International Professional Hockey League
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The International Professional Hockey League was one of the earliest professional ice hockey leagues in North America, notable for helping transition the sport from amateur to paid competition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Professional Hockey League canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
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professional ice hockey league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IPHL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionGender | men's ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-level professional ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1907 ⓘ |
| economicModel | gate receipts and ticket sales ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jack "Doc" Gibson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Charles Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent league organization ⓘ |
| hadRuleSet | early professional ice hockey rules derived from Canadian amateur rules ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Houghton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first openly professional ice hockey league in North America ⓘ |
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| influenced |
National Hockey Association
NERFINISHED
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National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ development of professional ice hockey in Canada ⓘ formation of later professional ice hockey leagues ⓘ |
| leagueFormat | regular season league competition ⓘ |
| legacy |
demonstrated commercial viability of professional ice hockey
ⓘ
pioneered payment of players in organized ice hockey ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
North American Central Time Zone
NERFINISHED
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North American Eastern Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | local and regional newspapers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest fully professional ice hockey leagues
ⓘ
helping transition ice hockey from amateur to professional status ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| playedInArenaType | indoor ice rinks ⓘ |
| playersOrigin |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | amateur ice hockey leagues in Canada and the United States ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | ice hockey spectators in the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| professionalizationRole |
accelerated decline of strict amateurism in elite ice hockey
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attracted top Canadian amateur players with salaries ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
competition from emerging Canadian professional leagues
ⓘ
loss of top Canadian players to other leagues ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | annual winter seasons ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | sports league ⓘ |
| usedEquipment | early 20th century ice hockey equipment ⓘ |
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