[2] The league was founded on December 2, 1909, at a private meeting at 300 St. James Street, the headquarters of the Dominion Office and Store Fitting Limited in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
[3] At this meeting four franchises were approved: Eddie McCafferty acted as secretary, and he also was representative of interests in Toronto.
[5] Two days later on December 4, the NHA held an organizing meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal.
The CHA was meeting at the hotel also, and a message was sent to the Ottawa, Shamrocks and Le National teams to seek a merged seven-team league.
Mr. Hare of Cobalt put up a security deposit for the franchise on the understanding that it would be transferred to Montreal French sportsmen as soon as possible.
Pitre did play (he was guaranteed any fines by Canadiens' management) and court action commenced.
[7] On January 15, a meeting was held by the league executive and Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks were admitted to the NHA.
Later in the season at the return match in Renfrew, Taylor made good on his boast with a goal scored backwards.
This was the final game of the season, and the Senators had no chance at the league title, and don't appear to have put in an effort, losing 17–2.
During the season, Ottawa, as Cup champion, played a challenge against Edmonton Hockey Club in addition to their regular schedule.
They had a challenge from Berlin, champions of the Ontario Professional Hockey League and easily defeated them.
For 1910, there would be two Stanley Cup holders, Ottawa which held and defended it until March, and Montreal for the rest of the year.
Like the previous spring, Ottawa and Wanderers played a two-game series in New York for a purse of US$1,500 (equivalent to $50,620 in 2024).