Charles Adams (ice hockey)

Charles F. Adams ( born October 18, 1876 in Newport, Vermont, † 1947) was an American entrepreneur, the first owner of the Boston Bruins, an American Hockey franchise and owner of First National Stores, one of the largest food markets in the United states.

The entrepreneur Adams was critical to the growth of ice hockey involved in the 1920s in Boston, as there was the National Hockey League in the expansion. After the final series for the Stanley Cup followed in 1924 in Montreal, he started a strong interest in professional hockey sport to develop. Adams harbored the desire to acquire an NHL franchise. From Adam's commitment impressed, he succeeded NHL president Frank Calder to pull on his side, and to enable him to purchase a franchise. In the summer of 1924, he was the acquisition of the Boston Bruins, then the first NHL franchise in the United States approved. As the first head coach, he used Art Ross and during Adams ' presidency won the Bruins their first Stanley Cup in 1929. However, Adams not only played a major role in hockey, because he also promoted the regional Baseball Sports - as the owner of the Boston Braves - and horse racing.

The acquisition of the Western Canada Hockey League for around $ 300,000 Adams succeeded to strengthen the team the Bruins further and to guide inter alia Eddie Shore, Harry Oliver and Duke Keats to Boston. Furthermore, Adams granted U.S. $ 500,000 to build the Boston Garden.

Its special use and that of his heirs Weston Adams and Weston Adams Jr. honored the National Hockey League in 1974, was named as one of the new divisions after this first hockey family. In 1960 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.