The club consisted of two teams, the Thistles who were the elite players, and the Stars who were young prospects.
The Thistles were first organized in 1894, and were the first hockey team in Edmonton to hold regular practices.
[1] In 1895 they played a series of games against North-West Mounted Police officers from Fort Saskatchewan.
[4] For their first season, games were played on North Saskatchewan River, with an outdoor rink constructed in 1896 at Jasper Avenue and First Street, and this was the club's home until local businessman Richard Secord sponsored the construction of the new indoor Thistle Rink at 102 Avenue and 102 Street with a capacity of 2,000 spectators it became a central part of the small Edmonton and area population's social scene.
Although the club was technically amateur, the club hired Tommy Phillips, Didier Pitre and Lester Patrick for the challenge, and only one player who had played from the regular season played in the challenge against the Montreal Wanderers.