Ottawa Capitals

Several clubs of the AHAC (including the Capitals' home town business competitor, Ottawa HC) resisted this.

[3] Rather than admit the Capitals, all five clubs dissolved the AHAC and formed the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL).

Unlike the AHAC, the CAHL required unanimous consent to join the senior ranks and the Ottawas vote was enough to block the club.

[4] In 1903, the club helped found the Federal Amateur Hockey League, playing one season in 1904, finishing last.

In 1919, by order of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, the Capital HA's CCHA teams, including the Capitals Hockey club, were forced to join the competing OCHL to be eligible for Allan Cup play.

Brothers Eddie and Pat Murphy played both lacrosse and hockey for the Capitals, as did Ovide Lafleur.

Ottawa Capitals, 1897 CCHA champions, 1897 Stanley Cup challengers
Capital Lacrosse Club in 1907.
The Ottawa Capitals beat Cornwall for the Minto Cup in 1901