Colored Hockey League

Colored Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded1895 (1895)
Founder
Ceasedc. 1911 and 1930 (1911 and 1930)
CountryCanada
Africville Sea-Sides, c.1921

The Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes (CHL) was an all-black ice hockey league founded in Nova Scotia in 1895,[1] which featured teams from across Canada's Maritime Provinces.[2][3] The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930.[4][5][6][7]

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