First Hockey League: When Did the Puck Drop?
Lonny Lind
2025-04-11 19:30:51
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Once the NHL formed in late November 1917, it took almost another month before the first two games were scheduled. On opening night, December 19, 1917, both Montreal teams won – one hosting Toronto and the other visiting Ottawa.
According to the Ottawa Citizen, this was “a night of surprises in the National Hockey League as the supposedly dilapidated Wanderers came through with a win over the Torontos, giving both Montreal clubs splendid starts.”
Kendra Bailey
2025-04-03 14:50:48
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The first professional ice hockey league was formed in 1917 in Canada. The National Hockey League (NHL) is the world’s most famous professional ice hockey league.
Guy Bode
2025-04-03 13:19:42
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On that night at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal on March 3, 1875, two squads of nine players who were from the skating club that called the rink home, made history even if it didn't end exactly as they had anticipated. The game, organized by Halifax native James G.A. Creighton -- considered one of the fathers of hockey in Canada -- came to a premature halt when other members of the skating club, enraged by the length of the game and the fact a bunch of men skating around trying to whack a wooden disc into a goal were impeding their ability to skate freely, tangled with the players. The Montreal Evening Witness newspaper indicated the game ended at 9:30 p.m. and spectators seemed pleased with the display.
Tracey Nienow
2025-04-03 12:53:06
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The first professional league, called the National Hockey Association, formed in 1909. The four original teams from that league (Toronto, Ottawa and two from Montreal) were among the first to play under the auspices of the new NHL in 1917.
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