Toronto Blueshirts were a National Hockey Association team which played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...
History
From 1912 to 1917 the team was owned by controversial owner Edward J. Livingston. The team was forced to fold as the other then team owners revolted against Livingston and formed the National Hockey League. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement over which parties are actively arguing. ... Edward J. Livingston was owner of the National Hockey Associations Toronto Blueshirts. ... The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional sports organization composed of ice hockey teams in the United States and Canada, where it is also known by its French name, Ligue Nationale de Hockey. ...
Mutual Street Arena was the home ice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of several hockey clubs. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
The owner of the TorontoBlueshirts franchise of the forerunner National Hockey Association, Livingstone was accused of creating unfair advantages for himself and his team.
Toronto would not reach the finals again until 1959, when a late-season charge put them into the playoffs on the final night of the season, they stroke through the Bruins in the semi-finals, but lost to the Canadiens in the finals.
Toronto missed the playoffs five times in ten years between 1982 and 1992, but in 1993, a spark was lit.