Eastern Hockey League
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The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that was known as the EHL.
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[edit] Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933-1953)
The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972. Lockhart, who operated a small intramural hockey league at New York City's Madison Square Garden, offered his teams - and the use of the MSG ice - in exchange for joining the league.
The EAHL operated between 1933-1948 and 1949-1953. The league has a somewhat tenuous existence. It began with seven teams, and had various numbers of teams, going as low as four. There was no 1948-49 season, but the league returned for the 1949-50 season with eight teams. The league again did not operate during the 1953-54 season.
[edit] Eastern Hockey League (1954-1973)
The league started back up for the 1954-55 season and changed its name to the Eastern Hockey League.
The league operated between 1954 and 1973. It began with five teams and grew into two divisions for the 1959-60 season. The league reached it peak in terms of team number in the 1967-68 when it had twelve teams in two divisions. In its final season the league had twelve teams split into three divisions.
The EHL ceased operations after the 1972-73 season, after which it was succeeded by the North American Hockey League and the Southern Hockey League, both of which consisted mostly of previous EHL teams.
[edit] Eastern Hockey League (1979-1981)
In 1979 the Eastern Hockey League name was revived. This league was not successful and folded after only two seasons.
[edit] EAHL Teams by Season
1933-34
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Bronx Tigers, Hershey B'ars, New York Athletic Club, New York-Hamilton Crescents and St Nicholas Hockey Club.
1934-35
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Hershey B'ars and New York-Hamilton Crescents.
1935-36
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Hershey B'ars, New York Rovers and Pittsburgh Yelo Jackets.
1936-37
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Hershey B'ars, New York Rovers and Pittsburgh Yelo Jackets.
1937-38
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Bronx Tigers, Hershey B'ars and New York Rovers.
1938-39
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Hershey Cubs and New York Rovers.
1939-40
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, New York Rovers, Rivervale Skeeters and Washington Eagles.
1940-41
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Olympics, New York Rovers, Rivervale Skeeters and Washington Eagles.
1941-42
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Olympics, Johnstown Bluebirds, New York Rovers, Rivervale Skeeters and Washington Eagles.
1942-43
- Boston Olympics, New York Rovers, Philadelphia Falcons and US Coast Guard.
1943-44
- Boston Olympics, New Haven Crescents/Brooklyn Crescents, New York Rovers and Philadelphia Falcons.
1944-45
- Baltimore Orioles, Boston Olympics, New York Rovers, Philadelphia Falcons and Washington Lions.
1945-46
- Baltimore Clippers, Boston Olympics, New York Rovers, Philadelphia Falcons and Washington Lions.
1946-47
- Baltimore Clippers, Boston Olympics, New York Rovers and Washington Lions.
1947-48
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Clippers, Boston Olympics and New York Rovers.
1949-50
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Baltimore Clippers, Boston Olympics, Cleveland Knights, Grand Rapids Rockets, Milwaukee Clarks, New York Rovers and Toledo Buckeyes.
1950-51
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Boston Olympics, Johnstown Jets and New York Rovers.
1951-52
- Atlantic City Seagulls, Boston Olympics, Johnstown Jets, New Haven Tomahawks, New York Rovers, Philadelphia Falcons, Springfield Indians and Washington Lions.
1952-53
- Johnstown Jets, New Haven Nutmegs, Springfield Indians, Troy Uncle Sam Trojans and Washington Lions.
[edit] EHL Teams by Season (1954-1973)
1954-55
- Baltimore Clippers, Clinton Comets, New Haven Blades, Washington Lions and Worcester Warriors.
1955-56
- Baltimore Clippers, Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, New Haven Blades, Philadelphia Ramblers and Washington Lions.
1956-57
- Charlotte Checkers, Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, New Haven Blades, Philadelphia Ramblers and Washington Lions.
1957-58
- Charlotte Checkers, Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, New Haven Blades, Philadelphia Ramblers and Washington Presidents.
1958-59
- Charlotte Checkers, Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, New Haven Blades, Philadelphia Ramblers and Washington Presidents.
1959-60
- North Division - Clinton Comets, New Haven Blades, New York Rovers and Philadelphia Ramblers.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Johnstown Jets and Washington Presidents.
1960-61
- North Division - Clinton Comets, Jersey Larks, New Haven Blades and New York Rovers.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Johnstown Jets and Philadelphia Ramblers.
1961-62
- North Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks and New Haven Blades.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Knoxville Knights and Philadelphia Ramblers.
1962-63
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades and Philadelphia Ramblers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Knoxville Knights and Nashville Dixie Flyers.
1963-64
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades and Philadelphia Ramblers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Knoxville Knights and Nashville Dixie Flyers.
1964-65
- North Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades, Jersey Devils and New York Rovers.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Knoxville Knights and Nashville Dixie Flyers.
1965-66
- North Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades and Jersey Devils.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Knoxville Knights and Nashville Dixie Flyers.
1966-67
- North Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades and Jersey Devils.
- South Division - Charlotte Checkers, Florida Rockets, Greensboro Generals, Knoxville Knights and Nashville Dixie Flyers.
1967-68
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades, Jersey Devils and Syracuse Blazers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Florida Rockets, Greensboro Generals, Knoxville Knights, Nashville Dixie Flyers and Salem Rebels.
1968-69
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades, Jersey Devils and Syracuse Blazers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Nashville Dixie Flyers and Salem Rebels.
1969-70
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades, Jersey Devils and Syracuse Blazers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Nashville Dixie Flyers and Salem Rebels.
1970-71
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades, Jersey Devils and Syracuse Blazers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Nashville Dixie Flyers and Salem Rebels.
1971-72
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, Long Island Ducks, New Haven Blades and Syracuse Blazers.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Jacksonville Rockets, Roanoke Valley Rebels and St Petersburg Suns.
1972-73
- Northern Division - Clinton Comets, Johnstown Jets, New England Blades and Syracuse Blazers.
- Central Division - Cape Cod Cubs, Jersey Devils, Long Island Ducks and Rhode Island Reds.
- Southern Division - Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Roanoke Valley Rebels and Suncoast Suns.
[edit] EHL Teams by Season (1979-1981)
1979-80
- Baltimore Clippers, Erie Blades, Hampton Aces, Johnstown Red Wings, Richmond Rifles and Utica Mohawks.
1980-81
- Baltimore Clippers, Erie Blades, Hampton Aces, Richmond Rifles, Salem Raiders and Syracuse Hornets.
[edit] In Fiction
A billboard advertisement for a fictional 'Eastern Hockey League' appeared in the movie Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. The advertisement featured a prominent 'old style' masked goaltender, to which Jason Voorhees looks confusingly at, then stands next to, highlighting the resemblance. This movie was released in 1989, however: at least eight years after the previous Eastern Hockey League folded.
