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The NHL had established working relationships with teams in leagues such as the AHL and WHL, but these leagues were not fully under the control of the NHL. The Eastern Professional Hockey League was created in 1959 as the first farm league fully run and controlled by the NHL. While the league proved to be a success on the ice, it largely failed off the ice. Attendance in these smaller cities could not support professional hockey, and by 1962, the league was reduced to just four teams. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. ...

The members of the league were:

• 1959-60 : Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Kingston Frontenacs, Montreal Royals, Soo Thunderbirds, Sudbury Wolves and Trois-Rivières Lions.
• 1960-61 : Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, Montreal Royals, Soo Thunderbirds and Sudbury Wolves.
• 1961-62 : Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Beavers, North Bay Trappers, Soo Greyhounds and Sudbury Wolves.
• 1962-63 : Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Kingston Frontenacs, Syracuse Blazers/St. Louis Braves and Sudbury Wolves.

During its final season the league played an interlocking schedule with the International Hockey League. Following the demise of the EPHL, the NHL created the new Central Hockey League of minor-pro farm teams in larger, midwestern U.S. cities. The Kingston franchise was transferred essentially intact to Minneapolis where it played as the Minneapolis Bruins. Hull, Québec, as seen from Ottawa Hull is part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. ... Kingston, Ontario, is a historic city in Ontario, Canada, located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Soo Motto: Naturally Gifted Location Coordinates , Government Country Province District Canada Ontario Algoma District Incorporated –as a town –as a city 1887 1912 City Mayor Governing Body MPs MPPs John Rowswell The Corporation of the City of Sault Sainte Marie Tony Martin David Orazietti Geographical characteristics... Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... The front of the Ursulines Monastary, on Ursulines Street. ... The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were a team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Senior A league for 3 seasons from 1956-1959, and in the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL) from 1959-1963. ... Flag Motto: ex industria prosperitas (Latin, prosperity through industry) Government Country Province Canada Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Geographical characteristics Area     City ? km²     Land   136. ... The City of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. ... North Bay (, time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2001 population 52,771). ... The Kingston Frontenacs of the EPHL (Eastern Professional Hockey League) were a minor professional team affiliated with the NHLs Boston Bruins. ... Clinton Square in Syracuse Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Missouri Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 66. ... The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ... The Central Professional Hockey League was a professional mens ice hockey league, that existed in the United States from 1963-1983. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ...