*Merged into dormant Montreal Shamrocks midway through season (February). Shamrocks were revived after the merger and finished the season in their place.
Home arena
Crystal Palace Skating Rink, Victoria Skating Rink
City
Montreal, Quebec
Team colours
White and Light Blue[1]
Stanley Cups
0
Crystal Palace Skating Rink, where the team played from 1885 to 1889.
The Montreal Crystals (Crystal Hockey Club[2]) were an ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that existed from 1884 to 1895. One of the first established ice hockey teams, the Crystals played various challenges against other clubs in the early days of ice hockey competition. They won the Canadian championship in 1886, defeating Quebec, which withdrew due to numerous injuries in the final game. Later that year the Crystals helped to found the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada where they played the first five seasons. The club won the championship in 1887, defeating the Montreal Victorias in the last challenge of the season. The team played further challenges for the championship from 1888 to 1891.
For the 1890 season, the club became known as the Montreal Dominions[3] (Dominion Hockey Club). In 1891 they became known as the Montreal Crescents[4] (Crescent Hockey Club). The team sat out the 1892 season. In 1893 they returned to the league and returned to their original name of Montreal Crystals.[5]
In February 1895, the Crystals were purchased by the Shamrocks Amateur Athletic Association, and were merged into the dormant Montreal Shamrocks Hockey Club,[6] who were then revived replacing the Crystals in the AHAC.
The club took their various names from the rinks they played in. The Crystal Palace Skating Rink from 1884–1889. The Dominion Rink in 1890, and the Crescent Skating Rink in 1891. When the team moved to the Victoria Skating Rink in 1893, they reverted to their original name of Montreal Crystals, since they were unable to use the Victoria name because of the Montreal Victorias.
^"The Hockey Matches. Wanderers vs. Crystals." The Gazette (Montreal). Feb. 6, 1884 (pg. 7). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^"Hockey." Montreal Gazette. Jan. 3, 1884 (pg. 8).
^"Hockey. The Canadian Hockey Convention." Montreal Gazette. Nov. 23, 1889 (pg. 8).
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