Toronto Huskies
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The Toronto Huskies were a short-lived professional basketball team based in Toronto that competed in the inaugural season of what would later become the NBA.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct basketball team
ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ sports team ⓘ |
| category |
1946 establishments in Ontario
ⓘ
1947 disestablishments in Ontario ⓘ basketball teams in Toronto ⓘ defunct National Basketball Association teams ⓘ |
| city |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| division | Eastern Division ⓘ |
| finishedRecord1946_47 | 22–38 ⓘ |
| firstGameDate | 1946-11-01 ⓘ |
| firstGameOpponent | New York Knicks ⓘ |
| firstGameResult | loss ⓘ |
| firstGameScore | New York Knicks 68 – Toronto Huskies 66 ⓘ |
| headCoach |
Ed Sadowski
ⓘ
Lew Hayman ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
hosted one of the first games in BAA history
ⓘ
participated in the first game in the history of the league that became the NBA ⓘ |
| homeArena | Maple Leaf Gardens ⓘ |
| homeGamesVenue |
Maple Leaf Gardens
ⓘ
surface form:
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
|
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| league | Basketball Association of America ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the earliest major professional basketball teams based in Canada ⓘ |
| location | Toronto ⓘ |
| madePlayoffs1946_47 | false ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Ed Sadowski
ⓘ
George Nostrand ⓘ Red Rolfe ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| ownership |
Eric Cradock
ⓘ
George A. Tuck ⓘ Harold Shannon ⓘ |
| partOf | inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America ⓘ |
| playedInLeagueThatBecame | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| promotionGimmick | free admission for fans taller than George Nostrand at first game ⓘ |
| seasonPlayed | 1946–47 BAA season ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| successorInCity | Toronto Raptors ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
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