Early North American leagues portal

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Your reference for early ice hockey leagues in North America

Overviews List of Pre-1900 Canadian Seasons List of Canadian Seasons (1900-1920) List of Maritimes seasons List of Pre-1920 American Seasons List of American Seasons (1920-1945) List of United States collegiate men's ice hockey seasons (1895-1947) List of American College Seasons (1895-1920) List of American College Seasons (1920-1971) Competitions Montreal Winter Carnival (1883-1889) Stanley Cup (1893-1926, NHL exclusive after) List of Stanley Cup Challenge Games Starr Trophy (1897-1924) Larson Trophy (1897-1902) Rossland Winter Carnival (1898-1917) Hewson Cup (1906-1908) Fit-Reform Trophy (1908-1911) Sumner Cup (1909-1928) Gordon Cup (1911-1919) Art Ross Cup (1912-1920) Deery Cup (1914-1920) York County Playoffs (1900-1913) Wilkerson Trophy (1923-1928) Major Leagues Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886-1898)* Ontario Hockey Association (1890-1920)* Manitoba Hockey Association (1892-1909)* Halifax City Hockey League (1893-1946)* Central Canada Hockey Association (1896-1897)* American Amateur Hockey League (1896-1918) Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (1896-1910) Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1898-1905)* Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association (1902-1904) Nova Scotia Hockey League (1903-1911)* Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904-1909)* International Professional Hockey League (1904-1907) Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (1902-1953)* Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1906-1909)* Timiskaming Professional Hockey League (1906-1911) Alberta Professional Hockey League (1907-1910)* New Ontario Hockey League (1907-1912)* Ontario Professional Hockey League (1908-1911)* Canadian Hockey Association (1909-1910)* Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League (1909-1912)* Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910-1911) National Hockey Association (1909-1917)* Eastern Ontario Professional Hockey League (1910-1911)* Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911-1914)* Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1912-1924)* Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914-1915) National Hockey League (1917-present)* United States Amateur Hockey Association (1920-1925) Western Canada Hockey League (1921-1926)* Cape Breton County Professional Hockey League (1922-1923) California Hockey League (1924-1933) (*League had team play for the Stanley Cup.) Other Leagues Junior Amateur Hockey Association (1887-1948) Ottawa City Hockey League (1890-1955) Manitoba and Northwest Hockey Association Intermediate League (1892-1914) Early Quebec Leagues (1893-1909) Saint John Hockey League (1894-1902) Baltimore Hockey League (1895-1898) Moncton City Hockey League (1897-1915) Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League (1897-1962) Canadian Amateur Intermediate Hockey League (1898-1912) Upper Ottawa Valley League (1898-1949) New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1899-1911) St. John's Senior Hockey League (1899-1971) Western Ontario Hockey Association (1900-1904) Cape Breton Senior Hockey League (1901-1911) Fredericton City Hockey League (1901-1917) Lower Ottawa Valley League (1901-1951) Western Canada Hockey Association Intermediate League (1902-1905) Intermediate Intercollegiate Series (1902-1939) Crow's Nest Pass Hockey League (1903-1912) Montreal Manufacturers League (1903-1915) Western Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1905-1914) Saskatchewan Hockey League (1904-1909) Junior Intercollegiate Series (1905-1925) Stormont-Glengary League (1906-1913) Interprovincial Hockey League (1908-1910) Alberta Amateur Hockey League (1908-1910) Boundary Hockey League (1908-1922) Cobalt Mines Hockey League (1909-1914) Nova Scotia Independent League (1909-1910) Quebec City League (1909-1924) Interprovincial Hockey Union (1910-1914) Montreal City Hockey League (1910-1924) South Shore Hockey League (1910-1913) New Brunswick Hockey League (1911-1914) Cumberland Westmoreland Senior Hockey League (1911-1912) Timiskaming Senior Hockey League (1911-1919) Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League (1911-1922) Victoria City League (1911-1927) Vancouver City Senior League (1911-1938) West Kootenay Hockey League (1912-1922) Grand Falls Senior Hockey League (1912-1966) Cape Breton Intermediate Hockey League (1912-1914) Nova Scotia Intermediate Hockey League (1913-1914) Montreal Hockey League (1913-1920) American Amateur Hockey Association (1913-1932) Pictou County Semi-Pro Hockey League (1914-1915) Nova Scotia Valley Hockey League (1914-1915) Cape Breton Hockey League (1915-1922) Montreal Munitions League (1916-1917) Alberta Big Four League (1919-1921) Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1919-1923) Maritime Independent Hockey League (1920-1925) Corner Brook Hockey League (1925-1934)