Montreal Wanderers

The Montreal Wanderers were a professional men's ice hockey team that played in Montreal, Quebec at the Montreal Arena, and were one of the founding franchises of the National Hockey League in the 1917–18 NHL season. The Wanderers won a total of eight Stanley Cup challenges within a span of five seasons from 1906 to 1910. Prior to the formation of the NHL, the "Redbands" were one of the most successful teams in hockey.

Montreal Wanderers
Founded December 3, 1903
History Montreal Wanderers
1903–1918
1903–1905 (FAHL)
1906–1909 (ECAHA)
1910–1917 (NHA)
1917–1918 (NHL)
Home arena Montreal Arena (1903–1910)
Jubilee Arena (1910)
Montreal Arena (1910–1918)
City Montreal, Quebec
Colors White and Red
   
Owner(s) James Strachan (1903–1908)
P. J. Doran (1908–1910)
Sam Lichtenhein (1910–1918)
Stanley Cups 4 (1906, 1907, 1908, 1910)

Season-by-season record

  • 1904–05 – Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL)
  • 1906–08 – Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA)
  • 1909 – Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA)
  • 1910–17 – National Hockey Association (NHA)
  • 1917–18 – National Hockey League (NHL)

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTPtsGFGAFinishPostseason
19046600123818first, FAHLForfeit in Stanley Cup challenge (March 1904, Ottawa Senators)
1904–058620124427second, FAHLDid not qualify
190610910187438first, ECAHAWon Stanley Cup (March 1906, Ottawa Senators),
Won Stanley Cup challenge (December 1906, New Glasgow Cubs)
19071010002010539first, ECAHALost Stanley Cup challenge (January 1907, Kenora Thistles),
ECAHA league champions,
Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1907, Kenora Thistles)
1907–0810820166352first, ECAHAWon Stanley Cup challenge (January 1908, Ottawa Victorias)
Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1908, Winnipeg Maple Leafs)
Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1908, Toronto Trolley Leaguers),
Held Stanley Cup as league champions
190912930188261second, ECHAWon Stanley Cup challenge (December 1908, Edmonton Eskimos),
Lost Stanley Cup by placing second in league play
1910121110229141first, NHAWon O'Brien Cup and Stanley Cup (NHA season champions),
Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1910, Berlin Dutchmen)
1910–1116790147388fourth, NHADid not qualify
1911–1218990189596third, NHADid not qualify
1912–132010100209390second, NHADid not qualify
1913–1420713014102125fifth, NHADid not qualify
1914–152014602812782first(tie), NHALost in playoff to Ottawa Senators
1915–1624101402090116fifth, NHADid not qualify
1916–17 11037065672fifth, NHADid not qualify
1916–17 21028043865fourth, NHADid not qualify
1917–18 1615021735N/AIncomplete season
Totals21212290024411881045

Note: 1 = first half of season, 2 = second half of season

Honoured players

The following Hockey Hall of Fame players played for the Wanderers during some point in their careers:[1]

  • Joe Hall
  • Riley Hern
  • Tom Hooper
  • Harry Hyland
  • Jack Marshall
  • Ernie "Moose" Johnson
  • Lester Patrick
  • Art Ross

List of NHL Wanderers players

  • Bert Lindsay
  • Jack Marks
  • Jack McDonald
  • Phil Stevens
  • Kenneth Thompson

Notes

  1. "Players by team - Montreal Wanderers". Retrieved February 13, 2008.

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