Hockey (1976-1986)
- Southern Amateur Hockey (1987-2001)
Locales
(sorted by date activities began)
- Greensboro - There was youth hockey in Greensboro as early as 1961
- Fort Lauderdale - The South Florida Hockey Association, comprised of Pee Wee, Junior, and Senior leagues, started in 1963
- Knoxville - The Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association dated back to 1963
- Huntsville - There was youth hockey played by 1963 and the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association was soon formed
- Nashville - Nashville Youth Hockey Association was formed in 1964
- St. Petersburg - Youth hockey began in September 1966
- Charlotte - The Charlotte Hockey Association for amateur hockey was established in 1967
- Atlanta - The Georgia Amateur Hockey Association was formed in 1972-73, after the arrival of the NHL's Atlanta Flames; Atlanta Knights dated back to 1969
- Roanoke - Amateur hockey in Roanoke goes back to the early 1970s, when the Valley Youth Hockey Association was created. First recorded games were played in 1971
- Norfolk - A youth hockey program began in September 1972, the Greater Tidewater Minor Hockey Association was formed in early 1973, and the Hampton Roads Youth Hockey Association was established in 1975 (as the Peninsula Youth Hockey Association)
- Charlottesville - The Charlottesville Youth Hockey League was active by 1973
- Winston-Salem - The Winston-Salem Amateur Hockey Association was formed in 1974, with games beginning that fall
- Birmingham - The Birmingham Hawks senior team was active by September 1975; Birmingham Amateur Hockey Association was in existence by 1978
- Decatur - The Decatur Youth Hockey program was underway by the fall of 1976
- Hillsborough - Youth hockey in Hillsborough goes back to 1980
- Greenville (SC) - Amateur hockey was first played by the Greenville Hockey Club in 1980
- Raleigh - The Raleigh Youth Hockey Association commenced activities in the fall of 1986
- Florence - The Pee Dee Pride Youth Hockey Association and Florence Men's Hockey League began in 1998-99
- Columbia - Youth Hockey began in Columbia during the fall of 2001