Canadian National Hockey League
(CNHL)


An alternate universe where "Hockey Night in Canada" remains just that. A fictional competition inspired by the pyramid structure of European football/soccer leagues.
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  • Regional Leagues Era

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCQuébec
NSHalifax
MBPortage la Prairie

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONMiddlesex
FINQCMont-Royal
SFONToronto
SFNSHalifax

1916-17 Season Headlines
  • Middlesex are four time Stan Lee Cup champions at the expense of Mont-Royal, whose curse in the final decider extends to 0-5.
  • Toronto are the second team in history to top a regional league four times in five seasons, with Wellington unexpected Ontario runners-up.
  • By winning the Western League, Portage la Prairie become the first team to join the competition after the 1896 foundation to reach the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.
  • Peterborough put aside worries of Ontario First Division relegation with a strong top six finish.
  • Just two years after the last of three successive Stan Lee Cup quarter final appearances, Rouville are by far the highest profile team of those from across the Maritmes, Québec and Ontario leagues forced to drop out of the competition from next season.
  • Stormont finish top of their Ontario second tier sub-region, but off-field issues force them into folding rather than making a first tier debut. The same unlucky fate also falls on Huntington in the Québec second tier.
  • Lévis are bottom of their Québec Second Division sub-region for the third consecutive season.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCHochelaga
PEQueen's County
MBProvencher

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONYork
FINONToronto
SFONMiddlesex
SFMBProvencher

1915-16 Season Headlines
  • York (ON) win the Stan Lee Cup for the second time, beating out their local rivals Toronto in an epic championship decider.
  • Only three seasons since their surprise appearance in the Stan Lee Cup playoffs, Trois-Rivières are relgated back down to the Québec Second Division.
  • Montmagny are also unexpectedly Québec relegation fodder.
  • Dufferin and Norfolk take great strides up in the Ontario second tier, while Parry Sound and Nipissing nosedive dramatically in the other direction.
  • Laval and Yamaska rocket up their Québec Second Division sub-regions, with Berthier freefall to rock bottom.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCLotbinière
PEQueen's County
MBProvencher

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCLotbinière
FINQCMont-Royal
SFONGrey
SFMBProvencher

1914-15 Season Headlines
  • Unfancied Lotbinière come from nowhere to win the Québec First Division and then, just to complete the fairytale, make history as the first former second tier side from any region to win the national championship.
  • More finals heartbreak is heaped on Mont-Royal after losing a fourth final playoff, made worse by the fact they have been on the wrong end of all three all-Québec national championship deciders.
  • Algoma are third former Ontario second tier side to reach the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.
  • Newly promoted Northumberland (ON) fail in the Ontario First Division by a solitary point from making the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.
  • Provencher are the first former Western League Second Division team to qualify for the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.

Regional League Champions

ONGrey
QCQuébec
NSHalifax
BCYale

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONHuron
FINONGrey
SFNSHalifax
SFBCYale

1913-14 Season Headlines
  • In the fourth all-Ontario Stan Lee Cup final Grey stumble again at the final hurdle for the fourth time, allowing Huron win a first national championship.
  • Québec march to the Stan Lee Cup playoffs for the thirteenth time, but this season for the very first time as provincial league winners.
  • Two time Stan Lee Cup quarter finalists Châteauguay are relegated from Québec's top league tier.
  • 1900 Stan Lee Cup finalists Pictou are relegated, the first former Playoffs qualifier to drop to the Maritimes Second Division.
  • Hastings, the only side to have remained in the Ontario First Division since foundation without ever qualifying for the Stan Lee Cup Playoffs, are relegated.
  • Richmond (QC) are the fourth former Québec First Division side to finish bottom of a second tier sub-region.
  • Leeds are the third Ontario League team to finish bottom of a second tier sub-region for three seasons in a row.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCRouville
PEQueen's County
BCYale

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONMiddlesex
FINQCL'Islet
SFONSimcoe
SFBCYale

1912-13 Season Headlines
  • After ousting the defending Stan Lee Cup holders in the first round of the playoffs, L'Islet of eastern Québec reach a first championship final but cannot prevent Middlesex from claiming their third Stan Lee Cup title.
  • With all Québec league heavyweights falling outside the top three, two former second tier sides in Rouville and Trois-Rivières finish in the qualifying spots – the latter doing so immediately as a newly promoted team.
  • Last season's Ontario league winners Wellington drop well out of playoff contention to mid-table.
  • Three more former playoff teams are relegated from their top league tiers: Essex in Ontario, Chambly in Québec and Winnipeg in the west.
  • Portneuf improve by an incredible thirteen places on last season in their Québec second tier league sub-region.
  • The tribulations for Yamaska continue, becoming the first former Stan Lee Cup Playoffs qualifier to sit at the foot of any regional Second Division table.

