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  Pacific Coast Hockey Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League.
The PCHA was founded by Frank Patrick and Lester Patrick with three teams: the New Westminster Royals, the Victoria Aristocrats, and the Vancouver Millionaires.
An agreement between the National Hockey Association and the PCHA was made in 1915 where the two league champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_Association   (429 words)

  
 Ice hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1893, the Stanley Cup was established as the trophy emblematic of the Canadian senior championship; it became the award of the winner of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1926.
Hockey is also played by colleges in the United States as a part of the NCAA, culminating in the Frozen Four.
The Canadian Hockey League or CHL is a major Canadian junior (under 21) league, and is the parent group of the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/ice_hockey   (3724 words)

  
 National Hockey Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Hockey Association (1909 - November 22, 1917) was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
The ECAHA in turn originates from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League which originates from the first "professional" Ice Hockey league, the Amateur Hockey Association which was created in 1893.
The NHA was a forerunner of the National Hockey League.
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 The Patricks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Using their father’s financial support, the Patrick brothers announced the formation of the PCHA at the Hotel Vancouver on December 7, 1911.
At that meeting Frank Patrick drafted a constitution that was similar to the eastern-based National Hockey Association.
W.P. Irving, a well-known executive of the Ontario Hockey Association, was appointed as the first president.
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 Encyclopedia: Montreal Canadiens
The Original Six is the term used by fans of ice hockey to refer to the six National Hockey League teams that existed from the 1942 season through to before the leagues expansion in 1967.
A National Hockey League labor dispute in the USA and Canada began in 2004 and, as of June 2005, remains unresolved.
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Montreal-Canadiens   (8341 words)

  
 Seattle Metropolitans
The first professional hockey team in Seattle was called the Metropolitans, and they began play in 1915 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).
The PCHA had been founded in 1912 by Frank and Lester Patrick, and the league usually consisted of three teams with cities such as Victoria, Vancouver, New Westminster and Spokane included at various times.
The Mets were primarily built by raiding players from the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey Association (NHA) which was operating on the East Coast of Canada.
www.seattlehockey.net /metropolitans/metropolitans.htm   (1227 words)

  
 Articles - National Hockey League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In its final season (1916-17), the National Hockey Association was comprised of six teams: The Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, Toronto Blueshirts, and an army team from the Toronto-based 228th Battalion.
Though hockey remained popular in Canada, the sport's popularity in the United States, especially in the American south, dwindled to the point where many considered hockey to be a minor sport compared with the American staples of baseball, basketball, and football, and in some cases, NASCAR stock car racing.
The National Hockey League also presents numerous trophies, in addition to the Stanley Cup for the overall playoff champion, as well as the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the Western Conference playoff champions and the Prince of Wales Trophy for the Eastern Conference playoff champions.
www.worldhammock.com /articles/National_Hockey_League   (2368 words)

