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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First Division, 1956-57 Season
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First Division
(National)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+6(7)QCHochelaga38
2nd+3(3)ONEssex37
3rd+5(7)BCVancouver37
4th-2(7)ONToronto37
5th+5(6)QCCartierville35
6th-5(7)ONYork32
7th-1(2)ONGrey31
8th-4(7)QCMont-Royal31
9th+2(4)QCQuébec29
10thD2(2)ONRenfrew28
11th+4(3)ABEdmonton28
12th+2(4)ONParkdale28
13th+3(2)QCHull27
14th-2(2)BCKootenay27
15th+2(2)NSCape Breton25
16th-3(3)ONHamilton25
17th-8(2)ONHastings21
18th-15(5)MBWinnipeg20
D2(1)NBGloucester18
-2(2)ONSimcoe16

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

Second Division, 1956-57 Season
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Second Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+6(2)ONBrant37
2nd+3(3)BCBurnaby36
3rd+1(2)ONMiddlesex34
4th-1(2)ABCalgary34
5th+8(2)ONWaterloo31
6th-4(2)ONLambton31
7thD1(2)ONAlgoma29
8th-2(1)MBSpringfield28
9th+1(2)ONDurham26
10th+5(1)ONHalton25
11th+1(2)ONWellington24
12th-4(1)ONHuron23
13th+3(1)SKHumboldt21
14th-3(1)ONNipissing21
15th-6(1)ONPort Arthur21
16thD3(1)SKBattleford17
D3(1)ONKenora11
-4(1)SKSwift Current10

Second Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+2(2)PEQueen's County38
2ndD1(2)NSHalifax37
3rd+3(2)ONOttawa36
4th+3(1)QCBeauce32
5th-1(1)QCVaudreuil32
6th-1(1)NSPictou31
7th-5(1)NBSaint John29
8th+6(1)NSAntigonish28
9th-1(1)QCKamouraska28
10th=(1)QCRichmond25
11th+1(1)QCBellechasse24
12th-1(1)QCChamplain24
13th-4(1)QCTémiscouata23
14thD3(1)ONLeeds19
15th-2(1)NBRoyal17
16th-1(1)QCDorchester15
-1(1)QCDrummond12
D3(1)NBNorthumberland9


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.

Third Division, 1956-57 Season
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Third Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(1)ABPeace River35
2nd+2(2)BCOkanagan35
3rd+2(1)ABAthabaska30
4th-1(1)ABBow River30
5th+4(1)BCCariboo27
6th+1(1)SKAssiniboia25
7thD2(2)BCVictoria24
8th-2(1)ABMacleod23
9th+6(1)BCFraser Valley20
10th+1(1)SKMoose Jaw20
11th-1(1)BCNanaimo19
12th-4(1)YTYukon17
13th-1(1)ABLethbridge16
14th-1(1)BCSkeena15
15th-1(1)SKRosthern14
D4(1)BCKamloops10

Third Division
(Central West Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+6(1)ONElgin32
2nd+1(1)MBPortage la Prairie31
3rd+3(1)ONOxford30
4th-2(1)ONParry Sound30
5th-3(1)ONPeterborough28
6thD2(1)ONPerth26
7th-2(1)ONTimiskaming25
8th+1(1)ONWelland22
9th-1(1)ONDufferin22
10th=(1)MBSelkirk20
11th+2(1)MBLisgar19
12th-8(1)MBProvencher19
13th-2(1)SKRegina18
14th-2(1)ONCochrane16
15th-1(1)ONKent13
-1(1)MBMarquette9

Third Division
(Central East Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
D2(1)ONGrenville35
2nd+5(1)QCMontmagny28
3rd=(1)QCTerrebonne28
4th+11(1)ONNorthumberland26
5thD2(1)ONGlengarry26
6th=(1)QCSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu25
7th-2(1)QCLotbinière25
8th+6(1)QCLabelle23
9th-1(1)QCChâteauguay21
10th-6(1)QCBrome21
11th+2(1)QCStanstead20
12th-2(1)QCPontiac20
13th-4(1)QCSaint-Hyacinthe20
14th-3(1)QCChambly19
15th-3(1)QCBerthier12
D4(1)ONPrince Edward11

