Montreal City Hockey League Explained

Montreal City Hockey League
Founded:1910
First:1910–11
Folded:1924
Most Successful Club:Montreal Garnets
Montreal Victorias
Montreal HC
McGill University
Montreal St. Ann's
(2 titles each)

The Montreal City Hockey League (MCHL) was a Canadian amateur senior ice hockey league in Montreal, Quebec which ran for 14 consecutive seasons between 1910[1] and 1924[2] when it merged with the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League.[3]

A rivaling senior amateur league called the Montreal Hockey League (MHL) ran simultaneously with the MCHL for seven seasons between 1913 and 1920.[4]

The amateur teams in Montreal did not follow strict rules of player residency and were thus not eligible to compete for the Allan Cup as Canadian amateur champions against teams from other provinces, so instead the Art Ross Trophy was introduced as a challenge trophy between the champion teams from the various amateur leagues in the city. The trophy was competed for from 1913–1920.

Champions

Source: Society for International Hockey Research (sihrhockey.org)

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3HcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A4UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5916%2C5505255 "League proves success – New City Organization Has Made Good Start"
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m7stAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6296%2C569934 "Drastic changes for hockey clubs to be discussed"
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qrstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6605%2C2805114 "Amateur hockey dates rearranged"
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W1I1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iYEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4930%2C90017 "Montreal league will not operate"