1917–18 NHL transactions

none March 2014 This is a list of players recruited into teams in the National Hockey League in its first season, the 1917–18 NHL season. Some had been free agents and others were moved as part of two dispersal drafts. Rights retained Note: This is the list of players who were retained by their teams after the NHA disbanded and the NHL was created. Date team Name November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Bert Corbeau November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Billy Coutu November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Louis Berlinquette November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Newsy Lalonde November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Didier Pitre November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Tommy Smith November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Ed Lowrey November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Clint Benedict November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Eddie Girard November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators George Boucher November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Hamby Shore November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Art Ross November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers George O'Grady November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Harry Hyland November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Kenneth Thompson November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Sprague Cleghorn November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Billy Bell November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Odie Cleghorn November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Phil Stevens Free agency Date Player Team November, 1917exact date unknown Hap Holmes Montreal Wanderers November 5, 1917 Alf Skinner Toronto Arenas December 3, 1917 Gerry Geran Montreal Wanderers December 5, 1917 Corbett Denneny Toronto Arenas December 5, 1917 Harry Cameron Toronto Arenas December 5, 1917 Harry Meeking Toronto Arenas December 5, 1917 Jack Coughlin Toronto Arenas December 5, 1917 Sammy Hebert Toronto Arenas December 5, 1917 Reg Noble Toronto Arenas December 7, 1917 Morley Bruce Ottawa Senators December 9, 1917 Ken Randall Toronto Arenas December 15, 1917 Art Brooks Toronto Arenas December 21, 1917 Raymie Skilton Montreal Wanderers December 22, 1917 Frank Nighbor Ottawa Senators January 29, 1918 Evariste Payer Montreal Canadiens February 9, 1918 Jack Adams Toronto Arenas February 9, 1918 Rusty Crawford Toronto Arenas February 20, 1918 Horace Merrill Ottawa Senators Dispersal draft Note: This is the list of players who were selected in the dispersal drafts when the Quebec Bulldogs opted not to play the season and the Montreal Wanderers left the league after their home arena burned down. Date Player New team Previous team November 26, 1917 Harry Mummery Toronto Arenas Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 Joe Hall Montreal Canadiens Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 Joe Malone Montreal Canadiens Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 Rusty Crawford Ottawa Senators Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 David Ritchie Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 George Carey Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 Jack Marks Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs November 26, 1917 Jack McDonald Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs January 4, 1918 Billy Bell Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers January 4, 1918 Jack Marks Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers January 4, 1918 Jack McDonald Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers January 4, 1918 Sprague Cleghorn Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers January 4, 1918 Harry Hyland Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers January 4, 1918 Dave Ritchie Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers Trades between teams December 12, 1917 To Montreal Wanderersundisclosed return To Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)loan of Hap Holmes January 4, 1918 To Montreal Canadiensundisclosed return To Toronto Arenasloan of Jack Marks February 11, 1918 To Ottawa SenatorsSammy Hebert To Toronto Arenascash Sources http://www.hockeydb.com http://www.hockey-reference.com Diamond Dan Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League Second Total Sports Publishing New York 2002 1-892129-85-X Duff Bob 2017 The First Season: 1917–18 and the Birth of the NHL Biblioasis Windsor, Ontario 978-1-771961-84-4 Toronto Hockey Club Montreal Canadiens trans Category:NHL transactions