Regional League Champions

ONWellington
QCMont-Royal
NSHalifax
BCVictoria

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONToronto
FINQCQuébec
SFONMiddlesex
SFQCMissisquoi

1911-12 Season Headlines
  • Toronto win a third Stan Lee Cup, and their second in three seasons.
  • Ontario First Division underdogs Victoria (ON) take just three points from a torrid league season.
  • Labelle drop swiftly from mid-table comfort in the Québec top tier to relegation.
  • Following relegation to Québec's second tier, Yamaska can finish only in twelfth place.
  • Leeds are the third former Ontario First Division side to sit at the foot of a second tier sub-region.
  • Lunenberg are the second former Maritimes top tier side to finish last in their Second Division.

Regional League Champions

ONSimcoe
QCL'Islet
NSHalifax
ABMedicine Hat

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONSimcoe
FINONGrey
SFQCQuébec
SFNSHalifax

1910-11 Season Headlines
  • Simcoe are two time Stan Lee Cup winners, leaving Grey as losing finalists for the second year in a row.
  • With both Montréal heavyweights sinking well into the bottom half of the Québec First Division, Missisquoi storm up the table for a playoffs berth.
  • Medicine Hat top the Western First Division for the first time since their renaming.
  • Hamilton drop well out of playoff contention in the Ontario First Division.
  • Last season's Stan Lee Cup semi finalists Yarmouth finish alarmingly close to relegation from the Maritimes League top tier.
  • Six time playoff qualifier Ontario County will find themselves in the Ontario second tier next season.
  • Two other former playoff teams are relegated from their top league tiers: Yamaska in Québec and Selkirk in the west.
  • Brockville and Durham are the first of Ontario's former top tier sides to sit at the bottom of tjeir respective second tier sub-regions.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCMont-Royal
NSYarmouth
SKAssiniboia

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONToronto
FINONGrey
SFNSYarmouth
SFQCL'Islet

1909-10 Season Headlines
  • Toronto's triumph in the second ever all-Ontario final loosens the grip held by Québec teams on the Stan Lee Cup trophy in recent seasons.
  • Mont-Royal top the Québec league for the fifth time in six seasons, but underperform - yet again - in the race to the Stan Lee Cup.
  • After coming close to winning the Maritimes League in recent seasons, Yarmouth finally get their nose ahead of their stronger Atlantic rivals.
  • York (ON) tumble from Stan Lee Cup playoffs last season to the bottom half of the Ontario First Division.
  • In a case of what goes up must come down, Deux-Montagnes are relegated from the Québec First Division, the second former Stan Lee Cup playoffs qualifier to drop from Québec's top tier.
  • Manitoban expansion side Portage la Prairie are unexpectedly top of the Western League's second tier.
  • After some breathing room in the enlarged Western League Second Division last year, Comox are bottom again, the first team from any league to finish last in their division four times in five seasons.

Regional League Champions

ONSimcoe
QCMont-Royal
PEQueen's County
MBWinnipeg

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCQuébec
FINQCMont-Royal
SFPEQueen's County
SFQCChamplain

1908-09 Season Headlines
  • Renamed teams (Western):  Medicine Hat (formerly Alberta) and Saskatoon (formerly Saskatchewan).
  • New teams (Western):  Eight new sides across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
  • In the second successive all-Québec Stan Lee Cup final Québec win a fourth national championship, while Mont-Royal lose a third championship decider in five seasons.
  • Prince Edward Island's Queen's County confirm themselves as the strongest team in the Maritimes with a fifth league title and a second successive Stan Lee Cup semi final appearance.
  • In their third season since league promotion, Champlain are the second former Québec second tier side to reach the Cup playoffs.
  • Essex fall back to earth after last year's breakout season in the Ontario First Division, falling down into the bottom half.
  • Halton's second season in the Ontario top tier yields a miserable four points and an inevitable relegation.
  • Frontenac climb from bottom last season to top six in their Ontario second tier sub-region.
  • After relegation from Québec's top division last year, Richmond (QC) freefall to the bottom six of their Second Division sub-region.
  • Compton are the second former Québec top flight team to sit at the bottom of a Second Division sub-region.
  • Guysborough are dead last in the Maritimes Second Division, the first former First Division side to do so.
  • Saltcoats are the best performing of the new teams joining an enlarged Western League second tier.

