The National Hockey League was established in 1917 as the successor to the National Hockey Association (NHA). Founded in 1909, the NHA began play one year later with seven teams in Ontario and Quebec, and was one of the first major leagues in professional ice hockey.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A court of general jurisdiction is one that has the authority to hear cases of all kinds-criminal, civil, family, probate, and so forth. All federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2013). Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak) is the practical authority to interpret and apply the law, or to govern and legislate.