Cape Breton Senior Hockey League

History
This was a senior hockey league that ran on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It operated under the authority of the Maritimes Amateur Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

It ran in 1926-27, from 1933-34 to 1942-43, and from 1945-46 to 1949-50. In 1950-51 it became, for one season, the Cape Breton Major Hockey League before folding with Glace Bay and Sydney joining the Maritime Major Hockey League.

The league was resurrected in 1956 and operated until it folded at the end of the 1964-65 season. This version of the league collapsed in December of 1964 and what teams remained played an independent schedule for the rest of the season.

Through much of the league's history (1939 to the late 1960's) there were only three indoor arenas on Cape Breton Island, the Glace Bay Miner's Forum, the North Sydney Community Forum, and  the Sydney Forum.

Its teams were eligible for the Allan Cup.

League Champions

 * 1926-27 Sydney St Thomas
 * 1933-34 Sydney Knights of Columbus
 * 1934-35 Sydney Domcos
 * 1935-36 Sydney Telephones
 * 1936-37 Sydney Telephones
 * 1937-38 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1938-39 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1939-40 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1940-41 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1941-42 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1942-43 Glace Bay RCAF
 * 1945-46 New Waterford Strands
 * 1946-47 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1947-48 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1948-49 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1949-50 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1958-59 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1959-60 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1960-61 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1961-62 North Sydney Victorias
 * 1962-63 Glace Bay Miners
 * 1963-64 Sydney Millionaires
 * 1964-65 Glace Bay Moosehead Miners

Teams (1933-1943)
''*-Don't have information on 1935-1936 season. Not sure of first/last seasons for these teams''.


 * Sydney Knights of Columbus (1933-1934)
 * Sydney Domcos (1933-1935*)
 * Sydney Post-Record (1933-1934)
 * Sydney Co-Operatives (1933-1934)
 * Sydney British Consols (1933-1935)
 * Sydney Telephones (1933-1937)
 * Glace Bay Sunocos (1934-1935)
 * Glace Bay Sunoco Cubs (1936-1937) renamed Miners
 * Reserve Mines (1936-1938)
 * Sydney Advertisers (1936-1937)
 * Sydney Millionaires (1937-1942)
 * Northside Monarchs (1937-1938) renamed North Sydney Monarchs
 * Glace Bay Miners (1937-1942)
 * North Sydney Monarchs (1938-1939) renamed Victorias
 * North Sydney Victorias (1939-1942)
 * Sydney Army (1942-1943)
 * Sydney Navy (1942-1943)
 * Glace Bay RCAF (1942-1943)

Teams 1946-1950 (league became Cape Breton Major Hockey League)

 * Glace Bay Miners (1946-1950) join Cape Breton Major Hockey League
 * New Waterford Bruins (1946-1948) folded
 * Sydney Millionaires (1946-1950) join Cape Breton Major Hockey League
 * Northside Victorias (1948-1950) join Cape Breton Major Hockey League

Teams 1956-1964

 * North Sydney Combines (1956-1959) renamed Victorias
 * Glace Bay Miners (1956-1964) renamed Moosehead Miners
 * Sydney Millionaires (1956-1965) go independent, fold after season
 * North Sydney Victorias (1959-1963) folded
 * Antigonish Bulldogs (1963-1964) folded
 * Glace Bay Moosehead Miners (1964-1965) go independent fold after season