NHA

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defunct organization ice hockey league professional sports league

NHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Hockey Association, a historic professional ice hockey league that operated in Canada in the early 20th century.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct organization → ice hockey league → professional sports league →
abbreviation	NHA →
competition	Stanley Cup →
competitionFormat	regular season and playoffs →
country	Canada →
dissolved	1917 →
era	early 20th century →
founded	1909 →
foundedBy	Ambrose O’Brien → Jimmy Gardner →
fullName	National Hockey Association →
governedBy	league owners →
hasAcronymExpansion	National Hockey Association of Canada Limited →
headquartersLocation	Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED →
historicalSignificance	direct predecessor of the National Hockey League →
inception	December 2, 1909 →
influenced	development of modern professional ice hockey →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French →
leagueLevel	professional →
leagueType	men’s professional ice hockey league →
locationOfFormation	Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED →
notablePlayer	Cyclone Taylor → Joe Malone → Newsy Lalonde →
notableTeam	Montreal Canadiens → Montreal Wanderers → Ottawa Senators → Quebec Bulldogs → Toronto Blueshirts →
numberOfTeamsAtPeak	6 →
playedOn	indoor ice rinks →
predecessor	Eastern Canada Hockey Association →
primaryLocation	Ontario → Quebec →
reasonForDissolution	internal disputes among owners →
regionServed	Eastern Canada →
sport	ice hockey →
status	defunct →
successor	National Hockey League →
successorRelationship	core teams formed the National Hockey League →
timePeriod	1909–1917 →
usedRuleSet	early professional ice hockey rules →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NHA →	abbreviation
National Hockey Association →	shortName