Eastern Hockey League

The Eastern Hockey League was a professional minor league ice hockey in the United States.

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Eastern Amateur Hockey League ( 1933-1953 )

1933, the League was formed with seven participating franchises as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League ( EAHL ) by Thomas Lockhart, who from 1972 League Commissioner EAHL was from the foundation and had collected hockey experience already in college sports.

After the first season, three more teams were added, so that the league reorganized and Frederick Rubien, the Sekrektär of the U.S. Olympic Committee, as their new president was elected.

The championship of the league was James J. Walker Trophy, after a Champions' Cup 1935 took place in a New York pawn shop and was used from then on as a championship trophy. In the late 1930s three seasons were played in a year, so that the trophy has been awarded three times during the year.

In 1948/49, continued the League for one season in, but already for the season 1949/50, the series came back with eight teams in 1953 was followed by the temporary halt in the league.

Team

Atlantic City Seagulls (1933-1942; 1947-1952)
Baltimore Clippers (1945-1950)
Baltimore Orioles (1933-1942, 1944-1945)
Boston Olympics (1940-1952)
Bronx Tigers (1933-1934, 1937-1938)
Brooklyn Crescents (1943-1944)
Cleveland Knights (1949-1950)
Crescent - Hamilton A. C. (1933-1935)
Grand Rapids Rockets (1949-1950)
Hershey Bears (1933-1938)
Hershey Cubs (1938-1939)
Johnstown Blue Birds (1941-1942)
Johnstown Jets (1950-1953)
Milwaukee Clarks (1949-1950)
New Haven Eagles (1943 )
New Haven Nutmegs (1952-1953)

New Haven Tomahawks (1951-1952)
New York Athletic Club (1933-1934)
New York Rovers (1935-1952)
Philadelphia Falcons (1942-1946, 1951-1952)
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (1935-1937)
Riverdale Skeeter (1939-1942)
St Nicholas Hockey Club (1933-1934)
Springfield Indians (1951-1953)
Toledo Buckeyes (1949-1950)
Troy Uncle Sam Trojans (1952-1953)
U.S. Coast Guard Cutters (1942-1943)
Washington Eagles (1939-1942)
Washington Lions (1944-1947, 1951-1953)

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Eastern Hockey League ( 1954-1973 )

For the season 1954/55 the League was finally reorganized and continued under the name Eastern Hockey League.

1954 started the league with five teams, until 1959 this number had grown to twelve, which as also twelve teams in three divisions played until the end of the league in 1973 to the championship, so remained.

1972/73 provided the EHL a game operation and was replaced by the North American Hockey League and the Southern Hockey League, who took over the bulk of the EHL team.

Team

Baltimore Clippers (1954-1956; were Charlotte Rebels )
Cape Cod Cubs (1972-1973)
Charlotte Checkers (1960-1973)
Charlotte Clippers (1956-1960; were Charlotte Checkers )
Charlotte Rebels ( 1956 were Charlotte Clippers )
Clinton Comets (1954-1973)
Florida Rockets (1966-1968; were Jacksonville Rockets )
Greensboro Generals (1959-1973)
Jacksonville Rockets (1964-1966; were Florida Rockets, 1968-1972)
Jersey Devils (1964-1971; 1972-1973)
Jersey Larks (1960-1961; were Knoxville Knights )
Johnstown Jets (1955-1973)
Knoxville Knights (1961-1968)
Long Iceland Ducks (1961-1973)
Nashville Dixie Flyers (1962-1971)

New England Blades (1972-1973)
New Haven Blades (1954-1972; were New England Blades )
New York Rovers (1959-1961; 1964-1965)
Philadelphia Ramblers (1955-1964)
Rhode Iceland Eagles (1972-1973)
Roanoke Valley Rebels (1970-1973)
St. Petersburg Sun (1971-1972; were Suncoast Suns)
Suncoast Suns (1972-1973)
Salem Rebels (1967-1970; were Roanoke Valley Rebels )
Syracuse Blazers (1967-1973)
Washington Lions (1954-1957; were Washington Presidents )
Presidents Washington (1957-1960; were Jersey Larks )
Worcester Warriors (1954-1955)

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Northeastern / Eastern Hockey League ( 1978-1981 )

In 1979, the Eastern Hockey League was revived under the same name. Despite the merger with founded a year earlier Northeastern Hockey League could not be buttoned to the success of previous days and so the game was shut down after only three years.

Team

Baltimore Clippers (1979-1981)
Erie Blades (1978-1981)
Hampton Aces (1978-1981)
Jersey Aces (1978; were Hampton Aces )
Johnstown Red Wings (1979-1980)
Johnstown Wings (1978-1979; were Johnstown Red Wings )
Cape Cod / New Hampshire Freedoms (1978-1989)
Richmond Rifles (1979-1981)
Salem Raiders (1980-1981)
Syracuse Hornets (1980-1981)
Utica Mohawks (1978-1980)

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Eastern Hockey League (1933-1953): 1933/34 | 1934/35 | 1935/36 | 1936/37 | 1937/38 | 1938/39 | 1939/40 | 1940/41 | 1941/42 | 1942/43 | 1943/44 | 1944/45 | 1945 / 46 | 1946/47 | 1947/48 | 1948/49 | 1949/50 | 1950/51 | 1951/52 | 1952/53,

Eastern Hockey League (1954-1973): In 1954/55 | 1955/56 | 1956/57 | 1957/58 | 1958/59 | 1959/60 | 1960/61 | 1961/62 | 1962/63 | 1963/64 | 1964/65 | 1965/66 | 1966 / 67 | 1967/68 | 1968/69 | 1969/70 | 1970/71 | 1971/72 | 1972/73

Eastern Hockey League (1978-1981): 1978/79 | 1979/80 | 1980/81

National Hockey League

Minor League Hockey

Second-rate American Hockey League

Drittklassig: Central Hockey League | ECHL

Viertklassig: Federal Hockey League | Ligue Nord - Americaine de Hockey | Southern Professional Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

Sports franchising Southern Hockey League (1973–77) Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) All-American Hockey League Canadian-American Hockey League International Hockey League (1945–2001) North West Hockey League Western Hockey League (1952–74)

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