The Cobalt Silver Kings of Cobalt, Ontario, were a professional ice hockey club established in 1906. The team is notable for being a founding member of the National Hockey Association, the predecessor to the National Hockey League. Established to capitalize on the then-current mining boom in northern Ontario, it became clear that the town was too small to support major professional hockey, and the team left the NHA after its inaugural season. The club was owned by Renfrew, Ontario mine operator Ambrose O'Brien.
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January 01, 1970
cobalt, silver, kings, cobalt, ontario, were, professional, hockey, club, established, 1906, team, notable, being, founding, member, national, hockey, association, predecessor, national, hockey, league, established, capitalize, then, current, mining, boom, nor. The Cobalt Silver Kings of Cobalt Ontario were a professional ice hockey club established in 1906 The team is notable for being a founding member of the National Hockey Association the predecessor to the National Hockey League Established to capitalize on the then current mining boom in northern Ontario it became clear that the town was too small to support major professional hockey and the team left the NHA after its inaugural season The club was owned by Renfrew Ontario mine operator Ambrose O Brien Cobalt Hockey ClubFounded1906History1906 1909 TPHL 1909 1910 NHA 1910 1911 TPHL Home arenaThe Sports Palace 1 CityCobalt OntarioTeam coloursRed dark blue and whiteStanley Cups0 Walter Smaill with the Cobalt Silver Kings Herb Clarke with the Cobalt Silver Kings Contents 1 History 2 Head coach 3 Notable players 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club was founded in 1906 in the Timiskaming Professional Hockey League an early professional ice hockey league In 1909 the Cobalt Silver Kings won the O Brien Cup 2 as champions of the TPHL In 1909 the club became part of the new National Hockey Association NHA along with another TPHL team the Haileybury Comets the Federal League s Renfrew Creamery Kings and Les Canadiens and Wanderers of Montreal The league was founded by Ambrose O Brien to rival the Canadian Hockey Association CHA set up at the same time and to provide a league for his Renfrew team to win the Stanley Cup The CHA dissolved and two of its teams the Senators of Ottawa and the Shamrocks of Montreal joined the NHA After the initial season the club returned to play in the TPHL and its NHA franchise was taken over by the Quebec Bulldogs formerly of the CHA The team played in an arena with a capacity for 3 500 spectators Head coach editTom Hare 1909 1910 Notable players editEd Decarie 1906 07 Howard McNamara 1909 10 Bruce Ridpath 1906 07 1908 09 Hall of Fame Newsy Lalonde 1906 07 Hugh Lehman 1906 07 George McNamara 1906 07 Didier Pitre 1906 07 Art Ross 1908 09See also editHaileybury Comets Renfrew Creamery KingsReferences edit Blind Pigs Hockey Night in Cobalt and other Diversions Silver Kings won O Brien Trophy Archived from the original on 2009 11 06 Retrieved 2009 01 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cobalt Silver Kings amp oldid 1219437845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
