Toronto Ontarios
The NHA was founded in 1909 without any teams from Toronto, Ontario because there wasn't an arena in the city that was large enough to sustain a franchise.
The Tecumsehs got off to a good start, but at the end of the season were in last place in the six-team NHA in with seven wins and 13 losses.
After one season, Wall sold the team to local amateur hockey impresario Eddie Livingstone.
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association claimed Smith was their property; Livingstone, just as stubbornly, insisted he belonged to Toronto.
The Shamrocks finished the 1914–15 season with a record of seven wins and 13 losses, fifth in the league, ahead of only the Montreal Canadiens.
On the west coast, the Patrick brothers announced an expansion team, the Seattle Metropolitans and the PCHA zeroed in on the Blueshirts' roster, signing many of their top players.
[8] The National Hockey Association reactivated the abandoned Shamrocks franchise in 1916–17, awarding it to a Canadian military team, the Toronto 228th Battalion.
Standing (left to right): Tom Daly (trainer), George McNamara , Horace Gaul , Cap Williams, Con Corbeau , Howard McNamara , Billie Pop. Sitting: Alex Nicholson, Teddy Oke , Billy Nicholson (manager), the mascot, Art Throop , Fred Strike , Ernie Liffiton .
