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The '''Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League '''was a hockey league that existed around New York City from 1933-1952. Previously, the '''Manhattan Amateur Hockey League''' had operated from 1928-1933.

The '''Lester Patrick Trophy''' was usually given to the winner of the MAHL playoffs. At first the playoffs were a two round championship, the first round was a one game playoff, with the second round sometimes a two game total goals series, other times best-of-three. 

From 1938 through  [[World War II]], the trophy was sometimes presented to the regular season winner in the absence of playoffs. After the war a four team round robin series, with a final, was played. The trophy was given to the league by Lester Patrick, the [[New York Rangers]] head coach.

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Lester Patrick Trophy winner
! Runner-up
|- align = "center"
|[[1933-34 MAHL season|1933-34]]
|Jamaica Red Wings
|Sands Point Tigers
|- align = "center"
|[[1934-35 MAHL season|1934-35]]
|Jamaica Hawks
|Bayside-Summit Bears
|- align = "center"
|[[1935-36 MAHL season|1935-36]]
|Stock Exchange Brokers<br> & Van Cortlandt Broncos
| -
|- align = "center"
|[[1936-37 MAHL season|1936-37]]
|Manhattan Arrows
|New York Curb Exchange
|- align = "center"
|[[1937-38 MAHL season|1937-38]]
|Westchester Rangers
| ?
|- align = "center"
|[[1938-39 MAHL season|1938-39]]
|Jamaica Hawks
|?
|- align = "center"
|[[1939-40 MAHL season|1939-40]]
|Sands Point Tigers
|Jamaica Hawks
|- align = "center"
|[[1940-41 MAHL season|1940-41]]
|Exchange Club Brokers
|?
|- align = "center"
|[[1941-42 MAHL season|1941-42]]
|Boston Olympic Juniors
|Sands Point Tigers
|- align = "center"
|[[1942-43 MAHL season|1942-43]]
|Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes
|Jamaica Hawks
|- align = "center"
|[[1943-44 MAHL season|1943-44]]
|Sands Point Tigers
|Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes
|- align = "center"
|[[1944-45 MAHL season|1944-45]]
|Jamaica Hawks
|Brooklyn Torpedoes
|- align = "center"
|[[1945-46 MAHL season|1945-46]]
|Brooklyn Torpedoes
|Manhattan Arrows
|- align = "center"
|[[1946-47 MAHL season|1946-47]]
|Manhattan Arrows
|Jamaica Hawks
|- align = "center"
|[[1947-48 MAHL season|1947-48]]
|Brooklyn Torpedoes<br>& Manhattan Arrows
| -
|- align = "center"
|[[1948-49 MAHL season|1948-49]]
|Jamaica Hawks
|Manhattan Arrows
|- align = "center"
|[[1949-50 MAHL season|1949-50]]
|Manhattan Arrows
|Sands Point Tigers
|- align = "center"
|[[1950-51 MAHL season|1950-51]]
|Sands Point Tigers (RS)
|Manhattan Arrows (RS)
|- align = "center"
|[[1951-52 MAHL season|1951-52]]
|Jamaica Hawks
|Sands Point Tigers
|}

==Sources==
*[http://www.luckyshow.org/ice%20hockey/LesterPatrickTrophy.htm Lester Patrick Trophy Winners]

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