back to Early
Professional Leagues
Early Stanley Cup related
leagues.
The following leagues all played for the
chance to claim the Stanley Cup.
ManitobaPHL -- 1907 to 1908-09
OPHL --
1907-08 to 1910-11
IPHL --
1910-11
MaritimePHL -- 1911-12 to 1912-13
EPHL --
1914-15
PCHA --
1911-12 to 1923-24
WCHL --
1921-22 to 1924-25
WHL --
1925-26
Did not play for Stanley Cup
PCHL --
1928-29 to 1930-31
WCHL --
1932-33
NWHL --
1933-34 to 1935-36
PCHL --
1936-37 to
* denotes league champion
Manitoba Professional Hockey League
1907 MPHL (Manitoba)
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Brandon Wheat Kings 9
5 2 2 50
39 12
Portage-La-Prairie 9
5 3 1 35
33 11
*Kenora Thistles 6
4 2 0 38
19 8
Winnipeg Strathconas 10
1 8 1 38
70 3
*Kenora Thistles Stanley Cup champions.
Kenora had challenged ECAHA's Montreal Wanderers for Stanley
Cup.
Jan.17/1907 Kenora 4, Montreal Wanderers 2
Jan.21/1907 Kenora 8, Montreal Wanderers 6 (Kenora
wins series)
Montreal regains Stanley Cup in March.
March 23/1907 Montreal Wanderers 7, Kenora 2
March 25/1907 Kenora 6, Montreal Wanderers 5
(Montreal wins totals goals series 12-8)
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1907-08 MPHL (Manitoba)
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 16
10 6 0 107
89 20
Portage-La-Prairie 15
8 7 0 76
73 16
Winnipeg Strathconas 15
5 10 0 92
113 10
*Kenora Thistles
**Brandon Wheat Kings
*Kenora Thistles fold on Jan.1/1908
**Brandon Wheat Kings fold on Jan.3/1908
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1908-09 MPHL (Manitoba)
FIRST HALF
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 4
4 0 0 37
21 8
Winnipeg Shamrocks 4
1 3 0 22
29 2
§Winnipeg Winnipegs 2
0 2 0 13
22 0
SECOND HALF
*Winnipeg Shamrocks 5
4 1 0 48
35 8
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 5
1 4 0 35
48 2
§Winnipeg Winnipegs fold on Jan.9/1909
This was the last MPHL season.
Ontario Professional Hockey League
1907-08 OPHL
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Toronto Professionals 12 10
2 88 55 20
Berlin Dutchmen
12 7 5 57
49 12
Brantford Indians 12
5 7 65 79
10
Guelph Professionals 12
2 10 33 60
4
The Toronto Professionals lost a challenge
for the Stanley Cup.
March 14/1908 Montreal Wanderers
(ECAHA) 6, Toronto Professionals 4
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1908-09 OPHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Brantford Indians 15
10 4 1 123
100 21
Galt Professionals 15
10 4 1 107
91 21
Berlin Dutchmen
15 9 6 0
96 72 18
Toronto Professionals 15 5
10 0 105 111
10
Guelph Professionals 6
1 5 0 28
56 2
St.Catherines Pros 6
0 6 0 29
58 0
The Galt Professionals lost a challenge
for the Stanley Cup.
Jan.5/1909 Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)
12, Galt 3
Jan.7/1909 Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)
3, Galt 1
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1909-10 OPHL
GP W L GF
GA PTS
Berlin Dutchmen
17 11 6 103
74 22
*Waterloo Professionals 15 8
7 77 70 16
Brantford Indians 14
7 7 79 76
14
Galt Professionals 16
5 11 63 102
10
The Berlin Dutchmen lost a challenge for
the Stanley Cup.
March 12/1910 Montreal Wanderers
(NHA) 7, Berlin (Kitchener) 3
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1910-11 OPHL
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Galt Professionals 19
13 6 134 99
26
Waterloo Professionals 19 13
6 85 78 26
Berlin Dutchmen
18 10 8 93
87 20
Brantford Indians 18
1 17 59 107
2
The Galt Professionals lost a challenge
for the Stanley Cup
March 13/1911 Ottawa Senators 7,
Galt 4
This was the last OPHL season.
