[1][2] The league then announced that it planned to expand to 8 – 10 teams, and that it had retained a sports marketing firm to identify prospective owners.

[3] The search was reportedly focused on markets of 10,000 inhabitants or more, with an arena with capacity for 500 – 1,500 spectators, and the ability to pay the CA$100,000 expansion fee.

[4] Markets identified as potential candidates for expansion included Brantford, King City, Orangeville, Guelph, Cambridge, Caledon, and Stratford.

After almost a months rest, the Blast competed at home for the Allan Cup and won the entire thing.

After suffering their only loss of the tournament to the Shawinigan Xtreme in the first game, the Blast defeated the Bentley Generals to clinch second in their division.

They then knocked off the Major League Hockey and Renwick Cup champion Dundas Real McCoys in the semi-final.

[6] The Petrolia Squires are stranded far away from Brantford and Dundas and have also been accepted into the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.

[citation needed] Former OHA president Brent Ladds served as the commissioner of Allan Cup Hockey from 2013 to 2016.

[11] For the 2020-21 ACH season, the Whitby Dunlops announced a leave of absence, and the Caledon Crusaders were added as an expansion team.

In 2024, the Stoney Creek Tigers won the league championship and the Dundas Real McCoys took the Allan Cup.