Cyclone Taylor was one of the earliest professional players. He played for the Renfrew Creamery Kings, Portage Lakes Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club, the Vancouver Millionaires and the Vancouver Maroons from 1905 to 1923. Acknowledged as one of the first stars of Hockey,
Taylor was one of the most prolific scorers of his era. He won several scoring championships, and won the Stanley Cup twice, once in 1909 with Ottawa and again in 1915 with Vancouver.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947