Maritimes Senior Hockey Champions

This is a list of the Maritimes Senior Hockey Champions. This region comprised the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.

They were also, unless noted, the region's representative in the Allan Cup playoffs.

1924 Starr Shield — The Starr Shield, awarded to the Maritime champions from 1924-1948.

Winners of the championship received the Starr Shield from 1924 to 1948. An earlier version of the Starr Shield was won permanently by the Charlottetown Abegweits in 1923.

History[]

The Maritimes Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) was not affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) until the 1927-28 season. The champions before that did not participate in the Allan Cup playoffs.

There were no Allan Cup playoffs in 1944-45 because of restrictions due to World War II.

The MAHA did not participate in the Allan Cup playoffs in 1956-57 because they felt their teams were not competitive.

In 1957-58 only certain MAHA senior teams competed for a spot in the Allan Cup playoffs. The New Glasgow Rangers won that spot. The Bathurst Papermakers won the overall title.

This level of hockey was discontinued by the MAHA after 1965-66.

The Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association did not join the CAHA until 1966 and thus did not participate in the Maritimes playoffs.

An earlier version of the Maritimes championship was the Starr Trophy dating back to 1905 which was originally contested in a challenge format similar to the early history of both the Stanley Cup and the Allan Cup. The Starr Trophy would be in use until the 1922-23 when it retire when the Charlottetown Victorias won the trophy for the third time. The Starr Shield would be introduced for the 1923-24 tournament and be used until 1948.

List of Champions[]

Season	Provincial Champion	Eastern Canada Playoffs	Allan Cup
1921-22	Charlottetown Abegweits	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1922-23	Charlottetown Abegweits	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1923-24	Sussex Colts	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1924-25	Truro Bearcats	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1925-26	Truro Bearcats	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1926-27	Kentville Wildcats	Ineligible-Non CAHA member	N/A
1927-28	Truro Bearcats	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1928-29	Bathurst Papermakers	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1929-30	Truro Bearcats	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1930-31	Truro Bearcats	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1931-32	Dalhousie Rangers	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1932-33	Moncton Hawks	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1933-34	Moncton Hawks	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1934-35	Halifax Wolverines	Won Eastern Canada	Won Allan Cup
1935-36	Moncton Maroons	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1936-37	Moncton Maroons	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1937-38	Moncton Maroons	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1938-39	St John Beavers	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1939-40	Sydney Millionaires	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1940-41	Sydney Millionaires	Won Eastern Canada	Lost Allan Cup Final
1941-42	Glace Bay Miners	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1942-43	Halifax RCAF	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1943-44	Truro Bearcats	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1944-45	New Glasgow Bombers	Cancelled	Cancelled
1945-46	St John Beavers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1946-47	Moncton Hawks	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1947-48	Sydney Millionaires	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1948-49	Sydney Millionaires	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1949-50	Sydney Millionaires	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1950-51	St Francis Xavier University XMen	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1951-52	St Francis Xavier University XMen	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1952-53	St John Beavers	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1953-54	Fredericton Capitals	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1954-55	Moncton Hawks	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1955-56	St John Beavers	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1956-57	Dalhousie Rangers	Did not compete	N/A
1957-58	Bathurst Papermakers	New Glasgow Rangers Lost Quarterfinals (see note below)	N/A
1958-59	Miramichi Beavers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1959-60	Amherst Ramblers	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1960-61	Amherst Ramblers	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1961-62	Amherst Ramblers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1962-63	Moncton Hawks	Lost Eastern Final	N/A
1963-64	Windsor Maple Leafs	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1964-65	New Glasgow Rangers	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1965-66	Moncton Hawks	Lost Quarterfinals	N/A
1966-67	Moncton Hawks	Lost Semifinals	N/A

Note:Teams were given the option if they wanted to compete for the Allan Cup in 1957-58. The New Glasgow Rangers won an Allan Cup qualifying tournament held prior to the 1957-58 Maritimes Senior Playoffs and represented the region in the 1957-58 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs losing in the quarterfinal round. They would then rejoin the Maritimes playoffs in the semifinal round. The Bathurst Papermakers would win the Maritime championship.

Maritimes Senior Hockey Champions

History[]

List of Champions[]

See Also[]