Interprovincial Professional Hockey league
1910-11 IPHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Moncton Victorias 8
6 2 0 35
12 12
Halifax Crescents 8
5 3 0 45
41 10
New Glascow Cubs 8
1 7 0 35
66 2
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The IPHL change name to Maritime Professional Hockey League. (MPHL)
1911-12 MPHL (Maritime)
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Moncton Victorias 18
12 6 0 106
80 24
New Glascow Cubs 18
10 8 0 108
80 20
Halifax Crescents 18
7 11 0 94
122 14
Halifax Socials
18 7 11 0
100 126 14
The Moncton Victorias lost a challenge
for the Stanley Cup.
March 11/1912 Quebec Bulldogs 9,
Moncton 3
March 13/1912 Quebec Bulldogs 8,
Moncton 0
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1912-13 MPHL (Maritime)
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Sydney Millionaires 16
11 5 0 71
60 22
New Glascow Cubs 16
10 6 0 89
58 20
Moncton Victorias 16
9 7 0 73
63 18
Halifax Socials
16 8 8 0
66 67 16
Halifax Crescents 16
2 14 0 44
95 4
The Sydney Millionaires lost a challenge
for the Stanley Cup.
March 8/1913 Quebec Bulldogs 14,
Sydney 3
March 10/1913 Quebec Bulldogs 6, Sydney
2
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1913-14 MPHL (Maritime)
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Sydney Millionaires 24
16 8 0 131
113 32
New Glascow Black Foxes 24 16
8
0 162 117 32
Halifax Crescents 24
12 12 0 108
107 24
Halifax Socials
24 4 20 0
97 161 8
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The MPHL change name to Eastern Professional Hockey League.
1914-15 EPHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Glace Bay Miners 7
5 2 0 37
24 10
§New Glascow Black Foxes7 3
4 0 32 46
6
Sydney Millionaires 8
3 5 0 46
45 6
§New Glascow Black Foxes fold on Jan.31/1915.
The EPHL folds on Feb.7/1915.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA)
and Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)
are listed together. Both league began
seperately, but soon merged to create
the Western (Canada) Hockey league.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
1911-12 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*New Westminster Royals 15 9
6 78 77 18
Vancouver Millionaires 15 7
8 102 102 14
Victoria Aristocrats 16
7 9 81 81
14
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1912-13 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Victoria Aristocrats 15 10
5 68 56 20
Vancouver Millionaires 16 7
9 84 89 14
New Westminster Royals 15 6
9 67 74 12
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1913-14 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Victoria Aristocrats 15 10
5 80 67 20
New Westminster Royals 16 7
9 75 81 14
Vancouver Millionaires 15 6
9 76 83 12
The Stanley Cup is now decided between
the NHA (soon to be NHL) and
PCHA.
The NHA's Toronto Blushirts (NHA) defeat Victoria Aristocrats for the Stanley Cup.
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1914-15 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Vancouver Millionaires 17 13
4 115 71 26
Portland Rosebuds 18
9 9 91 83
18
Victoria Aristocrats 17
4 13 64 116
8
*Vancouver Millionaires defeat Ottawa Senators (NHA) for Stanley Cup.
Vancouver Millionaires first PCHA Stanley Cup champion.
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1915-16 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Portland Rosebuds 18
13 5 71 50
26
Vancouver Millionaires 18 9
9 75 69 18
Seattle Metropolitans 18 9
9 68 67 18
Victoria Aristocrats 18
5 13 74 102
10
Montreal Canadiens (NHA) defeat Portland for Stanley Cup.
The Portland Rosebuds are the first US based team to play for the Stanley Cup.
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1916-17 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Seattle Metropolitans 24 16
8 125 80 32
Vancouver Millionaires 23 14
9 131 124 28
Portland Rosebuds 24
9 15 114 112 18
Spokane Canaries 23
8 15 89 143
16
*Seattle defeats Montreal Canadiens (NHA) for Stanley Cup.
