Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League

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The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League was a major amateur senior ice hockey league in Canada that existed from 1923.

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The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League was founded in 1923 from teams in Ontario and Quebec. It was an attempt to set up a major league in eastern Canada, which had several city amateur leagues, but no single amateur league of the top teams. The founding teams were the Montreal Nationals, Montreal Victorias, Ottawa St. Patrick's, Ottawa Munitions, Quebec Sons of Ireland and Trois Rivieres. [1]

In 1924–25 teams from the Montreal City Hockey League merged into the league. [2] [3]

Seasons

SeasonTeamsChampion
1923–24 Montreal Nationals, Montreal Victorias, Ottawa St. Patrick's, Ottawa Munitions,
Quebec Sons of Ireland and Trois Rivieres
Sons of Ireland def. Victorias in two-game, total-goals series 4–3 (2–3, 2–0) [4]

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References

  1. "Anderson Elected Captain of Vics". The Gazette. Montreal. December 26, 1923. p. 18.
  2. "Drastic changes for hockey clubs to be discussed" The Gazette (Montreal). Nov. 5, 1924 (pg. 16). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. "Amateur hockey dates rearranged" The Gazette (Montreal). Nov. 22, 1924 (pg. 18). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. "Sons of Ireland Capture Hockey Title From Vics". The Gazette. Montreal. March 6, 1924. p. 14.