The Boardwalk Challenge Trophy / Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy / Boardwalk Cup

The resort owners and hotel managers of Atlantic City created a brass trophy decorated with eagles and winged angels, to be awarded to the 1932 Amateur Athletic Union / A.A.U. Hockey tournament winner.

This trophy was then awarded to the Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL playoff champions, and its' successor league the Eastern Hockey League.

Engraved on the front - THE BOARDWALK CHALLENGE TROPHY

Is the second oldest trophy in pro Hockey, behind the Stanley Cup.

Champions
Amateur Athletic Union / A.A.U.
1932 - Atlantic City Sea Gulls
1933 - Atlantic City Sea Gulls (Tri-State Hockey League)

Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL Champions
1934 - Baltimore Orioles - Boardwalk Trophy in storage (Sea Gulls)
1935 - Crescent-Hamilton A.C. - Boardwalk Trophy in storage (Sea Gulls)
1936 - Hershey B’ars - Boardwalk Trophy in storage (Sea Gulls)
1937 - Hershey B’ars - Boardwalk Trophy in storage (Sea Gulls)

NOTE - Between 1938 and 1945, the EAHL had a three-round season. Teams first played for the Hershey
Cup, a spherical award originally given to the Tri-State Hockey League by the Hershey candy company. Then came a tournament for the Boardwalk Trophy. After all that, the teams played another series for the Walker Cup (Mayor Walker Trophy). The team with the most cumulative points was declared the league champion.

1938 - Hershey Bears (1st Winners for EAHL Boardwalk Trophy)
1939 - New York Rovers
1940 - Baltimore Orioles
1941 - Atlantic City Sea Gulls
1942 - New York Rovers
1943 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutters
1944 - Boston Olympics
1945 - Boston Olympics
1946 - Boston Olympics
1947 - Boston Olympics
1948 - New York Rovers
1948-49 No League Play
1950 - New York Rovers
1951 - Boston Olympics (Johnstown Jets)
1952 - Johnstown Jets
1953 - Johnstown Jets
1953-54 No League Play

Eastern Hockey League / EHL Champions
1955 - Washington Lions
1956 - New Haven Blades
1957 - Charlotte Clippers
1958 - Washington Presidents
1959 - Clinton Comets
1960 - Johnstown Jets
1961 - Johnstown Jets
1962 - Johnstown Jets
1963 - Greensboro Generals

NOTE - There is information that has the Boardwalk Challenge Trophy / Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy being awarded to the EHL South Division in 1964 and 1965, and then awarded to the EHL North Division from 1966 to 1973, along with being awarded to the EHL playoff winner. The Walker Cup (Mayor Walker Trophy) was also awarded to the EHL winners from 1964 to 1973. We have put the EHL league winners in brackets.

EHL South Division Champions
1964 - Greensboro Generals (Clinton Comets)
1965 - Nashville Dixie Flyers (Long Island Ducks)

EHL North Division Champions
1966 - Long Island Ducks (Nashville Dixie Flyers)
1967 - Jersey Devils (Nashville Dixie Flyers)
1968 - Clinton Comets
1969 - Clinton Comets
1970 - Clinton Comets
1971 - New Haven Blades (Charlotte Checkers)
1972 - Syracuse Blazers (Charlotte Checkers)
1973 - Syracuse Blazers