Frank Calder (November 17, 1877-February 4, 1943) was the first NHL President (1917-1943). 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The National Hockey League President was the highest executive official from the leagues inception in 1917 until 1993 when it was replaced by NHL Commissioner. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Two trophies in professional hockey are named for him -- the NHL Calder Memorial Trophy for NHL rookies, and the AHL Calder Cup for the overall playoff championship. Calder Memorial Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top Rookie in the National Hockey League. ... The AHL prize. ...

Frank Calder was born to Scottish parents in Bristol, England on November 17, 1877 and as a youth played soccer. As a young man, he immigrated to Canada and became a teacher at a private school. Before leaving the United Kingdom, he flipped a coin to decide whether to emigrate to Canada or the United States. He married a fellow teacher, Amelia Cole, and they had three daughters and one son. This article is about the English city of Bristol. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He got a job as sports editor at the Montreal Witness. From there, he jumped to the Montreal Herald and Daily Telegraph. After that, he left Elmer Ferguson to be sports editor and moved on to the financial editor's chair which covered what was then Canada's largest market, the Montreal Stock Exchange. He also kept on with sports, creating the Montreal School Rugby League and was secretary of a soccer league. This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... The Bourse de Montréal (Montreal Stock Exchange) began in 1832 as an informal stock exchange at the Exchange Coffee House in Montreal, Canada. ...

Calder fell in love with hockey about this time and eventually Sam Lictenhein, owner of the Montreal Wanderers of the National Hockey Association, recommended that Calder become part of the league's executive committee. In 1916-17, the NHA's owners decided to drop Eddie Livingstone's Toronto Blueshirts and took his players. The NHA's president, Frank Robinson, seeing he was as powerless as his predecessor Emmett Quinn was, resigned as NHA president and here was Calder's opportunity as the league's secretary. He decided that the NHA owners allied against Eddie Livingstone needed someone to represent them, and, in effect, Calder was---at least for all practical purposes---the new president of the NHA. He arranged meetings between the NHA's owners to figure out how to get rid of Livingstone. They decided to form a new league, the National Hockey League, in the NHA's place, and then revive the NHA once Livingstone was squeezed out. Calder named himself president of the new league, formed on November 26th, 1917. Meanwhile, the owners could not bring back the NHA, as Livingstone made it impossible with his firm stand. Montreal Wanderers The Montreal Wanderers were a professional hockey team that played in Montreal, Quebec and one of the founding franchises of the National Hockey League in the 1917-18 NHL season. ... This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... Edward J. Livingstone (September 12, 1884 - September 11, 1945) was the founder of the Toronto Blueshirts, a predecessor of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. Livingstone was born in Toronto, Ontario as the youngest of three children. ... Toronto Blueshirts were a National Hockey Association team which played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player. ... NHL redirects here. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Calder wielded his power as president with such authority that there was no getting crossways with him. If he ordered the Quebec Bulldogs franchise forfeited to Hamilton, as happened in 1920, one never was to challenge him. A good example of his authority was when the Hamilton Tigers went on strike in 1925. Rather than talk to the players, he suspended and fined them $200 each. This article is on the ice hockey team. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... The Hamilton Tigers were a National Hockey League (NHL) team that was originally based in Quebec City, Quebec and called the Quebec Bulldogs (1888-1920). ...

It is of note that Calder was very adament about not restricting minorities into the NHL. During the 1927-28 season, upon hearing of the Boston Black Panthers, the first all-Black hockey team, he remarked, "Pro hockey has no ruling against the colored man, nor is it likely to ever draw the line," a reference to the segregation in baseball. The 1927-28 NHL season was the eleventh National Hockey League season. ...

Only one attempt to remove Calder as president of the NHL was made. This was in 1932-33 when the owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, Frederic McLaughlin, circulated a letter to the NHL board of governors to remove him. The board rejected the motion. The 1932-33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Major Frederic McLaughlin (born June 27, 1877 in Chicago, Illinois - December 17, 1944) was the first owner of the Chicago Blackhawks. ...

Commencing with the 1932-33 season, Calder named the top rookie in the NHL. Starting in 1936-37, he got the NHL's board of governors to let him buy a trophy to give to the league's top rookie and he did this until 1941-42. The 1936-37 NHL season was the 20th season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1941-42 NHL season was the 25th season of the National Hockey League. ...

Calder received a silver service in 1937-38 for his 20 years as president of the NHL and the league extended their appreciation. The classic NHL shield logo The 1937-38 NHL season was the 21st season of the National Hockey League. ...

Calder was presiding over a meeting of the NHL's board of governors on January 25th, 1943 when he suffered a heart attack, and then he had yet another heart attack in a Toronto hospital. On February 3rd, he felt well enough to travel and returned to Montreal the next day, checking into Montreal General Hospital upon arrival. There he suffered the fatal heart attack that claimed his life that morning. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Montreal General Hospital is a hospital in Montreal, Canada, first established on May 1, 1819 and an early teaching hospital. ...

In his memory, the NHL's board of governors donated the Calder Memorial Trophy to go to the NHL's top rookie. Calder Memorial Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top Rookie in the National Hockey League. ...

On his passing in 1943, Frank Calder was interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Mount Royal Cemetery Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre (668 000 m²) terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ...