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The '''Coloured Hockey League''' was an all-black [[ice hockey]] league founded in [[Nova Scotia]] in 1895,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/08/25/hockey-black.html Black hockey hall of fame proposed for Dartmouth], CBC Sports, August 26, 2006</ref> which featured teams from across [[Canada]]'s Maritime Provinces.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PoYBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&dq=Coloured+Hockey+League&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMiLmHgffPAhWLDMAKHYwXAbQQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=Coloured%20Hockey%20League&f=false |title=Multiple Lenses: Voices from the Diaspora located in Canada |page=82 |website=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-03-26 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourweekly.com/news/2016/feb/25/black-ice-hockey-players-helped-revolutionize-game/#.V2t6nGulbMI.twitter |title=Black ice hockey players helped revolutionize the game &#124; Our Weekly &#124; Black News and Entertainment Los Angeles |publisher=Our Weekly |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref>  The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930.<ref name="roots">Wyshynski, Greg, [http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/wyshynski060912.html The real roots of hockey], thefourthperiod.com, September 12, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://thevarsity.ca/2016/03/14/everything-has-a-soul-and-hockey-is-no-different/ |title=“Everything has a soul, and hockey is no different” – The Varsity |website=Thevarsity.ca |date=2016-03-14 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/7Dawson.pdf |format=PDF |title=Report : Panel Discussions on Aspects of Black Hockey and the Black Ice Project |author=Bob Dawson |website=Smu.ca |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/hockey-and-race_b_5617528.html |title=NHL, Worry About Rigid Racial Lines Before Climate Change &#124; Rachel Décoste |website=Huffingtonpost.ca |date=2014-07-24 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/wyshynski060912.html |title=Greg Wyshynski :: NHL Hockey Rumors, Trades, Breaking News and more |publisher=The Fourth Period |date=2007-01-07 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref name="habseyesontheprize1">{{cite web|last=Drake |first=Matt |url=http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2014/3/28/5493088/the-history-of-black-players-in-the-nhl |title=Being black in the NHL: From breaking the colour barrier to the Norris trophy - Eyes On The Prize |website=Habseyesontheprize.com |date=2014-03-28 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/116216-black-league-significant-in-history |title=Black league significant in history &#124; The Chronicle Herald |website=Thechronicleherald.ca |date=2012-07-12 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Joe Lapointe |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/seth-jones-poised-to-take-hockey-to-new-heights/article12895148/?page=all |title=On eve of NHL draft, Seth Jones poised to take hockey to new heights |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8E74agb2dk4C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Coloured+Hockey+League&source=bl&ots=tEWUwayKve&sig=Rh3QZsfaR_qHcBVXw_sEKyKaJjU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQud6o1vjPAhVsIsAKHRl6DTA4ChDoAQhLMAs#v=onepage&q=Coloured%20Hockey%20League&f=false |title=Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey |author=Cecil Harris |page=195 |website=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref>
The '''Coloured Hockey League''' was an all-black [[ice hockey]] league founded in [[Nova Scotia]] in 1895,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/08/25/hockey-black.html Black hockey hall of fame proposed for Dartmouth], CBC Sports, August 26, 2006</ref> which featured teams from across [[Canada]]'s Maritime Provinces.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PoYBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&dq=Coloured+Hockey+League&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMiLmHgffPAhWLDMAKHYwXAbQQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=Coloured%20Hockey%20League&f=false |title=Multiple Lenses: Voices from the Diaspora located in Canada |page=82 |website=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-03-26 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourweekly.com/news/2016/feb/25/black-ice-hockey-players-helped-revolutionize-game/#.V2t6nGulbMI.twitter |title=Black ice hockey players helped revolutionize the game &#124; Our Weekly &#124; Black News and Entertainment Los Angeles |publisher=Our Weekly |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref>  The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930.<ref name="roots">Wyshynski, Greg, [http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/wyshynski060912.html The real roots of hockey], thefourthperiod.com, September 12, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://thevarsity.ca/2016/03/14/everything-has-a-soul-and-hockey-is-no-different/ |title=“Everything has a soul, and hockey is no different” – The Varsity |website=Thevarsity.ca |date=2016-03-14 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/7Dawson.pdf |format=PDF |title=Report : Panel Discussions on Aspects of Black Hockey and the Black Ice Project |author=Bob Dawson |website=Smu.ca |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/hockey-and-race_b_5617528.html |title=NHL, Worry About Rigid Racial Lines Before Climate Change &#124; Rachel Décoste |website=Huffingtonpost.ca |date=2014-07-24 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/wyshynski060912.html |title=Greg Wyshynski :: NHL Hockey Rumors, Trades, Breaking News and more |publisher=The Fourth Period |date=2007-01-07 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref name="habseyesontheprize1">{{cite web|last=Drake |first=Matt |url=http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2014/3/28/5493088/the-history-of-black-players-in-the-nhl |title=Being black in the NHL: From breaking the colour barrier to the Norris trophy - Eyes On The Prize |website=Habseyesontheprize.com |date=2014-03-28 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/116216-black-league-significant-in-history |title=Black league significant in history &#124; The Chronicle Herald |website=Thechronicleherald.ca |date=2012-07-12 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Joe Lapointe |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/seth-jones-poised-to-take-hockey-to-new-heights/article12895148/?page=all |title=On eve of NHL draft, Seth Jones poised to take hockey to new heights |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8E74agb2dk4C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Coloured+Hockey+League&source=bl&ots=tEWUwayKve&sig=Rh3QZsfaR_qHcBVXw_sEKyKaJjU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQud6o1vjPAhVsIsAKHRl6DTA4ChDoAQhLMAs#v=onepage&q=Coloured%20Hockey%20League&f=false |title=Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey |author=Cecil Harris |page=195 |website=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-10-26}}</ref>


