| 1893 AHAC season | |
|---|---|
| League | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | January 7 – March 17, 1893 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| 1893 | |
| Champions | Montreal Hockey Club |
The 1893 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 7 until March 17. The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Crystals 2-1 to claim the league and Canadian champion for the sixth season in a row and was awarded the new Stanley Cup without any competition by virtue of their status as AHAC champion.
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On December 15, 1892, the AHAC elected its officers for the season:
Ottawa and Quebec got into a dispute. Quebec protested their loss on January 21 in Quebec and refused to play in the return match until the protest was decided. The return match was scheduled for February but was not played until March 17. At the same time, Ottawa was in a dispute with the Ontario Hockey Association over the location of the final match for the Ontario championship. In the end, Ottawa seceded from the Ontario association.
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Hockey Club | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 18 |
| Ottawa Hockey Club | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 22 |
| Montreal Crystals | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 34 |
| Quebec Hockey Club | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 46 |
| Montreal Victorias | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 35 |
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 7 | Ottawa HC | 3 | Victorias | 4 | Victoria Rink |
| 13 | Quebec HC | 3 | Crystals | 8 | Crystal Rink | |
| 14 | Montreal HC | 2 | Ottawa HC | 4 | Rideau Rink | |
| 14 | Quebec HC | 1 | Victorias | 1 | Victoria Rink | |
| 18 | Crystals | 3 | Victorias | 1 | Victoria Rink | |
| 21 | Ottawa HC | 5 | Quebec HC | 3 | Quebec Skating Rink | |
| 23 | Montreal HC | 7 | Victorias | 5 | Victoria Rink | |
| 28 | Victorias | 2 | Ottawa HC | 7 | Rideau Rink | |
| 28 | Montreal HC | 3 | Quebec HC | 2 | Quebec Skating Rink | |
| Feb. | 3 | Ottawa HC | 4 | Crystals | 3 | Crystal Rink |
| 4 | Victorias | 3 | Quebec HC | 4 | Quebec Skating Rink | |
| 10 | Quebec HC | 2 | Montreal HC | 9 | Victoria Rink | |
| 11 | Crystals | 1 | Ottawa HC | 11 | Rideau Rink | |
| 18 | Crystals | 3 | Quebec HC | 8 | Quebec Skating Rink | |
| 18 | Ottawa HC | 1 | Montreal HC | 7 | Victoria Rink | |
| 23 | Victorias | 3 | Crystals | 4 | Crystal Rink | |
| Mar. | 3 (†) | Crystals | 2 | Montreal HC | 2 | Victoria Rink |
| 4 | Montreal HC | 6 | Victorias | 1 | Victoria Rink | |
| 10 (††) | Montreal HC | 2 | Crystals | 1 | Crystal Rink | |
| 17 | Quebec HC | 0 | Ottawa HC | 14 | Rideau Rink | |
† Game awarded to Montreal because Crystals refused to continue.
†† Montreal clinches league championship.
Source: Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1. [1]
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haviland Routh | Montreal HC | 7 | 12 |
| A.E. Swift | Quebec HC | 8 | 11 |
| Richard Bradley | Ottawa HC | 8 | 11 |
| Dave Brown | Crystals | 7 | 10 |
| Chauncey Kirby | Ottawa HC | 8 | 10 |
| Shirley Davidson | Victorias | 6 | 8 |
| Billy Barlow | Montreal HC | 7 | 7 |
| George Lowe | Montreal HC | 5 | 6 |
| William Murray | Crystals | 7 | 6 |
| Archie Hodgson | Montreal HC | 8 | 6 |
Coleman(1966) pp. 9–10
Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Paton | Montreal HC | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Albert Morel | Ottawa HC | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Herbert Collins | Crystals | 8 | 34 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Robert Jones | Victorias | 8 | 35 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Harry Patton | Quebec HC | 7 | 32 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Frank Stocking | Quebec HC | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
Montreal HC won the championship for placing first in the regular season. This was Montreal HC's third straight championship since the Championship Trophy was inaugurated in 1891. According to the terms for the trophy, Montreal HC was allowed to keep the Trophy. [2] A new version was struck for following seasons. The version won by Montreal is on display in the collection of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
As champions of the AHAC, the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup (known today as the Stanley Cup) was to be awarded to Montreal as its inaugural champion. On May 15, 1893, Sheriff John Sweetland finally presented the trophy to the MAAA president J. A. Taylor during the MAAA annual meeting. Each player received a souvenir gold ring as a gift of the MAAA. [3] Disputes between the Montreal HC and the MAAA kept the Cup in the MAAA hands until it was accepted by the Club on February 23, 1894. [4]
| Players |
|---|
| Forwards |
| Billy Barlow ^ |
| Archie Hodgson ^ |
| "Harvie" Routh ^ |
| Alex Kingan ^ |
| Alex Irving ^ |
| George Low ^ |
| Defencemen |
| Allan Cameron (point) |
| † James A. Stewart (cover point |
| Goaltender |
| Tom Paton |
non-players=