The Montreal City Hockey League (MCHL) was a Canadian amateur senior

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league in

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which ran for 14 consecutive seasons between 1910 and 1924 when it merged with the

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. A rivaling senior amateur league called the Montreal Hockey League (MHL) ran simultaneously with the MCHL for seven seasons between 1913 and 1920."Montreal league will not operate"
''The Gazette'' (Montreal). Nov. 29, 1920 (pg. 17). Retrieved 2020-11-01. The amateur teams in Montreal did not follow strict rules of player residency and were thus not eligible to compete for the

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as Canadian amateur champions against teams from other provinces, so instead the

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was introduced as a challenge trophy between the champion teams from the various amateur leagues in the city. The trophy was competed for from 1913–1920.

Champions

*1910–11: Montreal Garnets *1911–12: Montreal Garnets *1912–13: Montreal Champêtre *1913–14:

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*1914–15: Montreal HC *1915–16: Montreal HC *1916–17: Loyola College *1917–18:

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*1918–19: Montreal Canada Vickers *1919–20: Montreal Victorias *1920–21: McGill University *1921–22: Montreal St. Ann's *1922–23:

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*1923–24: Montreal St. Ann's Source: Society for International Hockey Research (sihrhockey.org)

References

{{reflist Defunct ice hockey leagues in Canada