With as many as a dozen teams, over 400  African Canadian players from across Nova Scotia, [[New Brunswick]] and [[Prince Edward Island]] participated in competition.<ref name="canwest">Martins, Daniel, [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=47513069-431d-4a81-8f50-6a5d3bbd48d8&k=68012 Hockey historian credits black player with first slapshot], CanWest News Service, January 31, 2007</ref>  The Coloured Hockey League is credited by some as being the first league to allow the goaltender to leave his feet to cover a puck in 1900.  This practice was not permitted elsewhere until the formation of the [[National Hockey League]] in 1917. In their book ''Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925'', historians George and Darril Fosty state that the first player to use the slapshot was Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eureka in 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2014/3/28/5493088/the-history-of-black-players-in-the-nhl|title=Being black in the NHL|first=Matt|last=Drake|date=28 March 2014|publisher=|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="habseyesontheprize1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umich.edu/~paulball/webpage%20papers/Hockey.doc |format=DOC |title=Hockey: Barriers to Crossing the Color Line: the Neglected Story of the Pioneering Players |author1=C. Keith Harrison, Ed.D |author2=Brad Brady, M.A., M.S. |author3=Philip E. Hamilton, B.A. |author4=Alicia Valdez, B.A. |website=Umich.edu |accessdate=2016-10-28}}
With as many as a dozen teams, over 400  African Canadian players from across Nova Scotia, [[New Brunswick]] and [[Prince Edward Island]] participated in competition.<ref name="canwest">Martins, Daniel, [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=47513069-431d-4a81-8f50-6a5d3bbd48d8&k=68012 Hockey historian credits black player with first slapshot], CanWest News Service, January 31, 2007</ref>  The Coloured Hockey League is credited by some as being the first league to allow the goaltender to leave his feet to cover a puck in 1900.  This practice was not permitted elsewhere until the formation of the [[National Hockey League]] in 1917. In their book ''Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925'', historians George and Darril Fosty state that the first player to use the slapshot was Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eureka in 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2014/3/28/5493088/the-history-of-black-players-in-the-nhl|title=Being black in the NHL|first=Matt|last=Drake|date=28 March 2014|publisher=|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="habseyesontheprize1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umich.edu/~paulball/webpage%20papers/Hockey.doc |format=DOC |title=Hockey: Barriers to Crossing the Color Line: the Neglected Story of the Pioneering Players |author1=C. Keith Harrison, Ed.D |author2=Brad Brady, M.A., M.S. |author3=Philip E. Hamilton, B.A. |author4=Alicia Valdez, B.A. |website=Umich.edu |accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref>
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When it was founded in 1895, the league was composed of the Halifax Eurekas, Halifax Stanley, and Dartmouth Jubilees. In March 1899, the Halifax Eurekas played an exhibition game against the Dartmouth Chebuctos of the [[Halifax City Hockey League]]. The Eurkeas won 9-7 in the first recorded game between all-white and all-black teams. The Eurekas won the title five years in a row from 1896 to 1900.
 
In 1899, the league expanded, adding the Africville Sea-Sides and the Truro Victorias. The Charlottetown West End Rangers joined in 1901, and the league this became the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes. The Amherst Royals were added in 1903, and the Hammond Plains Moss Backs the following year. It utilized a challenge cup system, with the previous year's champion retaining the championship, while the other teams would play for the right to face the holders for the trophy.
 
The Halifax Crescents won the HCHL title in 1900, and were declared champions of the Maritimes Hockey League. There should have been a playoff between the Crescents and the Eurekas to crown a Maritime champion, but the hockey officials of the time disapproved of this, and the Crescents went on to challenge for the [[Stanley Cup]]. Despite this, when it became known that the Crescents were short on funds to travel to Montreal for the Stanley Cup, the Halifax Eurekas faced the Africville Sea-Sides in a game on March 19 to help raise money for their trip. The Sea-Sides won, 5-1.
 
At its peak, which lasted from around 1900-1905, the league averaged 1,200-1,500 spectators, with the games often being better attended than the all-white Halifax City League's. The Halifax Eurekas won the Colored League title three years in a row from 1904-1906, and in 1906 they were denied the right to face the New Glasgow Cubs for the Maritime Hockey League championship. The Cubs went on to challenge for the Stanley Cup.<ref>[http://sonahrsports.com/against-all-odds-the-colored-hockey-league-of-the-maritimes-and-the-stanle-p965-129.htm Against All Odds: The Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes and The Stanley Cup]</ref>
 
The league began to decline when a dispute arose regarding the proposed annexation of land in Africville (a black community in north Halifax, where many CHL players resided) for expanded rail service arose. While the legal battle was ongoing, some rink owners refused to rent ice to the CHL or any black teams, and others were only willing to give them access in late March, by which time the ice was in poor condition. Local newspapers also stopped giving much coverage the league, which was forced to move outside to local ponds, and faded into obscurity. No games were reported in 1905, and only one was mentioned in 1906. The last recorded newspaper article about the league from this era was penned in Truro in 1911.
 
The CHL was reformed in 1920, with the New Glasgow Rangers/Rovers, Truro Victorias, Amherst Royals, Charlottetown West End Rangers, Africville Sea-Sides, and the Halifax All-Stars (which consisted of the top players from Halifax and Dartmouth) participating. Africville's roster was filled with players, many of whom were now in their 40s, who had played on the team when they first joined the league in 1900. While the league did regain some popularity, it never reached the level it had achieved in the early 1900s, and there was a lot of turnover among the teams.
 
