… formed on Dec. 4, 1909 called Le Club de Hockey Canadien under the ownership of Ontario businessman Ambrose O'Brien. Jack Laviolette was hired as player/coach and Edouard (Newsy) Lalonde was its first star player. The Canadiens played their first game …
… Francophone team, the Nationals, joined a league with the other ECHA owners at the same time, but lasted only a few years. Jack Laviolette was hired as player/coach, and O'Brien managed to sign the best players with French names he could find, including …
… which as a drawing card was made up of players of French-Canadian descent. It was called Le Club de Hockey Canadien. Jack Laviolette was hired as player/coach, and O'Brien managed to sign the best players with French names he could find, including …
… formed on Dec. 4, 1909 called Le Club de Hockey Canadien under the ownership of Ontario businessman Ambrose O'Brien. Jack Laviolette was hired as player/coach and Edouard (Newsy) Lalonde was its first star player. The Canadiens played their first game …
… The cost to join: $6,000 - $1,000 for the franchise fee and $5,000 more to guarantee the players' salaries. Jack Laviolette was hired as the team's first playing general manager and was still on the active roster when the Canadiens were ultimately …