Legacy
The NHA was innovative for its time. The league put forth several innovations, among them the abolition of the rover position in 1912 (a labour-saving measure), the inclusion of numbers on jerseys, the institution of match penalties and allowing line changes on the fly.
The championship trophy of the NHA was the O'Brien Cup, made of solid silver, donated by the O'Brien family. It survived as the championship trophy of the NHL until 1927. It was awarded annually as an NHL trophy afterward before being retired in 1950.
Two current NHL teams, the Canadiens and Maple Leafs, have roots in the NHA. While the Canadiens acknowledge their NHA history and records, the Maple Leafs do not claim the Blueshirts' history as their own. A third, the Ottawa Senators, borrows its name and heritage from its NHA counterpart, but is a separate expansion franchise founded in 1992.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)