The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league.
4-709: The Eastern Hockey League began operation in 1978 as the Northeastern Hockey League , filling the void in the former territory of the Eastern Hockey League . Bill Beagan was named commissioner of the Northeastern Hockey League on June 14, 1979, to replace Jack Timmins who resigned. The league was rebranded as the Eastern Hockey League, which Beagan oversaw for two seasons until 1981. The league
8-476: 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. 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
12-543: Was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart , who served as its commissioner from 1937 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 had
16-704: Was not successful and after an owners' meeting on July 19, 1981, it was decided to fold the league. Two of the teams – Baltimore Clippers and the Salem Raiders – joined the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in 1981. One team – the Erie Blades – joined the American Hockey League that same season. The remaining teams folded with the league and ceased operations. Eastern Hockey League (1954-1973) The league
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