Rubber Conference

The Rubber Conference is one of two sub-divisions that make up the Lake Erie Amateur Hockey Association. There are currently 7 members in the across the Lake Erie area that compete in this conference. The conference was formed in 1950 after the LEAHA's first expansion. The conference gets its name from the city of Akron, which its members surround. Akron received the moniker "The Rubber Capital of the World" for, at one point or another, housing the headquarters to the four largest tire companies, Goodrich Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and General Tire

The current playoff format includes the regular season division champion who competes against the regular season runner-up in a five-game series. The winner of the series will be crowned as the season's conference champion and will play the conference champion of the Erie Conference for the Donahey Cup.