The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were a semi-professional
ice hockey
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franchise from 1959 until 1963.
History
The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were formed as members of the
Eastern Professional Hockey League in 1959. The professional team was granted to the area after the success of a junior/senior mixed squad in the area called the
Ottawa-Hull Canadiens, formerly the
Montreal Junior Canadiens and junior farm team of the
NHL
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's
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
, relocated to the capital region after the top tier of junior hockey dried up temporarily in Quebec.
With the EPHL entering the market, the
Ottawa-Hull Canadiens were relocated by their parent,
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
, to
Brockville, Ontario. The EPHL teams lasted for 4 years until the EPHL folded after the 1962-63 season. In the Montreal Canadiens system, the EPHL Canadiens were able to draw up junior players from the Brockville team to fill their roster. The next season when the junior team moved to the
Interprovincial Senior Hockey League and relocated to Hull, the EPHL Canadiens were able to draw both junior and senior players from their roster. The most notable being
Jacques Laperriere
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
.
Games were played at the
Ottawa Auditorium and at the Arena de Hull later renamed the Arena Robert Guertin.
NHL alumni
Season records
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, 1959-60, , EPHL , , 70, , 31, , 28, , 11, , 73, , 0.521, , 249, , 241
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, 1960-61, , EPHL , , 70, , 41, , 20, , 9, , 91, , 0.650, , 268, , 187
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, 1961-62, , EPHL , , 70, , 38, , 21, , 11, , 87, , 0.621, , 233, , 172
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, 1962-63, , EPHL , , 72, , 40, , 25, , 7, , 87, , 0.604, , 279, , 224
See also
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Ice hockey in Ottawa Ottawa ice hockey clubs date back to the first decade of recorded organized ice hockey play. The men's senior-level Ottawa Hockey Club is known to have played in a Canadian championship in 1884. Today, Ottawa hockey clubs are represented in all age ...
External links
hockeydb.comHull-Ottawa Canadiens (EPHL)
Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada
Ice hockey teams in Ontario
Ice hockey teams in Ottawa
Ice hockey in Gatineau
1959 establishments in Ontario
Ice hockey clubs established in 1959
1963 disestablishments in Ontario
Sports clubs disestablished in 1963