The Adams Cup was awarded annually (from 1964 to 1984) to the championship team in Central Hockey League.

The CHL was a top-tier minor professional league that operated in the United States

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 from 1963 to 1984. It was owned and operated by the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

. The CHL's championship trophy was called the Adams Cup in honor of the CHL's founding president Jack Adams.

Adams Cup champions

• 1964 — Omaha Knights
  Omaha Knights
  The Omaha Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1959 to 1975, based in Omaha, Nebraska at the Ak-Sar-Ben arena. The Knights were founded in 1959 as members of the International Hockey League...
  
  
• 1965 — St. Paul Rangers
  St. Paul Rangers
  The St. Paul Rangers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They were one of the original five teams of the Central Professional Hockey League. They were an affiliate of the NHL's New York Rangers....
  
  
• 1966 — Oklahoma City Blazers
  Oklahoma City Blazers
  The Oklahoma City Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. The Blazers played at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. Their colors were burgundy, gold and white...
  
  
• 1967 — Oklahoma City Blazers
• 1968 — Tulsa Oilers‡
• 1969 — Dallas Black Hawks
  Dallas Black Hawks
  The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor-league professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the Central Hockey League and played home games at State Fair Coliseum....
  
  
• 1970 — Omaha Knights
• 1971 — Omaha Knights
• 1972 — Dallas Black Hawks
• 1973 — Omaha Knights
• 1974 — Dallas Black Hawks
• 1975 — Salt Lake Golden Eagles
  Salt Lake Golden Eagles
  The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were a minor professional hockey team based in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1969 to 1994.They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International Hockey League from 1984 to 1994...
  
  
• 1976 — Tulsa Oilers
• 1977 — Kansas City Blues
  Kansas City Blues (ice hockey)
  The Kansas City Blues were a minor-league hockey team based in Kansas City, Missouri that played in the Central Hockey League from 1967 to 1972, and again in the 1976-77 season, mainly as an affiliate of the in-state St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. On February 21, 1971, Michel Plasse...
  
  
• 1978 — Fort Worth Texans
  Fort Worth Texans
  The Fort Worth Texans were a professional ice hockey team based in Fort Worth, Texas. They started play in 1967 as the Fort Worth Wings, a minor league affiliate for the Detroit Red Wings. They were part of the Central Hockey League and played their home games at Will Rogers Coliseum...
  
  
• 1979 — Dallas Black Hawks
• 1980 — Salt Lake Golden Eagles
• 1981 — Salt Lake Golden Eagles
• 1982 — Indianapolis Checkers
  Indianapolis Checkers
  The Indianapolis Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Checkers' home arena was the Pepsi Coliseum. The team originated in the Central Hockey League where they played from 1979 to 1984. The Checkers filled a void left by the departed Indianapolis...
  
  
• 1983 — Indianapolis Checkers
• 1984 — (Tulsa) Oilers ‡

‡‡ Oilers team was left without a home after its owners in Tulsa went into receivership; played the last two months of the season and all playoff games as a road team, with salaries and expenses paid by the league.