The International Hockey League was a professional hockey league operating in Canada and the United States from 1929 to 1936. It is one of two direct ancestors of the American Hockey League.
It was formed when the Canadian Professional Hockey League split into two leagues. The larger teams formed the IHL, which was one step below the National Hockey League. The smaller teams kept the CPHL name, and served as a farm system for the IHL for one season.
Three teams folded and two others merged after the 1935–36 season, leaving the IHL with only four teams—the minimum required for the league to be viable. The remaining teams joined with the Canadian-American Hockey League, which had also been cut down to four teams, to form a "circuit of mutual convenience" called the "International-American Hockey League." The two leagues played an interlocking schedule for the next two years, with the IHL serving as the IAHL's Western Division and the Can-Am serving as its Eastern Division. The Buffalo Bisons, a charter IHL member, suspended operations due to an arena collapse and subsequent financial problems after only 11 games, and the IAHL played as a seven-team unit for the rest of the season and all of the 1938–39 season.
At a meeting held in New York City on June 28, 1938, the two leagues formally merged into a unified league operating under the IAHL name. The Eastern Amateur Hockey League's Hershey Bears were added as an expansion team, replacing the Bisons.[1] The IAHL changed its name to the American Hockey League in 1940.
^"HERSHEY IN HOCKEY LEAGUE Admitted to Circuit as American-International Loops Unite" The Philadelphia Record, June 29, 1938
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international, hockey, league, 1929, 1936, other, uses, international, hockey, league, disambiguation, international, hockey, league, professional, hockey, league, operating, canada, united, states, from, 1929, 1936, direct, ancestors, american, hockey, league. For other uses see International Hockey League disambiguation The International Hockey League was a professional hockey league operating in Canada and the United States from 1929 to 1936 It is one of two direct ancestors of the American Hockey League It was formed when the Canadian Professional Hockey League split into two leagues The larger teams formed the IHL which was one step below the National Hockey League The smaller teams kept the CPHL name and served as a farm system for the IHL for one season Three teams folded and two others merged after the 1935 36 season leaving the IHL with only four teams the minimum required for the league to be viable The remaining teams joined with the Canadian American Hockey League which had also been cut down to four teams to form a circuit of mutual convenience called the International American Hockey League The two leagues played an interlocking schedule for the next two years with the IHL serving as the IAHL s Western Division and the Can Am serving as its Eastern Division The Buffalo Bisons a charter IHL member suspended operations due to an arena collapse and subsequent financial problems after only 11 games and the IAHL played as a seven team unit for the rest of the season and all of the 1938 39 season At a meeting held in New York City on June 28 1938 the two leagues formally merged into a unified league operating under the IAHL name The Eastern Amateur Hockey League s Hershey Bears were added as an expansion team replacing the Bisons 1 The IAHL changed its name to the American Hockey League in 1940 Contents 1 Teams 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksTeams editTeam Years NotesBuffalo Bisons 1929 1936 transferred from CPHL later joined IAHLCleveland Falcons 1934 1936 Former Cleveland Indians franchise later joined IAHLCleveland Indians 1929 1934 Former Kitchener CPHL franchise players from Toronto of the CPHL renamed Falcons in 1934Detroit Olympics 1929 1936 transferred from CPHL merged with Shamrocks to form Pittsburgh Hornets of IAHLHamilton Tigers 1929 1930 transferred from CPHL moved to SyracuseLondon Panthers Tecumsehs 1929 1936 transferred from CPHL disbanded when IHL disbandedNiagara Falls Cataracts 1929 1930 transferred from CPHLPittsburgh Shamrocks 1935 1936 merged with Olympics to form Pittsburgh Hornets of IAHLPittsburgh Yellowjackets 1930 1932Rochester Cardinals 1935 1936 disbanded when IHL disbandedSyracuse Stars 1930 1936 purchase and transfer of Hamilton Tigers later joined IAHLToronto Millionaires 1929 1930 transferred from CPHL players from Kitchener of CPHLWindsor Bulldogs 1929 1936 transferred from CPHL disbanded when IHL disbandedSee also editList of ice hockey leaguesReferences edit HERSHEY IN HOCKEY LEAGUE Admitted to Circuit as American International Loops Unite The Philadelphia Record June 29 1938External links editInternational Hockey League 1929 1936 at HockeyDB International Hockey League 1929 1936 at hockeyleaguehistory com International Hockey League 1929 1936 at ottawavalleyonline com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Hockey League 1929 1936 amp oldid 1190221344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,