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.
Definition of Exclusive Jurisdiction. In the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Exclusive Jurisdiction: 1. That part of the jurisdiction of the *Court of Chancery that belonged to the Chancery alone.