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.
  • All
  • First Division
  • Second Division
  • Third Division
  • Fourth Division
  • History

First Division, 1952-53 Season
Prev Season    |   Stan Lee Cup Playoffs   |    Next Season


First Division
(National)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(6)ONToronto48
2nd+10(6)BCVancouver46
3rd-2(5)ONYork40
4th+2(5)QCCartierville39
5th+4(4)ONParkdale38
6th+2(2)ONGrey34
7th-4(7)QCMont-Royal33
8th+3(4)QCQuébec29
9th+6(2)ONSimcoe28
10th-5(2)QCHull28
11th-4(7)QCHochelaga26
12thD2(2)ONMiddlesex25
13th+3(3)ONEssex25
14th-4(2)ONHastings22
15th-1(2)NSCape Breton21
16th-12(5)MBWinnipeg21
17th-4(2)ONAlgoma19
18th=(2)NSHalifax18
-2(2)ABEdmonton17
D2(1)QCTémiscouata13

Legend:
Pos = Finishing Position ( = League Leaders, = Relegated to Second Division for next season), Chg = Position change from previous season, Str = Riding Strength.

Second Division, 1952-53 Season
Prev Season    |   Stan Lee Cup Playoffs   |    Next Season


Second Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+5(2)BCKootenay40
2nd+1(2)ONWellington36
3rd+1(2)ONHamilton31
4th+4(1)BCVictoria29
5th+2(2)ONBrant29
6th-1(2)ABCalgary29
7th-4(2)ONDurham29
8th+6(1)SKBattleford25
9th+2(2)ONWaterloo25
10th+3(1)SKSwift Current23
11th-1(2)ONHuron23
12th-10(2)ONLambton23
13th+3(1)ONHalton22
14th-5(1)MBSpringfield21
15thD3(1)ONCochrane19
16th-1(1)SKLake Centre #19
17thD3(1)SKHumboldt 118
-6(1)ABMacleod18

Second Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
D1(2)ONRenfrew38
2ndD1(1)QCDrummond36
3rd+6(1)QCRichmond31
4th+3(1)NBSaint John31
5th+1(2)ONOttawa31
6th+4(1)NSPictou30
7th-3(1)NBRoyal28
8th+4(1)QCChamplain27
9th+6(1)QCBeauce25
10th-8(2)PEQueen's County25
11th-3(1)QCVaudreuil23
12th+4(1)QCDorchester22
13th=(1)QCTerrebonne22
14thD3(1)QCLotbinière21
15th-4(1)NBGloucester20
16th-11(1)QCBrome18
D3(1)ONGrenville16
-4(1)QCKamouraska15


Legend:
Pos = Finishing Position ( = Promoted to First Division for next season, = Relegated to Third Division for next season), Chg = Position change from previous season, Str = Riding Strength, # = Final season before folding, 1 = Avoided relegation due to Lake Centre folding.

Third Division, 1952-53 Season
Prev Season    |   Stan Lee Cup Playoffs   |    Next Season


Third Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+7(2)BCBurnaby40
2nd+5(1)SKMoose Jaw32
3rd+2(1)YTYukon32
4thD2(1)ABLethbridge32
5th-1(1)SKRegina31
6th+3(1)ABAthabaska30
7th-4(1)BCNanaimo30
8th-6(1)BCFraser Valley28
9th+1(1)ABBow River22
10th-4(1)SKAssiniboia22
11th+2(1)BCCariboo18
12th=(1)SKQu'Appelle18
13thD4(1)SKRosthern17
14th-3(1)BCSkeena17
15th-1(1)ABPeace River14
16th-1(1)ABJasper13
-1(1)SKSaskatoon12

Third Division
(Central West Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+2(1)ONPort Arthur41
2nd+3(1)ONTimiskaming31
3rd+4(1)ONNipissing30
4th+2(1)MBSouris #29
5th-3(1)ONElgin29
6th+3(1)ONWelland28
7thD2(1)ONPerth28
8th+4(1)ONKenora27
9th+5(1)ONOxford23
10thD4(1)MBMarquette21
11th-1(1)MBPortage la Prairie21
12th-4(1)SKMoose Mountain21
13th=(1)SKMelville19
14th-10(1)MBProvencher19
15th-4(1)ONDufferin16
16th-1(1)MBSelkirk14
-1(1)MBLisgar11

