Manitoba Hockey Association

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.

Manitoba Hockey Association
SportIce hockey
Founded1892
Inaugural season1893
Ceased1923
Country Canada
Last
champion(s)		Brandon Wheat Cities
Most titlesWinnipeg Victorias

It also was known as the Manitoba Hockey League and Manitoba Professional Hockey League in following years.

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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. E. A. Gilroy served on the league executive and coached the Portage la Prairie team.[2][3]

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

W. F. Taylor served as president from 1912 to 1915 while it operated as the Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League.[4]

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
1892–93Winnipeg Dragoons, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1893–94Winnipeg Dragoons, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1894–95Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1895–96Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias†
1896–97Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1897–98Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1898–99Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1899–1900Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1900–01Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias†
1901–02Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1902–03Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Rowing Club
1903–04Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Rowing Club
1904–05Brandon Wheat Cities, Portage la Prairie Cities, Rat Portage Thistles, Winnipeg Rowing Club, Winnipeg VictoriasRat Portage Thistles
1905–06Brandon Wheat Cities, Kenora Thistles, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasKenora Thistles

† Stanley Cup winner.

Manitoba Professional Hockey League
Portage la Prairie hockey team in the 1907–08 season
Season Teams Champion
1906–07Brandon Wheat Cities, Kenora Thistles, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg StrathconasKenora Thistles‡
1907–08Brandon Wheat Cities†, Kenora Thistles†, Portage la Prairie Cities, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Winnipeg StrathconasWinnipeg Maple Leafs
1908–09Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Winnipeg ShamrocksWinnipeg 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. The Winnipeg Falcons, which entered the league in 1915, would win the 1920 championship, then win the Allan Cup national championship. As Allan Cup winners, the Falcons were selected to represent Canada at the 1920 Olympics, where the team would win the first Olympic gold medal for ice hockey.

Notes:
WAHL = Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League, MMHL = Manitoba Military Hockey League

Season Teams Champion
1908–09Winnipeg Capitals, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1909–10Winnipeg Capitals, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Varsity
1910–11Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias‡
1911–12Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias‡
1912–13Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg HC‡
1913–14 WAHLWinnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Victorias, Winnipeg HCWinnipeg Monarchs
1914–15Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Monarchs‡
1915–16 AWinnipeg 61st Battalion, Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg SoldiersWinnipeg 61st Battalion‡
1915–16 BWinnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Monarchs
1916–17 WAHLWinnipeg Victorias, Winnipeg 223rd Battalion, Winnipeg MonarchsWinnipeg Victorias
1917–18 MMHLWinnipeg Ypres, Winnipeg Vimy, Winnipeg SommeWinnipeg Ypres
1918–19Brandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Argonauts, Winnipeg MonarchsSelkirk Fishermen
1919–20 ManitobaBrandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg FalconsWinnipeg Falcons‡ †
1919–20 WinnipegWinnipeg HC, Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg HC
1920–21Brandon Wheat Cities, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HCBrandon Wheat Cities
1921–22 ManitobaBrandon Wheat Cities, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HCBrandon Wheat Cities
1921–22 WinnipegWinnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg Tigers, Winnipeg Varsity, Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg Victorias
1922–23Brandon Wheat Cities, Fort William Beavers, Port Arthur Bearcats, Selkirk Fishermen, Winnipeg Falcons, Winnipeg HCBrandon Wheat Cities

‡ Allan Cup winners. † Olympic champions.

See also

References
  1. McKinley, Michael (2000). Putting a Roof on Winter. Greystone Books. p. 32.
  2. Goldsborough, Gordon (July 31, 2019). "Edward Albert Gilroy". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. "E. A. Gilroy Former Hockey Official Dies". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. August 10, 1942. p. 2.
  4. "Taylor, Dr. William". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. 1992. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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