Black teams including the Halifax Wizards, New Glasgow Speed Boys, Africville Brown Bombers and Truro Sheiks, among others, would continue to play exhibition games during the 1930s, but they never achieved much notoriety.<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coloured-hockey-league Coloured Hockey League - Canadian Encyclopedia]</ref>
 
Four black teams existed in the Halifax area in this era, and the following appeared in the book ''Halifax: Cornerstone of Canada'': "There were many amateur teams on both sides of the harbour at this time, including four all-Black teams -- the [West End] Rangers, Cherry Brook, Halifax Hawks, and Africville [Brown Bombers]. Dartmouth was limited to playing on the lakes or outdoor rinks because its second rink, the Marks Cross Arena, burned in the late 1920’s, but Halifax had good ice at both the Arena and Forum in the Exhibition Grounds."
==Champions==
*1895: Halifax Stanleys
*1896-1900: Halifax Eurekas
*1901: Africville Sea-Sides, Charlottetown West End Rangers (co-champions)
*1902: Africville Sea-Sides, Charlottetown West End Rangers (co-champions)
*1903: Charlottetown West End Rangers, Halifax Eurekas (co-champions)
*1904-1906: Halifax Eurekas
*1920: Truro Victorias
*1921: Charlottetown West End Rangers
*1922: Amherst Royals
*1930: Truro Sheiks
 
==Personnel==
Colored Hockey League Officials –1894-1895
 
Pastor James Borden – Dartmouth Lake Church
 
Henry Sylvester Williams – Activist (1894-1895)
 
Peter Evander McKerrow – Lay Minister, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
 
Frank Saunders – Team Captain Halifax Stanleys
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees
 
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1894 - 1895
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal (Team Captain)
 
Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point
 
Charles Borden -Forward/Point
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward
 
Charles Flint -Forward
 
F. Flint -Point
 
B. Green -Cover Point
 
R. Reilly -Forward
 
 
Halifax Stanleys 1894-1895: 1895 Colored League Champions
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
Agustus "Gus" Adams - Point
 
Charles Allison - Point
 
Alfred Carter - Forward
 
George Clyke -Goal
 
B. McKerrow – Forward
 
Frank Saunders – Forward /Team Captain
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1896
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal /Team Captain
 
Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point
 
Charles Borden -Forward/Point
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward
 
Charles Flint -Forward
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1897
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal/Team Captain
 
Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point
 
Charles Borden -Forward/Point
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward
 
Charles Flint -Forward
 
 
Colored Hockey League Officials –1895-1897
 
Peter Evander McKerrow – Lay Minister, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
 
Frank Saunders – Team Captain Halifax Stanleys
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees
 
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1898
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal/Team Captain
 
Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point
 
Charles Borden -Forward/Point
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward
 
George Collins -
 
Charles Flint -Forward
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
Edward Johnson -
 
Oscar Johnson -
 
T. McCann –
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1898: 1898 Colored League Champions
 
James E. Dixon - Goal
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams - Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Charles Allison -Forward
 
William “Harry” A. Flint – Goal/Point
 
Stanley Johnson - Goal
 
Frank L. Symonds
 
Walter “Jack” Thomas – Forward/Point
 
___ Wilson -Forward
 
James A.R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Colored Hockey League Officials –1898-1900
 
James A.R. Kinney – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/ League President
 
James Robinson Johnston – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/Legal Advisor
 
Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees until 1899
 
C. Johnson - Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees 1899
 
James Carvery – Africville Seasides Vice President, 1899
 
James E. Dixon – Africville Seasides Team Captain/Team Secretary , 1899
 
James Paris – Africville Seasides Team President , 1899
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain, 1899
 
George Clyke – Truro Victorias Team Founder/Team Captain, 1899
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1899
 
Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward
 
Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward
 
Charles Flint -Forward
 
George Wiliams -Point/Goal
 
C. Johnson -Forward (Named Team Captain 1899)
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
 
Africville Seasides 1899
 
John Brown, Jr. -Forward
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal (Elected Team Vice President, 1899)
 
John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal
 
John "Cut" Brown -Forward (played one game versus the Eurekas)
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing /Team Captain/Team Secretary
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
James Paris -Point/Goal (Team President)
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1899: 1899 Colored League Champions
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover (played one game)
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Charles Allison -Forward
 
Stanley Johnson -Goal
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point/Team Captain
 
Walter “Jack” Thomas –Forward/Point
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Truro Victorias 1899
 
George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain
 
Alex Ash
 
D. Buchanan
 
Oscar Clyke
 
Thomas "Willie" Connolly
 
Arthur Paris
 
Norman Paris
 
 
Colored Hockey League Officials –1900-1910
 
James A.R. Kinney – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/ League President
 
James Robinson Johnston – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/Legal Advisor
 
George Clyke - Truro Victorias Team Founder/Team Captain (1899-1904)
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain (1899-1901)
 
John “Jack” T. Mills – West End Rangers Team Captain (1900-1904)
 
James Paris – Africville Seasides Team President -1900
 
William G. Howe, Jr. – Africville Seasides Team Executive -1900
 
T.G. MacDonald – Africville Seasides Treasurer and Manager –1900-1904
 
Walter Saunders – Dartmouth Victorias Team Captain – 1902
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain-1902
 
Albert Emmerson – Hammond Plains Moss Backs Team Captain -1904
 
George Taylor – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain 1904-1906
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner –Amherst Royals Coach/Captain 1905-1906
 
 
Truro Victorias 1900
 
George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain
 
Alex Ash
 
D. Buchanan
 
Oscar Clyke
 
Thomas "Willie" Connolly
 
Arthur Paris
 
Norman Paris
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1900
 
Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1900: 1900 Colored League Champions
 
Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward (played one game vs Seasides)
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Charles Allison -Forward
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point (Team Captain)
 
Walter “Jack” Thomas –Forward/Point
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John “Harley” Davidson –Point
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Charlottetown West End Rangers 1900
 
Edmond Byers -Point
 
A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center
 
George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point
 
John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.
 
Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing
 
 
Africville Seasides 1900
 
John Brown, Jr. -Forward
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal
 
John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
James Paris -Point/Goal/Team President
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1901
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
George Wiliams -Point/Goal
 
 
Charlottetown West End Rangers 1901: Co-1901 Colored League Champions
 
Edmond Byers -Point
 
A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center
 
George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point
 
John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain
 
Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing
 
 
Truro Victorias 1901
 
George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain
 
Alex Ash
 
D. Buchanan
 
Oscar Clyke
 
Thomas "Willie" Connolly
 
Arthur Paris
 
Norman Paris
 
 
Africville Seasides 1901: Co -1901 Colored League Champions
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal
 
John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point (Joined team after starting season on Eurekas)
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1901
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Charles Allison -Forward
 
A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point /Team Captain
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Dartmouth Victorias 1902
 
Walter Saunders -Forward (Named Team Captain in 1902)
 
____ Lee - Cover Point
 
Charlottetown West End Rangers 1902: Co- 1902 Colored League Champions
 
Edmond Byers -Point
 
A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center
 
George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point
 
John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.
 
Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing
 
_____ DeCourcey - Forward
 
Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing
 
Al Ryan –Center
 
 
Truro Victorias 1902
 
George Clyke - Team Founder/Center-Point//Team Captain
 
John Cassidy –Point
 
Alex Ash
 
D. Buchanan
 
Oscar Clyke
 
Thomas "Willie" Connolly
 
Arthur Paris
 
Norman Paris
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1902
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
George Wiliams -Point/Goal
 
Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1902
 
Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point (played one game versus Truro)
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Charles Allison –Forward
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
William “Harry” A. Flint –Goal/Point
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain
 
George Taylor –Cover Point
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Africville Seasides 1902: Co-1902 Colored League Champions
 
John Cassidy -Point /Defense/Goal
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal
 
Frederick Carvery -Sub
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Dartmouth Victorias 1903
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
Charlottetown West End Rangers 1903: Co-1903 Colored League Champions
 
Edmond Byers -Point
 
A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center
 
George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point
 
John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.
 
Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing
 
Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing
 
_____Stanley, Cover Point
 
E. Crosby -Goal
 
 
Truro Victorias 1903
 
George Clyke - Team Founder/Center-Point//Team Captain
 
John Cassidy –Point
 
Alex Ash
 
D. Buchanan
 
Oscar Clyke
 
Thomas "Willie" Connolly
 
Arthur Paris
 
Norman Paris
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1903
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point
 
 
Amherst Royals 1903
 
L. Martin -Goal/Forward/Center
 
L. Lee - Rover
 
H. Ross -Cover Point
 
Joe Parsons -Goal
 
George Ross -Right Wing
 
Charles Cooke-Point
 
James Cumming -Point/Left Wing
 
Alexander Jackson - Rover
 
____Riley -Left Wing
 
____Isard
 
 
Truro Victorias 1903
 
George Clyke- Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
James Arthur Clyke -Goal
 
William H. Clyke
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris -Rover
 
O. Paris –Right Wing.
 
 
 
Africville Seasides 1903
 
John Cassidy -Point /Defense/Goal
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal
 
Frederick Carvery -Sub
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1903: Co-1903 Colored League Champions
 
Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
William “Harry” A. Flint –Goal/Point
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain
 
George Taylor –Cover Point
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Truro Victorias 1904
 
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Charlottetown West End Rangers 1904
 
John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.
 
Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing
 
Oliver Mills –Point
 
 
Dartmouth Jubilees 1904
 
C. Johnson -Forward
 
Albert Kelly - Center
 
Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point
 
Hammond Plains Moss Backs 1904
 
Albert Emmerson – Team Captain
 
Africville Seasides 1904
 
John Cassidy -Point /Defense
 
James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal
 
Frederick Carvery -Sub
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing
 
William Carvery, Sr. -Goal
 
Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive
 
T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1904: 1904 Colored League Champions
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John Mansfield -Sub
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain
 
George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain after Skinner leaves team
 
Laurence Saunders -Sub
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1905: 1905 Colored League Champions
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John Mansfield -Sub
 
George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain
 
Laurence Saunders -Sub
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Truro Victorias 1905
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Amherst Royals 1905 - Team competed as a baseball team in Spring/Summer
 
Adolphus Francis Skinner –Coach/Captain
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1906: 1906 Colored League Champions
 
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John Mansfield -Sub
 
George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain
 
Laurence Saunders -Sub
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
 
Truro Victorias 1906
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1907
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John Mansfield -Sub
 
George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain
 
Laurence Saunders -Sub
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Truro Victorias 1907
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1908
 
Walter Saunders –Forward
 
George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center
 
Herbert W. Allison -Goal
 
George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward
 
John Mansfield -Sub
 
George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain
 
Laurence Saunders -Sub
 
James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager
 
 
Truro Victorias 1908
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Truro Victorias 1909
 
George Williams -Point/Goal
 
George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain
 
James Alexander Clyke -Goal
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover
 
O.Paris –Right Wing
 
Joe Taylor
 
 
Truro Victorias 1910
 
Marty Martin –Left Wing
 
Ansel Clyke –Forward
 
William H. Clyke
 
 
Truro Colored Hockey League Players Who Served In The No. 2 Construction Battalion During World War I.
 
Samuel Reece
 
Frank Leslie Paris
 
Thomas Seldon Paris
 
Horace Mentis
 
James Ivan Talbot
 
Percy Lewis Byard
 
Charles Frederick Williams
 
Harry Henry Tynes
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke
 
 
Truro Colored Hockey League Players Who Served In The 106th Nova Scotia Battalion During World War I.
 
