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
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
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
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
The Montreal Crystals was a hockey club that played for the first decade of premier league hockey. In 1887 they were the first
McGill University H.C. was an elite hockey club that was formed by students who played at Montreal’s McGill University. This team helped establish Ice
Back in the day when athletic clubs kept in shape by playing in different sports, the Montreal Football Club played hockey in the
In the 1880s there was a few teams called the Wanderers hailing from Montreal. The team that forfeited two of their three
The first Schism of Hockey saw the AHAC transition to the CAHL with the elite teams protecting their mutual rivalry by keeping their circuit exclusive.
Between 1875 and 1898 Ice Hockey grew enormously. From the first ever pickup-game played in Montreal in 1875, to the establishment of a national championship