Seattle Metropolitans first American based team to win Stanley Cup.
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1917-18 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
Seattle Metropolitans 18 11
7 67 65 22
*Vancouver Millionaires 18 9
9 70 60 18
Portland Rosebuds 18
7 11 63 75
14
Toronto Arenas (NHL) defeat Vancouver for Stanley Cup.
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1918-19 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
Vancouver Millionaires 20 12
8 72 55 24
*Seattle Metropolitans 20 11
9 66 46 22
Victoria Aristocrats 20
7 13 44 81
14
No decision for Stanley Cup in 1919 due
to influenza epidemic.
Montreal Canadiens-Seattle series halted
at 2-2-1.
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1919-20 PCHA
GP W L GF
GA PTS
*Seattle Metropolitans 22 12
10 59 55 24
Vancouver Millionaires 22 11
11 75 65 22
Victoria Aristocrats 22
10 12 57 71
20
Ottawa Senators (NHL) defeat Seattle for Stanley Cup.
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1920-21 PCHA
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Vancouver Millionaires 24 13
11 0 86 78
26
Seattle Metropolitans 24 12
11 1 77 68
25
Victoria Aristocrats 24
10 13 1 71
88 21
Ottawa Senators (NHL) defeat Vancouver for Stanley Cup.
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1921-22 PCHA
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Seattle Metropolitans 24 12
11 1 65 64
25
*Vancouver Millionaires 24 12
12 0 77 68
24
Victoria Aristocrats 24
11 12 1 61
71 23
Toronto St.Pats (NHL) defeat Vancouver
for Stanley Cup.
Western Canada Hockey League
1921-22 WCHL
GP W L GF
GA PTS
Edmonton Eskimos 24
15 9 117 76
30
*Regina Capitals 24
14 10 94 78
28
Calgary Tigers
24 14 10 75
62 28
Sask-Moose Jaw
24 5 19 67
137 10
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The PCHA and WCHL played an interlocking schedule.
1922-23 PCHA
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Vancouver Maroons 30
17 12 1 116
88 35
Victoria Cougars 30
16 14 0 94
85 32
Seattle Metropolitans 30 15
15 0 100 106
30
1922-23 WCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Edmonton Eskimos 30
19 10 1 112
90 39
Regina Capitals
30 16 14 0
93 97 32
Calgary Tigers
30 12 18 0
91 106 24
Saskatoon Crescents 30
8 20 2 91
125 18
-Ottawa Senators (NHL) defeat Vancouver
Maroons for Stanley Cup.
-Ottawa Senators (NHL) defeat Edmonton
Eskimos for Stanley Cup.
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1923-24 PCHA
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Seattle Metropolitans 30 14
16 0 84 99
28
*Vancouver Maroons 30
13 16 1 87
80 27
Victoria Cougars 30
11 18 1 78
103 23
1923-24 WCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Calgary Tigers
30 18 11 1
83 72 37
Regina Capitals
30 17 11 2
83 67 36
Saskatoon Crescents 30
15 12 3 91
73 33
Edmonton Eskimos 30
11 15 4 69
81 26
-Montreal Canadiens (NHL) defeat Vancouver
Maroons for Stanley Cup.
-Montreal Canadiens (NHL) defeat Calgary
Tigers for Stanley Cup.
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The PCHL and WCHL merge as one league.
1924-25 WCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Calgary Tigers
28 17 11 0
96 80 34
Saskatoon Crescents 28
16 11 1 102
75 33
*Victoria Cougars 28
16 12 0 84
63 32
Edmonton Eskimos 28
14 13 1 97
109 29
Vancouver Maroons 28
12 16 0 91
102 24
Regina Capitals
28 8 20 0
82 123 16
*Victoria Cougars defeat Montreal Canadiens (NHL) for Stanley Cup.
