Cobalt Hockey Club | |
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Founded | 1906 |
History | 1906–1909 (TPHL) 1909–1910 (NHA) |
Home arena | The Sports Palace[1] |
City | Cobalt, Ontario |
Team colours | Red, dark blue and white |
Stanley Cups | 0 |
The Cobalt Silver Kings of Cobalt, Ontario, were a professional ice hockey club established in 1906. The team is notable for being a founding member of the National Hockey Association, the predecessor to the National Hockey League. Established to capitalize on the then-current mining boom in northern Ontario, it became clear that the town was too small to support major professional hockey, and the team left the NHA after its inaugural season. The club was owned by Renfrew, Ontario mine operator Ambrose O'Brien.