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Alpha Launch of Our Website

October 29, 2016March 2, 2017 Chris Billows

Welcome to IceHockeyLeagues.com. We are in Alpha state as there are some exciting new statistics we will eventually incorporate into the site as resources become

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Early Hockey Montreal Winter Carnival

Carnivals, Challenges, and Cups – Beginnings of Ice Hockey League Play

October 29, 2016December 18, 2016 Al Young

Ice Hockey’s origins is up for wide debate. As a raw concept, playing a game where an object is being knocked around with sticks are

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Early Hockey Montreal Winter Carnival

Montreal Winter Carnival, 1883

October 29, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In 1883, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) and McGill University were both asked to participate in the Carnival by organizing for the first time

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1884

October 30, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In 1884, the first ever hockey tournament that debuted at the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival returned for a second year. MAAA again did not field

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1885

November 24, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In 1885, the first ever hockey tournament that debuted at the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival returned for a third year. MAAA iced a hockey team

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1886 (Cancelled)

November 26, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In 1886, the first ever hockey tournament that debuted at the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival had to be cancelled. A smallpox epidemic was affecting Montreal

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1887

December 6, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In February 1887, the Montreal Winter Carnival returned for a fourth year after not being played the previous year. In addition to MAAA’s Montreal Hockey

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1888 (Cancelled)

December 7, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In 1888, the first ever hockey tournament that debuted at the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival was cancelled. The teams that normally participated in this tournament

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Montreal Winter Carnival, 1889

December 8, 2016April 28, 2018 Al Young

In February 1889, the Montreal Winter Carnival returned for its sixth and final year after not being played the previous year. In addition to MAAA’s

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Early Hockey Montreal Winter Carnival

Hockey’s Exhibition – Prequel to the Montreal Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament

January 8, 2017May 20, 2017 Al Young

As written earlier, Ice Hockey got its organized start through Montreal’s Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament, where the top organized clubs competed with each other. There

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