Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka we1918/19 weNHL wakanga uri mwaka wechipiri weNational Hockey League (NHL). Kunyange zvazvo pakutanga kwakanga kusina chokwadi kuti NHL yaizoshanda, uye mukana wokuti National Hockey Association (NHA) yaizotangazve, bhizimisi risina kupera reEddie Livingstone's Toronto neOttawa's NHA franchise, rakatungamirira kune varidzi veNHL vachimisa NHA zvakare. Livingstone aizoedza kupidigura vatungamiri veNHA, uye kana ikasabudirira, aizoedza kushanda nesangano rinokwikwidzana. Nguva yokugadzirira mwaka yakazadzwa nemabasa epamutemo, kunyengera uye kurwiswa pachena nemashoko. Pakupedzisira, NHL yakashanda nezvikwata zvitatu, muMontreal, Ottawa neToronto. Zvisinei, mwaka wakapera nokukurumidza neToronto ichimisa mashandiro, ichisiya Montreal neOttawa kuti vatambe mukwikwidzi. Montreal yaizokunda playoff ndokuenda kuSeattle nokuda kwe
Stanley Cup Finals. Zvisinei, makwikwi aya haana kupedzwa nekuda kwechirwere chechirwere chakapararira chikwata chose cheMontreal uye chakakonzera kufa kwaJoe Hall weMontreal.