Vancouver City Senior League

==History==
This league started play in the 1911-12 season after the Patrick Brothers opened Canada's first artificial ice arena Denman Arena in Vancouver. While the arena was mostly for the local professional team, it had enough open dates for some amateur leagues.
The league did not enjoy great popularity. It competed against major league hockey until 1926. The mild weather in Vancouver did little to increase hockey's popularity. The city was relitavely isolated from the rest of Canada so there was little competition from outside.
The league won every British Columbia Senior Championship through 1922-23. Then the West Kootenay League started on a streak of its own. The weakness of the Vancouver teams further reduced the league's popularity and the league went steadily downhill.It operated sporadically in the 1930's before folding in 1938.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Tenure 	Notes
Vancouver Athletic Club 	Vancouver 	1911-1912 	
Vancouver Bankers 	Vancouver 	1911-1914 	
Vancouver Columbias 	Vancouver 	1911-1914 	
Vancouver Rowing Club 	Vancouver 	1911-1914 	
Vancouver Black Brothers 	Vancouver 	1913-1915 	return as Vancouver Centrals for 1916-17 season
Vancouver Beavers 	Vancouver 	1914-1915 	
Vancouver Fraser Mills 	Vancouver 	1914-1915 	
University of British Columbia 	Vancouver 	1916-19161920-1921	withdrew after one game
235th Battalion Kootenay Rangers	Vancouver 	1916-1916 	withdrew after one game
Vancouver 231st Battalion 	Vancouver 	1916-1917 	
Vancouver Centrals 	Vancouver 	1916-19171921-1922	
Vancouver Firemen 	Vancouver 	1916-1917 	
Vancouver Towers 	Vancouver 	1916-19171918-1929	
Vancouver Ramblers 	Vancouver 	1918-1919 	
Vancouver Knights of Columbus 	Vancouver 	1919-1920 	
Vancouver Monarchs 	Vancouver 	1919-19221923-1929	
Vancouver Elks 	Vancouver 	1920-1923 	
Vancouver Bluebirds 	Vancouver 	1922-1923 	
Vancouver Young Liberals 	Vancouver 	1922-1924 	
Vancouver Nationals 	Vancouver 	1923-1927 	
Vancouver Native Sons 	Vancouver 	1924-1925 	
Vancouver Ex-King George 	Vancouver 	1925-19291930-1933	was a junior team for 1930-31 season
Vancouver All Stars 	Vancouver 	1930-1931 	
Vancouver Electrics 	Vancouver 	1930-1931 	
Vancouver Wanderers 	Vancouver 	1930-1931 	
New Westminster Cubs 	New Westminster	1931-19341937-1938	become Vancouver Cubs for 1934-35
Vancouver Maple Leafs 	Vancouver 	1931-1933 	
Vancouver Meralomas 	Vancouver 	1931-1932 	
Vancouver Associated Quakers 	Vancouver 	1933-1935 	actually a combination of teams from Vancouver Commercial Hockey League for 1934-35
Vancouver Cubs 	Vancouver 	1934-1936 	Also known as 7-UP's for 1935-36renamed New Westminster Morgans Cubs for 1936-37
New Westminster Foggs 	New Westminster	1935-1936 	
Vancouver Arnold & Quigley 	 	1935-1936 	
Vancouver Home Oil 	Vancouver 	1935-1936 	
New Westminster Morgans Cubs 	New Westminster	1936-1937 	revert to New Westminster Cubs name
Vancouver Bruins 	Vancouver 	1936-1938 	
Vancouver Canadians 	Vancouver 	1936-1938 	
==Seasons/Champions/Provincials/Nationals==
Season 	Playoff Champions 	Provincials 	Western Canada Playoffs 	Allan Cup
1911-12	Vancouver Columbias 	Vancouver All Stars win provincial championship (see note 1)	Did not challenge 	Did not challenge
1912-13	Vancouver Rowing Club 	Won Provincial Championship 	Did not challenge 	Did not challenge
1913-14	Vancouver Columbias 	Lost Provincial Final 	Did not challenge 	Did not challenge
1914-15	Vancouver Black Brothers 	Won Provincial Championship (see Note 2) 	Lost Western Semifinals 	N/A
1915-16	League did not play 	Vancouver Black Brothers win provincial championship 	N/A 	N/A
1916-17	Vancouver Towers 	Won Provincial Championship 	N/A 	N/A
1917-18	League did not play/No provincial championship awarded 	League did not play/No provincial championship awarded 	League did not play/No provincial championship awarded	League did not play/No provincial championship awarded
1918-19	Vancouver Towers 	Won Provincial Championship 	Did not participate due to time issues 	N/A
1919-20	Vancouver Towers 	Won Provincial Championship 	Did not participate due to time issues 	N/A
1920-21	University of British Columbia 	Won Provincial Championship 	Did not participate due to time issues 	N/A
1921-22	Vancouver Towers 	Won Provincial Championship 	Lost Quarterfinal 	N/A
1922-23	Vancouver Young Liberals 	Won Provincial Championship 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A
1923-24	Vancouver Towers or Vancouver Young Liberals (see note 3)	Vancouver Young Liberals Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	N/A
1924-25	Vancouver Monarchs 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1925-26	Vancouver Towers 	Won Provincial Championship 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A
1926-27	Vancouver Towers 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1927-28	Vancouver Monarchs 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1928-29	Vancouver Ex-King George 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1929-30	League did not play 	Vancouver All Stars Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1930-31	Vancouver All Stars 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	N/A
1931-32	Vancouver Ex-King George 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1932-33	Vancouver Maple Leafs 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1933-34	Vancouver Associated Quakers 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1934-35	Vancouver Cubs 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1935-36	New Westminster Foggs 	Vancouver Cubs defaulted series (see note 4) 	N/A 	N/A
1936-37	Vancouver Canadians 	Lost Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
1937-38	Vancouver Canadians 	Defaulted Provincial Final 	N/A 	N/A
Notes :
#All star teams represented the Vancouver and Victoria leagues at the first unofficial provincial senior championship for 1911-12.
#The VCSL was the only Senior level league in the province for the 1914-15 season.
#Some sources have the Vancouver Young Liberals winning the championship and some have the Vancouver Towers winning the championship, the Young Liberals participated in the Provincial playoffs
#New Westminster won the league playoffs for 1935-36 but the Cubs were supposed to represent the league in the provincial playoffs as the league had not yet finished its' playoffs.''
==See also==
List of VCSL Seasons
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Established in 1911
Category:Disestablished in 1938
Category:Vancouver City Senior League