(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1926 Detroit Cougars Team Formation During a subsequent meeting on May 15, the league approved a franchise to the Townsend-Seyburn group of Detroit and named Charles A. Hughes as governor. Frank and Lester Patrick, the owners of the WHL, made a deal to sell the league’s players to the NHL and cease league operations. The …