Montreal Wanderers

The Montreal Wanderers were a professional men's ice hockey team that played in Montreal, Quebec at the Montreal Arena, and were one of the founding franchises of the National Hockey League in the 1917–18 NHL season. The Wanderers won a total of eight Stanley Cup challenges within a span of five seasons from 1906 to 1910. Prior to the formation of the NHL, the "Redbands" were one of the most successful teams in hockey.

Season-by-season record
 1904–05 – Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL)
 1906–08 – Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA)
 1909 – Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA)
 1910–17 – National Hockey Association (NHA)
 1917–18 – National Hockey League (NHL)

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
 Season  GP  W  L  T  Pts  GF  GA  Finish  Postseason 1904  6 6 0 0 12 38 18first, FAHLForfeit in Stanley Cup challenge (March 1904, Ottawa Senators) 1904–05  8 6 2 0 12 44 27second, FAHLDid not qualify 1906 10 9 1 0 18 74 38first, ECAHAWon Stanley Cup (March 1906, Ottawa Senators),Won Stanley Cup challenge (December 1906, New Glasgow Cubs) 1907 1010 0 0 20105 39first, ECAHALost Stanley Cup challenge (January 1907, Kenora Thistles),ECAHA league champions,Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1907, Kenora Thistles) 1907–08 10 8 2 0 16 63 52first, ECAHAWon Stanley Cup challenge (January 1908, Ottawa Victorias)Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1908, Winnipeg Maple Leafs)Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1908, Toronto Trolley Leaguers),Held Stanley Cup as league champions 1909 12 9 3 0 18 82 61second, ECHAWon Stanley Cup challenge (December 1908, Edmonton Eskimos),Lost Stanley Cup by placing second in league play 1910 1211 1 0 22 91 41first, NHAWon O'Brien Cup and Stanley Cup (NHA season champions),Won Stanley Cup challenge (March 1910, Berlin Dutchmen) 1910–11 16 7 9 0 14 73 88fourth, NHADid not qualify 1911–12 18 9 9 0 18 95 96third, NHADid not qualify 1912–13 201010 0 20 93 90second, NHADid not qualify 1913–14 20 713 0 14102125fifth, NHADid not qualify 1914–15 2014 6 0 28127 82first(tie), NHALost in playoff to Ottawa Senators 1915–16 241014 0 20 90116fifth, NHADid not qualify 1916–17 1 10 3 7 0 6 56 72fifth, NHADid not qualify 1916–17 2 10 2 8 0 4 38 65fourth, NHADid not qualify 1917–18 1 615021735N/AIncomplete season Totals  212  122  90  0  244  1188  1045

Note: 1 = first half of season, 2 = second half of season

Honoured players
The following Hockey Hall of Fame players played for the Wanderers during some point in their careers:

 Dickie Boon
 Harry Cameron
 Sprague Cleghorn
 Jimmy Gardner Joe Hall
 Riley Hern
 Tom Hooper
 Harry Hyland Jack Marshall
 Ernie "Moose" Johnson
 Lester Patrick
 Art Ross Ernie Russell
 Bruce Stuart
 Hod Stuart

List of NHL Wanderers players
Billy Bell
George "Gerry" Geran
Harry HylandBert Lindsay
Jack Marks
Jack McDonaldDave Ritchie
Art Ross
Raymie SkiltonPhil Stevens
Kenneth Thompson

Notes

Other websites
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Category:1903 establishments in Canada
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