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The 'Calgary Tigers' were an ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1921 until 1927. They played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1921-26, and the Prairie Hockey League in 1926-27. The Tigers were the first professional team in Calgary.
:'Existence:' 1921-27
:'Jersey design:' Black and Orange stripes
:'Regular season titles won:' 1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27
:'League championships won:' 1923-24, 1926-27
:'Stanley Cup appearances:' 1924
:'Stanley Cup championships:' None

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History

Season-by-season record

See also

References

History

During their six year run, the Tigers were a consistent powerhouse, featuring a lineup that many considered a match to the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The Tigers lineup featured five future Hockey Hall of Famers: Barney Stanley, Red Dutton, Rusty Crawford, Herb Gardiner and Harry Oliver.
The Tigers won the league championship in 1923-24 and earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup. The Tigers were defeated, however, by the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 and 3-0.
When the WCHL folded in 1926, the Tigers joined four other teams to form the Prairie Hockey League. The Tigers would last only one season in the new league before folding. The PrHL would last only one more season itself. Ultimately, the expense of maintaining a team of star players was too much for the Tigers, as it was the WCHL itself a year before. Following the demise of the Tigers, Calgary would have to wait nearly 50 years before major league hockey returned in 1975 with the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association.

Season-by-season record

'''Note:' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

'Season'	'League'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'Pts'	'GF'	'GA'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
1921-22	WCHL	24	14	10	0	28	75	62	3rd overall	---
1922-23	WCHL	30	12	18	0	24	91	106	3rd overall	---
1923-24	WCHL	30	18	11	1	37	83	72	1st overall	'Won championship'
1924-25	WCHL	28	17	11	0	34	95	79	1st overall	---
1925-26	WHL	30	10	17	3	23	71	80	5th overall	---
1926-27	PrHL	32	22	9	1	45	119	68	1st overall	'Won championship'

See also

★ List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

★ Ice hockey in Calgary

References

Tigers history