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The Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) was an early men's senior ice hockey league playing around 1900 in Manitoba, Canada. The league started as an elite amateur league in 1892, became professional in 1905, had a professional and an amateur league in 1908–09 and only an amateur league from 1909 until 1923. Two teams from the league have won the Stanley Cup, the Winnipeg Victorias and the Kenora Thistles. Three other teams from the league have challenged for the Stanley Cup: Brandon Wheat Cities, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, and the Winnipeg Rowing Club. Other teams have won the Allan Cup: Winnipeg Hockey Club, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg Monarchs and Winnipeg Victorias.
It also was known as the Manitoba Hockey League and Manitoba Professional Hockey League in following years.
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History
Founding
The Manitoba Hockey Association was formed on November 11, 1892 to organize ice hockey play in Manitoba.[1]
Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association
In 1904, it would absorb the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association league, and include the Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles team from the province of Ontario. Kenora, ON was originally named Rat Portage.
Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL)
In 1905, the league started to have professional players, and renamed itself the Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL). This lasted until the end of the 1908–09 season, when several teams folded.
Manitoba Hockey League (MHL)
Starting in the 1908–09 season, the Manitoba Hockey League (MHL) was started as an amateur senior-level league. The teams from this league were eligible for the new Allan Cup.
Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association
With the founding of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1914, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association was formed to administer amateur ice hockey in Manitoba, except for the senior-level MHL. The MHL continued to be administered by the Manitoba Hockey Association.
Teams
Season Teams Champion 1892–93 Fort Osborne Rifles, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1893–94 Winnipeg Dragoons, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1894–95 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1895–96 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias† 1896–97 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1897–98 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1898–99 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1899–1900 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1900–01 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias† 1901–02 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1902–03 Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Rowing Club 1903–04 Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Rowing Club 1904–05 Brandon Wheat Cities, Portage la Prairie Cities, Rat Portage Thistles, Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg Victorias Rat Portage Thistles 1905–06 Brandon Wheat Cities, Kenora Thistles, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg Victorias Kenora Thistles † Stanley Cup winner.
Manitoba Professional Hockey League
Season Teams Champion 1906–07 Brandon Wheat Cities, Kenora Thistles‡, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg Strathconas Kenora Thistles 1907–08 Brandon Wheat Cities†, Kenora Thistles†, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Strathconas Winnipeg Maple Leafs 1908–09 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Shamrocks Winnipeg Shamrocks ‡ Stanley Cup winner.
† Brandon and Kenora only played one game in 1907–08 season before ceasing play.Manitoba Hockey League
In parallel with the MPHL, the MHA started the MHL amateur senior league in 1908–09.
Season Teams Champion 1908-1909 Winnipeg Capitals, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1909-1910 Winnipeg Capitals, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Varsity 1910-1911 Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias‡ 1911-1912 Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias‡ 1912-1913 Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg HC‡ 1914-1915 Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Monarchs‡ 1915-1916 A Winnipeg 61st Battalion, Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Soldiers Winnipeg 61st Battalion‡ 1915-1916 B Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Monarchs 1918-1919 Brandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Argonauts, Winnipeg Monarchs Selkirk Fishermen 1919-1920 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Falcons Winnipeg Falcons‡ 1919-1920 Winnipeg Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg HC 1920-1921 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Cities, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HC Brandon Wheat Cities 1921-1922 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HC Brandon Wheat Cities 1921-1922 Winnipeg Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Tigers, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias 1922-1923 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Cities, Fort William Beavers, Port Arthur Bearcats, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HC Brandon Wheat Cities ‡ Allan Cup winners.
References
- ^ McKinley, Michael (2000). Putting a Roof on Winter. Greystone Books. pp. pg. 32.
See also
External links
Categories:- Ice hockey league stubs
- Manitoba stubs
- Defunct ice hockey leagues in Manitoba
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