1917–18 NHL season

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The 1917–18 NHL season was the inaugural season of the National Hockey League, marking the league’s formation and the beginning of its regular-season play.

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1917–18 NHL season canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NHL season
ice hockey season
sports season
country Canada
endDate 1918-03-06
era World War I
firstHalfChampion Montreal Canadiens
gamesPlayedByMontrealWanderers 6
inauguralSeasonOf National Hockey League
league National Hockey League
locationOfMostGames indoor ice rinks
mostGoalsInSingleGameDate 1917-12-19
mostGoalsInSingleGameNumber 7
mostGoalsInSingleGameOpponent Ottawa Senators
mostGoalsInSingleGamePlayer Joe Malone
NHLChampionshipSeriesResult Toronto Hockey Club defeated Montreal Canadiens 2–0 (total goals)
NHLChampionshipWinner Toronto Hockey Club
notableEvent Montreal Wanderers withdrew after their arena burned down
notableFirst first season of National Hockey League regular-season play
numberOfGamesPerTeam 22
numberOfTeams 4
opponentLeagueInStanleyCupFinal Pacific Coast Hockey Association
playoffChampion Toronto Hockey Club
playoffFormat two-half winners played for NHL championship
predecessorLeague National Hockey Association
regularSeasonChampion Montreal Canadiens
ruleChange introduction of blue lines
introduction of three-zone system
secondHalfChampion Toronto Hockey Club
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupFormat best-of-five series between NHL and PCHA champions
StanleyCupOpponent Vancouver Millionaires
StanleyCupSeriesResult Toronto Hockey Club defeated Vancouver Millionaires 3–2
StanleyCupWinner Toronto Hockey Club
surface form: Toronto Arenas

Toronto Hockey Club
startDate 1917-12-19
successorSeason 1918–19 NHL season
team Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Wanderers
Ottawa Senators
Toronto Hockey Club
surface form: Toronto Arenas

Toronto Hockey Club
topScorer Joe Malone
topScorerGamesPlayed 20
topScorerGoals 44
topScorerTeam Montreal Canadiens
WanderersWithdrawalDate 1918-01-04

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NHL regular season historicalStart 1917–18 NHL season