Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka oge na-esote, kama ịlaghachi ndị egwuregwu Blueshirts na Livingstone dị ka ekwere na mbụ, na Ọktọba 19, 1918, Arena Company guzobere Toronto Arena Hockey Club, nke e nyere ngwa ngwa na NHL. Ụlọ ọrụ Arena kpebiri n'afọ ahụ na ọ bụ naanị ndị otu NHL ka a ga-ekwe ka ha gwuo na Arena Gardens - ngagharị nke gburu NHA. Livingstone gbara akwụkwọ iji nwetaghachi ndị egwuregwu ya. Iwu iwu na-arị elu site na esemokwu ahụ manyere Arenas ka ha ree ụfọdụ kpakpando ha, na-ebute oge mmeri ise dị egwu na 1918/19. Ebe ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-eche nsogbu ego na-arịwanye elu, na Arenas kpochapụrụ n'ụzọ iwu site na egwuregwu egwuregwu, NHL kwenyere ịhapụ ndị otu egwuregwu abụọ ikpeazụ ha. Ọrụ kwụsịrị na February 20, 1919, na NHL na-agwụcha oge ya ma na-amalite egwuregwu egwuregwu. Ọnụ ọgụgụ mmeri nke Arenas nke.278 n'oge ahụ ka bụ nke kasị njọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke franchise. Otú ọ dị,
Egwuregwu Stanley Cup nke afọ 1919 biri n'enweghị onye meriri n'ihi ọrịa influenza zuru ụwa ọnụ.