Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League

The Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League was a hockey league that existed around New York City from 1933-1952. Previously, the Manhattan Amateur Hockey League had operated from 1928-1933.
The Lester Patrick Trophy was usually given to the winner of the MAHL playoffs. At first the playoffs were a two round championship, the first round was a one game playoff, with the second round sometimes a two game total goals series, other times best-of-three. 
From 1938 through World War II, the trophy was sometimes presented to the regular season winner in the absence of playoffs. After the war a four team round robin series, with a final, was played. The trophy was given to the league by Lester Patrick, the New York Rangers head coach.
==Champions==
Season 	Lester Patrick Trophy winner 	Runner-up
1933-34	Jamaica Red Wings 	Sands Point Tigers
1934-35	Jamaica Hawks 	Bayside-Summit Bears
1935-36	Stock Exchange Brokers & Van Cortlandt Broncos	-
1936-37	Manhattan Arrows 	New York Curb Exchange
1937-38	Westchester Rangers 	?
1938-39	Jamaica Hawks 	?
1939-40	Sands Point Tigers 	Jamaica Hawks
1940-41	Exchange Club Brokers 	?
1941-42	Boston Olympic Juniors 	Sands Point Tigers
1942-43	Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes 	Jamaica Hawks
1943-44	Sands Point Tigers 	Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes
1944-45	Jamaica Hawks 	Brooklyn Torpedoes
1945-46	Brooklyn Torpedoes 	Manhattan Arrows
1946-47	Manhattan Arrows 	Jamaica Hawks
1947-48	Brooklyn Torpedoes& Manhattan Arrows 	-
1948-49	Jamaica Hawks 	Manhattan Arrows
1949-50	Manhattan Arrows 	Sands Point Tigers
1950-51	Sands Point Tigers (RS) 	Manhattan Arrows (RS)
1951-52	Jamaica Hawks 	Sands Point Tigers
==Sources==
*Lester Patrick Trophy Winners
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues