Cape Breton Hockey League

The Cape Breton Hockey League was played in the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia from 1915 to 1922.

Participating teams

• Glace Bay Miners (1915-1922)
• North Sydney Victorias (1915-1922)
• Sydney Millionaires (1915-1922)

1916 season

Teams

• Glace Bay
• North Sydney
• Sydney

Scores

• 1/11: Sydney - North Sydney 5:4
• 1/13: North Sydney - Glace Bay 6:4 (20 min OT)
• 1/14: Glace Bay - Sydney 5:4
• 1/18: Glace Bay - Sydney 7:3
• 1/21: Glace Bay - North Sydney 12:8
• 1/25: Sydney - North Sydney 5:3
• 1/26: North Sydney - Glace Bay 7:6 (20 min OT)
• 1/28: Glace Bay - Sydney 8:1
• 2/1: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:2
• 2/2: North Sydney - Sydney 5:0
• 2/15: Sydney - Glace Bay 6:4 (10 min OT)
• 2/16: Sydney - North Sydney 5:3
• 2/25: Glace Bay - Sydney 4:2
• 2/28: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:3
• 3/1: Sydney beat North Sydney
• 3/6: Glace Bay - North Sydney 5:1

Final

• 3/9: Glace Bay - Sydney 7:2
• 3/10: Glace Bay - Sydney 6:5

Glace Bay Miners beat Sydney Millionaires 13:7 over two games.

1917 season

Scores

• 1/15: Sydney - North Sydney 8:5
• 1/16: Sydney - North Sydney 4:2
• 1/17: Glace Bay - North Sydney 4:2
• 1/18: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:3
• 1/23: Glace Bay - Sydney 6:2
• 1/30: Sydney - North Sydney 4:2 (40 minute game)
• 2/1: Glace Bay - Sydney 4:2
• 2/2: Sydney - North Sydney 8:5
• 2/15: Sydney - Glace Bay 5:4
• 2/20: Glace Bay - Sydney 6:3
• 3/1: Glace Bay - Sydney 9:3

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts
Sydney Millionaires	10	6	4	0	12
Glace Bay Miners	7	5	2	0	10
North Sydney Victorias	5	0	5	0	0

Final

• 3/15: Glace Bay Miners - Sydney Millionaires 10:1

1918 season

Scores

• 1/13: North Sydney - Sydney 4:2
• 1/17: Sydney - North Sydney 6:1
• 1/22: Glace Bay - North Sydney 9:3
• 1/24: Sydney - Glace Bay 2:2 (20 min OT)
• 1/29: Glace Bay - Sydney 4:3
• 1/30: North Sydney - Glace Bay 6:4
• 1/31: Sydney - North Sydney 3:0
• 2/5: Glace Bay - North Sydney 8:3
• 2/6: Sydney - North Sydney 2:1
• 2/7: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:2 (10 min OT)
• 2/12: Glace Bay - Sydney 5:3
• 2/13: Glace Bay - North Sydney 8:5
• 2/14: Sydney - North Sydney 14:2

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts
Sydney Millionaires	8	5	2	1	11
Glace Bay Miners	8	5	2	1	11
North Sydney Victorias	9	2	7	0	4

North Sydney withdrew after their 2/14 game, and a playoff series between Glace Bay and Sydney then began.

Final

• 2/19: Sydney - Glace Bay 5:2
• 2/21: Sydney - Glace Bay 6:3
• 2/27: Glace Bay - Sydney 5:0
• 2/28: Sydney - Glace Bay 3:1
• 3/5: Glace Bay - Sydney 7:2
• 3/7: Glace Bay - Sydney 3:1
• Glace Bay - Sydney Forfeit

Glace Bay Miners - Sydney Millionaires 21 goals to 17 over seven games (4-3).

1919 season

Scores

• 1/23: Sydney - Glace Bay 5:5 (10 min OT)
• 130: Sydney - Glace Bay 10:3
• 2/12: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:3
• 2/21: Glace Bay - Sydney 3:2

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Sydney Millionaires	4	2	1	1	21	14	5
Glace Bay Miners	4	1	2	1	14	21	3

1920 season

• 1/15: Sydney - Glace Bay 7:4 - goals: Campbell (3), Paterson, MacDonald (3)/Murphy, McLean, Wilkie, Moore - assists: Richardson (2), Richmond/none

Sydney roster: Foote (goal), McLeod (point), MacDonald (cover), Richardson (RW), Paterson (C), Campbell (LW), Richmond, McInnis, Burgey (spares). Glace Bay roster: O'Callaghan (goal), Murphy (point), McLean (cover), Wilkie (RW), Fraser (C), Moore (LW), Curry (spare).

• 1/20: Glace Bay - Sydney 7:4 - goals: Wilkie (4), McKinnon (2), McLean/Paterson (2), Richardson, McLeod - assists: Fraser (2), Wilkie, McLean/Campbell

Glace Bay roster: McIsaac (goal), Murphy (point), McLean (cover), Wilkie (RW), Fraser (C), McKinnon (LW), Curry, Moore (spares). Sydney roster: Foote (goal), McLeod (point), MacDonald (cover), Richardson (RW), Paterson (C), Campbell (LW), Richmond, McInnis (spares).

• 1/22: Glace Bay - Sydney 7:2 - goals: McLean (4), Wilkie (2), Cleary/McDonald, Richardson - assists: Wilkie/none

Glace Bay roster: O'Callaghan (goal), Cleary (point), Murphy (cover), Wilkie (center), McLean (RW), Fraser (LW). Sydney roster: Foote (goal), McLeod (point), MacDonald (cover), Paterson (C), Richardson (RW), Campbell (LW), Richmond, McInnis (spares).

• 1/27: Sydney - Glace Bay 4:3 - goals: McLeod, Richmond (3)/Wilkie, McLean, Moore - assists: Richardson/none

Sydney roster: Foote (goal), McLeod (point), MacDonald (cover), Richardson (RW), Richmond (C), Campbell (LW), McLeod, McInnis (spares). Glace bay roster: O'Callaghan (goal), Cleary (point), Murphy (cover), McLean (RW), Wilkie (C), Moore (LW), Demont (spare).

The series between the Glace Bay Miners and Sydney Millionaires appears to have ended after four games, each side winning two.

1922 season

• 3/10: Sydney Millionaires - Glace Bay Miners 11:6 - final

Sources

• SIHR - League Directory

Credits

• Ernie Fitzsimmons
• Cape Breton Regional Library (completed research request for 1920 and 1922 seasons)