| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 8, 1886 |
| First season | 1887 |
| Ceased | December 14, 1898 |
| Country | Canada |
| Last champion(s) | Montreal Victorias (1898) |
| Most titles | Montreal Hockey Club (7) |
The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was an amateur men's ice hockey league founded on 8 December 1886, in existence until 1898. It was the second ice hockey league organized in Canada, after one in Kingston, Ontario started in 1883.[1] It was organized to provide a longer season to determine the Canadian champion. Prior to its founding, the Canadian championship was determined in a tournament in Montreal. It is the first championship ice hockey league.
The 1893 champion of the league, Montreal Hockey Club was the first winner of the newly introduced Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup (later known as the Stanley Cup). Montreal was awarded the Cup as the champions of the AHAC since the AHAC was considered the top league of Canada.