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 1932-33 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 Sydney Commercial Hockey League ran for the 1932-33 season. Five of the six teams (with the sixth possibly having a new sponsor) from that league would reform the CBSHL for the 1933-34 season.

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
1932-33 - Glace Bay Co-Operatives
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 (unofficial)

Maritimes Champions[]

Eastern Canada Champions[]

1940-41 - Sydney Millionaires

Teams (1932-1943)[]

Sydney Ashbys (1932-1933)
Sydney Knights of Columbus (1932-1934)
Sydney Domcos (1932-1935)
Sydney Post-Record (1932-1934)
Glace Bay Co-Operatives (1932-1934)
Sydney Telephones (1932-1937)
Sydney British Consols (1933-1936)
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