black hockey league

The Colored Hockey League (CHL) was a pioneering and influential all-black ice hockey league.

The Colored Hockey League (CHL) was a pioneering and influential all-black ice hockey league founded in 1895 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It thrived in the Maritime provinces of Canada, lasting until the 1930s. Key features and achievements of the CHL: * Origins: The league was established by four Black Baptist leaders and intellectuals: Pastor…