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Eastern Hockey League (1954-73)

The Eastern Hockey League (1954-73) grew out of the former Eastern Amateur Hockey League. As a minor pro league it opertaed between 1954-73 starting with five teams.

Within the first few seasons of operation, the league expanded to Greensboro NC, Nashville TN, Knoxville TN, Jacksonville FL, Salem VA, and Roanoke VA. The league settled into a two-division format for the 1959-60 season, with one division based in the north and the other in the southern United States.

This expansion fueled the growth of the league with the number of teams more than doubling in the decade following the southern expansion. However the expansion also led to the breakup of the league. The two divisions had opposite opinions over various issues like the number of players to dress per game, and how many interdivisional games should be played.

In 1973 the league folded, split into two parts and became the basis of the North American Hockey League and the Southern Hockey League.

Eastern Hockey League (1954-73) Franchises

Baltimore Clippers (1954-1956)
Clinton Comets (1954-1973)
New Haven Blades (1954-1972)
Washington Lions (1954-1958)
Worcester Warriors (1954-1955)
Johnstown Jets (1955-1973)
Philadelphia Ramblers (1955-1964)
Charlotte Checkers (1956-1973)
Washington Presidents (1957-1960)
New York Rovers (1959-1960)
Greensboro Generals (1959- 1973)
Jersey Devils (1960-1961, 1972-1973)
Long Island Ducks (1961-1973)
Knoxville Knights (1961-1968)
Nashville Dixie Flyers (1962-1971)
Jacksonville Rockets (1964-1966)
New Jersey Devils (1965-1971)
Florida Rockets (1966-1968)
Syracuse Blazers (1967-1973)
Salem Rebels (1967-1971)
Roanoke Valley Rebels (1971-1973)
St Petersburg Suns (1971-1972)
New England Blades (1972-1973)
Cape Cod Cubs (1972-1973)
Rhode Island Reds (1972-1973)
Suncoast Suns (1972-1973)

Eastern Hockey League (1954-73) Champions

Year	Champion
1955	New Haven Blades
1956	New Haven Blades
1957	Charlotte Clippers
1958	Washington Presidents
1959	Clinton Comets
1960	Johnstown Jets
1961	Johnstown Jets
1962	Johnstown Jets
1963	Greensboro Generals
1964	Clinton Comets
1965	Long Island Ducks
1966	Nashville Dixie Flyers
1967	Nashville Dixie Flyers
1968	Clinton Comets
1969	Clinton Comets
1970	Clinton Comets
1971	Charlotte Checkers
1972	Charlotte Checkers
1973	Syracuse Blazers

