Hamilton Tigers

The Hamilton Tigers ( IPA: [ ˌ hæməltən taɪɡəs ] ) was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League ( NHL), who played in the first half of the 1920s in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Originally, the team played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada under the name Quebec Bulldogs.

History

Since the Quebec Bulldogs not sufficiently able to attract viewers, the team on the NHL Season 1920/21 was sold to Percy Thompson of the Abso Pure Ice Company and played in Hamilton (Ontario ) under the name Hamilton Tigers. Hamilton was at this time with nearly 115,000 inhabitants, is the fifth largest city in Canada. The games were held in the Barton Street Arena, which had about 4,500 seats and 3,000 standing places, discharged.

They had taken over the weak team from Quebec and even if you could the first game on December 22, 1920 5-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens, was soon apparent that the team was not competitive. By decision of the NHL all teams gave players from the Tigers. In addition, we undertook with Joe Malone a superstar of that time.

Even with the new players did not succeed in recovery and one was in the first four years each in Hamilton last in the NHL, which consisted of only four teams in that time. For the season 1922/23, they picked as manager Art Ross and also tried the other team umzubauen.Unter Joe Malone was submitted to Montreal.

However, successes came only for the 1924/25 season one, as the team under new coach Jimmy Gardiner a furious start to the season succeeded. 10 of the first 15 games were won and one had had than you ever managed middle of the season more wins in a whole season. Even though the team was not as successful in the second half of the season, to finish the season at No. 1 handed.

It was hoped that it (then in Québec) could succeed again the team since 1913 to reach the finals for the Stanley Cup. While the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto St. Patricks in the semi-finals playing off the opponent for the NHL championship series, the team of the Tigers by their manager Percy Thompson called for a back pay of $ 200, because the NHL had changed the schedule from 24 to 30 games. About Here and NHL president Frank Calder was very upset. After the players had threatened a strike, Calder threatened with a ban for all players. They could not agree and so the NHL Finals were canceled. As the winner of the semi-finals, the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL represented in the battle for the Stanley Cup, leaving with their defeat there against the Victoria Cougars for the first and last time that the Stanley Cup did not go to a team in the NHL.

For next season, the NHL "Big Bill" Dwyer had promised an NHL license for the City of New York. The original plan was there to place a fifth team. Once in Hamilton but also failed plans to build a new stadium, they decided the Hamilton Tigers to New York to move. Thompson received $ 75,000 for his team and the players received in New York up to 200% more content.

Achievements and honors

Sporting successes

The greatest sporting success was the first place in the regular season 1924 / 25th For a more successful one stood himself in the way. The players went on strike, and renounced the participation to the final round of the Stanley Cup.

NHL Awards

In the short history of the franchise succeeded Billy Burch to win as the only players an award. No player has been selected in an all-star team.

NHL season statistics

Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Losses after Overtime, SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes

Hall of Famers

Billy Burch
Babe Dye
Shorty Green
Joe Malone

Hockey Association ( National Hockey League)
Sports (Hamilton, Ontario )

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