text: On November 9 , 1917 , it was reported that the Toronto NHA franchise was sold to Charles Querrie of the Toronto Arena corporation . At this point , NHA president Robertson and secretary Frank Calder denied that the NHA would change , dissolve or adopt other subterfuge .
simplified: The November 10 , 1917 annual meeting of the NHA was presided over by Frank Calder , who was the NHA secretary .