Major Frank G. Robinson was a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

executive and soldier from

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. He was an owner of the

Toronto Blueshirts The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts, was a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They were a member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club was founded in 1911 and began operations in 1912 ...

ice hockey team and later, president of the

National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey Lea ...

(NHA), predecessor organization of the

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(NHL).

National Hockey Association

In 1911, Robinson, Toronto businessman

Percy Quinn John Purcell Quinn (January 9, 1876 – October 28, 1944) was a Canadian athlete, businessman, sports executive and politician. He was an owner and president of the Toronto Blueshirts, winners of the Stanley Cup in 1914. He was a member of the wor ...

and other investors purchased an NHA franchise from Ambrose O'Brien, founder of the NHA. In 1912–13, the team, the Toronto Professional Hockey Club, or

as they were nicknamed took to the ice. In 1913–14, the club won the NHA championship and the Stanley Cup. In 1916, Quinn and Robinson sold the franchise to

Eddie Livingstone Edward James Livingstone (September 12, 1884 – September 11, 1945) was a Canadian sports team owner and manager. He was the principal owner of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Toronto Blueshirts professional ice hockey clubs of the National Hocke ...

, owner of the

Toronto Ontarios The Toronto Ontarios were a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey Association from 1912 to 1915 based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were first named the Tecumseh Hockey Club, renamed the Ontarios in 1913 and renamed the Toro ...

/Shamrocks. Robinson was elected president of the NHA after the resignation of

Emmett Quinn Thomas Emmett Quinn (September 10, 1877 – February 9, 1930) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, coach and referee. Quinn served as president of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the predecessor of today's National Hockey League (NHL). Hi ...

in October 1916. Despite being re-elected in October, 1917 for a second term,"Re-elected President of N. H. A."
''The Province'' (Vancouver). Oct. 22, 1917 (pg. 10). Retrieved 2021-05-12. Robinson would only serve as president of the league for one year. During his term, bickering between team owners led to the suspension of the Toronto franchise and its players taken by the other franchises. Robinson opposed the moves of the owners and resigned due to his position being ineffective.

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