Vancouver City Senior League

History

This league started play in the 1911-12 season after the Patrick Brothers opened Canada's first artificial ice arena Denman Arena in Vancouver. While the arena was mostly for the local professional team, it had enough open dates for some amateur leagues.

The league did not enjoy great popularity. It competed against major league hockey until 1926. The mild weather in Vancouver did little to increase hockey's popularity. The city was relitavely isolated from the rest of Canada so there was little competition from outside.

The league won every British Columbia Senior Championship through 1922-23. Then the West Kootenay League started on a streak of its own. The weakness of the Vancouver teams further reduced the league's popularity and the league went steadily downhill.It operated sporadically in the 1930's before folding in 1938.

Teams

Team	Centre	Tenure	Notes
Vancouver Athletic Club	Vancouver	1911-1912
Vancouver Bankers	Vancouver	1911-1914
Vancouver Columbias	Vancouver	1911-1914
Vancouver Rowing Club	Vancouver	1911-1914
Vancouver Black Brothers	Vancouver	1913-1915	return as Vancouver Centrals for 1916-17 season
Vancouver Beavers	Vancouver	1914-1915
Vancouver Fraser Mills	Vancouver	1914-1915
University of British Columbia	Vancouver	1916-1916 1920-1921	withdrew after one game
235th Battalion Kootenay Rangers	Vancouver	1916-1916	withdrew after one game
Vancouver 231st Battalion	Vancouver	1916-1917
Vancouver Centrals	Vancouver	1916-1917 1921-1922
Vancouver Firemen	Vancouver	1916-1917
Vancouver Towers	Vancouver	1916-1917 1918-1929
Vancouver Ramblers	Vancouver	1918-1919
Vancouver Knights of Columbus	Vancouver	1919-1920
Vancouver Monarchs	Vancouver	1919-1922 1923-1929
Vancouver Elks	Vancouver	1920-1923
Vancouver Bluebirds	Vancouver	1922-1923
Vancouver Young Liberals	Vancouver	1922-1924
Vancouver Nationals	Vancouver	1923-1927
Vancouver Native Sons	Vancouver	1924-1925
Vancouver Ex-King George	Vancouver	1925-1929 1930-1933	was a junior team for 1930-31 season
Vancouver All Stars	Vancouver	1930-1931
Vancouver Electrics	Vancouver	1930-1931
Vancouver Wanderers	Vancouver	1930-1931
New Westminster Cubs	New Westminster	1931-1934 1937-1938	become Vancouver Cubs for 1934-35
Vancouver Maple Leafs	Vancouver	1931-1933
Vancouver Meralomas	Vancouver	1931-1932
Vancouver Associated Quakers	Vancouver	1933-1935	actually a combination of teams from Vancouver Commercial Hockey League for 1934-35
Vancouver Cubs	Vancouver	1934-1936	Also known as 7-UP's for 1935-36 renamed New Westminster Morgans Cubs for 1936-37
New Westminster Foggs	New Westminster	1935-1936
Vancouver Arnold & Quigley		1935-1936
Vancouver Home Oil	Vancouver	1935-1936
New Westminster Morgans Cubs	New Westminster	1936-1937	revert to New Westminster Cubs name
Vancouver Bruins	Vancouver	1936-1938
Vancouver Canadians	Vancouver	1936-1938

Seasons/Champions/Provincials/Nationals

Season	Playoff Champions	Provincials	Western Canada Playoffs	Allan Cup
1911-12	Vancouver Columbias	Vancouver All Stars win provincial championship (see note 1)	Did not challenge	Did not challenge
1912-13	Vancouver Rowing Club	Won Provincial Championship	Did not challenge	Did not challenge
1913-14	Vancouver Columbias	Lost Provincial Final	Did not challenge	Did not challenge
1914-15	Vancouver Black Brothers	Won Provincial Championship (see Note 2)	Lost Western Semifinals	N/A
1915-16	League did not play	Vancouver Black Brothers win provincial championship	N/A	N/A
1916-17	Vancouver Towers	Won Provincial Championship	N/A	N/A
1917-18	League did not play/No provincial championship awarded
1918-19	Vancouver Towers	Won Provincial Championship	Did not participate due to time issues	N/A
1919-20	Vancouver Towers	Won Provincial Championship	Did not participate due to time issues	N/A
1920-21	University of British Columbia	Won Provincial Championship	Did not participate due to time issues	N/A
1921-22	Vancouver Towers	Won Provincial Championship	Lost Quarterfinal	N/A
1922-23	Vancouver Young Liberals	Won Provincial Championship	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1923-24	Vancouver Towers or Vancouver Young Liberals (see note 3)	Vancouver Young Liberals Lost Semifinals	N/A	N/A
1924-25	Vancouver Monarchs	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1925-26	Vancouver Towers	Won Provincial Championship	Lost Semifinals	N/A
1926-27	Vancouver Towers	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1927-28	Vancouver Monarchs	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1928-29	Vancouver Ex-King George	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1929-30	League did not play	Vancouver All Stars Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1930-31	Vancouver All Stars	Lost Semifinals	N/A	N/A
1931-32	Vancouver Ex-King George	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1932-33	Vancouver Maple Leafs	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1933-34	Vancouver Associated Quakers	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1934-35	Vancouver Cubs	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1935-36	New Westminster Foggs	Vancouver Cubs defaulted series (see note 4)	N/A	N/A
1936-37	Vancouver Canadians	Lost Provincial Final	N/A	N/A
1937-38	Vancouver Canadians	Defaulted Provincial Final	N/A	N/A

Notes :

1. All star teams represented the Vancouver and Victoria leagues at the first unofficial provincial senior championship for 1911-12.
2. The VCSL was the only Senior level league in the province for the 1914-15 season.
3. Some sources have the Vancouver Young Liberals winning the championship and some have the Vancouver Towers winning the championship, the Young Liberals participated in the Provincial playoffs
4. New Westminster won the league playoffs for 1935-36 but the Cubs were supposed to represent the league in the provincial playoffs as the league had not yet finished its' playoffs.

See also

List of VCSL Seasons

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