List of pre-NHL seasons

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This is a list of seasons of leagues that were the precursors of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Amateur leagues

• The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) existed from 1886 to 1898. Season play started in 1893.

1893 AHAC | 1894 AHAC | 1895 AHAC | 1896 AHAC | 1897 AHAC | 1898 AHAC

• The Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) existed from 1899 to 1905.

1899 CAHL | 1900 CAHL | 1901 CAHL | 1902 CAHL | 1903 CAHL | 1904 CAHL | 1905 CAHL

• The Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL/FHL) existed from 1904 to 1909. The league was professional from 1908 onwards.

1904 FAHL | 1904–05 FAHL | 1905–06 FAHL | 1906–07 FAHL | 1908 FHL | 1909 FHL

• The Eastern Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) existed from 1906 to 1909. The league allowed professional players from 1907 onwards, becoming fully professional in the 1909 season.

1906 ECAHA | 1907 ECAHA | 1907–08 ECAHA | 1909 ECAHA

[edit] Professional leagues

• The Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) existed 1910 (part of one season).

• The National Hockey Association (NHA) played from 1910 to 1917.

1910 NHA | 1910–11 NHA | 1911–12 NHA | 1912–13 NHA | 1913–14 NHA | 1914–15 NHA | 1915–16 NHA | 1916–17 NHA

Prior to 1905 (FAHL), 1910 (NHA) and 1912 (PCHA) league play started in January and ended in March of one calendar year.

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