Third Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(2)NLSt John's35
2nd+2(1)QCRimouski29
3rd=(1)QCMégantic28
4th+4(1)NBCharlotte27
5th+5(1)NBVictoria26
6th=(1)NSShelburne25
7thD4(1)QCCompton23
8th-1(1)NSDigby23
9th=(1)NBWestmorland22
10th+1(1)NSInverness20
11thD4(1)QCLac-Saint-Jean19
12th+3(1)NSCumberland19
13th-8(1)QCChicoutimi19
14th=(1)NBKent17
15th-2(1)NLHumber14
-4(1)QCGaspé14


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.

Fourth Division, 1956-57 Season
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Fourth Division
(Western Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+1(1)SKQu'Appelle38
2ndD3(1)ABJasper37
3rd+3(1)ABWetaskiwin35
4th+5(1)SKSaskatoon34
5thD3(1)SKMoose Mountain31
6th-2(1)ABRed Deer28
7th+4(1)SKRosetown25
8th-1(1)SKMeadow Lake25
9th+6(1)SKPrince Albert23
10th+3(1)SKKindersley23
11th-1(1)ABAcadia23
12th-4(1)ABMedicine Hat19
13th+5(1)NTNorthwest Territories18
14th+2(1)ABBattle River14
15th-3(1)ABVegreville14
16th-2(1)BCComox13
17th=(1)SKMackenzie8
 

Fourth Division
(Central West Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+2(1)SKMelville40
2nd=(1)ONLondon35
3rd+2(1)SKYorkton34
4th+1(1)ONTimmins32
5th-1(1)MBChurchill31
6th+8(1)ONNorfolk30
7th+1(1)ONPeel30
8th-5(1)ONVictoria30
9th-3(1)MBBrandon28
10th+1(1)ONBruce27
11th-2(1)ONFort William23
12th+1(1)ONWentworth22
13th-1(1)ONLincoln21
14th-7(1)MBDauphin21
15th-5(1)ONKingston18
16th-1(1)ONNickel Belt17
17th-1(1)ONSudbury13
18th-1(1)ONNiagara7

Fourth Division
(Central East Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
+4(1)ONRussell36
2nd+5(1)QCArgenteuil35
3rd-1(1)ONLanark35
4th+5(1)QCCharlevoix32
5thD3(1)ONStormont32
6th+5(1)QCTrois-Rivières30
7th-4(1)QCVilleneuve29
8th=(1)QCShefford27
9th+5(1)QCBeauharnois26
10th+6(1)QCLongueuil25
11th-5(1)QCSherbrooke25
12th-8(1)QCChapleau22
13th-3(1)ONCarleton20
14th+4(1)QCJoliette19
15th-2(1)QCSaint-Maurice19
16th-1(1)QCNicolet18
17th-5(1)QCRichelieu16
18th-1(1)QCLaval13

Fourth Division
(Eastern Conference)
Pos Chg Str Team Pts
D3(1)QCBonaventure40
2nd=(1)QCLévis35
3rd+5(1)PEKing's County31
4th+5(1)NBRestigouche30
5th+5(1)NLGrand Falls29
6th+5(1)NSLunenburg27
7th-3(1)QCPortneuf27
8th+4(1)NLTrinity26
9th-2(1)QCSaguenay26
10th-4(1)QCÎles-de-la-Madeleine25
11th-6(1)NSColchester25
12th+2(1)QCRoberval23
13th-10(1)NBYork23
14th+2(1)NLBonavista22
15th=(1)PEPrince County19
16th+2(1)NLBurin18
17th-4(1)QCMatane18
18th-1(1)QCLapointe15


