National Hockey Association
The NHA was created by
Ambrose O'Brien and the owner of the
Montreal Wanderers franchise. The
ECHA, the premier hockey league of the time disbanded and reformed as the
CHA. They refused the Wanderers franchise, which had belonged to the ECHA, as its stadium was too small to generate enough money. They also refused the
Renfrew Creamary Kings a franchise. The two refused owners joined together to form the new league from their two existing teams, two teams in the
TPHL and
Les Canadiens, an all-Frenchmen team from Montreal. Shortly after the season started, the CHA folded and two teams from the CHA were added to the NHA;
Montreal Shamrocks and
Ottawa Senators.
The Comets returned to the
TPHL after the inaugural NHA season and the franchise was
transferred by the
Montreal Canadiens.
In 1917, the NHA was renamed the
NHL.
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