"Calder, Frank"@en . "1877-11-17Z"^^ . "1877Z"^^ . . . . "1943-02-04Z"^^ . . . "1943Z"^^ . "Frank Sellick Calder (November 17, 1877 \u2013 February 4, 1943) was an ice hockey executive, a journalist and athlete. He is most notable for serving as the first president of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917 until his death in 1943. He was the last president of the NHL's predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and was instrumental in the transition from the NHA to the NHL, a transition made to expel a franchise owner."@en . . . . . "Canadian ice hockey administrator" . "President of theNational Hockey Association" . . "1stPresident of the National Hockey League" . "Frank Calder"@en . .