Third Division
(Central East Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+5(1)ONGlengarry36
2nd+11(1)QCMontmagny32
3rd+4(1)ONPeterborough27
4th=(1)QCMégantic27
5thD2(1)ONLeeds27
6th+2(1)QCBerthier26
7th-2(1)QCSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu26
8th-5(1)QCChambly26
9th-7(1)QCPontiac26
10th-1(1)ONFrontenac #25
11th=(1)QCLabelle24
12thD4(1)ONPrescott #21
13th-3(1)ONNorthumberland21
14th=(1)QCChâteauguay20
15th-3(1)QCSaint-Hyacinthe17
16th=(1)ONLanark16
-2(1)ONStormont11

Third Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+5(1)QCBellechasse36
2nd+2(2)NLSt John's34
3rd+6(1)NSAntigonish32
4th-1(1)QCChicoutimi32
5th=(1)NBNorthumberland30
6thD2(1)NBCharlotte30
7th+1(1)NBWestmorland29
8th-6(1)NBVictoria28
9thD4(1)NSInverness26
10th=(1)NBKent24
11th-4(1)NSShelburne22
12th+2(1)NSCumberland21
13th-2(1)QCRimouski17
14th-1(1)QCLac-Saint-Jean16
15th-3(1)NBYork16
16th-1(1)NSDigby12
-1(1)PEKing's County3


Legend:
Pos = Finishing Position ( = Promoted to Second Division for next season, = Relegated to Fourth Division for next season), Chg = Position change from previous season, Str = Riding Strength, # = Final season before folding.

Fourth Division, 1952-53 Season
Prev Season    |   Stan Lee Cup Playoffs   |    Next Season


Fourth Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(1)SKKindersley39
2nd+4(1)SKRosetown37
3rd+5(1)BCOkanagan36
4th-1(1)BCKamloops36
5th+2(1)ABBattle River34
6th-1(1)SKMackenzie30
7th-3(1)ABRed Deer30
8thD3(1)ABMedicine Hat28
9th+1(1)SKMeadow Lake26
10th+5(1)SKMelfort #23
11th=(1)ABWetaskiwin22
12th-3(1)ABAcadia22
13th-1(1)BCComox21
14th+3(1)ABCamrose #19
15th+1(1)SKYorkton16
16th-3(1)ABVegreville14
17th+1(1)SKPrince Albert13
18th-4(1)SKMaple Creek #13
 

Fourth Division
(Central West Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(1)ONParry Sound45
2nd+4(1)ONWentworth35
3rd=(1)ONKent35
4thD3(1)MBDauphin35
5th+4(1)ONLondon34
6th-2(1)ONVictoria32
7th+3(1)ONPeel29
8th=(1)ONKingston28
9th-2(1)ONTimmins28
10th+9(1)ONSudbury26
11th+1(1)ONPrince Edward25
12th+1(1)ONLincoln24
13th+4(1)MBChurchill23
14th-9(1)MBBrandon23
15th-1(1)ONHaldimand #22
16th-5(1)ONBruce21
17th+1(1)ONFort William18
18th-3(1)MBNorquay #16
19th-3(1)ONNorfolk14

Fourth Division
(Central East Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+2(1)QCCharlevoix37
2nd+2(1)QCSherbrooke35
3rdD3(1)ONRussell35
4th-2(1)QCStanstead34
5th+1(1)QCLaval32
6th+5(1)QCPortneuf29
7th+6(1)QCRichelieu28
8th=(1)QCCompton28
9th-4(1)ONCarleton28
10th=(1)QCShefford26
11th-4(1)QCArgenteuil26
12th-3(1)QCSaint-Maurice23
13th-1(1)QCBeauharnois21
14th+2(1)QCNicolet19
15th-1(1)QCVilleneuve16
16th+2(1)QCChapleau15
17th-2(1)QCJoliette15
18th-1(1)QCTrois-Rivières12

