▁the ▁Found ers ▁Club . ▁While ▁the ▁Sp urs ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁road ▁trip ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁quietly ▁moved ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁without ▁even ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁C iv ics . ▁Al leg edly , ▁the ▁players ▁only ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁move ▁at ▁their ▁next ▁road ▁game ▁that ▁night ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁when ▁they ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁ice ▁in ▁their ▁Den ver ▁j er se ys ▁and ▁suddenly ▁heard ▁O ▁Canada ▁being ▁played . ▁They ▁lost ▁that ▁night ▁and ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁night ▁in ▁Houston , ▁then ▁knock ed ▁off ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Fight ing ▁Sain ts ▁( another ▁squad ▁head ed ▁for ▁ob liv ion ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁over ) ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁ 5 - 2 , ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁only ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁C iv ics ' ▁short ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁C iv ics ▁played ▁two ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁C iv ic ▁Centre ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁sell out ▁crow ds – ag ain st ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Wh al ers ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁and ▁against ▁G ord ie ▁How e ' s ▁A eros ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Found ers ▁Club ▁simply ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁means ▁nor ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁purchase , ▁and ▁M ull enix ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁operating ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁game , ▁he ▁gave ▁the