James Arthur Clyke
 
 
Colored Hockey League Officials –1921-1930
 
Joe Paris – Truro Sheiks Team Manager 1928-1930
 
Halifax Diamonds 1922
 
Harold G. Lambert –Forward
 
William T. “Pop Corn” Lambert
 
Joe Taylor - Cover Point
 
John "Jack" Turner - Sub
 
 
Halifax Eurekas 1922
 
___ Barton -Goal
 
George Brown - Sub
 
____Brindley -Sub
 
Herbert S. Carter - Defense
 
Al Dilleon -Forward
 
Harry Tynes -Forward
 
 
Truro Victorias 1922
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
Africville Seasides 1922
 
Aaron 'Pa" Carvery -Defense
 
Frederick Carvery -Sub
 
James Carvery -Goal
 
Richard "Dick" Carvery - Sub
 
William Carvery, Jr. -Sub
 
James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing
 
Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward
 
______Mantley, -Forward
 
James Paris, Jr. -Defense/Wing
 
 
Amherst Royals 1922: 1922 Colored League Champions
 
Frank Cooke - Wing
 
Robert Halfkenny -Sub
 
Frank Jones -Wing
 
Wilfrid Jordan -Defense
 
David Martin - Defense
 
R. Martin -Sub
 
H. Tankard -Sub
 
David "Louse" Williams -Center
 
Oscar Williams –
 
 
Truro Victorias 1923
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
Truro Victorias 1924
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
Truro Victorias 1925
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
Truro Victorias 1926
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
Truro Victorias 1927
 
Percy Lewis Byard -Sub
 
Ansel Clyke -Forward
 
Alexander Clyke -Goal.
 
Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub
 
Horace Mentis –Defense
 
Thomas S. Paris -Center
 
Wilbert Sheppard -Sub
 
Tude Talbot –Wing-Center
 
 
The New Glasgow Speedboys -1928
 
Pete Paris -Goal
 
George Whalen -Defense
 
Sam Pervoe -Defense
 
E. Lawrence -Forward
 
A. Smithers -Forward
 
H.L. Smithers -Forward
 
Eddie Morris - Sub
 
Raymond Sheppard -Sub
 
R. Paris -Sub
 
 
The Truro Sheiks -1928 (Formerly the Truro Victorias)
 
Ansel Clyke -Goal
 
Horace Mentis -Defense
 
Wilfrid Jordan -Defense
 
Palmer Jordan -Forward
 
Frederick (Ted) Dorrington -Forward
 
Walter (Simmons) Clyke -Forward
 
Vic Jones -Sub
 
Elmer Jones -Sub
 
Team Manager: Joe Paris
 
Edward "Eddie" Clyke -Sub
 
 
The Truro Sheiks -1929
 
Ansel Clyke -Goal
 
Wilfrid Jordan -Defense
 
Palmer Jordan -Forward
 
Frederick "Ted" Dorrington -Forward
 
Walter Simmonds Clyke -Forward
 
Vic Jones -Sub
 
Elmer Jones -Sub
 
Edward "Eddie" Clyke -Sub
 
Team Manager: Joe Paris
 
 
The Truro Sheiks - 1930: 1930 Colored Hockey League Champions
 
Edward "Eddie" Clyke
 
Stanley "Buster" Clyke
 
Joe Paris
 
St. Claire ( Pansy) Byard
 
Lloyd Talbot
 
Wilfred Jordan
 
Palmer Jordan
 
Ansel Clyke
 
Frederick "Ted" Dorrington
 
Walter Simmonds Clyke
 
Team Manager: Joe Paris
 


==References==
==References==

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Coloured Hockey League
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Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1895
No. of teams Various
Continent North America

The Coloured Hockey League was an all-black ice hockey league founded in Nova Scotia in 1895,[1] which featured teams from across Canada's Maritime Provinces.[2][3] The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

With as many as a dozen teams, over 400 African Canadian players from across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island participated in competition.[13] The Coloured Hockey League is credited by some as being the first league to allow the goaltender to leave his feet to cover a puck in 1900. This practice was not permitted elsewhere until the formation of the National Hockey League in 1917. In their book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925, historians George and Darril Fosty state that the first player to use the slapshot was Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eureka in 1906.[14][9][15]

When it was founded in 1895, the league was composed of the Halifax Eurekas, Halifax Stanley, and Dartmouth Jubilees. In March 1899, the Halifax Eurekas played an exhibition game against the Dartmouth Chebuctos of the Halifax City Hockey League. The Eurkeas won 9-7 in the first recorded game between all-white and all-black teams. The Eurekas won the title five years in a row from 1896 to 1900.

In 1899, the league expanded, adding the Africville Sea-Sides and the Truro Victorias. The Charlottetown West End Rangers joined in 1901, and the league this became the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes. The Amherst Royals were added in 1903, and the Hammond Plains Moss Backs the following year. It utilized a challenge cup system, with the previous year's champion retaining the championship, while the other teams would play for the right to face the holders for the trophy.

The Halifax Crescents won the HCHL title in 1900, and were declared champions of the Maritimes Hockey League. There should have been a playoff between the Crescents and the Eurekas to crown a Maritime champion, but the hockey officials of the time disapproved of this, and the Crescents went on to challenge for the Stanley Cup. Despite this, when it became known that the Crescents were short on funds to travel to Montreal for the Stanley Cup, the Halifax Eurekas faced the Africville Sea-Sides in a game on March 19 to help raise money for their trip. The Sea-Sides won, 5-1.

