Toronto Tecumsehs

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.

Before the 1912–13 season started, O'Brien said that he never received the balance of the franchise fee from the Tecumseh backers, so he re-sold the franchise to a group headed by William James "Billy" Bellingham from Montreal, a former defenceman of the Montreal Victorias.

Paid attendance of 4,339 and gate receipts of CA$3,040 both set short-lived Toronto hockey records.

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.

[4] Bellingham sold the bankrupt club to Tom Wall, who renamed the team the Toronto Ontarios.

Ernie Liffiton with the Tecumsehs.
several men dressed in hockey uniforms in several rows
First team picture of the Tecumsehs team.
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 .