Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments

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The Montreal Winter Carnival Ice Hockey Tournaments were a series of annual ice hockey tournaments held in the 1880s in conjunction with the Montreal Winter Carnival, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. First held in 1883, these tournaments are considered to be the first championship ice hockey tournaments and the predecessor to the first championship ice hockey league, the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada.

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History

In 1883, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association was asked to add sports to the events to be held with the Montreal Carnival. The association was affiliated with the Montreal Snow Shoe Club. Along with the McGill Hockey Club, they organized a four-team tournament, played partly outdoors on the Saint Lawrence River. The trophy for this tournament is on display at the McCord Museum in Montreal. [1] In 1884, the location changed to a rink made on the McGill University grounds. It was moved indoors subsequently. The carnival was not held in 1886 and 1888.

In December 1886, the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada was founded by the four Montreal teams (McGill, Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Crystals, Montreal Victorias) and the Ottawa Hockey Club.

Season-by-season record

1883

The carnival was held from January 23 to 28. Montreal, McGill and Quebec teams contested the trophy and McGill won the tournament. The trophy for this tournament is on display at the Musee McCord Museum in Montreal. [8]

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
Tournament
January 26Montreal Victorias0Quebec0St. Lawrence River rink [9]
January 26McGill2Montreal Victorias1St. Lawrence River rink [9]
January 27McGill2Quebec2Crystal Rink [10]
January 27Quebec1Montreal Victorias1Victoria Rink [10] [11]

McGill wins hockey tournament

Rosters

The following players were part of the hockey teams participating in the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival.

Montreal Victorias : C. Lamothe (c.), S. Abbott, J. Arnton, E. Sheppard, E. Stevenson, J. Muir, D. Watt.

Quebec HC : W. Scott (c.), F. Ashe, A. Scott, M. Swift, A. Colley, S. Valler, A. Davidson.

McGill : A. Low, J. Elder, T. Green, R. Smith, W. Murray, J. Kinlock (c.), P. Foster.

Source: Montreal Daily Witness

1884

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1884 Montreal Winter Carnival program cover

The 1884 tournament saw several games lost due to rain. The outdoor rink was unplayable on February 6 and the Crystals and Wanderers did not show at the rink for their games. Both teams lost by default although the games could not have been played.

The tournament was the first appearance of the Ottawa Hockey Club (which would eventually field a team in the National Hockey League) in competitive play. The club made it to the final game before losing to the Victorias 1–0.

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
Exhibitions
February 1Crystals5Wanderers0Crystal Rink [12]
Tournament
February 4Victorias1McGill0McGill Rink [13]
February 5Crystals1Wanderers0McGill Rink [14]
February 6McGillWCrystalsL(default)McGill Rink [15]
February 6WanderersL(default)VictoriasWMcGill Rink [15]
February 7McGill1Ottawa0McGill Rink [16]
February 8Ottawa1Victorias0McGill Rink [17]
February 8WanderersL(default)McGillWMcGill Rink [13]
February 9Ottawa3McGill0McGill Rink [18]
February 9Victorias2Crystals0McGill Rink [13]
February 11Victorias1Ottawa0McGill Rink [19]

Victorias win Winter Carnival Tournament

Source:Montreal Gazette

1885

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
Tournament
January 27Ottawa3Victorias1 Crystal Rink [20] [21]
January 28Montreal6Montreal Football Club0Crystal Rink [22] [21]
January 29McGill2Crystals0Crystal Rink [23] [21]
January 30Ottawa2Montreal2Crystal Rink [24] [21]
January 31Montreal1Ottawa0Crystal Rink [25] [21]
January 31Montreal1McGill0Crystal Rink [25] [21]

Montreal wins Winter Carnival Tournament

Source:Montreal Gazette

Rosters

The following players were part of the hockey teams participating in the 1885 Montreal Winter Carnival.

Montreal Victorias : J. Arnton, J. Muir

Montreal HC : Tom Paton, Fred Larmonth, Billy Aird, Billy Hodgson, Richard Smith, F. W. Barlow, Duncan McIntyre.

McGill : G. W. Stephens, J. M. Elder, Hanbury Arthur Budden, J. A. Kinlock, H. D. Johnson, R. E. Palmer, C. P. Brown.

