1926–27 Detroit Cougars season
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The 1926–27 Detroit Cougars season was the first
season
of National Hockey League
(NHL) hockey in Detroit, Michigan
. The Detroit Cougars scored 28 points, finished at the bottom of the American Division as well as the league and failed to make the playoffs in their inaugural year.
, the Victoria Cougars
, who had won the Stanley Cup
in 1925. On September 25, 1926 the NHL made the franchise purchase permanent, although the arena was not ready.The expansion club kept the Cougars name. The club played in Windsor
for the entire season.
right across the Detroit River
in Windsor
, Ontario
. The team struggled as the players adjusted to the style of play in the NHL and the team finished with only twelve wins on the season and over 80,000 USD in debt. The team's total of 28 points is the lowest total points for a season in the Detroit Red Wings' franchise history.
The team's first game, a "home game" in Windsor, was played on November 18 before a sell-out crowd of 6,000. Starting goaltender Hap Holmes
took ill two hours before game time and substitute Herb Stuart
gave up two goals in the first three minutes before shutting down the Boston Bruins
for the rest of the game. However, Detroit could not score on Doc Stewart in the Boston net and lost 2–0. The team's first win would come in the team's third game against expansion cousins Chicago Black Hawks, winning 1–0 in Chicago.
On January 1, 1927, the Cougars suspended Russell Oatman
and Hobie Kitchen
for "breaking training." The Cougars then shook up their line-up that week by selling Oatman to the Maroons and trading Frank Fredrickson
and Harry Meeking
to the Bruins for Duke Keats
and Archie Briden
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After 33 games, the Cougars replaced Duncan as coach with Keats. Duncan has a record of 10–21–2. Keats record was 2–7–2.
* Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
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(NHL) hockey in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
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. The Detroit Cougars scored 28 points, finished at the bottom of the American Division as well as the league and failed to make the playoffs in their inaugural year.
Founding
On May 15, 1926, the Townsend syndicate of investors was granted a conditional expansion NHL franchise, to begin play in the upcoming season if their arena was ready. For players, the syndicate decided to purchase one of the most successful teams from the bankrupt Western Canada Hockey LeagueWestern Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...
, the Victoria Cougars
Victoria Cougars
The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926...
, who had won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1925. On September 25, 1926 the NHL made the franchise purchase permanent, although the arena was not ready.The expansion club kept the Cougars name. The club played in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
for the entire season.
Regular season
Olympia Stadium wasn't finished being built in time for the 1926–27 season, so the Cougars began play in Border Cities ArenaWindsor Arena
Windsor Arena is an indoor arena located in Windsor, Ontario. Its capacity is approximately 4,400 with standing room. The arena's ice is an asymmetrical by or...
right across the Detroit River
Detroit River
The Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...
in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The team struggled as the players adjusted to the style of play in the NHL and the team finished with only twelve wins on the season and over 80,000 USD in debt. The team's total of 28 points is the lowest total points for a season in the Detroit Red Wings' franchise history.
The team's first game, a "home game" in Windsor, was played on November 18 before a sell-out crowd of 6,000. Starting goaltender Hap Holmes
Hap Holmes
Harry George "Hap" Holmes was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. As a professional, Holmes won the Stanley Cup four times, with four different teams. He tied the record of his 1914 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Blueshirts teammate Jack Marshall, who also has won Cups with four different...
took ill two hours before game time and substitute Herb Stuart
Herb Stuart
Herbert Neville Stuart was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey League and Western Canada Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Detroit Cougars and Edmonton Eskimos.-External links:...
gave up two goals in the first three minutes before shutting down the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
for the rest of the game. However, Detroit could not score on Doc Stewart in the Boston net and lost 2–0. The team's first win would come in the team's third game against expansion cousins Chicago Black Hawks, winning 1–0 in Chicago.
On January 1, 1927, the Cougars suspended Russell Oatman
Russell Oatman
Warren Russell Oatman - was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Oatman played 121 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars, Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers...
and Hobie Kitchen
Hobie Kitchen
Chapman Hobart Kitchen was a professional ice hockey player who played 47 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings. He would win a Stanley Cup with the Maroons in 1926. Hobie's name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he did not play in the...
for "breaking training." The Cougars then shook up their line-up that week by selling Oatman to the Maroons and trading Frank Fredrickson
Frank Fredrickson
Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century...
and Harry Meeking
Harry Meeking
Harry "Hurricane Howie" Meeking was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Detroit Cougars and Boston Bruins. He was born in Berlin, Ontario....
to the Bruins for Duke Keats
Duke Keats
Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association , Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National...
and Archie Briden
Archie Briden
Edward Archibald Briden was a retired professional ice hockey player who played 72 games in the National Hockey League, 82 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and 55 games in the Western Canada Hockey League...
