Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | December 5, 1903 |
First season | 1904 |
Ceased | February 15, 1909 |
Country | Canada |
Last champion(s) | Renfrew Creamery Kings (1909) |
Most titles | Ottawa Hockey Club (2) |
The Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) was a Canadian men's senior-level ice hockey league that played six seasons, from 1904 to 1909. The league was formed initially to provide a league for teams not accepted by the rival Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL).
The FAHL's membership changed in each of its six seasons of operation. During the FAHL's inaugural 1904 season, the Montreal Le National became the first francophone ice hockey team to play in a league with anglophone clubs. The 1906-07 season ended early due to an on-ice death, and the 1907 schedule was suspended mid-season.
The FAHL was a professional league for its last two years and was known as the Federal Hockey League (FHL). The league dissolved with the formation of the National Hockey Association (NHA).
The FAHL, through league member Ottawa Hockey Club, held the Stanley Cup for the 1904-05 season.