The Toronto Huskies was a team in the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association) during the 1946-1947 season, based in Toronto, Canada. The team compiled a 22-38 win-loss record in its only season before formally disbanding in the summer of 1947. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ... Robert Abial Red Rolfe (October 17, 1908 – July 8, 1969) was an American third baseman, manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball. ... Lewis Edward Lew Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 29, 1984) was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The 1946-47 NBA Season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. ...

Franchise history

The Huskies were founded in the BAA's inaugural season of 1946-1947. On November 1, 1946, they hosted the first game in league history—which the NBA now regards as its first game—losing 68-66 to the New York Knickerbockers before an opening night crowd of 7,090. On that night, anyone taller than George Nostrand, the tallest Husky at 6'8", was given free admission. Attendance quickly dwindled and the Toronto Star published an estimate that team owners Eric Cradock (co-owner of the Montreal Alouettes football team) and Harold Shannon lost $100,000 in one season of operations. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French: Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Managing director of the Huskies was Lew Hayman, coach and general manager of the Alouettes and future president of the Toronto Argonauts and the Canadian Football League, who had been a star basketball player at Syracuse University. Charles Watson was team president. Ben Newman and Salter Hayden were the other co-founders. Annis Stukus was also a member of the front office. Lewis Edward Lew Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 29, 1984) was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. ... The Honourable Salter Adrian Hayden (May 31, 1896 - January 5, 1987) was a Canadian lawyer and Senator. ... Annis Stukus (1915-2006) was a legendary Canadian sports personality. ...

Future all-star Ed Sadowski began the season as player-coach and was initially the team's top player. Three weeks into the season, with the team off to a poor start, the Star reported that the players had divided into two or three cliques that rarely spoke to each other. Sadowski's coaching was openly questioned and, just a month after the first game, he quit the team. After four games with interim coaches—Hayman coached one game, and Huskies player Dick Fitzgerald ruled the bench for three games—Hayman hired former Major League Baseball player Red Rolfe, who had also been coach of Yale University's basketball team. Dick Fitzgerald (1884-1930) was a Gaelic football player who played for Kerry and Dr. Crokes club. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Abial Red Rolfe (October 17, 1908 – July 8, 1969) was an American third baseman, manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball. ... “Yale” redirects here. ...

Hayman traded the playing rights to Sadowski to the Cleveland Rebels for Leo Mogus, at the time one of the league's top scorers. Hayman had previously traded Nostrand to the Rebels for another 6'8" giant, Kleggie Hermsen. In February 1947 the Huskies acquired the tallest player in the league, 7'1" Ralph Siewert, from the St. Louis Bombers. Despite his height, Siewert averaged just 1.1 points per game with the Huskies and had the lowest field goal percentage on the team. The Cleveland Rebels were a Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association) team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... St. ... Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. ...

The team's leading scorer was Mike McCarron, with 649 points in 60 games. He and Fitzgerald were the only players to appear in every game. Sadowski had the most points per game, averaging 19.1 points over his 10 games with the Huskies. Hank Biasatti and Gino Sovran were the only Canadians on the Huskies, each playing just six games. Henry Arcado Biasatti (January 14, 1922 – April 20, 1996) was a Canadian National Basketball Association player and a Major League Baseball first baseman. ... Gino Sovran (born December 17, 1924) is a former National Basketball Association player. ...

Neither of the Huskies' head coaches (or their interim coaches) would coach another game in the BAA/NBA after their time in Toronto. Of the 20 players to make it to the floor for the Huskies, only five would go on to play 10 or more games in the BAA/NBA following the 1946-47 season: Sadowski, Mogus, Hermsen, Nostrand, and Dick Schulz.

See also

• Toronto Raptors
• List of defunct National Basketball Association teams

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References

• "1947 Toronto Huskies," Basketball-Reference.com, retrieved November 1, 2006

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