The team's rosters included several players who played in the NHL, such as Francis Cain, Billy Cameron, Earl Campbell, Milt Halliday, Vic Hoffinger, Marty Lauder, Jack Markle, Bernie Morris, Mike Neville and Russell Oatman.
[2] The Abso-Pure Company attempted to sell the team in October 1928 to Buffalo, then Hamilton businessmen.
[5] The new owners installed Morris as coach and Hap Watson as general manager.
[6] The sale included the transfer of both the franchise and the players, but not the contract of manager Bernie Morris.
The Tigers lost the semi-final to the eventual champion London Panthers in a two-game series.