O'Brien Trophy
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- For the trophy in basketball, see Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
The O'Brien Trophy was a National Hockey League trophy, retired following the 1949-50 NHL season. It was named after Canadian senator J. O'Brien for his son, John Ambrose O'Brien, who was credited with the formation of the National Hockey Association, the forerunner to the NHL.
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[edit] History
Donated by Senator O'Brien to the NHA in 1910, it represented the trophy of the NHA championship, and later, the NHL championship. The winner of this trophy would move on to face the winners of other leagues for the Stanley Cup. From 1924 to 1927, the O'Brien Trophy was retired in favour of the Prince of Wales Trophy, but was reintroduced in the 1927-28 NHL season as the equivalent to the Prince of Wales Trophy for the Canadian Division. The 1938-39 NHL season saw the NHL move back to a single division, and from that point to its second and final retirement after the 1949-50 season it was awarded to the Stanley Cup runner-up.
[edit] List of O'Brien Trophy winners
[edit] NHA Champion
- 1909-10 - Montreal Wanderers
- 1910-11 - Ottawa Senators
- 1911-12 - Quebec Bulldogs
- 1912-13 - Quebec Bulldogs
- 1913-14 - Toronto Blueshirts
- 1914-15 - Ottawa Senators
- 1915-16 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1916-17 - Montreal Canadiens
[edit] NHL Playoff Champion
- 1917-18 - Toronto Arenas
- 1918-19 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1919-20 - Ottawa Senators
- 1920-21 - Ottawa Senators
- 1921-22 - Toronto St. Patricks
- 1922-23 - Ottawa Senators
[edit] NHL Canadian Division Champion
- 1927-28 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1928-29 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1929-30 - Montreal Maroons
- 1930-31 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1931-32 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1932-33 - Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1933-34 - Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1934-35 - Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1935-36 - Montreal Maroons
- 1936-37 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1937-38 - Toronto Maple Leafs
[edit] NHL Playoff Runner-Up
- 1938-39 - Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1939-40 - Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1940-41 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1941-42 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1942-43 - Boston Bruins
- 1943-44 - Chicago Black Hawks
- 1944-45 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1945-46 - Boston Bruins
- 1946-47 - Montreal Canadiens
- 1947-48 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1948-49 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1949-50 - New York Rangers
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[edit] References
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Trophies and awards: Stanley Cup • Prince of Wales • Clarence S. Campbell • Presidents' Trophy • Adams • Art Ross • Calder • Conn Smythe • Crozier • Hart • Jennings • King Clancy • Lady Byng • Masterton • Norris • Patrick • Pearson • Plus/Minus • Rocket Richard • Selke • Vezina
Defunct Teams: Atlanta Flames • California/Oakland Golden Seals • Cleveland Barons • Colorado Rockies • Hamilton Tigers • Hartford Whalers • Kansas City Scouts • Minnesota North Stars • Montreal Maroons • Montreal Wanderers • New York/Brooklyn Americans • Ottawa Senators (original) • Philadelphia Quakers • Pittsburgh Pirates • Quebec Bulldogs • Quebec Nordiques • St. Louis Eagles • Winnipeg Jets
