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THE AMERICAN STATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 1918-1922

The American State Hockey Association was the first ever professional form of organized hockey played in the United States of America. The league ran from 1918-1922. The ASHA was created to provide American born players to have a form of hockey close to home, without needing to commute to Canada to play hockey. The "first five" teams to make up the ASHA were: 1. New York Pats 2. Massachusetts Whalers 3. Minnesota Pioneers 4. Washington Generals 5. Illinois Cardinals

The ASHA franchises were state run teams meaning only players from the teams' state could play for that specific franchise (UNLESS TRADED AND A SUM OF MONEY WAS PAYED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASHA) Each season except for the last season had a 20 game schedule. Each win awarded a team 2 points, a loss would award 0 points and a tie would award a team 1 point. In the first three seasons the top three made the playoffs, the top team got a buy to the finals. The other two remaining teams played a best of two highest score after the two games would see who would also reach the finals. The finals were a one game, the trophy of the ASHA was the Lincoln Memorial Cup.

After three good seasons the ASHA expanded to nine teams, each new team had to pay an entrance few of 100,000 United States Dollars. The ASHA welcomed: 1. Pennsylvania Blacks 2. Michigan Mariners 3. Texas Colts 4. Oregon Portages

With the league now up to nine teams the schedule was expanded from 20 games to thirty games. The playoff structure was changed too. The top five made it, the top team went to the finals, second played fifth, and third played fourth. The first round games were a best of three the winning team moving on to the next round. Round two was a highest score after two games moving on to the final game. the Final game was still on game.

The league in 1923 before the season started four teams seized operations. The Blacks folded due to poor attendance numbers and the continued notice for the name to be changed but failing to due so. The Pioneers and the Portages closed down due also to poor attendance numbers and a failure to make enough money to continue. The Mariners didn't meet the required date for the rent for their arena, with no place to play they folded.

The 1923 season was shortened down to ten games. The winner of the regular season standing would win the cup. The league folded after the shortened season due to loss in profit and the growing popularity of the National Hockey League.

YEAR BY YEAR STANDINGS

1918     PATS      13        3       4      30 CARDINALS 10       8       2      22 GENERALS 6         4       10     22 WHALERS  4         13      3      11 PIONEERS 2         17      1      5

1919  PATS      17        1       2      36 GENERALS 14        5       1      29 CARDINALS 12       8       0      24 WHALERS  10        7       3      23 PIONEERS 5         13      2      12

1920     PATS      18        0       2      38 GENERALS 15        4       1      31 WHALERS  15        5       0      30 CARDINALS 12       8       4      24 PIONEERS 10        8       2      22

1921      COLTS     20       5       5      45 PATS     15       4       1      31 WHALERS  14       4       2      30 GENERALS 12       4       2      26 CARDINALS 10      10      0      20 MARINERS 8        12      0      16 BLACKS   6        12      2      14 PORTAGES 2        18      0       4 PIONEERS 0        19      1       1

1922      COLTS     25        1       4      54 WHALERS  21        8       2      44 GENERALS 17        3       10     44 CARDINALS 15       4        1     31 PATS     15        5        0     30 MARINERS 12        3        5     29 PIONEERS 8         22       0     16 PORTAGES 6         23       1     13 BLACKS   0         30       0      0

1923     COLTS     10        0        0      20 WHALERS  6         3        1      13 PATS     6         4        0      12 CARDINALS 4        3        3      11 GENERALS 2         8        0       4

LINCOLN MEMORIAL CUP WINNERS

1918 - NEW YORK PATS 1919 - NEW YORK PATS 1920 - WASHINGTON GENERALS 1921 - TEXAS COLTS 1922 - TEXAS COLTS 1223 - TEXAS COLTS

TOP SCORERS

BILL BUCKS     100 100 90 190 (PLAYED FOR THE PATS THEN TRADED TO THE COLTS IN 1921) PATRICK MALONE 90  50  40 90  (PLAYED FOR THE PATS) "BULLET" HENRY 80  60  20 80  (PLAYED FOR THE GENERALS) FREDDY JONES   80  70  0  70* (PLAYED FOR THE COLTS) TOMAS JONES    85  10  60 70* (PLAYED FOR THE COLTS)


 * BOTH BROTHERS KNOWN AS THE JET JONESS

NOT ENOUGH STATS ABOUT THE GOALIES OF THE ASHA.