He was an assistant coach, scout and hockey executive for the Toronto franchise.

A group he was associated with recently lost out in a bid for the new Toronto franchise.

The league next made a demand that Livingstone sell the Toronto franchise between April and June 1917.

The American League provided an opportunity for a Toronto franchise, and two groups bid for the rights to franchise ownership in the city.

He said he'd love to talk to the owners of the new Toronto franchise about the general manager's job, though he has heard they prefer a younger man.

Instead the owners of the Toronto Arena Gardens operated a new Toronto franchise.

This time it lost the Toronto franchise just before the season opened.

At the time, the plan was to return the players to the Toronto franchise, but the rest of the league wanted Livingstone out.

According to one of Thomas's business associates, Thomas will also be given minority ownership in the Toronto franchise, which will begin play in the 1995-96 season.

During his term, bickering between team owners led to the suspension of the Toronto franchise and its players taken by the other franchises.