1918–19 Toronto Arenas season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 NHL 1918–19 1918 Toronto Arenas 3rd (1st half), 3rd (2nd half) 5–13–0 (overall) 5–4–0 0–9–0 65 92 Charles Querrie Dick Carroll Ken Randall Arena Gardens Alf Skinner (12) Ken Randall (6) Alf Skinner (15) Rusty Crawford (51) Bert Lindsay (5) Hap Holmes (4.50) 1917–18 1919–20 The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended operations. 2 Regular season The NHL had been formed mainly because the other four clubs in the National Hockey Association were unable to expel Toronto Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone, even though they had long since lost patience with him. To get around this, they suspended the NHA's operations and created the NHL, but didn't invite Livingstone to join them. Motivated by a desire to have a team in Toronto, as well as balance the schedule with the Quebec Bulldogs sitting out the season, the NHL granted a temporary franchise to the Toronto Arena Company, who then leased most of Livingstone's players pending resolution of the dispute. However, the "Torontos" won the Stanley Cup, throwing a monkey wrench into the other owners' plans to get rid of Livingstone. Estimating that his team was worth $20,000, Livingstone was unwilling to accept the Arena Company's offer of $7,000. When the Arena Company refused to bend, Livingstone sued the Arena Company and Charlie Querrie for the $20,000. A league meeting of the old NHA proved futile as heated arguments broke out between Livingstone and the other owners. The old NHA was extinguished. However, Montreal Canadiens owner George Kennedy gave some ground, saying that if Livingstone dropped his lawsuits, he might be allowed in the league. In the meantime, the Arena Company returned its temporary franchise to the NHL. It then formed a separate club, the Toronto Arena Hockey Club, nominally owned by Arena Company treasurer Hubert Vearncombe. The new club applied for full membership in the NHL, which was duly granted. This separated the hockey club from the Livingstone lawsuits, though the franchise still used Livingstone's players without permission. It was announced on February 18, that Ken Randall and Harry Meeking had signed with Glace Bay of the Maritime League with the Arenas' permission. The game that night was attended by only 1,000 fans watching a 4–3 overtime loss to Ottawa. After a follow-up game in Ottawa on February 20, lost 9–3, manager Querrie announced that the club sought to withdraw from the NHL seasonThe Globe February 21, 1919 11 Arenas Wish to Withdraw and this was agreed to by Ottawa and Montreal.The Globe February 21, 1919 11 Ottawa Consents to Withdrawal The NHL season ended at 18 games, with Montreal and Ottawa to play off for the championship. Final standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#002C8E 5px solid; border-bottom:#002C8E 5px solid; 1918–19 regular season1918-19 Toronto Arenas Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TRA/1919_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 5, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#002C8E 2px solid; border-bottom:#002C8E 2px solid; First half Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 1 || December 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || Toronto Arenas || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || December 26 || Toronto Arenas || 2–5 || Ottawa Senators|| 0–2–0 || 0 |- | 3 || December 28 || Toronto Arenas || 3–6 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–3–0 || 0 |- | 4 || December 31 || Ottawa Senators || 2–4 || Toronto Arenas || 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || January 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–6 || Toronto Arenas || 1–4–0 || 2 |- | 6 || January 9 || Toronto Arenas || 2–4 || Ottawa Senators|| 1–5–0 || 2 |- | 7 || January 11 || Toronto Arenas || 4–13 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–6–0 || 2 |- | 8 || January 14 || Ottawa Senators || 2–5 || Toronto Arenas || 2–6–0 || 4 |- | 9 || January 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–11 || Toronto Arenas || 3–6–0 || 6 |- | 10 || January 23 || Toronto Arenas || 2–3 || Ottawa Senators|| 3–7–0 || 6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002C8E 2px solid; border-bottom:#002C8E 2px solid; Second half Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 1 || January 28 || Ottawa Senators || 2–1 || Toronto Arenas || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || February 1 || Toronto Arenas || 0–10 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–2–0 || 0 |- | 3 || February 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–6 || Toronto Arenas || 1–2–0 || 2 |- | 4 || February 6 || Toronto Arenas || 1–3 || Ottawa Senators|| 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || February 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–6 || Toronto Arenas || 2–3–0 || 4 |- | 6 || February 15 || Toronto Arenas || 2–8 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–4–0 || 4 |- | 7 || February 18 || Ottawa Senators || 4–3 || Toronto Arenas || 2–5–0 || 4 |- | 8 || February 20 || Toronto Arenas || 3–9 || Ottawa Senators|| 2–6–0 || 4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Scorers Player GP G A Pts PIM Alf Skinner 17 12 4 16 26 Reg Noble 17 10 5 15 35 Ken Randall 14 8 6 14 27 Corb Denneny 16 8 3 11 15 Rusty Crawford 18 7 4 11 51 Harry Meeking 14 7 3 10 32 Harry Cameron 7 6 2 8 9 Jack Adams 17 3 3 6 35 Harry Mummery 13 2 0 2 30 Hap Holmes 2 0 0 0 0 Paul Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 Bert Lindsay 16 0 0 0 0 Dave Ritchie 4 0 0 0 9 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1918-19 Toronto Arenas Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TRA/1919.html Transactions December 14, 1918: Acquired Rusty Crawford from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations December 15, 1918: Signed Free Agent Paul Jacobs December 28, 1918: Signed Free Agent Bert Lindsay January 19, 1919: Loaned Harry Cameron to Ottawa Senators to complete December 14 trade See also List of pre-NHL seasons 1918 in sports 1919 in sports References Morey Holzman Joseph Nieforth Deceptions and doublecross : how the NHL conquered hockey 2002 Toronto, ON, Canada Dundurn Press 1-55002-413-2 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/nhl19271919.html 1918–19 National Hockey League [NHL] hockeydb.com 2008-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080917023309/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/nhl19271919.html 17 September 2008 live External links NHL Official Website Hockeydb entry for Arenas 1918–19 season Toronto Arenas season, 1918-19 Toronto Toronto Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons