Norris had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team .
NHL president Frank Calder sought a way to extinguish this league , and convinced the other owners of the NHL to let grain merchant James E. Norris buy the Falcons .
James E. Norris had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team .
NHL president Frank Calder sought a way to extinguish this league , and convinced the other owners of the NHL to let grain merchant James E. Norris buy the Falcons .