United States Amateur Hockey Association

The United States Amateur Hockey Association (USAHA) was an ice hockey league that ran from 1920 to 1925 in the northeastern and mid-western parts of the United States.
It was formed on October 25, 1920 to take over control of American ice hockey from the International Skating Union. A league was formed with three groups:
Group 1 (East)
*Boston AA
*Boston Shoe Trades Club
*Philadelphia Quaker City
*New York St. Nicholas
Group 2 (Central)
*Cleveland
*St. Paul Athletic Club
*Duluth Hornets
Group 3 (West)
*Eveleth Reds
*Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
*Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
*Calumet
*Portage Lakes
The league was ostensibally amateur. But increasingly, Canadian players came down to join these teams. They would, of course, be paid in some way.
The league's playoff champions were awarded the Fellowes Cup.
The USAHA was a victim of its own success. The admission of the Boston Bruins in 1924 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925 to the National Hockey League took away two of its best cities. The league played its last season in 1924-25. The remaining teams in the western section formed a new league - the Central Amateur Hockey League. This league became the American Hockey Association in 1926-27.
==Fellowes Cup champions==
*1920-21 Cleveland
*1921-22 Boston Westminster
*1922-23 Boston AA
*1923-24 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
*1924-25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
==List of seasons==
*1920-21 USAHA Season
*1921-22 USAHA Season
*1922-23 USAHA Season
*1923-24 USAHA Season
*1924-25 USAHA Season
==Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Boston AA 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1920-1925	withdrew
Boston Shoe Trades Club 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1920-1921	withdrew
Calumet 	Calumet, Michigan 	Calumet Colosseum Ice Rink 	1920-1922	withdrew
Cleveland Indians 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Elysium Arena 	1920-1925	withdrew
Duluth Hornets 	Duluth, Minnesota 	Curling Club Arena (1920-1924)Duluth Amphitheater (1924-25) 	1920-1925	join Central Amateur Hockey League
Eveleth Reds 	Eveleth, Minnesota 	Eveleth Hippodrome (1921-1925) & Eveleth Recreation Building (1920-1925) 	1920-1925	join Central Hockey League (1925-1926) as Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers
New York St. Nicholas 	New York, New York 	St. Nicholas Rink 	1920-1923	withdrew
Philadelphia Quaker City 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Arena 	1920-1922	withdrew
Portage Lakes 	Houghton, Michigan 	Amphidrome 	1920-1922	withdrew
St. Paul Athletic Club 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	St. Paul Hippodrome 	1920-1925	join Central Amateur Hockey League and become known as St. Paul Saints
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	uncertain; possibly outdoor rink adjacent to present site of Pullar Stadium which opened in 1939	1920-1922	withdrew
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 	Gouin Street Arena 	1920-1922	withdrew to compete in Northern Ontario Hockey Association
Boston Pere Marquette 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1921-1922	withdrew
Boston Westminster 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1921-1922	withdrew
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Duquesne Gardens 	1921-1925	franchise sold; forms nucleus of Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)
Boston Hockey Club 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1922-1925	continue to play as an independent team
Milwaukee Athletic Club 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Arena Ice Gardens and/or Coliseum at State Fair Park 	1922-1923	withdrew
New Haven Westminster 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Arena 	1922-1924	wtihdrew when arena burned down
New York Canadian Club 	New York, New York 	St. Nicholas Rink 	1922-1923	withdrew
Boston Maple AA 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Arena 	1923-1925	withdrew
Minneapolis Millers 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Minneapolis Arena 	1923-1925	join Central Hockey League (1925-1926)
Pittsburgh Fort Pitt 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Duquesne Gardens 	1924-1925	withdrew
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:United States Amateur Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1920
Category:Disestablished in 1925