1917–18 NHL transactions

This is a list of players recruited into teams in the National Hockey League in its first season, the 1917–18 NHL season. Some had been free agents and others were moved as part of two dispersal drafts.

Rights retained

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Note: This is the list of players who were retained by their teams after the NHA disbanded and the NHL was created.

Date team Name
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Bert Corbeau
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Billy Coutu
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Louis Berlinquette
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Newsy Lalonde
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Didier Pitre
November 26, 1917 Montreal Canadiens Tommy Smith
November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Ed Lowrey
November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Clint Benedict
November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Eddie Girard
November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators George Boucher
November 26, 1917 Ottawa Senators Hamby Shore
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Art Ross
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers George O'Grady
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Harry Hyland
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Kenneth Thompson
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Sprague Cleghorn
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Billy Bell
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Odie Cleghorn
November 26, 1917 Montreal Wanderers Phil Stevens

Free agency

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Date Player Team
November 1917
exact date unknown
Hap Holmes Montreal Wanderers
November 5, 1917 Alf Skinner Toronto Arenas
December 3, 1917 Gerry Geran Montreal Wanderers
December 5, 1917 Corbett Denneny Toronto Arenas
December 5, 1917 Harry Cameron Toronto Arenas
December 5, 1917 Harry Meeking Toronto Arenas
December 5, 1917 Jack Coughlin Toronto Arenas
December 5, 1917 Sammy Hebert Toronto Arenas
December 5, 1917 Reg Noble Toronto Arenas
December 7, 1917 Morley Bruce Ottawa Senators
December 9, 1917 Ken Randall Toronto Arenas
December 15, 1917 Art Brooks Toronto Arenas
December 21, 1917 Raymie Skilton Montreal Wanderers
December 22, 1917 Frank Nighbor Ottawa Senators
January 29, 1918 Evariste Payer Montreal Canadiens
February 9, 1918 Jack Adams Toronto Arenas
February 9, 1918 Rusty Crawford Toronto Arenas
February 20, 1918 Horace Merrill Ottawa Senators

Dispersal draft

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Note: This is the list of players who were selected in the dispersal drafts when the Quebec Bulldogs opted not to play the season and the Montreal Wanderers left the league after their home arena burned down.

Date Player New team Previous team
November 26, 1917 Harry Mummery Toronto Arenas Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 Joe Hall Montreal Canadiens Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 Joe Malone Montreal Canadiens Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 Rusty Crawford Ottawa Senators Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 David Ritchie Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 George Carey Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 Jack Marks Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs
November 26, 1917 Jack McDonald Montreal Wanderers Quebec Bulldogs
January 4, 1918 Billy Bell Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers
January 4, 1918 Jack Marks Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers
January 4, 1918 Jack McDonald Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers
January 4, 1918 Sprague Cleghorn Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers
January 4, 1918 Harry Hyland Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers
January 4, 1918 Dave Ritchie Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers

Trades between teams

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December 12, 1917 To Montreal Wanderers
undisclosed return
To Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)
loan of Hap Holmes
January 4, 1918 To Montreal Canadiens
undisclosed return
To Toronto Arenas
loan of Jack Marks
February 11, 1918 To Ottawa Senators
Sammy Hebert
To Toronto Arenas
cash

Sources

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  • http://www.hockeydb.com
  • http://www.hockey-reference.com
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2002), Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (Second ed.), New York: Total Sports Publishing, ISBN 1-892129-85-X
  • Duff, Bob (2017), The First Season: 1917–18 and the Birth of the NHL, Windsor, Ontario: Biblioasis, ISBN 978-1-771961-84-4
  • Toronto Hockey Club
  • Montreal Canadiens