  
 National Hockey League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The National Hockey League is a professional sports organization comprised of ice hockey teams in Canada and the United States.
The National Hockey League, as it exists today, was formed in November of 1917 after a meeting between representatives of the National Hockey Association in Montreal's Windsor Hotel.
The new league faced stiff competition from a number of other leagues including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the International Hockey League (IHL), and the talent pool was decimated by World War I.
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 Walden Minor Hockey Association
Ice hockey as we know it is first played in either Windsor, Nova Scotia, Kingston, Ontario or Montreal, Quebec, depending on who you believe and how you read the evidence.
The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada is formed, with four teams in Montreal, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec City.
The Western Hockey League disbands and sells most of its players to the new NHL teams, leaving the NHL as the undisputed top hockey league in North America.
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 History of the NHL
It is tempting to think that the history of professional hockey begins and ends with the National Hockey League.
But by the turn of the century, even so-called "amateur hockey" had become so popular that it wasn't unusual for the players, who were much in demand, to earn more money playing hockey then they did from their regular jobs.
In December of 1911, two Vancouver natives, brothers Lester and Frank Patrick, already superstars in the NHA, shocked the eastern hockey establishment by announcing the formation of yet another professional league, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).
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 LogoServer - Hockey Logos - PCHA - Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The PCHA is often mistakenly referred to as the PCHL in many publications.
In 1911 the PCHA was formed, in 1924-25 the league merged with the WCHL (The same year the cougars won the stanley cup).
PCHL: Pacific Coast HL : Pacific HL : South East HL : Southern HL 73-77
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 www.servidor-z.com - NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, Fantasy Sports and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pacific coast hockey association The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association is the governing organization for Minor Hockey in the Lower Mainland District of the B. Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association.
Field hockey, which originated in ancient Egypt, Persia, and Greece, is a game that is similar to ice hockey and lacrosse in which players on two teams use a stick to hit a ball into the opposing team's net.
Hockey, or Field Hockey as it is known in some parts of the world, is a stick and ball game with origins dating back thousands of years.
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 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Hockey
It is thought that hockey derives its name from the French word for a shepherd's crook, in reference to the shape of the sticks with their curved playing end.
In 1917 the NHA gave way to the National Hockey League, which was to become the dominant professional league in the world.
College hockey in the United States, and women's hockey throughout the world, seemed set for more success; in Russia, however, once mighty teams were in a state of poverty-stricken post-communist collapse.
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 A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Vi
Played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association 1922-24, the Western Canada Hockey League 1924-26, the Pacific Coast Hockey League 1949-52 and the Western Hockey League 1952-61.
On 3rd March 1875 the rink hosted the first ever organized hockey match - the game was played on a confined area called a rink with a size (202 feet by 85 feet), which basically defined the game as we know it today.
The IIHF have officially acknowledgement the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal as the birthplace of organized ice hockey.
www.azhockey.com /Vi.htm   (1451 words)

  
 Welcome to the Vancouver Courier - On Line - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A minor league hockey coach suspended for three years says bureaucracy is choking the game by forcing stronger teams to hand over their top players to weaker rivals.
The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association, which oversees 41 minor hockey associations in the Lower Mainland, has a rule that stronger teams must trade their best players to weaker teams.
DeFazio wrote a letter of complaint to Joe Morellato, the association's director of midget hockey, then heard nothing until January, when he was told he was going to be suspended for a year because the young forward had played with DeFazio's team in the interim.
www.vancourier.com /issues04/024104/news/024104nn8.html   (654 words)

  
 Montreal Canadiens Hockey Team
Les Canadiens were one of the four original clubs when the National Hockey League was founded on November 22, 1917.
Even though the Montreal Forum was constructed for the Montreal Maroons, the Canadiens were the ones who inaugurated it in 1924 as the Mount Royal Area was under repair.
Hockey mania was continually being fed in Montreal as they were back at it the very next season, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in a five game series to win back to back Stanley cups.
www.hockey-fans.com /northeast/canadiens   (957 words)

  
 A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Pa
In 1952 it amalgamated with the Westen Canada Senior Hockey League to form the Western Hockey League.
One of the divisions of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.
The Kelly Cup replaced the Jack Riley Cup in 1997 as the playoff championship trophy for the East Coast Hockey League.
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 canadian amateur hockey schedules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We are a Tier 1 AAA Amateur Hockey Association that participates in the Michigan National Hockey League.
The avoidability of head and neck injuries in ice hockey: an...
HOCKEY HEADLINES The Canadian Hockey Association changes minor hockey age categories for the...
www.getnhlinfo.com /53/canadian-amateur-hockey-schedules.html   (171 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Metropolitan hockey team wins the Stanley Cup on March 26, 1917.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On March 26, 1917, the Seattle Metropolitan hockey team wins the Stanley Cup and becomes the world champion of hockey.
This is the first time since the Stanley Cup was established in 1892 or 1893 that any team outside of Canada has won the cup.
Team Captain Frank Foyston, who was the Pacific Coast Hockey League Most Valuable Player, played left wing and scored eight goals.
www.historylink.org /_output.cfm?file_id=5414   (507 words)

  
 Lalonde Family Web Site - Newsy Lalonde - Hockey Statistics
The coaching career as documented in Total Hockey shows Newsy as the coach of the Canadiens from 1918 to 1922.
George Kennedy is listed in most hockey books as the Canadiens coach.
Total Hockey now reflects the true situation and Newsy gets proper credit for the role he played.
web.uvic.ca /~lalonde/history/newsy-stats.html   (130 words)