Regional League Champions

ONHamilton
QCHochelaga
PEQueen's County
ABAlberta

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCHochelaga
FINQCMont-Royal
SFONHamilton
SFPEQueen's County

1907-08 Season Headlines
  • In the greatest Stan Lee Cup final yet, east side Montréal's Hochelaga win both a second national championship in three seasons and continued bragging rights over their west side rivals.
  • Just three seasons after winning promotion from the Ontario Second Division, Hamilton sit atop that province's First Division.
  • Essex also qualify for the Stan Lee Cup playoffs in their sixth season since promotion from Ontario's Second Division.
  • In just their fourth season since joining the Ontario league, Parry Sound win their Second Divison sub-region.
  • Témiscouata bound up into the top four of their Québec Second Division sub-region.
  • With yet more teams joining the Western League from next season, Humboldt and Brandon are the lucky recipients of additional one-off promotion spots to an enlarged Western First Division.
  • Following last season's relegation from the Ontario and Québec top tiers respectively, Leeds and Compton both struggle badly in their lower divisions.
  • Comox are the first side to finish last in the Western League second tier for three seasons in a row.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCMont-Royal
NSHalifax
BCNew Westminster

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCQuébec
FINONGrey
SFONToronto
SFQCMont-Royal

1906-07 Season Headlines
  • While still yet to win a provincial league title, Québec prove themselves as undisputed Stan Lee Cup royalty with a third national championship trophy.
  • Toronto are Stan Lee Cup semi finalists for the fourth time in five seasons.
  • Mont-Royal top the Québec league for the third straight season.
  • Bruce are the second former Stan Lee Cup qualifiers to be relegated to a Second Division sub-region.
  • Dufferin are the second Ontario League team to sit at the bottom of a second tier sub-region for the third successive season.

Regional League Champions

ONOntario County
QCMont-Royal
NSCape Breton
MBSelkirk

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCHochelaga
FINONYork
SFONToronto
SFQCQuébec

1905-06 Season Headlines
  • Mont-Royal win the league battle to retain the Québec regional title, but cross-town foes Hochelaga win the war for the Stan Lee Cup.
  • Toronto and next door neighbours York face off in an epic Stan Lee Cup semi final.
  • Selkirk are surprise Western League winners and are the first team from Manitoba to go to the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.
  • Both relegated sides in Ontario last season, Wentworth and Ottawa, struggle in their Second Division sub-regions.
  • After relegation from Québec's top tier last season, L'Assomption tumble immediately into the bottom half of the second tier.
  • Laval are the first former regional First Division side to finish bottom of a second tier sub-region.
  • On the other hand Kamouraska rebound from Québec Second Division cellar dwellers last season to top six this season.
  • In the Maritimes, Northumberland (NB) sit at the bottom of the Second Division for the third season running.
  • With Alberta and Saskatchewan now established as provinces, the existing Western League teams from what was the North West Territories are allocated to their new provinces.

Regional League Champions

ONGrey
QCMont-Royal
NBSaint John
NTAssiniboia

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONGrey
FINQCMont-Royal
SFONToronto
SFNTAssiniboia

1904-05 Season Headlines
  • Folded teams (Ontario):  Bothwell, Cardwell, Cornwall and Addington.
  • New teams (Ontario):  Dufferin, Stormont, Parry Sound and Thunder Bay.
  • Folded teams (Maritimes):  Albert and Victoria (NS).
  • Renamed teams (Western):  Vancouver (formerly Burrard) and Nanaimo (formerly Vancouver Island).
  • New teams (Western):  12 new sides across Manitoba, British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Yukon, as a Second Division is created.
  • Grey pip Toronto to the Ontario league title and are unstoppable in the quest for the Stan Lee Cup.
  • Montréal's west side finally has something to really cheer about, at least up until the Stan Lee Cup final, where Mont-Royal are beaten to the silverware.
  • New Brunswick send their first team, Saint John, to the Stan Lee Cup playoffs.
  • Lotbinière return to Québec's top division with a bang, immediately landing in the top six.
  • Dauphin of Manitoba earn promotion as the very best of the new Western League Second Division expansion teams.

Regional League Champions

ONMiddlesex
QCHochelaga
NSCape Breton
NTAlberta

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCQuébec
FINONHuron
SFONMiddlesex
SFNSCape Breton

1903-04 Season Headlines
  • The two most successful teams in the Stan Lee Cup meet in a classic semi final matchup, Québec are the victors and then go on to win a second national trophy for themselves.
  • Richmond (QC) propel themselves from bottom of their Second Division sub-region last season to top four finishers.
  • Of the four Ontario second tier teams who fold after eight years at season's end, the legacy is sorriest of all for Addington who finish dead last for a sixth time in their league sub-region.
  • Despite fairly consistent finishes around the top six, Albert of New Brunswick are the best performing of two sides in the Maritimes First Division to fold at the end of the season.
  • Provencher are the unlucky team to finish bottom of the Western League, moving down next season to a new second tier with a raft of expansion teams.