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WCHL changes name to Western Hockey League (WHL)
1925-26 WHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Edmonton Eskimos 30
19 11 0 94
77 38
Saskatoon Crescents 30
18 11 1 93
64 37
*Victoria Cougars 30
15 11 4 68
53 34
Portland Rosebuds 30
12 16 2 84
110 26
Calgary Tigers
30 10 17 3
71 80 23
Vancouver Maroons 30
10 18 2 64
90 22
Montreal Maroons (NHL) defeat Victoria
for Stanley Cup.
This was the last WHL season.
While the Western leagues no longer played
for the Stanley Cup, they did
continue for a few more years after a
3 year break.
Pacific Coast Hockey League
1928-29 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Vancouver Lions 36
25 8 3 87
54 54
Seattle Eskimos
36 17 17 2
75 76 36
Portland Buckaroos 36
14 17 5 64
72 33
Victoria Cubs
36 8 22 6
68 91 22
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1929-30 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Vancouver Lions 36
20 8 8 86
46 48
Portland Buckaroos 36
20 10 6 64
34 46
Seattle Eskimos
36 15 13 8
77 58 38
Victoria Cubs
36 5 29 2
43 132 12
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1930-31 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Seattle Eskimos
34 16 9 9
64 51 41
*Vancouver Lions 35
14 13 8 61
61 36
Portland Buckaroos 35
12 15 8 60
61 32
§ Tacoma Tigers
10 2 7 1
12 24 5
§ Tacoma Tigers folded in January/1931.
Last season for PCHL.
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With the demise of the PCHL, the Western
Canada Hockey League (WCHL) started
2 years later.
Western Canada Hockey league
1932-33 WCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Calgary Tigers
30 16 10 4
70 61 36
Regina/Vancouver 30
15 13 2 110
97 32
Edmonton Eskimos 30
11 14 5 81
86 27
Saskatoon Crescents 30
11 16 3 82
99 25
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League changed name to North West Hockey League
1933-34 NWHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Calgary Tigers
34 17 11 6
117 76 40
Edmonton Eskimos 34
18 12 4 98
91 40
Vancouver Lions
34 17 16 1
95 111 35
Seattle Seahawks 34
15 17 2 80
95 32
Portland Buckaroos 34
10 21 3 80
116 23
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1934-35 NWHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Seattle Seahawks 32
20 9 3 98
69 43
Portland Buckaroos 32
15 10 7 83
72 37
*Vancouver Lions 32
15 11 6 105
81 36
Edmonton Eskimos 26
7 15 4 77
101 18
Calgary Tigers
26 3 15 8
60 104 14
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1935-36 NWHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Seattle Seahawks 39
19 14 6 100
86 44
Portland Buckaroos 40
18 14 8 88
67 44
Vancouver Lions
40 18 17 5
125 117 41
Edmonton Eskimos 39
14 18 7 97
105 35
Calgary Tigers
40 15 21 4
107 141 34
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League changes name again to Pacific Coast Hockey League
1936-37 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Portland Buckaroos 39
21 13 5 95
72 47
Vancouver Lions
36 16 12 8
111 86 40
Oakland-Spokane
39 14 18 7
85 96 35
Seattle Seahawks 38
13 21 4 78
115 30
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1937-38 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Seattle Seahawks 42
20 14 8 123
100 48
Vancouver Lions
42 19 18 5
87 91 43
Portland Buckaroos 42
16 18 8 88
84 40
Spokane Clippers 42
16 21 5 90
113 37
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1938-39 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Portland Buckaroos 48
31 9 8 180
114 70
Seattle Seahawks 48
21 21 6 168
167 48
Vancouver Lions
48 15 24 9
139 195 39
Spokane Clippers 48
14 27 7 144
155 35
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1939-40 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
*Vancouver Lions 40
22 16 2 132
126 46
Portland Buckaroos 40
17 18 5 96
99 39
Seattle Seahawks 40
16 21 3 120
125 35
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1940-41 PCHL
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Spokane Bombers
48 25 18 5
146 127 55
*Vancouver Lions 48
22 21 5 163
167 49
Seattle Olympics 48
20 21 7 158
167 47
Portland Buckaroos 48
20 27 1 130
158 41
Last PCHL season.
The PCHL would begin again in 1945-46,
completely seperate of the previous
leagues above.
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