Quebec Hockey League

==History==
The Quebec Hockey League was a minor professional league from 1953-54 through 1958-59.
The Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major) has turned pro in 1953, partly as the result of a dispute between the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The other part was due to the Montreal Canadiens wanting to get Jean Beliveau signed. As long as the Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major) was amateur, Beliveau could play in that league. But when the league turned pro it gave up the rights to Beliveau.
The professional league was not a financial success, unlike the amateur league. But the introduction of television to Canada in 1952 would have killed the league, pro or amateur.
The league also competed for the Edinburgh Trophy from 1954 to 1957. The league champion played against the league champion from the Western Hockey League.
There were only three teams left in the summer of 1959 - Quebec Aces, Montreal Royals, and the Trois-Rivières Lions. The Aces and Royals both tried to get into the American Hockey League (AHL) but the AHL would not accept a team in a city which had a NHL team. This meant only the Aces got in.
The Montreal Canadiens, parent team of the Royals, then helped set up the Eastern Professional Hockey League which took in the Royals and Lions.
==Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec 	Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium	1953 	Withdrew prior to start of season due to feeling team wasn't competitive
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QHL)	Chicoutimi, Quebec 	Colisee de Chicoutimi 	1953-1959	folded
Montreal Royals 	Montreal, Quebec 	Montreal Forum 	1953-1959	joined Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959-1963)
Ottawa Senators (senior) 	Ottawa, Ontario 	Ottawa Auditorium 	1953-1955	folded
Quebec Aces 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Colisee de Quebec 	1953-1959	joined American Hockey League
Sherbrooke Saints 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Sherbrooke Arena 	1953-1954	folded
Springfield Indians 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Eastern States Coliseum 	1953-1544	rejoin American Hockey League
Valleyfield Braves 	Valleyfield, Quebec 	Arena Salaberry 	1953-1955	folded
Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec 	Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium	1954-1958	folded
Trois-Rivières Lions 	Trois Rivieres, Quebec 	Colisée de Trois-Rivières 	1955-1959	joined Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959-1963)
Ottawa Jr Canadiens 	Ottawa, Ontario games played in Verdun, Quebec	Verdun Auditorium 	1956-1957	junior team played limited schedule
==Regular Season Champions==
*1953-54 Chicoutimi Saguenéens
*1954-55 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes
*1955-56 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes
*1956-57 Quebec Aces
*1957-58 Chicoutimi Saguenéens
*1958-59 Montreal Royals
==Playoff Champions==
*1953-54 Quebec Aces
*1954-55 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes
*1955-56 Montreal Royals
*1956-57 Quebec Aces
*1957-58 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes
*1958-59 Montreal Royals
==Seasons==
*1953-54 QHL Season
*1954-55 QHL Season
*1955-56 QHL Season
*1956-57 QHL Season
*1957-58 QHL Season
*1958-59 QHL Season
Category:Quebec Hockey League
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Established in 1953
Category:Disestablished in 1959