At its peak, which lasted from around 1900-1905, the league averaged 1,200-1,500 spectators, with the games often being better attended than the all-white Halifax City League's. The Halifax Eurekas won the Colored League title three years in a row from 1904-1906, and in 1906 they were denied the right to face the New Glasgow Cubs for the Maritime Hockey League championship. The Cubs went on to challenge for the Stanley Cup.[16]

The league began to decline when a dispute arose regarding the proposed annexation of land in Africville (a black community in north Halifax, where many CHL players resided) for expanded rail service arose. While the legal battle was ongoing, some rink owners refused to rent ice to the CHL or any black teams, and others were only willing to give them access in late March, by which time the ice was in poor condition. Local newspapers also stopped giving much coverage the league, which was forced to move outside to local ponds, and faded into obscurity. No games were reported in 1905, and only one was mentioned in 1906. The last recorded newspaper article about the league from this era was penned in Truro in 1911.

The CHL was reformed in 1920, with the New Glasgow Rangers/Rovers, Truro Victorias, Amherst Royals, Charlottetown West End Rangers, Africville Sea-Sides, and the Halifax All-Stars (which consisted of the top players from Halifax and Dartmouth) participating. Africville's roster was filled with players, many of whom were now in their 40s, who had played on the team when they first joined the league in 1900. While the league did regain some popularity, it never reached the level it had achieved in the early 1900s, and there was a lot of turnover among the teams.

Black teams including the Halifax Wizards, New Glasgow Speed Boys, Africville Brown Bombers and Truro Sheiks, among others, would continue to play exhibition games during the 1930s, but they never achieved much notoriety.[17]

Four black teams existed in the Halifax area in this era, and the following appeared in the book Halifax: Cornerstone of Canada: "There were many amateur teams on both sides of the harbour at this time, including four all-Black teams -- the [West End] Rangers, Cherry Brook, Halifax Hawks, and Africville [Brown Bombers]. Dartmouth was limited to playing on the lakes or outdoor rinks because its second rink, the Marks Cross Arena, burned in the late 1920’s, but Halifax had good ice at both the Arena and Forum in the Exhibition Grounds."

Champions

  • 1895: Halifax Stanleys
  • 1896-1900: Halifax Eurekas
  • 1901: Africville Sea-Sides, Charlottetown West End Rangers (co-champions)
  • 1902: Africville Sea-Sides, Charlottetown West End Rangers (co-champions)
  • 1903: Charlottetown West End Rangers, Halifax Eurekas (co-champions)
  • 1904-1906: Halifax Eurekas
  • 1920: Truro Victorias
  • 1921: Charlottetown West End Rangers
  • 1922: Amherst Royals
  • 1930: Truro Sheiks

Personnel

Colored Hockey League Officials –1894-1895

Pastor James Borden – Dartmouth Lake Church

Henry Sylvester Williams – Activist (1894-1895)

Peter Evander McKerrow – Lay Minister, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church

Frank Saunders – Team Captain Halifax Stanleys

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees


Dartmouth Jubilees 1894 - 1895

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal (Team Captain)

Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point

Charles Borden -Forward/Point

John "Cut" Brown -Forward

Charles Flint -Forward

F. Flint -Point

B. Green -Cover Point

R. Reilly -Forward


Halifax Stanleys 1894-1895: 1895 Colored League Champions

Walter Saunders –Forward

Agustus "Gus" Adams - Point

Charles Allison - Point

Alfred Carter - Forward

George Clyke -Goal

B. McKerrow – Forward

Frank Saunders – Forward /Team Captain


Dartmouth Jubilees 1896

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal /Team Captain

Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point

Charles Borden -Forward/Point

John "Cut" Brown -Forward

Charles Flint -Forward


Dartmouth Jubilees 1897

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal/Team Captain

Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point

Charles Borden -Forward/Point

John "Cut" Brown -Forward

Charles Flint -Forward


Colored Hockey League Officials –1895-1897

Peter Evander McKerrow – Lay Minister, Cornwallis Street Baptist Church

Frank Saunders – Team Captain Halifax Stanleys

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees


Dartmouth Jubilees 1898

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Forward/Goal/Team Captain

Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point

Charles Borden -Forward/Point

John "Cut" Brown -Forward

George Collins -

Charles Flint -Forward

C. Johnson -Forward

Edward Johnson -

Oscar Johnson -

T. McCann –


Halifax Eurekas 1898: 1898 Colored League Champions

James E. Dixon - Goal

Agustus “Gus” Adams - Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Charles Allison -Forward

William “Harry” A. Flint – Goal/Point

Stanley Johnson - Goal

Frank L. Symonds

Walter “Jack” Thomas – Forward/Point

___ Wilson -Forward

James A.R. Kinney –Team Manager


Colored Hockey League Officials –1898-1900

James A.R. Kinney – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/ League President

James Robinson Johnston – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/Legal Advisor

Henry "Braces" Franklyn -Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees until 1899

C. Johnson - Team Captain Dartmouth Jubilees 1899

James Carvery – Africville Seasides Vice President, 1899

James E. Dixon – Africville Seasides Team Captain/Team Secretary , 1899

James Paris – Africville Seasides Team President , 1899

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain, 1899

George Clyke – Truro Victorias Team Founder/Team Captain, 1899


Dartmouth Jubilees 1899

Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward

Thomas "Tommy" Tynes, Jr. -Forward/Cover Point

John "Cut" Brown -Forward

Charles Flint -Forward

George Wiliams -Point/Goal

C. Johnson -Forward (Named Team Captain 1899)

Walter Saunders –Forward


Africville Seasides 1899

John Brown, Jr. -Forward

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal (Elected Team Vice President, 1899)

John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal

John "Cut" Brown -Forward (played one game versus the Eurekas)

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing /Team Captain/Team Secretary

