1887

Introduction

The year is 1887. It is the early beginnings of organized sports leagues in North America with Baseball providing the first-ever Major Sports League and league rivalry. This year saw the rivalry in Baseball continue between the older, established National League and the upstart American Association, culminating in the fourth World Series between these two leagues.

We see the first Proto-League in Hockey, the Montreal Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament, returning for another season but now being eclipsed by the new, first-ever Elite League, the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada.

New Leagues

The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) is formed when the teams who have been playing in the Montreal Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament (MWCHT) decided to create their own league, 137 years ago.

Leagues in Operation

Year 12 of play in the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (NL) took place 137 years ago. ^{(source) (source)}

Year 6 of play in the American Association of Base Ball Clubs (AA) took place 137 years ago.

Year 5 of play across the Independent and Minor League system of Baseball took place 137 years ago.

Year 5 of play in the Montreal Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament (MWCHT) took place 137 years ago.

Year 1 of play in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) took place 137 years ago.

Leagues that Folded

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League Champions and Other Events