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

League History, 1956-57 Season
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MOST RECENT DIVISION MOVEMENTS
First Division
(National)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QQCHochelaga381896-97**------1925--
QONToronto471896-97**------1925--
QONYork341896-97**------1925--
QQCMont-Royal451896-97**------1925--
QCQuébec381896-97**------1925--
NSCape Breton101896-97**------1925--
MBWinnipeg281896-97**------19251915
QONEssex151896-97**1926----19251920
QBCVancouver221896-97**1927----19251907
QQCCartierville111935-36**194219401937
ONSimcoe151896-97**1945----1925--
QCHull81896-97**1945----19251918
ONHastings1896-97**19461930--19241925
ONParkdale21935-36**194619421941
QONGrey111896-97**1949----1925--
BCKootenay11904-05**1953----19251918
ABEdmonton51904-05**1954----19251922
ONHamilton31896-97**1955----19251924
ONRenfrew21896-97**19561927--19231925
NBGloucester1896-97**19561948--19251904

Second Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONAlgoma61896-971956**1939--19251906
ONMiddlesex121896-971955**----1925--
ONWellington101896-971949**----1925--
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
ONHalton1896-97--**1950--19091925
BCBurnaby11896-97--**1953--19251919
ONPort Arthur1917-18--**19531939--1925
ONNipissing1896-97--**1954194719201925
SKHumboldt11904-05--**1955--19221925
SKBattleford31908-091950**1956--19251921
ONKenora1925-26--**19561950

Second Division
(Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
NSHalifax111896-971956**----1925--
ONOttawa1896-971955**----19251921
QCTémiscouata21896-971953**----19251918
QCDrummond1896-971952**----19251921
PEQueen's County81896-971950**----1925--
QCRichmond1896-971949**1936--19081925
NSPictou21896-97--**1931--19251917
NBRoyal1896-97--**1937--19241925
QCVaudreuil1896-97--**1942--19081925
QCDorchester1896-971939**1943193119091925
QCBeauce1896-971928**1948--19251923
NBSaint John81896-971942**1950--1925--
QCChamplain31896-971927**1951--19251906
QCBellechasse1896-97--**1953----1925
QCKamouraska1896-97--**1954--19251922
NSAntigonish1896-97--**1955--19251921
ONLeeds1896-97--**1956192919071925
NBNorthumberland1896-97--**1956194519211925

Third Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
BCVictoria31896-97--1956**193219241925
ABMacleod1908-09--1955**----1925
ABLethbridge1917-18--1952**1931--1925
BCFraser Valley21896-97--1950**--19251923
YTYukon1904-05--1950**--19141925
SKAssiniboia51896-97--1944**--1925--
BCCariboo1917-18----**----1925
BCSkeena1917-18----**1934--1925
BCNanaimo1896-97----**194219211925
ABBow River1917-18----**1947--1925
SKMoose Jaw1908-09----**194819251918
ABPeace River1925-26----**1949
ABAthabaska1925-26----**1950
SKRosthern1935-36----**1952
BCOkanagan1917-18--1942**1955--1925
BCKamloops1935-36----**1956

Third Division
(Central West Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONPerth21896-97--1956**--19251908
ONCochrane1935-36--1954**1941
ONElgin11896-9719261951**--19251904
ONPeterborough11896-9719271949**--19251912
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
SKRegina1908-09----**1944--1925
ONWelland1896-97----**1948--1925
MBMarquette1896-97----**195219231925
ONParry Sound1904-05----**195319141925
MBLisgar1896-97----**195419241925
ONKent1896-97----**195519181925

Third Division
(Central East Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONGlengarry1896-97--1956**--19251924
ONGrenville1896-97--1956**1928--1925
QCLotbinière11896-97--1955**--19251904
QCTerrebonne81896-97--1954**--1925--
QCBrome1896-97--1954**----1925
QCSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu1896-9719341950**--19251924
QCSaint-Hyacinthe1896-97--1943**193219051925
ONNorthumberland1896-97--1936**--19201925
QCBerthier1896-97----**1933--1925
QCChambly31896-97----**193619131925
QCPontiac1896-97--1934**194519221925
QCMontmagny1896-97----**194619161925
QCChâteauguay21896-97----**194619141925
QCLabelle1896-97----**194919141925
QCStanstead1896-97----**1954--1925
ONPrince Edward1896-97----**1956--1925