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After 33 games, the Cougars replaced Duncan as coach with Keats. Duncan has a record of 10–21–2. Keats record was 2–7–2.
Final standings
For complete final standings, see 1926–27 NHL seasonNovember
Record: 3–2–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–1–0| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
| 1 | November 18 | Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
2 – 0 | Detroit | 0–1–0 | 0 | |
| 2 | November 20 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... |
0–2–0 | 0 | |
| 3 | November 24 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
1–2–0 | 2 | |
| 4 | November 27 | NY Americans New York Americans The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals... |
2 – 4 | Detroit | 2–2–0 | 4 | |
| 5 | November 30 | Detroit | 4 – 0 | Mtl. Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... |
3–2–0 | 6 |
December
Record: 2–6–1; Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
| 6 | December 4 | NY Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
0 – 1 | Detroit | 4–2–0 | 8 | |
| 7 | December 9 | Ottawa Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... |
3 – 1 | Detroit | 4–3–0 | 8 | |
| 8 | December 11 | NY Americans | 4 – 2 | Detroit | 4–4–0 | 8 | |
| 9 | December 14 | Detroit | 2 – 7 | Boston | 4–5–0 | 8 | |
| 10 | December 16 | Detroit | 5 – 0 | Ottawa | 5–5–0 | 10 | |
| 11 | December 19 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | NY Rangers | OT | 5–5–1 | 11 |
| 12 | December 23 | Mtl. Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
3 – 2 | Detroit | 5–6–1 | 11 | |
| 13 | December 25 | Detroit | 0 – 2 | Chicago | 5–7–1 | 11 | |
| 14 | December 30 | Mtl. Maroons | 2 – 0 | Detroit | 5–8–1 | 11 |
January
Record: 3–8–1; Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–6–1| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
| 15 | January 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 2 | Detroit | 5–9–1 | 11 | |
| 16 | January 4 | Toronto | 2 – 1 | Detroit | 5–10–1 | 11 | |
| 17 | January 6 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Pittsburgh | 6–10–1 | 13 | |
| 18 | January 9 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | NY Rangers | 6–11–1 | 13 | |
| 19 | January 11 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | NY Americans | OT | 7–11–1 | 15 |
| 20 | January 13 | Boston | 2 – 3 | Detroit | 8–11–1 | 17 | |
| 21 | January 15 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | Toronto | OT | 8–11–2 | 18 |
| 22 | January 18 | Detroit | 3 – 5 | Mtl. Canadiens | 8–12–2 | 18 | |
| 23 | January 22 | Detroit | 0 – 1 | Pittsburgh | 8–13–2 | 18 | |
| 24 | January 25 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Mtl. Maroons | 8–14–2 | 18 | |
| 25 | January 27 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Ottawa | 8–15–2 | 18 | |
| 26 | January 29 | Detroit | 0 – 2 | NY Rangers | 8–16–2 | 18 |
February
Record: 2–6–0; Home: 2–4–0; Road: 0–2–0| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
| 27 | February 1 | Chicago | 3 – 4 | Detroit | OT | 9–16–2 | 20 |
| 28 | February 8 | Detroit | 0 – 2 | Boston | 9–17–2 | 20 | |
| 29 | February 12 | Mtl. Canadiens | 4 – 1 | Detroit | 9–18–2 | 20 | |
| 30 | February 15 | Toronto | 1 – 5 | Detroit | 10–18–2 | 22 | |
| 31 | February 17 | Ottawa | 2 – 1 | Detroit | 10–19–2 | 22 | |
| 32 | February 19 | Chicago | 4 – 1 | Detroit | 10–20–2 | 22 | |
| 33 | February 22 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Boston | 10–21–2 | 22 | |
| 34 | February 24 | Mtl. Maroons | 2 – 0 | Detroit | 10–22–2 | 22 |
March
Record: 2–6–2; Home: 1–4–1; Road: 1–2–1| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
| 35 | March 1 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | Mtl. Canadiens | 10–23–2 | 22 | |
| 36 | March 5 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Toronto | 10–24–2 | 22 | |
| 37 | March 8 | Chicago | 4 – 1 | Detroit | 10–25–2 | 22 | |
| 38 | March 10 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 7 | Detroit | 11–25–2 | 24 | |
| 39 | March 13 | NY Rangers | 2 – 2 | Detroit | OT | 11–25–3 | 25 |
| 40 | March 15 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | NY Americans | 12–25–3 | 27 | |
| 41 | March 17 | NY Rangers | 2 – 0 | Detroit | 12–26–3 | 27 | |
| 42 | March 19 | Boston | 3 – 1 | Detroit | 12–27–3 | 27 | |
| 43 | March 22 | Detroit | 3 – 3 | Chicago | OT | 12–27–4 | 28 |
| 44 | March 26 | Pittsburgh | 6 – 4 | Detroit | OT | 12–28–4 | 28 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates tie.