Eastern Hockey League (1954-73) Season

1955 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Washington Lions	49	26	21	2	204	175	56
New Haven Blades	46	23	21	2	201	199	48
Baltimore Clippers	47	22	23	2	208	180	46
Clinton Comets	22	15	7	0	111	75	30
Worcester Warriors	20	3	17	0	59	154	6
1956 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
New Haven Blades	64	43	18	3	318	206	89
Washington Lions	64	33	28	3	258	267	69
Clinton Comets	64	33	28	3	298	269	69
Johnstown Jets	64	32	32	0	312	298	64
Baltimore Clippers	64	23	40	1	236	327	47
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	23	41	0	246	301	46
1957 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Charlotte Clippers	64	50	13	1	364	239	101
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	34	27	3	277	233	71
New Haven Blades	64	31	30	3	276	263	65
Johnstown Jets	64	31	33	0	320	290	62
Clinton Comets	64	23	39	2	254	325	48
Washington Presidents	64	18	45	1	256	397	37
1958 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Charlotte Clippers	64	38	25	1	275	243	77
Washington Presidents	64	36	24	4	221	195	76
New Haven Blades	64	33	26	5	204	180	71
Johnstown Jets	64	31	30	3	228	225	65
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	30	31	3	210	211	63
Clinton Comets	64	15	47	2	186	270	32
1959 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Clinton Comets	64	41	21	2	291	180	84
Johnstown Jets	64	33	28	3	252	223	69
New Haven Blades	64	29	31	4	201	216	62
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	30	33	1	215	237	61
Washington Presidents	64	29	35	0	242	271	58
Charlotte Clippers	64	24	38	2	209	283	50
1960 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	64	35	27	2	244	202	72
New Haven Blades	64	32	29	3	217	189	67
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	31	30	3	226	219	65
New York Rovers	64	19	44	1	205	294	39
Southern Division
Johnstown Jets	64	45	18	1	255	176	91
Charlotte Clippers	64	31	29	4	243	244	66
Greensboro Generals	64	26	33	5	229	250	57
Washington Presidents	64	25	34	5	207	252	55
1961 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
New Haven Blades	64	38	25	1	278	221	77
Clinton Comets	64	30	32	2	267	228	62
New Jersey Larks	64	24	39	1	210	254	49
New York Rovers	64	18	45	1	196	293	37
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	64	40	22	2	339	257	82
Johnstown Jets	64	40	22	2	273	215	82
Philadelphia Ramblers	64	32	28	4	227	278	68
Charlotte Checkers	64	25	34	5	221	265	55
1962 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	68	45	22	1	314	204	91
Johnstown Jets	68	41	26	1	296	255	83
New Haven Blades	68	34	34	0	239	224	68
Long Island Ducks	68	26	41	1	234	266	53
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	68	36	30	2	284	258	74
Knoxville Knights	68	30	35	3	216	256	63
Philadelphia Ramblers	68	28	38	2	265	341	58
Charlotte Clippers	68	26	40	2	226	270	54
1963 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	68	38	24	6	289	186	82
Long Island Ducks	68	36	28	4	287	261	76
Johnstown Jets	68	34	31	3	254	309	71
Philadelphia Ramblers	68	29	36	3	287	304	61
New Haven Blades	68	27	40	1	240	293	55
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	68	40	26	2	305	263	82
Knoxville Knights	68	37	28	3	295	245	77
Charlotte Checkers	68	35	31	2	242	264	72
Nashville Dixie Flyers	68	16	48	4	181	264	36
1964 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Johnstown Jets	72	41	26	5	297	245	87
Clinton Comets	72	37	28	7	289	215	81
Long Island Ducks	72	32	34	6	245	263	70
New Haven Blades	72	27	42	3	252	296	57
Philadelphia Ramblers	72	21	44	7	261	374	49
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	72	41	29	2	294	257	84
Knoxville Knights	72	40	31	1	340	287	81
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	37	31	4	232	242	78
Charlotte Checkers	72	30	41	1	276	304	61
1965 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	72	50	20	2	336	182	102
Long Island Ducks	72	42	29	1	279	233	85
Johnstown Jets	72	41	31	0	330	294	82
New Jersey Devils	72	34	34	4	297	312	72
New York Rovers	72	25	39	8	206	270	58
New Haven Blades	72	19	52	1	238	379	39
Southern Division
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	54	18	0	349	196	108
Greensboro Generals	72	37	33	2	333	301	76
Charlotte Checkers	72	35	35	2	262	286	72
Knoxville Knights	72	34	36	2	281	284	70
Jacksonville Rockets	72	13	57	2	211	385	28
