The Halifax City League was a senior league based in and around the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
History[]
It was first contested during the 1893-94 season. The Halifax Crescents, who won the league with an 8-0 record, challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1900. The league would be halted by the Nova Scotia Hockey League (1903-1911) which had the Halifax Crescents and Halifax Wanderers as members thus depleting the better hockey players from the area. The league would restart with the demise of the NSHL in 1911. Starting in 1921, the league's champions entered the Maritimes Senior Playoffs.
Team Timeline[]
| Team | Seasons |
| Dalhousie University | 1893-1895 1912-1915 1920-1925 1928-1929 1935-1937 |
| Dartmouth Chebuctos | 1893-1903 1920-1929 |
| Dartmouth Mutuals | 1893-1895 1896-1897 1898-1899 |
| Halifax Crescents | 1893-1903 1914-1917 1920-1929 1940-1944 1945-1946 |
| Halifax North West Arm | 1893-1895 |
| Halifax Wanderers | 1893-1903 1912-1915 1920-1929 1935-1937 |
| Halifax Orioles | 1911-1912 |
| Halifax Oxfords | 1911-1912 |
| Halifax Pirates | 1911-1912 |
| Halifax Victorias | 1911-1912 |
| Halifax Willow Park | 1912-1913 |
| Nova Scotia Technical College | 1912-1915 |
| Halifax 64th Battalion | 1915-1916 |
| Halifax 85th Battalion | 1915-1916 |
| Halifax Composites | 1915-1917 |
| Halifax RC Engineers | 1915-1916 |
| Halifax Socials | 1915-1917 1919-1920 |
| Halifax 10th Siege Battery | 1916-1917 |
| Halifax 64th Battalion | 1916-1917 |
| Halifax 66th PLF | 1916-1917 |
| All-Dartmouth | 1919-1920 |
| Dartmouth Imperoyals | 1919-1920 |
| Halifax GWVA | 1919-1920 |
| Halifax Shipyards | 1919-1920 |
| Halifax Tramways | 1919-1920 1936-1937 |
| Dalhousie University & Kings College | 1925-1926 |
| Halifax CNR | 1927-1928 |
| Halifax Blue Sunocos | 1935-1937 |
| Halifax Farmers | 1935-1936 |
| Dartmouth AOH | 1936-1937 |
| Halifax Army | 1940-1941 1942-1943 1945-1946 |
| Halifax Navy | 1940-1946 |
| Halifax RCAF | 1940-1941 1942-1943 |
| Dartmouth RCAF | 1943-1946 |
| Cornwallis Navy | 1944-1945 |
List of Champions[]
Pre-Maritimes Senior Playoffs Era[]
| Season | Champion |
| 1893-94 | None Declared (see note #1 below) |
| 1894-95 | No formal league play for 1894-95 season |
| 1895-96 | Dartmouth Chebuctos |
| 1896-97 | Halifax Wanderers |
| 1897-98 | Halifax Crescents |
| 1898-99 | Halifax Wanderers |
| 1899-00 | Halifax Crescents |
| 1900-01 | Halifax Wanderers |
| 1901-02 | Halifax Crescents |
| 1902-03 | Halifax Crescents |
| League inactive 1903-04 to 1910-11 | |
| 1911-12 | Halifax Orioles |
| 1912-13 | Halifax Technicals |
| 1913-14 | None Declared |
| 1914-15 | Dalhousie University |
| 1915-16 | Halifax Socials |
| 1916-17 | Halifax Socials |
| League inactive 1917-18 to 1918-19 | |
| 1919-20 | Championship Game not played |
Pre-Allan Cup Eligible Era[]
| Season | Champion | Maritimes Playoffs |
| 1920-21 | Halifax Wanderers | Maritime Playoffs aborted |
| 1921-22 | Dalhousie University | Withdrew prior to Provincial Final |
| 1922-23 | Dartmouth Chebuctos | Lost Provincial Semi Final |
| 1923-24 | Dartmouth Chebuctos | Lost Provincial Semi Final |
| 1924-25 | Halifax Crescents (see note below) | Eliminated in Provincial Semi Final Round Robin |
| 1925-26 | Halifax Crescents | Lost Provincial Semi Final |
| 1926-27 | Halifax Crescents | Lost Provincial Final |
Allan Cup Eligible Era[]
| Season | Champion | Maritimes Playoffs | Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs |
| 1927-28 | Halifax Crescents | ||
| 1928-29 | Halifax Wanderers | Lost Provincial Semi Final | N/A |
| League inactive 1929-30 to 1934-35 seasons | |||
| 1935-36 | Halifax Blue Sunocos | Lost Provincial Quarter Final | N/A |
| 1936-37 | Halifax Blue Sunocos | Lost Provincial Semi Final | N/A |
| 1940-41 | Halifax Navy | Lost Maritimes Final | N/A |
| 1941-42 | Halifax Navy | Lost Quarterfinals | N/A |
| 1942-43 | Halifax RCAF | Won Maritimes | Lost Eastern Canada Semi Final |
| 1943-44 | Dartmouth RCAF &Halifax Navy (see note below) |
Halifax Navy lost Nova Scotia Semifinals | N/A |
| 1944-45 | Cornwallis Navy | Ineligible | Not held |
| 1945-46 | Halifax Navy | Lost Maritimes Final | N/A |
Notes:
- No champion declared for 1894-95 season as the Dartmouth Mutuals refused to play a March 22nd game as they objected to Frank Grierson as a judge of play for the second game of championship series. The Multals led the Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:3 after the first fame of the two game series.
- Dalhousie University won the league regular season championship; but refused to advance to the 1924-25 Maritimes Senior Playoffs, saying that its students could not take time off from their studies. A playoff was then held to determine a league representative.
- The 1927-28 Halifax Crescents were suspended due to being unavailable due to tour of Newfoundland
- Note: RCAF was ruled ineligible to compete in Allan Cup eligible leagues on January 10. Navy was allowed to compete playing for the Maritimes title, but not the Allan Cup. Navy advanced to the 1943-44 Maritimes Senior Playoffs.
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