Nov 04

Canadian Amateur Hockey League, 1899

by Al Young in Canadian Amateur Hockey League 0 comments tags: 2nd Hockey League, CAHL, History of Hockey
In 1899, the Canadian Amateur Hockey League replaced the AHAC as the premier hockey league. This was created following a conflict within the AHAC, leading for the first Hockey Schism. The CAHL was started by the top division teams from the AHAC, . The Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Victorias, Quebec Hockey Club, and the Ottawa Hockey Club participated in a balanced, round-robin league schedule. The first season played in 1899 (played from January 7 to March 4) saw The Montreal Shamrocks win the Championship. 1899 was the seventh year that the Dominion Challenge Cup was awarded. The Montreal Shamrocks also was awarded the Cup by winning a cup challenge game against the Ottawa Capitals of the Central Canada Hockey Association (CCHA). IceHockeyLeagues.com Premier-League Championship Points span to 1883-99 Team # of Championships Premier Championship Points Montreal Hockey Club 9 (1885-86, 88-94) 30 Montreal Victorias 5 (1884, 95-98) 20 Montreal Shamrocks 1 (1899) 4 (+4) Montreal Crystals 1 (1887) 4 McGill University 1 (1883) 2 The CAHL was the second premier Ice Hockey league, formed by four Quebec-based teams plus Ottawa. These five teams all played in the MWC Tournament and AHAC so that tournament and league are the […]
Nov 05

Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, 1899

by Al Young in Early Hockey, Stanely Cup 0 comments tags: Cup Challenges, History of Hockey
Edited from Wikipedia entry: Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor General of Canada became highly enthusiastic about ice hockey. Stanley was first exposed to the game at Montreal’s 1889 Winter Carnival, where he saw the Montreal Victorias play the Montreal Hockey Club. Stanley’s entire family became active in ice hockey. Two of his sons, Arthur and Algernon, formed a new team called the Ottawa Rideau Hall Rebels. Arthur also played a key role in the formation of what later became known as the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), and would go on to be the founder of ice hockey in Great Britain. Arthur and Algernon persuaded their father to donate a trophy to be “an outward and visible sign of the hockey championship”. Stanley sent the following message to the victory celebration for the three-time OHA champion Ottawa Hockey Club: “I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion [of Canada]. There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now […]
Nov 11

Canadian Amateur Hockey League, 1900

by Al Young in Canadian Amateur Hockey League 0 comments tags: 2nd Hockey League, CAHL, History of Hockey
In 1900, the Canadian Amateur Hockey League played its second season, having replaced the AHAC as the premier hockey league in 1899. This was created following a conflict within the AHAC, leading for the first Hockey Schism. The CAHL was started by the top division teams from the AHAC, . The Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Victorias, Quebec Hockey Club, and the Ottawa Hockey Club participated in a balanced, round-robin league schedule. The second season played in 1900 (played from January 6 to March 10) saw The Montreal Shamrocks win the Championship. 1900 was the eighth year that the Dominion Challenge Cup was awarded. The Montreal Shamrocks also retained the Cup by winning playoff games against the Winnipeg Victorias of the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) and the Halifax Crescents of the Maritimes Professional Hockey League (MaPHL) before winning the CAHL regular season. IceHockeyLeagues.com Premier-League Championship Points span to 1883-1900 Team # of Championships Premier Championship Points Montreal Hockey Club 9 (1885-86, 88-94) 30 Montreal Victorias 5 (1884, 95-98) 20 Montreal Shamrocks 2 (1899-1900) 8 (+4) Montreal Crystals 1 (1887) 4 McGill University 1 (1883) 2 The CAHL was the second premier Ice Hockey league, formed by four Quebec-based teams […]
Nov 12

Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, 1900

by Al Young in Early Hockey, Stanely Cup 0 comments tags: Cup Challenges, History of Hockey
Edited from Wikipedia entry: Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor General of Canada became highly enthusiastic about ice hockey. Stanley was first exposed to the game at Montreal’s 1889 Winter Carnival, where he saw the Montreal Victorias play the Montreal Hockey Club. Stanley’s entire family became active in ice hockey. Two of his sons, Arthur and Algernon, formed a new team called the Ottawa Rideau Hall Rebels. Arthur also played a key role in the formation of what later became known as the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), and would go on to be the founder of ice hockey in Great Britain. Arthur and Algernon persuaded their father to donate a trophy to be “an outward and visible sign of the hockey championship”. Stanley sent the following message to the victory celebration for the three-time OHA champion Ottawa Hockey Club: “I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion [of Canada]. There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now […]
Nov 18

