1901 CAHL season

Last updated
1901 CAHL season
League Canadian Amateur Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
DurationJanuary 5 – March 5, 1901
Number of teams5
1901
Champions Ottawa Hockey Club
Top scorer Russell Bowie (24 goals)
CAHL seasons
  1900
1902  

The 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season was the third season of the senior ice hockey league. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Ottawa Hockey Club was the league champion with a record of seven wins, no losses and a draw. The Montreal Shamrocks lost a Stanley Cup challenge during the season, so Ottawa did not inherit the Stanley Cup. The Club declined to challenge Winnipeg after the season.

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League business

Executive

The league adopted travelling expenses of $85 between Ottawa-Montreal, $100 between Montreal-Quebec and $125 between Ottawa-Quebec for the visiting teams to receive from the home team.

The league banned member teams from playing exhibition matches outside the league without league permission.

Regular season

Highlights

The Ottawa club would win the season, undefeated, with players Sixsmith, Westwick and Pulford starring.

Final standing

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

TeamGPWLTGFGA
Ottawa Hockey Club 87013320
Montreal Victorias 84314532
Montreal Shamrocks 84403025
Montreal Hockey Club 83502837
Quebec Hockey Club 81702143

Although Ottawa won the league championship, the Shamrocks had lost their challenge to Winnipeg and Ottawa would not be awarded the Cup. At first, Ottawa was intending to challenge Winnipeg for the Cup, but on February 27, 1901, announced that they would not do so that winter. [1] According to Coleman(1966), Ottawa did not issue a challenge due to the "lateness of the season." [2] The Ottawa Journal as reported in The Globe suggested that the Ottawa club was wise in their decision, as they were in "racked condition in which they are, as a result of the immensely hard exertions put forth by them in all their games this season". [3] The Ottawa Hockey Club did not challenge the following season, either.

Results

MonthDayVisitorScoreHomeScore
Jan.5Quebec HC4Ottawa HC5
5Montreal HC2Victorias3
12Ottawa HC4Shamrocks2
16Shamrocks3Montreal HC2
19Victorias2Ottawa HC2 (OT 10')
19Quebec HC4Shamrocks10
21Montreal HC7Quebec HC3
23Victorias4Shamrocks3
26Ottawa HC9Montreal HC4
Feb.2Victorias5Quebec HC6
2Montreal HC3Ottawa HC5
9Shamrocks2Quebec HC1
9Ottawa HC5Victorias4
16Quebec HC0Montreal HC4
16 (†)Shamrocks1Ottawa HC2 (OT 30')
20Victorias13Montreal HC3
23Ottawa HC1Quebec HC0 (OT 20')
23Montreal HC3Shamrocks1
27Shamrocks8Victorias5
Mar.2Quebec HC3Victorias9

† Ottawa clinches league championship.

Player Stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored

NameClubGPG
Russell Bowie Victorias724
Lorne Campbell Montreal HC710
Arthur Farrell Shamrocks810
Harold HenryOttawa HC88
Blair Russel Victorias88
Arthur Sixsmith Ottawa HC77
Harry Trihey Shamrocks77
Charlie Liffiton Montreal HC86
Harry Westwick Ottawa HC76
Edward StuartVictorias56
Jack SmithOttawa HC46

Goaltending averages

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

NameClubGPGASOGAA
Fred ChittickOttawa HC1010.0
Archie LockerbyVictorias122.0
John Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC7202.9
James H. McKennaShamrocks8253.1
Mark O'MearaQuebec HC144.0
Fred MunroVictorias7304.3
Billy NicholsonMontreal HC8374.6
Frank StockingQuebec HC7385.4

Exhibition games

On January 12, the Montreal Victorias played an exhibition against the New York Hockey Club, in New York, losing 2–1. [4]

Stanley Cup challenges

Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg

In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias of the MHA again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game two was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four-minute mark of the extra period.

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
January 29, 1901 Winnipeg Victorias 4–3 Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Arena
January 31, 1901 Winnipeg Victorias 2–1 (OT 4') Montreal Shamrocks
Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
Winnipeg4Shamrocks3
January 29, 1901
Art BrownGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPMike Grant
Magnus FlettCPFrank Wall1
Tony Gingras 1FHarry Trihey
Dan Bain 1F Jack P. Brannen 1
Charles JohnstonFFred Scanlan
Burke Wood2FArthur Farrell1
Fred Chadhamsub
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon
Winnipeg2Shamrocks1
January 31, 1901
Art BrownGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPMike Grant
Magnus FlettCPFrank Wall
Tony GingrasFHarry Trihey1
Dan Bain2FJack P. Brannen
Charles JohnstonFFred Scanlan
Burke WoodFArthur Farrell
Fred Chadhamsub
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon

See also

References

Bibliography

Notes

  1. "Ottawa will not challenge". The Globe. February 28, 1901. p. 10.
  2. Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926, inc. p. 62.
  3. "Sound reasons for waiting". The Globe. March 2, 1901. p. 25.
  4. "New York Men Won". Winnipeg Tribune. January 14, 1901.
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