List of pre-NHL seasons

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Leagues
  • AHAC (1886–1898)
  • MHA (1892–1909)
  • WPHL (1896–1909)
  • CAHL (1898–1905)
  • FAHL (1904–1909)
  • IPHL (1904–1907)
  • ECAHA (1906–1909)
  • TPHL (1906–1911)
  • OPHL (1908–1911)
  • CHA (1909–1910)
  • NHA (1909–1917)
  • PCHA (1912–1924)
  • NHL (1917–present)
  • WCHL (1921–1926)
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Prior to the first season of the National Hockey League (NHL), which began on December 19, 1917, there had been numerous seasons of ice hockey played by various amateur and professional leagues, often concurrently, dating back to the 1880s. These early leagues laid the foundation for the NHL. Below is a list of pre-NHL seasons by ice hockey leagues that are precursors of the National Hockey League.