Regional League Champions

ONWellington
QCChambly
PEQueen's County
NTAlberta

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONMiddlesex
FINNTAlberta
SFQCQuébec
SFONToronto

1902-03 Season Headlines
  • Middlesex extend their playoff domination to a fourth Stan Lee Cup final in five seasons, and hold the trophy aloft for the second time.
  • Alberta are the first Western League side to reach a Stan Lee Cup final.
  • Queen's County are the first team in any region to win three straight league titles.
  • Châteauguay are surprise Québec league runners up.
  • Just three seasons after winning the Québec top division, Maskinongé find themselves relegated from it.
  • Charlevoix and Kamouraska endure poorer seasons than anticipated in their Québec second tier sub-region.
  • In the very same league division, Chicoutimi narrowly avoid a fourth consecutive bottom placed finish.

Regional League Champions

ONSimcoe
QCHochelaga
PEQueen's County
BCVictoria

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONSimcoe
FINONMiddlesex
SFONOntario County
SFBCVictoria

1901-02 Season Headlines
  • Middlesex reach a third Stan Lee Cup final in four seasons, but in an all-Ontario showdown Simcoe take the trophy.
  • For the first time in the Playoffs all three Québec qualifiers are eliminated in the quarter finals.
  • Labelle come from thirteenth place in their sub-region last season to win a place in Québec's top tier next season.

Regional League Champions

ONMiddlesex
QCHochelaga
PEQueen's County
BCVictoria

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONMiddlesex
FINQCHochelaga
SFONOntario County
SFQCTerrebonne

1900-01 Season Headlines
  • This season's league champions of Ontario and Québec both reach their second Stan Lee Cup Final, with Middlesex the victors.
  • Prince Edward Island and British Columbia each send their first ever qualifiers to the playoffs.
  • Lincoln are the biggest improvers in Ontario's Second Division.

Regional League Champions

ONToronto
QCMaskinongé
NSPictou
NTAssiniboia

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCQuébec
FINNSPictou
SFQCMaskinongé
SFNTAssiniboia

1899-00 Season Headlines
  • The city of Québec fulfill their potential and claim the Stan Lee Cup.
  • Pictou continue to fly the flag for the smaller provinces in a season where all three Ontario qualifiers are eliminated in the Cup quarter finals.
  • Assiniboia reassert their dominance in the Western League, topping the table for the third time.
  • After a single season in Québec's top division last year, Champlain don't appear to be in the mix for a return there anytime soon.
  • Addington are off the bottom of their Ontario Second Division sub-region for the very first time.

Regional League Champions

ONMiddlesex
QCTerrebonne
NSPictou
NTAlberta

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

QCTerrebonne
FINONMiddlesex
SFQCQuébec
SFNSPictou

1898-99 Season Headlines
  • Terrebonne are the toast of Québec, casting aside much stronger teams all season in order to be the very first to bring the Stan Lee Cup to La Belle Province.
  • Deux-Montagnes, promoted from Québec's second tier in the competition's inaugural season, also head to the Cup playoffs.
  • Pictou are the first team from outside the two big provinces to reach the Stan Lee Cup Semi Finals.
  • Peterborough continue to perform well below expectations in Ontario's Second Division.

Regional League Champions

ONOntario County
QCL'Islet
NSCape Breton
NTAssiniboia

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONYork
FINQCHochelaga
SFQCL'Islet
SFONOntario County

1897-98 Season Headlines
  • The Stan Lee Cup moves out of Toronto to immediate neighbours York.
  • Ontario County climb from thirteenth place last season to Ontario league champions this season.
  • L'Islet holds off both of Montréal's more fancied outfits to retain the Québec league title.
  • The Western and Maritimes league leaders, Assiniboia and Cape Breton, again find the playoff competition against Ontario and Québec sides too hot to handle.
  • After a very poor debut season, Elgin rebound to win a spot in Ontario's top league for next year.
  • Champlain come from nowhere to earn promotion to Québec's top division.

Regional League Champions

ONHuron
QCL'Islet
NSHalifax
NTAssiniboia

Stan Lee Cup Playoffs – Final Four

ONToronto
FINQCQuébec
SFONHuron
SFONMiddlesex

1896-97 Season Headlines
  • The league battle for Ontario qualifying places is fierce, and then all three best placing sides reaching the Stan Lee Cup semi finals.
  • The city of Québec is the only one of La Belle Province's anticipated 'big three' to qualify for the playoffs.
  • Assiniboia fly the flag for Western Canada into the playoffs as expected.
  • Gloucester of New Brunswick sit ten points clear of their nearest challengers in the Maritimes Second Division.