 Now the city's major promoter, Kendall scored another coup for Montreal boxing fans when he arranged a promotional visit to the city by France's wildly popular champion Georges Carpentier who, a few months after his visit, won the World Light Heavyweight Championship.In 1916, Kendall's hockey team won its first Stanley Cup, but a fire in May destroyed the gymnasium.The loss of the club and the failure of the Montreal Canadians professional lacrosse club forced an end to the CAC.