1899 CAHL season

Last updated
1899 CAHL season
League Canadian Amateur Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
DurationJanuary 7 – March 4, 1899
Number of teams5
1899
Champions Montreal Shamrocks
Top scorer Harry Trihey (19 goals)
CAHL seasons
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The 1899 CAHL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss. Both the Shamrocks and the Montreal Victorias won Stanley Cup challenges to retain the Stanley Cup for the league.

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Season

Highlights

The January 26 game between Montreal and Quebec was protested because it was alleged that the referee, Fred Chittick, Ottawa's goalkeeper, was drunk. The game was rescheduled for February 14, to be played in Ottawa, but in the end, Quebec declined to play the game. [1]

On February 4, when Shamrocks defeated Quebec at Montreal by a score of 13–4, Harry Trihey scored 10 goals.

The Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11, by a score of 16–0. Fred Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success. [1]

The race for the championship was decided on March 1, when Shamrocks defeated the Victorias 1–0. Eight thousand people are recorded as being in attendance, thousands of dollars was wagered and Harry Trihey of Shamrocks scored the deciding goal.

After losing their first six matches, Quebec withdrew from the rest of the schedule, forfeiting their last two games.

Final standing

Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

TeamGPWLTGFGA
Montreal Shamrocks 87104021
Montreal Victorias 86204423
Ottawa Hockey Club 84402143
Montreal Hockey Club 83503029
Quebec Hockey Club 80801231

Results

MonthDayVisitorScoreHomeScore
Jan.7Quebec HC1Montreal HC7
7Shamrocks3Ottawa HC4
10Victorias4Montreal HC2
14Quebec1Ottawa HC3
14Shamrocks4Montreal HC3
21 (†)Montreal HC1Quebec HC2
21Shamrocks5Victorias2
28Ottawa HC1Montreal HC5
28Victorias5Quebec HC4
Feb.4Quebec HC4Shamrocks13
4Victorias7Ottawa HC5
8Shamrocks4Montreal HC3
11Ottawa HC0Victorias16
11Shamrocks3Quebec HC2
18Montreal HC4Ottawa HC5
25Victorias10Montreal HC6
Mar.1Victorias0Shamrocks1
4 (††)Ottawa HC3Shamrocks7
‡Ottawa HCQuebec HC
₳Quebec HCVictorias

† Montreal refused to continue with 12 minutes to play. Game was to be replayed on February 14, but Quebec declined and the game was defaulted.

†† Shamrocks clinch league championship.

‡ defaulted to Ottawa

₳ defaulted to Victorias

Player Stats

Leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored

NameClubGPG
Harry Trihey Shamrocks719
Clare McKerrow Montreal HC412
Russell Bowie Victorias711
Cam DavidsonVictorias79
Arthur Farrell Shamrocks88
Jack Brannen Shamrocks88
Bob McDougallVictorias27
Jack EwingVictorias57
Mac RogerOttawa HC56
Billy Christmas Montreal HC45

Goaltending averages

Note GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

NameClubGPGASOGAA
Gordon LewisVictorias3712.3
James H. McKennaShamrocks82112.6
Herb CollinsMontreal HC6193.2
Frank RichardsonVictorias4164.0
John Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC2115.5
Frank StockingQuebec HC4246.0
Fred ChittickOttawa HC5326.4
Mark O'MearaQuebec HC177.0
Fred MunroMontreal HC11010.0

Exhibitions

During the season, the Shamrocks travelled to New York City to play two games against the New York Hockey Club. [2] After the season, the Shamrocks travelled to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to play exhibitions. On March 7, the Shamrocks played the Halifax Crescents to a 1–1 draw, [3] and on March 9, defeated the Crescents 4–2. [4] On March 10, the Shamrocks played the Saint John Mohawks in Saint John, New Brunswick, defeating the Mohawks by a 5–0 score. [5]

The Victorias travelled to New York City to play the Brooklyn Skating Club. The Victorias defeated Brooklyn 5–2 on March 10 at St. Nicholas Rink. [6] The Shamrocks, after the Cup challenge of Queen's, travelled to New York. On March 16, the Shamrocks defeated the All-New-York team 5–2. [7] The Shamrocks then played Brooklyn on March 18, winning over Brooklyn 9–7. [8]

Stanley Cup challenges

Victorias vs. Winnipeg

Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899.

The first game was won by Montreal 2–1. Winnipeg's captain Dan Bain injured his eye and did not play in the second game due to hemorrhaging behind the eye.

