Eastern Professional Hockey League [1959-1963] history and statistics

EPHL History

The Eastern Professional Hockey League was a minor professional hockey league that operated for four seasons, from 1959 to 1963.

In July 1959, the Quebec Hockey League announced that it would fold. Two of its four teams, the Quebec Aces and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, announced that they would suspend operations. The remaining two teams, the Montreal Royals and the Trois-Rivieres Lions joined up with three teams from Ontario Hockey Association Senior Eastern division: the Hull-Ottawa Canadians and Kingston Merchants (later renamed Frontenacs), and two teams from the OHA Senior Northern division: The Sudbury Wolves and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhouds (later renamed Thunderbirds). The EPHL teams were sponsored by NHL teams.

EPHL Seasons

Eastern Professional Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
	In: Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds In: Trois-Rivieres Lions In: Hull-Ottawa Canadiens In: Kingston Frontenacs In: Montreal Royals In: Sudbury Wolves
1959-60	6 Teams	Montreal Royals	Sudbury Wolves	(4-3)
Out: Trois-Rivieres Lions	In: Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers
1960-61	6 Teams	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds	(4-3)
Out: Montreal Royals	In: North Bay Trappers
1961-62	6 Teams	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	Kingston Frontenacs	(4-2)
Out: Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds Out: Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers Out: North Bay Trappers	In: Syracuse/St. Louis Braves
1962-63	4 Teams	Kingston Frontenacs	Sudbury Wolves	(4-1)

Cities in EPHL

Kingston, ONT

Frontenacs [1959-1963]

Kitchener, ONT

Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers [1960-1962]

Montreal, PQ

Royals [1959-1961]

North Bay, ONT

Trappers [1961-1962]

Ottawa, ONT

Hull-Canadiens [1959-1963]

Sault Ste. Marie, ONT

Thunderbirds [1959-1962]

St. Louis, MO

Braves [1962-1963]

Sudbury, ONT

Wolves [1959-1963]

Syracuse, NY

Braves [1962-1963]

Trois-Rivieres, PQ

Lions [1959-1960]