London Panthers Explained

The London Panthers were a professional ice hockey team based in London, Ontario, Canada that existed from 1926 until 1936. The team played in the Canadian Professional Hockey League from 1926, joining the International Hockey League in 1929. In 1930, the team was renamed the London Tecumsehs.^[1] The team played at the London Arena.^[2]

The team was disbanded after the International League announced it would merge with the Can-Am League on October 4, 1936.^[3]

Season record

Season						Finish	Playoffs
	1926–27	32	16	15	1	33		CPHL champions
	1927–28	42	14	26	2	30
	1928–29	42	16	22	4	36
	1929–30	42	24	13	5	53
	1930–31	48	21	21	6	48
	1931–32	48	21	15	12	54
	1932–33	44	27	9	8	62
	1933–34	44	18	17	9	45		IHL champions
	1934–35	44	21	17	6	48
	1935–36	48	23	22	3	49

Notable players

Several of the players also played in the National Hockey League:

Benny Grant - 1927–28 Milt Halliday - 1927–28 Sailor Herbert - 1929–30 Eddie Ouellette - 1934–35

Eric Pettinger - 1930–1936 Joe Primeau - 1928–29 Carl Voss - 1928–29

Notes and References

1. News: Painesville Telegraph . Indians Are Headed For Top In Hockey League . 6 . December 29, 1930 .
2. News: Border Cities Star . Hornets May Tie For Lead If They Win . December 17, 1926 . 2 .
3. News: Montreal Gazette . October 5, 1936 . Merger Announced of Can-Am and I.H.L . 19 .