Canadian Amateur Hockey League, 1901

by Al Young in Canadian Amateur Hockey League 0 comments tags: 2nd Hockey League, CAHL, History of Hockey
In 1901, the Canadian Amateur Hockey League played its third season, having replaced the AHAC as the premier hockey league in 1899. This was created following a conflict within the AHAC, leading for the first Hockey Schism. The CAHL was started by the top division teams from the AHAC, . The Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Victorias, Quebec Hockey Club, and the Ottawa Hockey Club participated in a balanced, round-robin league schedule. The third season played in 1901 (played from January 5 to March 5) saw The Ottawa Hockey Club win the Championship. 1901 was the ninth year that the Dominion Challenge Cup was awarded. It was the previous season’s winner, the Montreal Shamrocks that had to defend the Cup against the Winnipeg Victorias of the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA). IceHockeyLeagues.com Premier-League Championship Points span to 1883-1901 Team # of Championships Premier Championship Points Montreal Hockey Club 9 (1885-86, 88-94) 30 Montreal Victorias 5 (1884, 95-98) 20 Montreal Shamrocks 2 (1899-1900) 8 Ottawa Hockey Club 1 (1901) 4 (+4) Montreal Crystals 1 (1887) 4 McGill University 1 (1883) 2 The CAHL was the second premier Ice Hockey league, formed by four Quebec-based teams plus Ottawa. These five teams all […]
Nov 19

Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, 1901

by Al Young in Early Hockey, Stanely Cup 0 comments tags: Cup Challenges, History of Hockey
Edited from Wikipedia entry: Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor General of Canada became highly enthusiastic about ice hockey. Stanley was first exposed to the game at Montreal’s 1889 Winter Carnival, where he saw the Montreal Victorias play the Montreal Hockey Club. Stanley’s entire family became active in ice hockey. Two of his sons, Arthur and Algernon, formed a new team called the Ottawa Rideau Hall Rebels. Arthur also played a key role in the formation of what later became known as the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), and would go on to be the founder of ice hockey in Great Britain. Arthur and Algernon persuaded their father to donate a trophy to be “an outward and visible sign of the hockey championship”. Stanley sent the following message to the victory celebration for the three-time OHA champion Ottawa Hockey Club: “I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion [of Canada]. There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now […]
Nov 25

Canadian Amateur Hockey League, 1902

by Al Young in Canadian Amateur Hockey League 0 comments tags: 2nd Hockey League, CAHL, History of Hockey
In 1902, the Canadian Amateur Hockey League played its fourth season, having replaced the AHAC as the premier hockey league in 1899. This was created following a conflict within the AHAC, leading for the first Hockey Schism. The CAHL was started by the top division teams from the AHAC, . The Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Victorias, Quebec Hockey Club, and the Ottawa Hockey Club participated in a balanced, round-robin league schedule. The fourth season played in 1902 (played from January 5 to March 1) saw The Montreal Hockey Club win the Championship. 1902 was the tenth year that the Dominion Challenge Cup was awarded. The Montreal Hockey Club issued a cup challenge against the Winnipeg Victorias of the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA), and successfully defeated them in a best of three challenge series. IceHockeyLeagues.com Premier-League Championship Points span to 1883-1902 Team # of Championships Premier Championship Points Montreal Hockey Club 10 (1885-86, 88-94, 1902) 34 (+4) Montreal Victorias 5 (1884, 95-98) 20 Montreal Shamrocks 2 (1899-1900) 8 Ottawa Hockey Club 1 (1901) 4 Montreal Crystals 1 (1887) 4 McGill University 1 (1883) 2 The CAHL was the second premier Ice Hockey league, formed by four Quebec-based teams plus […]
Nov 26

Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, 1902

by Al Young in Early Hockey, Stanely Cup 0 comments tags: Cup Challenges, History of Hockey
Edited from Wikipedia entry: Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor General of Canada became highly enthusiastic about ice hockey. Stanley was first exposed to the game at Montreal’s 1889 Winter Carnival, where he saw the Montreal Victorias play the Montreal Hockey Club. Stanley’s entire family became active in ice hockey. Two of his sons, Arthur and Algernon, formed a new team called the Ottawa Rideau Hall Rebels. Arthur also played a key role in the formation of what later became known as the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), and would go on to be the founder of ice hockey in Great Britain. Arthur and Algernon persuaded their father to donate a trophy to be “an outward and visible sign of the hockey championship”. Stanley sent the following message to the victory celebration for the three-time OHA champion Ottawa Hockey Club: “I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion [of Canada]. There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now […]
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