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

James Paris -Point/Goal (Team President)

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Halifax Eurekas 1899: 1899 Colored League Champions

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover (played one game)

Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Charles Allison -Forward

Stanley Johnson -Goal

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point/Team Captain

Walter “Jack” Thomas –Forward/Point

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1899

George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain

Alex Ash

D. Buchanan

Oscar Clyke

Thomas "Willie" Connolly

Arthur Paris

Norman Paris


Colored Hockey League Officials –1900-1910

James A.R. Kinney – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/ League President

James Robinson Johnston – Cornwallis Street Baptist Church/Legal Advisor

George Clyke - Truro Victorias Team Founder/Team Captain (1899-1904)

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain (1899-1901)

John “Jack” T. Mills – West End Rangers Team Captain (1900-1904)

James Paris – Africville Seasides Team President -1900

William G. Howe, Jr. – Africville Seasides Team Executive -1900

T.G. MacDonald – Africville Seasides Treasurer and Manager –1900-1904

Walter Saunders – Dartmouth Victorias Team Captain – 1902

Adolphus Francis Skinner – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain-1902

Albert Emmerson – Hammond Plains Moss Backs Team Captain -1904

George Taylor – Halifax Eurekas Team Captain 1904-1906

Adolphus Francis Skinner –Amherst Royals Coach/Captain 1905-1906


Truro Victorias 1900

George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain

Alex Ash

D. Buchanan

Oscar Clyke

Thomas "Willie" Connolly

Arthur Paris

Norman Paris


Dartmouth Jubilees 1900

Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward

C. Johnson -Forward

George Williams -Point/Goal


Halifax Eurekas 1900: 1900 Colored League Champions

Fred "Freddie" Borden -Goal/Forward (played one game vs Seasides)

Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Charles Allison -Forward

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point (Team Captain)

Walter “Jack” Thomas –Forward/Point

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John “Harley” Davidson –Point

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Charlottetown West End Rangers 1900

Edmond Byers -Point

A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center

George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point

John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.

Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing


Africville Seasides 1900

John Brown, Jr. -Forward

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal

John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

James Paris -Point/Goal/Team President

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Dartmouth Jubilees 1901

C. Johnson -Forward

George Wiliams -Point/Goal


Charlottetown West End Rangers 1901: Co-1901 Colored League Champions

Edmond Byers -Point

A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center

George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point

John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain

Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing


Truro Victorias 1901

George Clyke – Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain

Alex Ash

D. Buchanan

Oscar Clyke

Thomas "Willie" Connolly

Arthur Paris

Norman Paris


Africville Seasides 1901: Co -1901 Colored League Champions

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal

John Cassiday -Point /Defense/Goal

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point (Joined team after starting season on Eurekas)

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Halifax Eurekas 1901

Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Charles Allison -Forward

A. Edward “Eddie” Martin –Cover Point /Team Captain

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Dartmouth Victorias 1902

Walter Saunders -Forward (Named Team Captain in 1902)

____ Lee - Cover Point

Charlottetown West End Rangers 1902: Co- 1902 Colored League Champions

Edmond Byers -Point

A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center

George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point

John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.

Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing

_____ DeCourcey - Forward

Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing

Al Ryan –Center


Truro Victorias 1902

George Clyke - Team Founder/Center-Point//Team Captain

John Cassidy –Point

Alex Ash

D. Buchanan

Oscar Clyke

Thomas "Willie" Connolly

Arthur Paris

Norman Paris


Dartmouth Jubilees 1902

C. Johnson -Forward

George Wiliams -Point/Goal

Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point


Halifax Eurekas 1902

Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point (played one game versus Truro)

Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Charles Allison –Forward

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

William “Harry” A. Flint –Goal/Point

Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain

George Taylor –Cover Point

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Africville Seasides 1902: Co-1902 Colored League Champions

John Cassidy -Point /Defense/Goal

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal

Frederick Carvery -Sub

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Dartmouth Victorias 1903

Walter Saunders –Forward

Charlottetown West End Rangers 1903: Co-1903 Colored League Champions

Edmond Byers -Point

A. “Harry” McNeill –Goal -Center

George “Hurley” Mills – Cover Point

John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.

Albert “Bert” Mills –Left Wing

Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing

_____Stanley, Cover Point

E. Crosby -Goal


Truro Victorias 1903

George Clyke - Team Founder/Center-Point//Team Captain

John Cassidy –Point

Alex Ash

D. Buchanan

Oscar Clyke

Thomas "Willie" Connolly

Arthur Paris

Norman Paris

Dartmouth Jubilees 1903

C. Johnson -Forward

Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point


Amherst Royals 1903

L. Martin -Goal/Forward/Center

L. Lee - Rover

H. Ross -Cover Point

Joe Parsons -Goal

George Ross -Right Wing

Charles Cooke-Point

James Cumming -Point/Left Wing

Alexander Jackson - Rover

____Riley -Left Wing

____Isard


Truro Victorias 1903

George Clyke- Team Founder/Center-Point/Team Captain

George Williams -Point/Goal

James Arthur Clyke -Goal

William H. Clyke

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris -Rover

O. Paris –Right Wing.


Africville Seasides 1903

John Cassidy -Point /Defense/Goal

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal

Frederick Carvery -Sub

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Halifax Eurekas 1903: Co-1903 Colored League Champions

Agustus “Gus” Adams –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

William “Harry” A. Flint –Goal/Point

Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain

George Taylor –Cover Point

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1904


George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Charlottetown West End Rangers 1904

John “Jack” T. Mills –Rover/Team Captain.

