Original Hockey Teams: Who Played in 1917?
Rosemarie Schroeder
2025-04-24 04:47:44
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The NHL was founded in 1917 with only FOUR teams.
The FIRST NHL hockey teams were: Montreal Canadians, Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Arena's and Ottawa Senators.
The Quebec Bulldogs are also considered charter members of the NHL, since they were involved in the negotiations to form the league however, due to financial issues, they were unable to compete during the NHL's inaugural season.
Crystel Cronin
2025-04-21 14:09:31
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The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most successful NHL franchises of all time. The team has won the Stanley Cup 24 times, more than any other team in the league. The Canadiens have won the Cup in every decade since they first joined the NHL in 1917. The team is one of the “Original Six”, a group of teams that were part of the NHL when it first formed in 1917.
Precious O'Kon
2025-04-10 22:45:21
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The original five teams that joined the NHL in 1917 formed the foundation of modern hockey. They were the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Montreal Wanderers. These teams were all part of the National Hockey Association (NHA), which was the predecessor to the NHL. The teams decided to join the NHL in order to gain more control over their own destiny and to ensure that the sport of hockey would continue to thrive and grow.
Sanford Kautzer
2025-04-10 19:01:01
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The brand-new National Hockey League began play on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1917. The League included two teams from Montreal and one each from Toronto and Ottawa. All but the new Toronto team had come from the National Hockey Association, which had recently folded.
The visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-4, with Montreal forward Joe Malone scoring five goals on his way to finishing with 44 in 20 games. In addition to Malone, Montreal's roster included goaltender Georges Vezina and players such as Newsy Lalonde, Didier Pitre and Jack Laviolette. Ottawa featured its own star goaltender, Clint Benedict, as well as Eddie Gerard, Cy Denneny and Jack Darragh.
The Montreal Wanderers opened at home with a 10-9 victory against the Toronto Arenas. Wanderers defenseman Dave Ritchie scored the first goal in NHL history one minute into the game, which started earlier than the Senators-Canadiens game, and Harry Hyland scored five for Montreal. Reg Noble scored four goals for Toronto. Bert Lindsay, father of future Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, was the goalie for the Wanderers.
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