The Resume

(1899-1948)
Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Member of the Halifax City Hockey League (1899-1910, 1915-25, 1940-45), Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911-14, 1945-48) and the Maritime Senior Hockey League (1926-39)
Challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Stanley Cup in 1900

Why Halifax Crescents might be annoying:

They played six different stints across three different leagues.
Their claim to fame is losing the Stanley Cup Finals in 1900.
They were outscored 22-2 in both games.
The origins of their name were in part to Halifax being nicknamed 'The Crescent City.'

Why Halifax Crescents might not be annoying:

They were the first team from Atlantic Canada to compete for the Stanley Cup.
They had a notable challenge game against the Halifax Eurekas, a team consisting entirely of black hockey players.
They were considered a perennial powerhouse in the Maritime leagues.
They were one of the founding members of the Inter-provincial Professional League.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Defunct Sports Organizations
• I Come from Canada
• Ice Hockey Players
• Ice Hockey Teams
• Profiles 53001-53250 (Ranked: 53247)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 34]
• Sports' Teams
• Sports Teams Who are Patriotism/Local Pride
• Stanley Cup Challenge Teams [Pre-NHL]
• We Lost at the Stanley Cup Finals [By Year] (Ranked: 1900)
• We Lost Our Stanley Cup Finals Debut (Ranked: 1900)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying