1917–18 Montreal Wanderers season
- 1917–18 Montreal Wanderers season
The 1917–18 Montreal Wanderers season was the final season of the ice hockey club. Along with the Canadiens, Ottawa and Quebec, the club voted to suspend the National Hockey Association and form the National Hockey League to freeze out the Toronto NHA franchise. On the club still had difficulties fielding a competitive club, and when the Montreal Arena burned down, the owner elected to suspend the club.
Regular season
It was the first season of the new National Hockey League. The Wanderers played on opening night December 19, 1917, against Toronto, winning 10–9. It would be Wanderers' only win in the NHL. Adding to the Wanderers' woes were the poor attendance at the game of an estimated 700, despite allowing free admission to military personnel and family. The Wanderer then lost the next three games and owner Lichtenhein threatened to withdraw from the league unless he could get some players. Although they could have acquired Joe Malone in the draft they turned to the PCHA and signed goaltender Hap Holmes. They also obtained permission to sign such players as Frank Foyston, Jack Walker and others if they could do so. The Wanderers loaned Holmes to the Seattle Metropolitans of the PCHA but he eventually found his way back to the NHL when Seattle loaned him to Toronto.
A league meeting was planned to deal with the situation, however on January 2, 1918, the matter was resolved when the Montreal Arena burned down, leaving the Canadiens and Wanderers homeless. The Canadiens moved into the 3,250-seat Jubilee Rink. The Hamilton arena offered to provide a home for the Wanderers, but owner Lichtenhein disbanded the team on January 4, after the other clubs refused to give him any players. The remaining three teams would complete the season.
Results
† Montreal Arena burned down and Wanderers withdraw. Two Wanderers games countas wins for Canadiens and Toronto.
ee also
* 1917–18 NHL season
References
* [http://www.nhl.com/ NHL Official Website]
* Holzman, Morey, and Joseph Nieforth. "Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey" (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2002), pp. 169–70.
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