The Maritime Professional Hockey League (MaPHL) was a professional men's ice hockey league operating in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from around 1910 until 1915. Two of the league's champions challenged for the Stanley Cup. It was also known as the Inter-Provincial Professional Hockey League and Eastern Professional Hockey League.
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Originally the Maritime Hockey League, the loop was created as an amateur ice hockey league operating in Nova Scotia around 1900. The league is notable for having several teams challenge for the Stanley Cup.
Stanley Cup Challengers:
As part of the general progression of elite ice hockey leagues to paid professionals in the time period around 1910, the league made the switch official in 1910, calling itself the Inter-Provincial Professional Hockey League. The name changed again in 1911 to the Maritime Professional Hockey League and once again in 1914 to the Eastern Professional Hockey League. The league suspended operations on February 7, 1915.[1]
Stanley Cup Challengers:
| Season | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1910–11 | Halifax Crescents, Moncton Victorias, New Glasgow Cubs | Moncton Victorias |
| 1911–12 | Halifax Crescents, Halifax Socials, Moncton Victorias, New Glasgow Cubs | Moncton Victorias |
| 1912–13 | Halifax Crescents, Halifax Socials, Moncton Victorias, New Glasgow Cubs, Sydney Millionaires | Sydney Millionaires |
| 1913–14 | Halifax Crescents, Halifax Socials, New Glasgow Black Foxes, Sydney Millionaires | Sydney Millionaires |
| 1914–15 | Glace Bay Miners, Halifax Socials, Sydney Millionaires | (no champion) |