▁in ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁league ' s ▁original ▁intent ions ▁were ▁to ▁feature ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁le agues . ▁This ▁plan ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁have ▁multiple ▁Ontario ▁teams ▁and ▁one ▁Quebec ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁teams ▁announced ▁were ▁franch ises ▁in ▁Oh s we ken , ▁Peter borough , ▁and ▁Montreal . ▁A ▁Br am pton ▁Guardian ▁article ▁listed ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁London . ▁Of ▁the ▁original ▁three , ▁only ▁O sh we ken ▁w ound ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁actual ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁With ▁only ▁three ▁teams , ▁the ▁league ▁decided ▁two ▁teams ▁should ▁operate ▁in ▁each ▁announced ▁location , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁Iron men , ▁Pe el ▁Aven gers , ▁and ▁Dur ham ▁Tur f D ogs . ▁Rod ney ▁Hill ▁operated ▁the ▁two ▁O sh we ken ▁teams , ▁but ▁the ▁league ▁owned ▁the ▁other ▁clubs ▁initially . ▁ ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁games ▁took ▁place ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁starting ▁in ▁Oh s we ken . ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁an ▁ 1 8 - 1 1 ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁Br am pton ▁In fer no ▁over ▁the ▁h omet own ▁I ro qu ois ▁Iron men . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁game , ▁the ▁Pe el ▁Aven gers ▁defeated ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁Tur f D ogs ▁ 1 6 - 9 . ▁To ▁conclude ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁league ▁play