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EditToronto Professional Hockey Club in the 1906–07 exhibition season.
Team Roster
Roland Wilbur "Rolly" Young, Charles Albert "Charlie" Liffition, Harry Burgoyne, Hugh Lambe, William Slean, Jack Carmichael, David Bruce Ridpath.
Manager - Bert Spanner
The 1st professional Hockey game played in Toronto was on December 28, 1906, when the home town Toronto Professional Hockey Club played the visiting Canadian Soo team of the IHL, losing 7–0 at the Mutual Street Rink in Toronto.
The 1st victory came on January 17, 1907, when the American Soo, also from the IHL, and based out of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan played in Toronto. The score was 8 to 7 for Toronto, with Jack Carmichael getting the winner late in the game.
Rolly Young scored the 1st ever professional ice Hockey goal for the home team Toronto Professional Hockey Club in the first period.