This is my first time really posting anything on here but I've been reading and following these forums and this site for several years now. For the past year I've been closely following the AFA project (History of a Fictional Football League, http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/98092-history-of-a-fictional-football-league-new-orleans-krewe-field/) and it inspired me to create a fictional league of my own for Hockey. Using the site https://www.random.org/lists/ I've been simulating through the seasons and creating logos & uniforms for each team. I've started the league at the 1939-40 season, with nine teams. I have results completed through the 1945-46 season as well as uniform changes so I will post one season every few days until I'm caught up, at which point I will begin posting the seasons as they happen. Because I've already completed a few seasons, the designs for the first few seasons will be pretty much set in stone but I will be accepting feedback as we get into re-branding & expansion in the '50s and '60s.
Current Year: 1982
List of champions:
1940 - Toronto
1941 - Windsor
1942 - Chicago
1943 - Boston
1944 - Boston
1945 - Boston
1946 - Boston
1947 - Hamilton
1948 - Chicago
1949 - Buffalo
1950 - Buffalo
1951 - Chicago
1952 - Boston
1953 - Hamilton
1954 - Hamilton
1955 - Chicago
1956 - New York
1957 - New York
1958 - Toronto
1959 - Boston
1960 - Quebec
1961 - Quebec
1962 - Quebec
1963 - Detroit
1964 - Toronto
1965 - Quebec
1966 - Montreal
1967 - Nova Scotia
1968 - Montreal
1969 - Detroit
1970 - Detroit
1971 - Boston
1972 - Minnesota
1973 - Detroit
1974 - Detroit
1975 - New York
1976 - LA
1977 - LA
1978 - LA
1979 - Minnesota
1980 - California
1981 - Calgary
Here are the uniforms for the 1939-40 season. The template is a modified version of one I found online and will be updated as the series moves along. I wanted to keep the early logos very simple so I mostly used letters & clipart, although I created some (Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia) from scratch. logos will become more original in the future.
Standings:
1. Hamilton
2. Detroit
3. Toronto
4. Chicago
5. Montreal
6. Boston
7. Philadelphia
8. Windsor
9. New York
For two decades, pro hockey was played in three major leagues; the Southern Ontario Hockey League, the American Professional Hockey Association, and the Quebec Hockey League. After years of fighting between the two leagues it was decided to create a new league made up of the top teams from each league and the Professional Hockey League (PHL) was formed with former Toronto Racers owner Henry Lewis elected as league president. The Hamilton Kings dominated the regular season on a 30-goal effort from 10-year veteran Johnny Williams. The New York Civics finished last place despite a big rookie season from 16-year-old Sam "Skippy" Cleveland. The Toronto Racers caught fire in the playoffs, defeating Chicago before pulling off a huge upset over the rival Kings in the semifinals to face the Montreal Royale in the finals. In the best-of-5 final, Montreal took a 2-0 series lead before the Racers stormed back to win the championship with winger Wally Girard scoring the winner in game 5.