The United States National Hockey League (or National Amateur Hockey League ) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated in Boston , New York City and Pittsburgh for one season in early 1918.
12-747: The league consisted of the New York Wanderers , Pittsburgh Athletic Association , Boston Arenas and a team representing the Boston Navy Yard . It formed in January 1918 after the American Amateur Hockey League , in which New York and Boston teams had previously participated, failed to survive the player shortages of World War I . The schedule was drawn up in quadruple round-robin format, with each team slated to play two home and two away games against each of
24-460: A team representing the Boston Navy Yard . It formed in January 1918 after the American Amateur Hockey League , in which New York and Boston teams had previously participated, failed to survive the player shortages of World War I . The schedule was drawn up in quadruple round-robin format, with each team slated to play two home and two away games against each of the other teams. The Pittsburgh Athletic Association won its first ten games to clinch
36-577: The American Amateur Hockey League between 1903 and 1914 and won the championship title in 1903–04. 1896 Stanley Cup champion (with the Winnipeg Victorias ) Tom Howard played with the Wanderers in 1903–04 & 1904–05 and helped the team win a league championship title in 1904. The New York Wanderers formed prior to the 1903–04 AAHL season when four of the best players (Tom Howard, Max Hornfeck , Charlie Clarke and Jack Carruthers) on
48-680: The New York Athletic Club deserted the team and joined with St. Nicholas Hockey Club players Ken Gordon and Harold Hayward to start a new aggregation. The Wanderers took the place of the St. Nicholas Hockey Club in the AAHL for the 1903–04 season (although the St. Nicholas HC would be back in the AAHL for the 1905–06 season). Sprague Cleghorn , inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958, and his brother Odie Cleghorn played for
60-483: The International Skating Union of America, was hopeful that the circuit would not only return for the following winter but also expand to Cleveland , Detroit , and possibly Chicago and New Haven . After the season, however, the ammonia needed to operate artificial ice rinks was diverted to wartime munitions production, prompting expectations of lengthy rink closures. Suspension of the league
72-609: The New York Wanderers in the 1909–10 season. Cooper Smeaton (referee-in-chief in the NHL from 1917 until 1937 and a Hockey Hall of Fame member) was also a member of the 1909–10 Wanderers team. John McGrath , secretary and political advisor to Theodore Roosevelt between 1912 and 1916, was a member of the club in 1911–12. In their later years, the Wanderers fell out of favor with the AAHL by causing what The New York Times called "certain unpleasantness and several breaches of
84-495: The following winter but also expand to Cleveland , Detroit , and possibly Chicago and New Haven . After the season, however, the ammonia needed to operate artificial ice rinks was diverted to wartime munitions production, prompting expectations of lengthy rink closures. Suspension of the league was all but ensured as St. Nicholas Arena in New York was leased out for roller skating and dancing, Pittsburgh's Duquesne Garden
96-645: The league title. The team thus earned the right to face the holders of the Art Ross Cup in a three-game international championship series. Pittsburgh defeated the Montreal Hochelaga club in that series to claim a new honor called the Fellowes International Trophy. At one point during the season, the league's governing body, the International Skating Union of America, was hopeful that the circuit would not only return for
108-488: The offseason after losing nearly all of its players to military service. United States National Hockey League The United States National Hockey League (or National Amateur Hockey League ) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated in Boston , New York City and Pittsburgh for one season in early 1918. The league consisted of the New York Wanderers , Pittsburgh Athletic Association , Boston Arenas and
120-419: The other teams. The Pittsburgh Athletic Association won its first ten games to clinch the league title. The team thus earned the right to face the holders of the Art Ross Cup in a three-game international championship series. Pittsburgh defeated the Montreal Hochelaga club in that series to claim a new honor called the Fellowes International Trophy. At one point during the season, the league's governing body,
132-560: The rules". They were induced to withdraw from the league in 1914. The club was reorganized in late 1917 with the plan of playing weekly exhibition matches against teams from other cities in the United States and Canada. Starting the following January, the Wanderers participated in the only season of the United States National Hockey League , finishing third among four teams. The club disbanded in
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#1732783769900144-785: Was all but ensured as St. Nicholas Arena in New York was leased out for roller skating and dancing, Pittsburgh's Duquesne Garden was given over for use as a barracks, and the Boston Arena burned down. The league never returned before a new national amateur league was created in 1920 under the governance of the United States Amateur Hockey Association . GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Allowed New York Wanderers The New York Wanderers were an amateur ice hockey team from Manhattan , New York City . The New York Wanderers played seven seasons in
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