Lake Erie Amateur Hockey Association

The Lake Erie Amateur Hockey Association (LEAHA) is an amateur hockey league located in the area surrounding Lake Erie. Founded in 1946, the LEAHA started with 10 member clubs located in the northeast Ohio area. The league was created by Cleveland resident and hockey fan James A. Donahey. Donahey would create the first LEAHA club, the Cleveland Guardians, and would recruit other hockey fans and aspiring hockey players to create their own teams. Being the founder of the league, Donahey would name the LEAHA trophy after himself, calling it the Donahey Cup. The first Donahey Cup champion would be Donahey's own, the Cleveland Guardians, topping the 1946 standings with a 35-4-1 record while defeating the Akron Titans in 4 games.

The LEAHA currently uses a 40 game schedule and two conference. The top two teams in each conference at the end of the regular season make the postseason. The first round consists of conference matchups and the winners of each series play each other in a five-game series in the Donahey Cup Finals.