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REGULAR SEASON The National Hockey League, as it exists today, was formed on November 26 , 1917 after a meeting between representatives of the National Hockey Association in Montreal's Windsor Hotel. The owners of the Montreal Canadiens , Montreal Wanderers , Ottawa Senators , Quebec Bulldogs , and Toronto Arenas decided to form a new league in order to exclude Edward J. Livingston, owner of the NHA Toronto Blueshirts franchise from being involved in their future hockey operations. The decision to form the NHL nearly proved to be a disastrous one. The new league faced stiff competition from a number of other leagues including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), and the talent pool was decimated by World War I . Prior to the start of the 1917-1918 season, the Quebec Bulldogs suspended operations due to money problems, and early in the season, Montreal Wanderers were forced to disband due to their arena burning down. The Bulldogs, though, would return two seasons later for the 1919-20 season. The remaining three teams completed the inaugural season, with Toronto winning the league championship, then beating the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA in a best of five series to claim the Stanley Cup . The last active player from the inagural season was Reg Noble , who retired following the 1933 Stanley Cup Playoffs . Final standings ''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points'' Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''']] ''All dates in 1918'' O'Brien Trophy Finals Toronto had won the first half of the NHL split season and Montreal had won the second half. The two teams then played off against each other in a total goals series to see who would go onto play for the Stanley Cup. Toronto Arenas vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Toronto wins total goals series 10-7'' Stanley Cup Finals The Seattle Metropolitans had won the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) regular season, but the Vancouver Millionaires beat Seattle in that league's finals. Vancouver then headed east to play the Toronto Arenas . The entire series was played in Montreal , Quebec and the series alternated between NHL rules and PCHA rules. Two of the major differences between the two leagues were that the PCHA allowed forward passing and the PCHA played with seven players. The NHL didn't adopt forward passing until the next season, 1918-19 . Toronto won all three games played under NHL rules and Vancouver won both games played under PCHA rules. Vancouver Millionaires vs. Toronto Arenas ''Toronto wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup '' NHL Playoff scoring leader ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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