Fourth Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+6(1)QCGaspé41
2nd+4(1)QCÎles-de-la-Madeleine39
3rdD3(1)PEPrince County38
4th-1(1)QCBonaventure36
5th-3(1)QCMatane34
6th-2(1)NSColchester30
7th+1(1)NSAnnapolis #28
8th+7(1)NBRestigouche26
9th+2(1)NSLunenburg25
10th=(1)NLHumber25
11th+2(1)QCSaguenay23
12th-7(1)QCLévis21
13th+5(1)QCRoberval20
14th+2(1)NLTrinity17
15th-6(1)NLBurin15
16th-2(1)NLBonavista14
17th-5(1)QCLapointe14
18th-1(1)NLGrand Falls13


Legend:
Pos = Finishing Position ( = Promoted to Third Division for next season), Chg = Position change from previous season, Str = Riding Strength, # = Final season before folding.

League History, 1952-53 Season
Prev Season    |   Stan Lee Cup History   |    Next Season


MOST RECENT DIVISION MOVEMENTS
First Division
(National)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QONToronto431896-97**------1925--
QONYork311896-97**------1925--
QQCMont-Royal411896-97**------1925--
QQCQuébec361896-97**------1925--
QCHochelaga361896-97**------1925--
NSCape Breton101896-97**------1925--
MBWinnipeg251896-97**------19251915
ONEssex121896-97**1926----19251920
QBCVancouver181896-97**1927----19251907
ONAlgoma61896-97**19421939--19251906
QQCCartierville81935-36**194219401937
ONSimcoe151896-97**1945----1925--
QCHull61896-97**1945----19251918
ONHastings1896-97**19461930--19241925
QONParkdale21935-36**194619421941
QONGrey91896-97**1949----1925--
NSHalifax111896-97**1950----1925--
ABEdmonton51904-05**1951----19251922
ONMiddlesex121896-97**1952----1925--
QCTémiscouata21896-97**1952----19251918

Second Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
BCKootenay11904-051951**----19251918
SKBattleford31908-091950**----19251921
ONWellington101896-971949**----1925--
ONHamilton31896-971948**----19251924
ONDurham51896-971948**1931192619001925
ONBrant21896-971947**----19251923
ONWaterloo1896-971945**1932--19231925
ONHuron61896-971944**----1925--
ABCalgary21904-051936**----19251921
ONLambton1896-97--**1927--19191925
SKSwift Current1917-18--**19471938--1925
MBSpringfield1917-18--**19491929--1925
BCVictoria31896-97--**1949193219241925
ONHalton1896-97--**1950--19091925
ABMacleod1908-09--**1950----1925
SKLake Centre1925-26--**19511930
SKHumboldt11904-05--**1952--19221925
ONCochrane1935-36--**19521941

Second Division
(Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QCDrummond1896-971952**----19251921
ONRenfrew21896-971952**1927--19231925
PEQueen's County81896-971950**----1925--
QCRichmond1896-971949**1936--19081925
QCTerrebonne81896-97--**----1925--
ONOttawa1896-97--**----19251921
NSPictou21896-97--**1931--19251917
NBRoyal1896-97--**1937--19241925
QCVaudreuil1896-97--**1942--19081925
QCDorchester1896-971939**1943193119091925
QCBrome1896-97--**1945----1925
QCKamouraska1896-97--**1947--19251922
NBGloucester1896-971928**1948--19251904
QCBeauce1896-971928**1948--19251923
NBSaint John81896-971942**1950--1925--
QCChamplain31896-971927**1951--19251906
QCLotbinière11896-97--**1952--19251904
ONGrenville1896-97--**19521928--1925

Third Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ABLethbridge1917-18--1952**1931--1925
BCFraser Valley21896-97--1950**--19251923
YTYukon1904-05--1950**--19141925
SKSaskatoon1896-97--1945**192919221925
SKAssiniboia51896-97--1944**--1925--
SKQu'Appelle1904-05--1941**--19251924
BCBurnaby11896-97----**--19251919
BCCariboo1917-18----**----1925
BCSkeena1917-18----**1934--1925
BCNanaimo1896-97----**194219211925
SKRegina1908-09----**1944--1925
ABBow River1917-18----**1947--1925
SKMoose Jaw1908-09----**194819251918
ABPeace River1925-26----**1949
ABAthabaska1925-26----**1950
ABJasper1935-36----**1951
SKRosthern1935-36----**1952

Third Division
(Central West Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONPerth21896-97--1952**--19251908
ONElgin11896-9719261951**--19251904
SKMoose Mountain1917-18--1949**--19251919
MBPortage la Prairie21904-05--1948**--19251910
MBSelkirk11896-97--1946**--19251922
ONTimiskaming1917-18--1939**----1925
ONDufferin1904-05--1938**1933--1925
ONOxford1896-9719311937**--19251921
MBProvencher21896-97--1936**--19251911
MBSouris1904-05----**1927--1925
ONPort Arthur1917-18----**1939--1925
SKMelville1925-26----**1940
ONNipissing1896-97----**194719201925
ONWelland1896-97----**1948--1925
MBLisgar1896-97----**194919241925
ONKenora1925-26----**1950
MBMarquette1896-97----**195219231925

Third Division
(Central East Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONLeeds1896-97--1952**192919071925
QCSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu1896-9719341950**--19251924
ONGlengarry1896-97--1950**--19251924
ONPeterborough11896-9719271949**--19251912
QCSaint-Hyacinthe1896-97--1943**193219051925
ONLanark1896-97--1937**--19181925
ONNorthumberland1896-97--1936**--19201925
ONFrontenac1896-97--1931**----1925
QCBerthier1896-97----**1933--1925
QCChambly31896-97----**193619131925
QCPontiac1896-97--1934**194519221925
QCMontmagny1896-97----**194619161925
QCChâteauguay21896-97----**194619141925
QCMégantic1896-97--1936**194819231925
QCLabelle1896-97----**194919141925
ONStormont1925-26^----**1950--1917
ONPrescott1896-97--1927**195219241925

Third Division
(Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
NBCharlotte1896-97--1952**193619111925
NBWestmorland1896-97--1951**--19231925
NBVictoria1896-97--1951**193719251920
NBKent1896-97--1946**--19251919
NSCumberland1896-9719431945**--19251909
QCBellechasse1896-97--1928**----1925
NSAntigonish1896-97----**--19251921
PEKing's County1896-97----**1926--1925
QCRimouski1896-97----**1930--1925
NSDigby1896-97----**1935--1925
NSShelburne1896-97----**1942--1925
NBNorthumberland1896-97----**194519211925
QCChicoutimi1896-97--1937**1947--1925
QCLac-Saint-Jean1925-26----**1949
NBYork1896-97----**1950--1925
NLSt John's1949-50----**1951
NSInverness1896-97--1946**195219221925

Fourth Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ABMedicine Hat51896-97----1952**19201925
BCKamloops1935-36----1951**
SKKindersley1917-18--19311950**19251924
SKMaple Creek1917-18----1946**--1925
BCOkanagan1917-18--19421945**--1925
SKYorkton1908-09----1942**--1925
ABRed Deer1908-09--19301937**19231925
SKRosetown1925-26----1936**
ABWetaskiwin1925-26----1934**
BCComox1904-05----1927**--1925
ABBattle River1917-18------**--1925
SKMackenzie1904-05------**--1925
ABCamrose1908-09------**--1925
SKPrince Albert1908-09------**--1925
SKMeadow Lake1949-50------**
SKMelfort1925-26------**
ABAcadia1925-26------**
ABVegreville1925-26------**

Fourth Division
(Central Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
MBDauphin11904-05--19371952**19251905
ONBruce41896-97--19381951**19251914
ONParry Sound1904-05----1950**19141925
ONLondon1896-97----1943**--1925
ONKingston1896-97----1941**--1925
MBBrandon1896-97----1939**19091925
ONWentworth1896-97----1939**19051925
ONHaldimand1896-97----1938**--1925
ONVictoria1896-97----1934**19171925
MBChurchill1917-18----1932**--1925
ONKent1896-97------**19181925
ONPeel1896-97------**--1925
ONPrince Edward1896-97------**--1925
ONLincoln1896-97------**--1925
ONFort William1904-05------**--1925
ONNorfolk1896-97------**--1925
ONTimmins1949-50------**
ONSudbury1949-50------**
MBNorquay1949-50------**

Fourth Division
(Central Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONRussell1896-97----1952**--1925
QCSherbrooke1896-97--19441951**19001925
QCStanstead1896-97----1947**--1925
QCChapleau1935-36----1946**
QCBeauharnois1896-97----1945**19151925
QCShefford1896-97--19401944**18971925
QCSaint-Maurice1935-36----1941**
QCTrois-Rivières11896-97--19261938**19241925
QCArgenteuil1896-97----1937**--1925
QCLaval11896-97--19291936**19251919
QCPortneuf1896-97----1932**--1925
QCCompton1896-97----1930**19071925
QCRichelieu1896-97------**19221925
QCCharlevoix1896-97------**19021925
ONCarleton1896-97------**--1925
QCNicolet1896-97------**--1925
QCJoliette1896-97------**--1925
QCVilleneuve1949-50------**

Fourth Division
(Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
PEPrince County1896-97----1952**19191925
QCLévis1896-97----1950**--1925
QCBonaventure1896-97----1947**19181925
NSLunenburg1896-97----1946**19251924
QCGaspé1896-97----1945**--1925
NSColchester1896-97----1938**19181925
QCMatane1917-18----1931**--1925
NSAnnapolis1949-50^------**19171916
NBRestigouche1896-97------**19151925
QCÎles-de-la-Madeleine1949-50------**
NLHumber1949-50------**
QCSaguenay1949-50------**
QCRoberval1949-50------**
NLTrinity1949-50------**
NLBurin1949-50------**
NLBonavista1949-50------**
QCLapointe1949-50------**
NLGrand Falls1949-50------**

Inactive Teams
Team Q End D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QCL'Assomption51934-351935------19251910
NSHants11934-35--1935----19251912
QCYamaska11934-35--1935----19251920
QCLa Prairie1934-35--1935----19251922
QCL'Islet51934-35--1935----19251924
MBMacdonald1948-49----1949--19201925
MBNeepawa1948-49----1949193219211925
SKWood Mountain1948-49----19491944
ONMuskoka1948-49----1949194619191925
SKLast Mountain1934-35----1935----1925
QCBagot1934-35------193519091925
NSRichmond1934-35------1935--1917
NSYarmouth11924-251925--
QCMissisquoi21924-2519241925
ONLennox1924-2519221925
QCRouville31916-1719171909
QCDeux-Montagnes11916-1719171915
NBCarleton1916-1719171915
NBSunbury1916-1719161917
NSKings1924-2519121925
ONOntario County61924-2519111925
QCMontmorency1916-1719101917
ONBrockville1916-1719061917
NBAlbert1903-041904--
NSVictoria1903-041904--
QCMaskinongé11924-2519031925
ONDundas1924-2518991925
QCMontcalm1916-1718991917
NSGuysborough1916-1718981917
ABStrathcona1924-25--1925
QCHuntingdon1916-17--1917
QCSoulanges1916-17--1917
ONBothwell1903-04--1904
ONCardwell1903-04--1904
ONCornwall1903-04--1904
ONAddington1903-04--1904

Legend:
"Q" = Number of Stan Lee Cup playoff qualifications, "Est" = Season established, "D1"/"D2"/"D3"/"D4" = Most recent year last spent in each national division (** denotes current division), "Reg D1"/"Reg D2" = Most recent year last spent in each regional division.