Haileybury Hockey Club | |
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Founded | 1906 |
History | |
Home arena | Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club Curling Rink |
City | Haileybury, Ontario |
Team colours | Maroon, white |
Head coach | Weldy Young |
The Haileybury Hockey Club (also known as the Haileybury Comets or Haileybury Miners) were an ice hockey based in Haileybury, Ontario, which existed from 1906 to 1915. The team is notable for being a founding member of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the predecessor to the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 ice hockey, and the team left the NHA after its inaugural season.