Brooklyn Crescents
| Brooklyn Crescents | |
|---|---|
| City |
Brooklyn, New York City USA |
| League | American Amateur Hockey League, 1896–97, 1899–1918 |
| Home arena | Claremont Rink |
| Colors |
Maroon, White[1] |
Brooklyn Crescents in 1905–06.
The Brooklyn Crescents, affiliated with the Crescent Athletic Club, was an American amateur ice hockey team from Brooklyn in New York City. The Brooklyn Crescents played in the American Amateur Hockey League in 1896–97 and between 1899 and 1918 and won nine championship titles, most in league history.[2] The Crescents had several Canadian players, among them Bob Wall, Bill Dobby, Arthur Liffiton, Jimmy Shirreff and James Sarsfield Kennedy.
The Brooklyn Crescents played their home games on the Claremont Rink in Brooklyn, which they shared with fellow AAHL team the Brooklyn Skating Club.
References
Notes
- ↑ "Crescent hockey seven wins from Quakers" Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 5, 1901.
- ↑ Spalding's official ice hockey guide 1918 at archive.org
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