A Wisdom Archive on Portland Rosebuds

This is the last season that saw challengers from outside of the NHL compete for the Stanley Cup. At the beginning of the season, the Western Canada Hockey League renamed itself the Western Hockey League because one of its teams, the Regina Capitals, had moved to the States to play in Portland, Oregon. They were renamed the Portland Rosebuds. Once again, the Victoria Cougars finished third in their league but once again won their league championship and the right to play for the Stanley Cup. The previous season, the Cougars beat the M ...

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The Chicago Black Hawks joined the NHL in 1926 as part of the league's successful foray into United States-based teams. Most of the Hawks' original players came from the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Hockey League, which had folded the previous season, and the players which were bought out by the Hawks' owner, Frederic McLaughlin. The team nickname refers to Chief Black Hawk, a prominent figure in the history of Illinois, and is one of many sports team nicknames using Native Americans as icons. The team nickname was spelled primari ...

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Detroit Red Wings - 1925 to 1949. When the Western Hockey League folded after the 1925-26 WHL season, a deal was made so that two of the most successful of the teams in that league, the 1925 Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars, and the Portland Rosebuds (to become the Chicago Blackhawks) would jump to the NHL. The Victoria Cougars were originally called the Victoria Aristocrats and belonged to the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, which folded and then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League for the 1924-2 ...

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The Hamilton Tigers (formally the Quebec Bulldogs) spent the first five seasons in the NHL in last place until last season where then went from worst to first. Due to a players' stike, the team was suspended, disbanded and then bought by "Big Bill" Dwyer, an infamous bootlegger from New York City. He moved the team and many of its players to New York City and renamed the team the New York Americans. The success enjoyed by the Tigers was not carried over to New York, though, as the Americans found themselves going from first overall as the Ti ...

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With the infusion of new teams, the NHL was split into the Canadian and American divisions (although interestingly the New York Americans were placed in the Canadian Division), along with an altered playoff format: the top team from each division would meet the winner of a total-goals series between the second and third place teams from their divisions. The winners of those total-goals series would meet in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals. During the season, the Toronto St. Patricks were bought by Conn Smythe and renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs. < ...

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With the collapse of the Western Hockey League, the Stanley Cup became the new NHL champion trophy. The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup. The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals. All dates in 1927 1926-27 NHL season - Quarterfinals. Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2-1 Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout. 2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout. ...

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In June 2005, due to his poor performance in the playoffs, the Red Wings decided to let go of head coach Dave Lewis. On July 15, 2005, Mike Babcock, former coach of the Mighty Ducks, became the new head coach for the Wings. In July 2005, due to the new NHL restrictions, the Wings had to release Darren McCarty, Derian Hatcher and Ray Whitney. The Wings did re-sign Chris Chelios and Mathieu Schneider to one-year contracts and also signed 2004 top draft pick Johan Franzen. Team captain Steve Yzerman also re-signed for one year for what many fans feel will be his final season. On August 8, the Win ...

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Detroit Red Wings - Current Squad. As of January 4, 2006 [1] Detroit Red Wings - Hockey Hall of Famers. Sid Abel Jack Adams Marty Barry Paul Coffey Alex Delvecchio Marcel Dionne Viacheslav Fetisov Bill Gadsby Ebbie Goodfellow Glenn Hall George Hay Gordie Howe Syd Howe Mike Ilitch Tommy Ivan Red Kelly Herbie Lewis ...

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Chicago Blackhawks - Current Squad. As of January 23, 2006 [1] Chicago Blackhawks - Hall of Famers. Doug Bentley Max Bentley Roy Conacher Art Coulter Murray Costello Phil Esposito Tony Esposito Bill Gadsby Charlie Gardiner Glenn Hall Bobby Hull Stan Mikita Bill Mosienko Pierre Pilote Denis Savard< ...

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Stanley Cup - 1919 flu epidemic: Stanley Cup not awarded. During the 1918-19 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans, several Canadiens players contracted Spanish influenza, part of a worldwide epidemic. The finals were cancelled after five games. The final game was never played, because Montreal players Joe Hall, Manager Kennedy, Billy Coutu, Jack McDonald and Edouard Lalonde were hospitalized with influenza. Joe Hall died four days after the cancelled game, and the seri ...

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