  
 Welcome to the Delta Optimist On-Line - Sports
Joe Salter and Vanessa Leech were among 19 scholarship winners at the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association’s awards night May 16 at General Motors Place.
South Delta Minor Hockey Association players Vanessa Leech and Joe Salter were proud recipients of scholarships at the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association’s awards reception May 16.
She will also be trying out for the UBC women’s hockey team.
www.delta-optimist.com /issues01/05501/sport-4.htm   (329 words)

  
 Vintage Pacific Coast Hockey League team photos and other vintage memorabilia
This program is for the Pacific Coast Pro Hockey League game between the Portland Buckaroos and Calgary Tigers.
This program is for the Pacific Coast Pro Hockey League game between the Portland Buckaroos and Vancouver Lions.
All vintage hockey memorabilia are the exclusive property of the owner and may not be reprinted, copied or used without written permission from Hockeymemorabilia.com.
www.hockeylegend.com /pacific_hockey_memorabilia_page2.htm   (190 words)

  
 Major League Hockey Franchises
The Montreal Shamrocks, then called the Montreal Crystals, were one of the five founding franchises of the Amateur Hockey Association in 1886.
The Ottawa Senators, then called the Ottawa Generals and later the Ottawa Silver Seven, were one of the five founding franchises of the Amateur Hockey Association in 1886.
The Quebec Bulldogs were one of the five founding franchises of the Amateur Hockey Association in 1886.
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 Hockey Memorabilia, vintage hockey team photos, autographs and game used memorabilia
I am also buying all vintage autographs of deceased hockey hall of fame players and any other game used or rare hockey memorabilia.
This page features memorabilia from the estate of Hockey Hall of Famer George Hainsworth including his 1917 Toronto Kew Beach hockey medallion; 1961 HOF induction silver tray; 1923 Saskatoon Crescents hockey team photo; 1931 Montreal Canadiens hockey team photo; George Hainsworth in his 1912 Berlin OHA Jr.
Murray Murdoch's 300th hockey game presentation watch; 500th hockey game presentation plaque; Vintage New York Rangers team and individual photos; 1931-32 and 1932-33 Rangers team photo postcards; Ching Johnson autographed photo; Murray's Midget Team and College hockey team photos....
www.hockeylegend.com   (562 words)

  
 Pro Hockey Team Nicknames
The NHA (National Hockey Association) existed from 1909-10 to 1916-17, reorganized as the
The PCHL (Pacific Coast Hockey Association) existed from 1911-12 to 1923-24 until it folded and the remaining teams joined the
The WHA (World Hockey Association) existed from 1972-73 to 1978-79, when it folded and four teams entered NHL.
www.angelfire.com /wi/fishbert/NHLteams.html   (176 words)

  
 The Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup was originally donated to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston and 16th Earl of Derby, who had become interested in the sport while Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893.
In 1914, Cup trustees limited the field challenging for the trophy to the champion of the eastern professional National Hockey Association (NHA, organized in 1910) and the western professional Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA, organized in 1912).
The PCHA disbanded in 1924, while the WCHL became the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 1925-26 season and folded the following year.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0105102.html   (443 words)

  
 Stanley's mystique
Hockey Association had granted franchises to Portland and Seattle.
hockey and no longer was a challenge trophy, open to bids from organizations or
Hockey players were in a different kind of
www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Dugout/4128/022stanleymystique.html   (2875 words)

  
 Greater Vancouver BC Hockey and Related Directory
British Columbia Hockey League of Junior "A" Hockey.
Langley Minor Hockey Association - providing a safe and fun environment for young hockey players.
The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association is the governing organization for Minor Hockey in
www.gvrd.com /hockey   (365 words)

  
 Seattle Metropolitans - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first United States team to do so, by defeating the National Hockey Association's Montreal Canadiens three games to one by a combined score of 19 to 3.
Fourteen of Seattle's goals were scored by Bernie Morris (including six in game four alone).
Games one and three were played under PCHA rules, i.e., seven players per side, forward passing in the neutral zone, and no substitution for penalized players.
smartybrain.com /index.php/Seattle_Metropolitans   (214 words)

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