
Nova Scotia
The Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League operated in western Nova Scotia under the authority of the Maritimes Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). Its teams were eligible for the Allan Cup after 1927-28.
The league operated intermittently in this format from 1922-23 through 1954-55.
The league produced five Maritimes Senior Playoffs champions over its' history (noted in bold print below)
List of Champions[]
Season | Champion | Maritimes Playoffs Results |
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1922-23 | Antigonish Bulldogs | Lost Provincial Final |
1923-24 | New Glasgow Colts | Lost Maritimes Final |
1924-25 | Truro Bearcats | Won Maritimes Playoffs Ineligible to participate in 1924-25 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs |
1925-26 | Truro Bearcats | Won Maritimes Playoffs Ineligible to participate in 1925-26 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs |
1926-27 | New Glasgow Colts | Lost Provincial Semifinals |
1927-28 | St Francis Xavier University XMen | Lost Maritimes quarterfinals |
1928-29 | New Glasgow Colts | Lost Maritimes quaterfinals |
1929-30 | Stellarton Oaklands | Lost Provincial semifinals |
1931-32 | New Glasgow Panthers | Lost Provincial Final |
1932-33 | Antigonish Bulldogs | Lost Maritmes Senior B Final |
1933-34 | Truro Bearcats | Lost Maritimes semifinals |
1934-35 | Antigonish Bulldogs | Lost Maritimes Senior B Final |
1935-36 | Antigonish Bulldogs | Lost Maritmes Final |
1939-40 | New Glasgow Bombers | Lost Provincial quarterfinals |
1940-41 | Truro Bearcats | Lost Maritimes quarterfinals |
1941-42 | Truro Bearcats | Lost Maritimes Final |
1942-43 | Pictou Shipyards | Lost Maritimes Final |
1943-44 | Truro Bearcats | Won Maritimes Playoffs Lost Eastern Canada Semifinals |
1944-45 | New Glasgow Bombers | Won Maritimes Playoffs No Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs |
1945-46 | Pictou Royals | Lost Provincial Final |
1946-47 | New Glasgow Bombers | Lost Provincial first round |
1947-48 | Stellarton Royals | Lost Provincial Final |
1948-49 | Antigonish Bulldogs | Lost Maritimes semifinals |
1949-50 | Stellarton Royals | Won Maritimes Senior B Playoffs No Senior A-B Final this year |
1950-51 | St Francis Xavier University XMen | Won Maritimes Playoffs Lost Eastern Canada quarterfinals |
1951-52 | New Glasgow Rangers | Lost Maritimes Final |
1952-53 | Pictou Maripacs | Lost Maritimes semifinals |
1953-54 | Stellarton Royals | Lost Maritimes Final |
1954-55 | New Glasgow Rangers | Lost Maritimes Final |
1956-57 | New Glasgow Rangers | Lost Quarterfinals |
Teams[]
Team | Tenure | Notes |
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Antigonish Bulldogs | 1922-1929 1932-1936 1939-1941 1945-1953 1956-1957 |
Cease playing Cease playing Cease playing Cease playing cease playing |
New Glasgow Colts | 1922-1929 | renamed New Glasgow Bombers |
Thorburn HC | 1922-1923 | Withdrew |
Truro Bearcats | 1922-1927 1932-1936 1939-1944 1945-1946 1948-1955 |
join Eastern Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League play independent then join Nova Scotia Hockey League suspend operations join Maritime Senior Hockey League (1947-50) folded |
Stellarton Oaklands | 1924-1930 | withdew |
St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 1927-1928 1929-1930 1939-1940 1944-1945 1949-1951 1953-1955 |
was also a member of the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association during all of the APCSHL's existence |
Sydney Millionaires | 1927-1930 | Withdrew |
New Glasgow Panthers | 1931-1932 | renamed New Glasgow Tigers |
New Glasgow Pictonians | 1931-1932 | folded |
New Glasgow Tigers | 1932-1933 | renamed New Glasgow Seven Ups |
New Glasgow Seven Ups | 1933-1936 | join Nova Scotia Hockey League |
Stellarton Hi Toppers | 1934-1935 | folded |
New Glasgow Bombers | 1939-1941 1942-1943 1944-1947 1950-1951 |
renamed New Glasgow Volcanos renamed New Glasgow Guild Bombers renamed New Glasgow Comets renamed New Glasgow Rangers |
Pictou Royals | 1939-1940 1941-1942 1945-1946 1954-1955 |
renamed Pictou Regals renamed Pictou Shipyards renamed Pictou Sunbeams Folded |
Debert Canadian Scottish | 1940-1941 | withdrew |
Debert Engineers | 1940-1941 | withdrew |
Debert Reginas | 1940-1941 | withdrew |
Debert Service Corps | 1940-1941 | withdrew |
Debert Winnipegs | 1940-1941 | withdrew |
Pictou Regals | 1940-1941 | revert to Pictou Royals name |
New Glasgow Volcanos | 1941-1942 | revert to New Glasgow Bombers name |
Pictou Shipyards | 1942-1944 | renamed Pictou Refitters |
New Glasgow Guild Bombers | 1943-1944 | revert to New Glasgow Bombers name |
Debert Army Bearcats | 1944-1945 | withdrew |
Debert RCAF Flyers | 1944-1945 | withdrew |
Pictou Refitters | 1944-1945 | renamed Pictou Sunbeams |
Pictou Sunbeams | 1946-1947 | renamed Pictou Maripacs |
New Glasgow Comets | 1947-1948 | withdrew |
Pictou Maripacs | 1947-1954 | renamed Pictou Royals |
Stellarton Royals | 1947-1954 | withdrew |
New Glasgow Rangers | 1951-1952 1954-1955 1956-57 |
withdrew Inactive continue as Independent team |
Trenton Scotias | 1952-1954 | withdrew |
Halifax Wolverines | 1954-1955 | withdrew |
Pictou County Pontiacs | 1956-1957 | cease playing |
See also[]
This article is part of the Allan Cup and other senior amateur competitions portal |