Amateur

IceHockeyLeagues.com categorizes Hockey into four broad categories called Layers and within each Layer there exists individual leagues and tournaments of various classifications. The first Layer that tracks Hockey from its beginnings is the Amateur Layer.

Hockey, like all of the others sports, was played initially for personal recreational development, not for money or sub-national / national pride. Amateur Hockey is the bedrock from which the other three Layers are built on.

Each link goes to a League/Association Page where you can find more information and individual season standings.

Amateur LeaguesClassificationYearsAge
Amateur Hockey Association of CanadaElite League1887 to 189812 years old
Montreal Winter Carnival Hockey TournamentProto-League1883 to 1887, 18897 years old
Canadian Amateur Hockey LeagueElite League18991 year old
Table of IceHockeyLeagues.com Amateur Level till 1899 (last updated Nov 2023)

Amateur Development Associations/LeaguesYearsAge
Canada’s Amateur Development1890 to now134 years old
USA’s Amateur Development1896 to now128 years old
Table of IceHockeyLeagues.com Amateur Associations till 1899 (last updated Nov 2023)