1900 CAHL season

Last updated
1900 CAHL season
League Canadian Amateur Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
DurationJanuary 6 – March 10, 1900
Number of teams5
1900
Champions Montreal Shamrocks
Top scorer Harry Trihey (17 goals)
CAHL seasons
  1899
1901  

The 1900 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season was the second season of the league. Teams played an eight-game schedule. Again, the Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.

Contents

League business

Executive

McGill University applied to join the league but was turned down.

The use of netting for the goal was demonstrated with a model produced by Frank Stocking, goaltender of the Quebec club at the annual meeting. After an exhibition game between the Shamrocks and Victorias, the use of goal nets was approved for league play, and used for the season. The netting connected the two upright posts, but there was no crossbar across the top.

The use of hockey gloves was quite common and shin guards were now mostly in use inside the stockings though some players still used the old style outside the stockings.

Season

Star rover Graham Drinkwater retired from the Victorias before the season.

Highlights

The Shamrocks won the championship losing only one game, and that, after the league championship was decided. This was the second year in a row for the Shamrocks, who were a mediocre team before this stretch of success and would return to it the next year.

Final standing

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

TeamGPWLTGFGA
Montreal Shamrocks 87104926
Montreal Hockey Club 85303436
Ottawa Hockey Club 84402819
Montreal Victorias 82604455
Quebec Hockey Club 82603352

Results

MonthDayVisitorScoreHomeScore
Jan.6Montreal HC6Victorias5
6Shamrocks5Ottawa HC4
13Montreal HC3Shamrocks8
13Ottawa HC 3Quebec HC2
18Victorias4Shamrocks10
20Montreal HC2Ottawa HC5
20Quebec HC3Victorias14
27Montreal HC 8Quebec HC7
27Ottawa HC5Victorias3
Feb.3Quebec HC2Shamrocks8
10Victorias1Ottawa HC11
10Quebec HC5Montreal HC6
17Ottawa HC0Montreal HC3
24Quebec HC3Ottawa HC0
24Victorias1Montreal HC3
27Shamrocks5Montreal HC3
Mar.1 (†)Shamrocks10Victorias6
3 (‡)Ottawa HCShamrocks
4Victorias10Quebec HC7
10Shamrocks3Quebec HC4

† Shamrocks clinch league championship.

‡ defaulted to Shamrocks

Player Stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored

NameClubGPG
Harry Trihey Shamrocks717
Russell Bowie Victorias715
Billy ChristmasMontreal HC [1] 812
Bruce Stuart Ottawa HC511
James GillespieQuebec HC810
Arthur Farrell Shamrocks89
Blair Russel Victorias79
George McCarronQuebec HC27
Charlie Liffiton Montreal HC86
Jack Brannen Shamrocks86

Goaltending averages

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

NameClubGPGASOGAA
Billy Nicholson Montreal HC41112.75
Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC71902.8
James H. McKennaShamrocks72603.7
Fred MunroMontreal HC42506.3
Frank Stocking Quebec HC85216.5
Thomas PowersVictorias85506.9

Stanley Cup challenges

Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg

The MHA's Winnipeg Victorias issued another challenge for the Cup. This time, a best-of-three series was played against the defending champion Montreal Shamrocks. Winnipeg won the first game, 4–3, but Montreal prevailed in the next two games, 3–2 and 5–4.

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
February 12, 1900 Winnipeg Victorias 4–3 Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Arena
February 14, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 3–2 Winnipeg Victorias
February 16, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 5–4 Winnipeg Victorias
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1
Winnipeg4Shamrocks3
February 12, 1900
George Merritt GJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPFrank Tansey
Charles JohnstoneCPFrank Wall
Tony Gingras 1FArthur Farrell
Dan Bain, Capt2F Jack P. Brannen
W. N. Roxborough1FHarry Trihey, Capt2
Colin "Tote" CampbellFFred Scanlan1
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – Clarence McKerrow, F. Stocking
Winnipeg2Shamrocks3
February 14, 1900
George MerrittGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPFrank Tansey
Charles Johnstone1CPFrank Wall
Tony GingrasFArthur Farrell
Dan Bain, CaptFJack P. Brannen1
W. N. RoxboroughFHarry Trihey, Capt2
Colin "Tote" Campbell1FFred Scanlan
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – Clarence McKerrow, Billy Christmas
Winnipeg4Shamrocks5
February 16, 1900
George MerrittGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPFrank Tansey
Charles JohnstoneCPFrank Wall
Tony Gingras1FArthur Farrell2
Dan Bain, Capt2FJack P. Brannen
W.N. Roxborough1FHarry Trihey, Capt3
Colin "Tote" CampbellFFred Scanlan
Referee – H. Baird

Shamrocks vs. Halifax

In March, the Shamrocks then received another challenge for the Cup. However, the Halifax Crescents of the Halifax City Hockey League did not pose much of a threat as Montreal crushed them, 10–2 and 11–0.

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
March 5, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 10–2 Halifax Crescents Montreal Arena
March 7, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 11–0 Halifax Crescents
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
Halifax2Shamrocks10
March 5, 1900
Fred BishopGJames H. McKenna
Alfred KanePFrank Tansey Capt.
Tom Mullane, Capt.CPFrank Wall3
Joe Crockett1FArthur Farrell4
Art RyanFJack P. Brannen1
Fred Maher1FHarry Trihey2
Alex McInnesFFred Scanlan
Referee – H. Baird
Halifax0Shamrocks11
March 7, 1900
Fred BishopGJames H. McKenna
Alfred KanePFrank Tansey Capt.
Tom Mullane, Capt.CPFrank Wall1
Joe CrockettFArthur Farrell4
Art RyanFJack P. Brannen2
Fred MaherFHarry Trihey3
Alex McInnisFFred Scanlan1
Referee – H. Baird

Stanley Cup engraving

1900 Montreal Shamrocks
Players
Forwards
Jack P. Brannen (rover)
Arthur Farrell (centre)
Fred Scanlan (left wing)
Harry Trihey (centre/right wing – captain)
Charles Hoerner †
Defencemen
Frank Tansey (point)
Fred Wall (cover point)
John Brennon †
Goaltender
James H. McKenna

non-players=

See also

References

  1. Christmas, William Richard. Leavings: A Canadian Love Story. Lulu Enterprises, Raleigh, NC, page 3.
Preceded by Montreal Shamrocks
Stanley Cup Champions

1900
Succeeded by
Preceded by CAHL seasons
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