1966 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Long Island Ducks	72	46	23	3	292	208	95
Clinton Comets	72	41	28	3	276	212	85
Johnstown Jets	72	39	31	2	303	267	80
New Haven Blades	72	27	43	2	283	353	56
New Jersey Devils	72	25	43	3	239	311	53
Southern Division
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	42	23	7	277	179	91
Charlotte Checkers	72	42	30	0	300	251	84
Greensboro Generals	72	31	37	4	291	263	66
Knoxville Knights	72	34	36	2	278	261	70
Jacksonville Rockets	72	12	57	3	207	441	27
1967 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	72	44	26	2	285	202	90
New Jersey Devils	72	39	30	3	292	210	81
Johnstown Jets	72	34	36	2	267	290	70
Long Island Ducks	72	29	39	4	198	233	62
New Haven Blades	72	27	44	1	241	346	55
Southern Division
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	51	19	2	287	169	104
Charlotte Checkers	72	36	33	3	259	235	75
Greensboro Generals	72	35	37	0	265	279	70
Knoxville Knights	72	27	42	3	232	268	57
Florida Rockets	72	27	43	2	222	315	56
1968 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	72	57	5	10	436	185	124
New Haven Blades	72	43	22	7	387	242	93
Johnstown Jets	72	38	25	9	386	273	85
Long Island Ducks	72	29	36	7	333	329	65
New Jersey Devils	72	17	51	4	251	458	38
Syracuse Blazers	72	12	57	3	277	583	27
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	72	46	20	6	364	248	98
Charlotte Checkers	72	42	21	9	333	243	93
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	42	23	7	341	256	91
Jacksonville Rockets	72	30	34	8	262	288	68
Knoxville Knights	72	23	43	6	250	294	52
Salem Rebels	72	11	53	8	211	432	30
1969 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	72	44	18	10	284	181	98
Johnstown Jets	72	42	23	7	358	230	91
New Haven Blades	72	39	23	10	343	271	88
Long Island Ducks	72	27	37	8	256	318	62
New Jersey Devils	72	26	39	7	245	301	59
Syracuse Blazers	72	9	59	4	178	401	22
Southern Division
Greensboro Generals	72	41	22	9	350	279	91
Nashville Dixie Flyers	72	41	25	6	336	253	88
Charlotte Checkers	72	37	29	6	274	381	80
Jacksonville Rockets	72	27	37	8	267	295	62
Salem Rebels	72	24	45	3	240	321	51
1970 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Clinton Comets	74	50	16	8	394	222	108
New Haven Blades	74	39	20	15	377	244	93
Johnstown Jets	74	27	33	14	318	344	68
Syracuse Blazers	74	23	37	14	292	350	60
Long Island Ducks	74	24	44	6	261	364	54
New Jersey Devils	74	20	48	6	278	44	46
Southern Division
Greenboro Generals	74	45	22	7	333	241	97
Salem Rebels	74	37	27	10	279	266	84
Charlotte Checkers	74	34	31	9	284	266	77
Jacksonville Rockets	74	27	37	10	282	355	64
Nashville Dixie Flyers	74	27	38	9	279	305	63
1971 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
New Haven Blades	74	38	21	15	339	244	91
Syracuse Blazers	74	36	30	8	302	284	80
Johnstown Jets	74	30	29	15	273	297	75
Clinton Comets	74	31	32	11	257	233	73
Long Island Ducks	74	29	35	10	283	296	68
New Jersey Devils	74	22	39	13	282	353	57
Southern Division
Charlotte Checkers	74	55	12	7	383	153	117
Greensboro Generals	73	44	21	8	340	234	96
Salem Rebels	74	31	34	9	257	303	72
Nashville Dixie Flyers	73	26	42	5	270	342	57
Jacksonville Rockets	74	11	58	5	206	453	27
1972 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Northern Division
Syracuse Blazers	75	38	27	10	340	276	86
Johnstown Jets	75	33	28	14	290	269	80
Clinton Comets	75	30	32	13	272	278	73
New Haven Blades	75	30	35	10	307	333	70
Long Island Ducks	75	29	35	11	279	310	69
New Jersey Devils	75	25	40	10	237	294	60
Southern Division
Charlotte Checkers	73	47	18	8	330	180	102
Greensboro Generals	73	34	27	12	284	252	80
Roanoke Valley Rebels	73	30	33	10	241	266	70
Suncoast Suns	73	27	34	12	248	291	66
Jacksonville Rockets	28	6	20	2	81	160	14
Jacksonville Rockets ceased operations Dec. 9, 1971
1973 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTs
Central Division
Cape Cod Cubs	76	36	29	11	338	314	83
Rhode Island Eagles	76	32	35	9	320	307	73
Long Island Ducks	76	26	43	7	287	386	59
New Jersey Devils	76	23	41	12	239	300	58
Northern Division
Syracuse Blazers	76	63	9	4	453	190	130
Johnstown Jets	76	36	28	12	283	255	84
Clinton Comets	76	18	51	7	256	415	43
New England Blades	76	9	13	2	91	109	20
Southern Division
Roanoke Valley Rebels	76	40	25	11	345	276	91
Greensboro Generals	76	40	28	8	391	315	88
Suncoast Suns	76	30	37	9	301	365	69
Charlotte Checkers	76	26	40	10	241	313	62