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TORONTO ARENAS
1917–1919Toronto, ON
Founding NHL team. Won the 1918 Stanley Cup. Renamed Toronto St. Patricks in 1919.
This is the current incarnation of the franchise. See the full lineage below.
FRANCHISE LINEAGE
The Toronto Arenas were one of the NHL’s founding teams in 1917, and won the first Stanley Cup awarded to an NHL team in 1918. The team was renamed the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919.
Toronto Arenas1917–1919 · Toronto, ON