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
QCRimouski1896-97----**1930--1925
NSDigby1896-97----**1935--1925
NSShelburne1896-97----**1942--1925
QCChicoutimi1896-97--1937**1947--1925
QCMégantic1896-97--1936**194819231925
NLSt John's1949-50----**1951
NSInverness1896-97--1946**195219221925
QCGaspé1896-97----**1953--1925
NLHumber1949-50----**1955
QCCompton1896-97----**195619071925
QCLac-Saint-Jean1925-26----**1956

Fourth Division
(Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
SKMoose Mountain1917-18--19491956**19251919
ABJasper1935-36----1956**
SKQu'Appelle1904-05--19411955**19251924
SKKindersley1917-18--19311954**19251924
SKSaskatoon1896-97--19451953**19221925
ABMedicine Hat51896-97----1952**19201925
ABRed Deer1908-09--19301937**19231925
SKRosetown1925-26----1936**
ABWetaskiwin1925-26----1934**
BCComox1904-05----1927**--1925
SKPrince Albert1908-09------**--1925
ABBattle River1917-18------**--1925
SKMackenzie1904-05------**--1925
SKMeadow Lake1949-50------**
ABAcadia1925-26------**
NTNorthwest Territories1953-54------**
ABVegreville1925-26------**

Fourth Division
(Central Western Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
SKMelville1925-26----1954**
MBDauphin11904-05--19371952**19251905
ONBruce41896-97--19381951**19251914
ONLondon1896-97----1943**--1925
SKYorkton1908-09----1942**--1925
ONKingston1896-97----1941**--1925
MBBrandon1896-97----1939**19091925
ONWentworth1896-97----1939**19051925
ONVictoria1896-97----1934**19171925
MBChurchill1917-18----1932**--1925
ONNorfolk1896-97------**--1925
ONPeel1896-97------**--1925
ONFort William1904-05------**--1925
ONLincoln1896-97------**--1925
ONTimmins1949-50------**
ONNickel Belt1953-54------**
ONSudbury1949-50------**
ONNiagara1953-54------**

Fourth Division
(Central Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
ONStormont1925-26^----1956**--1917
ONLanark1896-97--19371955**19181925
QCCharlevoix1896-97----1954**19021925
ONRussell1896-97----1952**--1925
QCSherbrooke1896-97--19441951**19001925
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
QCRichelieu1896-97------**19221925
ONCarleton1896-97------**--1925
QCJoliette1896-97------**--1925
QCNicolet1896-97------**--1925
QCVilleneuve1949-50------**
QCLongueuil1953-54------**

Fourth Division
(Eastern Conference)
Team Q Est D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QCBonaventure1896-97----1956**19181925
NBYork1896-97----1954**--1925
PEKing's County1896-97----1953**--1925
PEPrince County1896-97----1952**19191925
QCLévis1896-97----1950**--1925
NSLunenburg1896-97----1946**19251924
NSColchester1896-97----1938**19181925
QCPortneuf1896-97----1932**--1925
QCMatane1917-18----1931**--1925
NBRestigouche1896-97------**19151925
NLGrand Falls1949-50------**
NLTrinity1949-50------**
QCSaguenay1949-50------**
QCÎles-de-la-Madeleine1949-50------**
QCRoberval1949-50------**
NLBonavista1949-50------**
NLBurin1949-50------**
QCLapointe1949-50------**

Inactive Teams
Team Q End D1 D2 D3 D4 Reg D1 Reg D2
QCL'Assomption51934-351935------19251910
SKLake Centre1952-53--195319511930
NSHants11934-35--1935----19251912
QCYamaska11934-35--1935----19251920
QCLa Prairie1934-35--1935----19251922
QCL'Islet51934-35--1935----19251924
ONFrontenac1952-53--19311953----1925
ONPrescott1952-53--19271953195219241925
MBSouris1952-53----19531927--1925
MBMacdonald1948-49----1949--19201925
MBNeepawa1948-49----1949193219211925
SKWood Mountain1948-49----19491944
ONMuskoka1948-49----1949194619191925
SKMaple Creek1952-53----19461953--1925
ONHaldimand1952-53----19381953--1925
SKLast Mountain1934-35----1935----1925
NSAnnapolis1952-53------195319171916
ABCamrose1952-53------1953--1925
SKMelfort1952-53------1953
MBNorquay1952-53------1953
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.