The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were formed as members of the
Eastern Professional Hockey League in 1959. The professional team was granted to the area after the success of a junior/senior mixed squad in the area called the
Ottawa-Hull Canadiens, formerly the
Montreal Junior Canadiens and junior farm team of the
NHL's
Montreal Canadiens, relocated to the capital region after the top tier of junior hockey dried up temporarily in Quebec. With the EPHL entering the market, the
Ottawa-Hull Canadiens were relocated by their parent,
Montreal Canadiens, to
Brockville, Ontario. The EPHL teams lasted for 4 years until the EPHL folded after the 1962-63 season. In the Montreal Canadiens system, the EPHL Canadiens were able to draw up junior players from the Brockville team to fill their roster. The next season when the junior team moved to the
Interprovincial Senior Hockey League and relocated to Hull, the EPHL Canadiens were able to draw both junior and senior players from their roster. The most notable being
Jacques Laperriere. Games were played at the
Ottawa Auditorium and at the Arena de Hull later renamed the Arena Robert Guertin. ==NHL alumni==