National Hockey Association

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The National Hockey Association was a Canadian professional ice hockey league founded in 1909 that is best known as the direct forerunner to the National Hockey League.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league
professional ice hockey league
competitionFormat two points for a win
competitionLevel major professional
country Canada
dissolved 1917
era pre–National Hockey League era
followedBy National Hockey League
foundedAs limited liability company
foundedBy Ambrose O’Brien
Jimmy Gardner
fullName National Hockey Association of Canada Limited
governance run by a board of directors
headquartersLocation Montreal
historicalSignificance helped professionalize ice hockey in Canada
iceRinkType indoor rinks
iceSurface standardized rink dimensions for its time
inception 1909
introducedFeature blue lines on the ice
forward passing in the neutral zone
three-period game format
legacy direct forerunner of the National Hockey League
legalForm incorporated league
location Eastern Canada
mediaCoverage covered by Canadian newspapers
notablePlayer Cyclone Taylor
Georges Vezina
Joe Malone
Newsy Lalonde
notableTeam Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Wanderers
Ottawa Senators
Quebec Bulldogs
Toronto Blueshirts
numberOfTeamsAtPeak 6
organizedCompetition Stanley Cup challenges
playedWith six-man hockey rules
precededBy Ontario Professional Hockey League
reasonForDissolution conflict with Toronto Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone
internal ownership disputes
reasonForFoundation dispute with Eastern Canada Hockey Association teams
regionServed Ontario
Quebec
ruleAuthority set playing rules for member clubs
seasonStructure regular season and playoffs
shortName NHA
sport ice hockey

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