The second game ended in controversy. With Montreal leading the game 3–2 with about 12 minutes left in the game, Montreal's Bob MacDougall violently slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called Macdougall for a two-minute minor. Angry that he should have been accessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph. [9]

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
February 15, 1899 Montreal Victorias 2–1 Winnipeg Victorias Montreal Arena, Montreal
February 18, 1899 Montreal Victorias 3–2 Winnipeg Victorias
Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 3
Winnipeg1Victorias2
February 15, 1899
George Merritt G Gordon Lewis
Bobby BensonP Graham Drinkwater, Capt1
Charles JohnstoneCP Mike Grant
Tony Gingras 1FCam Davidson
Dan Bain F Ernie McLea
Jack Armytage, CaptF Robert MacDougall 1
Attie Howard F Russell Bowie
Colin "Tote" Campbellsub
Referee – J. Findlay
Winnipeg2Victorias3
February 18, 1899
George MerrittGGordon Lewis
Bobby BensonPGraham Drinkwater, Capt
Charles JohnstoneCPMike Grant
Tony GingrasFCam Davidson
Colin "Tote" CampbellFErnie McLea
Jack Armytage, Capt1FRobert McDougall2
Attie Howard1FRussell Bowie1
Referee – J. Findlay

The Stanley Cup passed from the Montreal Victorias to the Montreal Shamrocks as champions of the league March 4, 1899.

Shamrocks vs. Queens

The Shamrocks defended the trophy against Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario. The game was played half under Ontario rules and half under CAHL rules.

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
March 14, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks 6–2 Queen's University Montreal Arena
Queens2Shamrocks6
March 14, 1899
R.C. HiscockGJames H. McKenna
Guy CurtisPFrank Tansey, Capt
J. Ward MerrillCPFrank Wall
Jock HartyFHarry Trihey3
George Dalton1FArthur Farrell2
Robert R. Carr-Harris1FFred Scanlan1
Knox WalkemF Jack P. Brannen
Referee – Harvey Pulford

Player statistics

Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored

NameClubGPG
Harry Trihey Shamrocks719
Clare McKerrow Montreal HC412
Russell Bowie Victorias711
Cam DavidsonVictorias79
Arthur Farrell Shamrocks88
Jack Brannen Shamrocks88
Bob McDougallVictorias27
Jack EwingVictorias57
Mac RogerOttawa HC56
Billy Christmas Montreal HC45

Goaltending averages

Note GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

NameClubGPGASOGAA
Gordon LewisVictorias3712.3
James H. McKennaShamrocks82112.6
Herb CollinsMontreal HC6193.2
Frank RichardsonVictorias4164.0
John Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC2115.5
Frank StockingQuebec HC4246.0
Fred ChittickOttawa HC5326.4
Mark O'MearaQuebec HC177.0
Fred MunroMontreal HC11010.0

Stanley Cup engravings

1899 Montreal Victorias
Players
Forwards
Russell Bowie
Douglas Acer ^ @
Cam Davidson ^
Jack Ewing ^
Robert MacDougall ^
Ernie McLea ^
Fred McRobie ^
Defencemen
Graham Drinkwater (point – captain)
Mike Grant (cover point)
Goaltenders
Gordon Lewis
Frank Richardson †

non-players=

1899 Montreal Shamrocks
Players
Forwards
Jack P. Brannen (rover)
Arthur Farrell (center) ^
Fred Scanlan (left wing) ^
Harry Trihey (center/right wing – captain)
John Dobby ^
Charles Hoerner ^
Defencemen
Frank Tansey (point)
Frank Wall (cover point)
Goaltender
Jim McKenna

non-players=

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Puckerings". The Globe. February 14, 1899. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "The Cyclopedic review of current history". 8. The Evening News Association: 137.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ "Montreal and Halifax Crescents Have A Draw". St. John Daily Sun. Saint John, New Brunswick. March 8, 1899. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Montreal Shamrocks defeat the Halifax Crescents at Hockey". St. John Daily Sun. Saint John, New Brunswick. March 9, 1899. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Montreal Shamrocks Win From Mohawks By Score 5 To 0". St. John Daily Sun. Saint John, New Brunswick. March 11, 1899. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Montreal Defeats Brooklyn". St. John Daily Sun. Saint John, New Brunswick. March 11, 1899. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Hockey". St. John Daily Sun. Saint John, New Brunswick. March 18, 1899. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Puckerings". Ottawa Citizen. March 20, 1899. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Winnipeg's Story". The Globe. February 20, 1899. p. 10.
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