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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| John Sheppard Johnny Sheppard John Oswald "Jake" Sheppard was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars, New York Americans, Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks from 1926–27 to 1933–34.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Sheppard began his career... |
F | 43 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Gordon "Duke" Keats Duke Keats Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association , Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National... |
C | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Frank Foyston Frank Foyston Frank Corbett "The Flash" Foyston was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.Born in Minesing, Ontario, Foyston played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA, the Seattle Metropolitans in the PCHA, the Victoria Cougars in the WCHL/WHL and Detroit Cougars in the NHL.He won the Stanley Cup with... |
C | 41 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Clem Loughlin Clem Loughlin Clement Joseph Loughlin was a defenceman who played hockey for the Victoria Cougars of theWestern Canada Hockey League and the Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League... |
D | 34 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 40 | -- | ||||||
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| Fred Gordon Fred Gordon Weldon Frederick Kenneth Gordon is a former ice hockey right winger. He played in 80 National Hockey League games for the Detroit Cougars and the Boston Bruins... |
RW | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Frank Fredrickson Frank Fredrickson Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century... |
C | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Archie Briden Archie Briden Edward Archibald Briden was a retired professional ice hockey player who played 72 games in the National Hockey League, 82 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and 55 games in the Western Canada Hockey League... |
LW | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Jack Walker | F | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Pete Bellefeuille Pete Bellefeuille Pierre "The Fleeting Frenchman" Bellefeuille was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Cougars.-External links:**... |
RW | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Jack Arbour Jack Arbour John Albert "Jack" Arbour was a former ice hockey defenceman who played for several teams in a variety of leagues between 1922 and 1938. The younger brother of Ty Arbour, he did not repeat his older brother's success in the National Hockey League, and managed only 47 games over 2 seasons with the... |
D | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Art Duncan Art Duncan Captain William James Arthur Duncan was a Canadian aviator and a professional ice hockey player and coach.... |
D | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Russell Oatman Russell Oatman Warren Russell Oatman - was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Oatman played 121 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars, Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers... |
LW | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Harold "Slim" Halderson |
D | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Chapman "Hobie" Kitchen | F | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| James Riley James Riley (ice hockey) James Norman Riley was a Canadian professional ice hockey and baseball player.Born in Bayfield, New Brunswick, Riley played 17 games in the National Hockey League and 90 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Seattle... |
D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Harold "Gizzy" Hart |
LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Harry Meeking Harry Meeking Harry "Hurricane Howie" Meeking was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Detroit Cougars and Boston Bruins. He was born in Berlin, Ontario.... |
D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hap Holmes Hap Holmes Harry George "Hap" Holmes was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. As a professional, Holmes won the Stanley Cup four times, with four different teams. He tied the record of his 1914 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Blueshirts teammate Jack Marshall, who also has won Cups with four different... |
41 | 2685 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 100 | 6 | 2.23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Herb Stuart Herb Stuart Herbert Neville Stuart was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey League and Western Canada Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Detroit Cougars and Edmonton Eskimos.-External links:... |
3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Trades
| October 18, 1926 | To Detroit Cougars Art Duncan Art Duncan Captain William James Arthur Duncan was a Canadian aviator and a professional ice hockey player and coach.... |
To Chicago Black Hawks Gord Fraser Art Gagne Art Gagne Arthur E. Gagné was a Canadian ice hockey forward.Gagne started his professional hockey career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1921. He would also play with the Regina Capitals. In 1926, he moved to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League... |
| October 27, 1926 | To Detroit Cougars Fred Gordon Fred Gordon Weldon Frederick Kenneth Gordon is a former ice hockey right winger. He played in 80 National Hockey League games for the Detroit Cougars and the Boston Bruins... |
To Saskatoon Crescents (WHL Western Canada Hockey League The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:... ) Cash |
| December 12, 1926 | To Detroit Cougars Cash |
To Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... Harold "Gizzy" Hart |
| January 6, 1927 | To Detroit Cougars Cash |
To Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... Russell Oatman Russell Oatman Warren Russell Oatman - was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Oatman played 121 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars, Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers... |
| January 7, 1927 | To Detroit Cougars Archie Briden Archie Briden Edward Archibald Briden was a retired professional ice hockey player who played 72 games in the National Hockey League, 82 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and 55 games in the Western Canada Hockey League... Gordon "Duke" Keats Duke Keats Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association , Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National... |
To Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... Frank Fredrickson Frank Fredrickson Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century... Harry Meeking Harry Meeking Harry "Hurricane Howie" Meeking was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Detroit Cougars and Boston Bruins. He was born in Berlin, Ontario.... |
| January 7, 1927 | To Detroit Cougars Pete Bellefeuille Pete Bellefeuille Pierre "The Fleeting Frenchman" Bellefeuille was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Cougars.-External links:**... |
To Toronto St. Pats Harold "Slim" Halderson |
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