Lemuel "Lewis" Mills - Right Wing

Oliver Mills –Point


Dartmouth Jubilees 1904

C. Johnson -Forward

Albert Kelly - Center

Gilbert Richard Lattimore -Point

Hammond Plains Moss Backs 1904

Albert Emmerson – Team Captain

Africville Seasides 1904

John Cassidy -Point /Defense

James Carvery -Forward/Center/Goal

Frederick Carvery -Sub

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Forward/Right Wing

William Carvery, Sr. -Goal

Allen Dixon -Forward/Point/Rover

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Wallace Dixon -Forward/Cover Point

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

William G. Howe, Jr. -Team Executive

T.G. MacDonald -Treasurer and Manager


Halifax Eurekas 1904: 1904 Colored League Champions

Walter Saunders –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John Mansfield -Sub

Adolphus Francis Skinner –Team Captain

George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain after Skinner leaves team

Laurence Saunders -Sub

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Halifax Eurekas 1905: 1905 Colored League Champions

Walter Saunders –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John Mansfield -Sub

George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain

Laurence Saunders -Sub

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1905

George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Amherst Royals 1905 - Team competed as a baseball team in Spring/Summer

Adolphus Francis Skinner –Coach/Captain


Halifax Eurekas 1906: 1906 Colored League Champions


Walter Saunders –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John Mansfield -Sub

George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain

Laurence Saunders -Sub

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1906

George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Halifax Eurekas 1907

Walter Saunders –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John Mansfield -Sub

George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain

Laurence Saunders -Sub

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1907

George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Halifax Eurekas 1908

Walter Saunders –Forward

George Adams –Forward/Cover Point/Center

Herbert W. Allison -Goal

George “Charlie” Tolliver – Point/Forward

John Mansfield -Sub

George Taylor –Cover Point – Team Captain

Laurence Saunders -Sub

James A. R. Kinney –Team Manager


Truro Victorias 1908

George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Truro Victorias 1909

George Williams -Point/Goal

George Clyke –Team Founder/Center-Point/ Team Captain

James Alexander Clyke -Goal

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Alexander Joseph Paris –Rover

O.Paris –Right Wing

Joe Taylor


Truro Victorias 1910

Marty Martin –Left Wing

Ansel Clyke –Forward

William H. Clyke


Truro Colored Hockey League Players Who Served In The No. 2 Construction Battalion During World War I.

Samuel Reece

Frank Leslie Paris

Thomas Seldon Paris

Horace Mentis

James Ivan Talbot

Percy Lewis Byard

Charles Frederick Williams

Harry Henry Tynes

Joseph Palmer Clyke


Truro Colored Hockey League Players Who Served In The 106th Nova Scotia Battalion During World War I.

James Arthur Clyke


Colored Hockey League Officials –1921-1930

Joe Paris – Truro Sheiks Team Manager 1928-1930

Halifax Diamonds 1922

Harold G. Lambert –Forward

William T. “Pop Corn” Lambert

Joe Taylor - Cover Point

John "Jack" Turner - Sub


Halifax Eurekas 1922

___ Barton -Goal

George Brown - Sub

____Brindley -Sub

Herbert S. Carter - Defense

Al Dilleon -Forward

Harry Tynes -Forward


Truro Victorias 1922

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


Africville Seasides 1922

Aaron 'Pa" Carvery -Defense

Frederick Carvery -Sub

James Carvery -Goal

Richard "Dick" Carvery - Sub

William Carvery, Jr. -Sub

James E. Dixon - Goal/Forward/Point/Left Wing

Richard "Dick" Dixon -Sub/Forward

______Mantley, -Forward

James Paris, Jr. -Defense/Wing


Amherst Royals 1922: 1922 Colored League Champions

Frank Cooke - Wing

Robert Halfkenny -Sub

Frank Jones -Wing

Wilfrid Jordan -Defense

David Martin - Defense

R. Martin -Sub

H. Tankard -Sub

David "Louse" Williams -Center

Oscar Williams –


Truro Victorias 1923

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


Truro Victorias 1924

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


Truro Victorias 1925

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


Truro Victorias 1926

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


Truro Victorias 1927

Percy Lewis Byard -Sub

Ansel Clyke -Forward

Alexander Clyke -Goal.

Joseph Palmer Clyke -Sub

Horace Mentis –Defense

Thomas S. Paris -Center

Wilbert Sheppard -Sub

Tude Talbot –Wing-Center


The New Glasgow Speedboys -1928

Pete Paris -Goal

George Whalen -Defense

Sam Pervoe -Defense

E. Lawrence -Forward

A. Smithers -Forward

H.L. Smithers -Forward

Eddie Morris - Sub

Raymond Sheppard -Sub

R. Paris -Sub


The Truro Sheiks -1928 (Formerly the Truro Victorias)

Ansel Clyke -Goal

Horace Mentis -Defense

Wilfrid Jordan -Defense

Palmer Jordan -Forward

Frederick (Ted) Dorrington -Forward

Walter (Simmons) Clyke -Forward

Vic Jones -Sub

Elmer Jones -Sub

Team Manager: Joe Paris

Edward "Eddie" Clyke -Sub


The Truro Sheiks -1929

Ansel Clyke -Goal

Wilfrid Jordan -Defense

Palmer Jordan -Forward

Frederick "Ted" Dorrington -Forward

Walter Simmonds Clyke -Forward

Vic Jones -Sub

Elmer Jones -Sub

Edward "Eddie" Clyke -Sub

Team Manager: Joe Paris


The Truro Sheiks - 1930: 1930 Colored Hockey League Champions

Edward "Eddie" Clyke

Stanley "Buster" Clyke

Joe Paris

St. Claire ( Pansy) Byard

Lloyd Talbot

Wilfred Jordan

Palmer Jordan

Ansel Clyke

Frederick "Ted" Dorrington

Walter Simmonds Clyke

Team Manager: Joe Paris


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