Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association

The first executive was elected: However, on December 20, the vice-president titles were abolished and the Secretary-treasurer position was given to William Northey of the Montreal Arena Company.

[1] In November 1909, the league dissolved over the plans of the Wanderers to move to an arena with fewer (revenue paying) spectator seats.

The three other teams announced that they were leaving the ECHA, creating the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA).

The Wanderers helped form a competing league, the National Hockey Association (NHA).

A silver championship trophy, designated the 'Arena Cup', was donated by the Montreal Arena Company.