Montreal Football Club : A. Elliott, R. Campbell, W. J. Cleghorn, A. J. Campbell, R. Sterling, D. Robertson.

Montreal Crystals : William Hutchison, James A. Stewart, Robert Laing, Jack A. Findlay, Allan Cameron, W. McCaffrey, D. Labonte.

Ottawa HC : William O'Dell, G. Currier, Thomas D. Green, Tom Gallagher, Frank Jenkins (c.), Jack Kerr, Halder Kirby.

Source:Montreal Gazette

1887

In February, the Montreal teams of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada participated in the Montreal Winter Carnival hockey tournament. The tournament, which was scheduled to play outdoors on an ice rink at the Ice Palace, was disrupted by two days of storms, and was not completed until February 25. During this time, no challenges were played.

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
Exhibitions
February 7Victorias2Montreal0Ice Palace Rink
February 11Montreal Crystals5Montreal HC (second)0Crystal Rink
"Tournament" (second teams)
February 17Montreal Crystals6Montreal HC3Crystal Rink
February 23Montreal Victorias5McGill1Victoria Rink
February 25Montreal Victorias1Montreal HC1Victoria Rink
Tournament
February 21Montreal Crystals0Montreal HC1Crystal Rink
February 23Montreal Victorias8McGill0Crystal Rink
February 25Montreal Victorias0Montreal HC1Crystal Rink

Montreal wins Winter Carnival Tournament

Source: Montreal Gazette

Rosters

The following players were part of the hockey teams participating in the 1887 Montreal Winter Carnival.

Montreal HC: W. Hutchison, J. Stewart, A. Cameron, J. Findlay, A. Hodgson, J. Virtue, W. Hodgson.

Montreal Victorias: T. Arnton, J. Muir, J. Campbell, A. Shearer, J. Arnton, J. Craven, E. Barlow.

Montreal Crystals: W. Norris; D. Brown, C. Ellard; R. Laing, J. McDonald, S. McQuisten, J. McGoldrick, D. Elliott.

McGill: H. McNutt, A. Shanks, C. Wylde, F. Lucas, H. Budden, D. Hamilton, W. Warden.

Source: The Montreal Daily Herald

1889

The 1889 Winter Carnival featured the first game of ice hockey witnessed by Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada, who would later donate the Stanley Cup. [26]

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
February 4Victorias2Montreal1 Victoria Rink [26]
February 9Crystals7McGill3Victoria Rink [27]
February 18Victorias3Crystals2Victoria Rink [28]

Montreal Victorias win Winter Carnival Tournament

Source: Kitchen 2000, p.12

1886 Burlington Winter Carnival

The Burlington Coasting Club proposed a winter carnival for the city of Burlington, Vermont as a rival attraction to the Montreal Winter Carnival, with the hope of inaugurating the event. It was scheduled to begin on February 15, 1886 and featured five days of winter sports activities. A committee from the club had been visiting Montreal to obtain attractions for the carnival as well as gain tips on how to manage the event. [29] [30] [31] The Montreal Snow Shoe Club, along with several organisations from Montreal were invited to the carnival to participate in the events. The Montreal Crystals and the Montreal Hockey Club accepted the invitation, as did the Ottawa Hockey Club, [32] which later withdrew due to scheduling conflicts. A local team was quickly assembled from the employees of the Van Ness House, a hotel in Burlington. Montreal HC won the gold medal, and the Crystals won the silver. [33] Originally scheduled for February 15–19, [34] the organizers were forced to move the events one week later due to unseasonable weather. The carnival was held on February 22–26. The hockey games were played on Lake Champlain in heavy wind. The first game was played on the morning of February 26, with two 20-minute halves. There was no score through 40 minutes, and Montreal's R. Smith scored in overtime. The second game was between Montreal HC and Van Ness House, and it was the first international ice hockey game. The players representing Van Ness House did not have any hockey experience, having only gone through a few practices prior to the carnival. The two teams played two 15-minute periods, with Montreal winning 3–0 and thus claiming the gold medal. The final game was played in two 10-minute periods, with Joseph McGoldrick of the Crystals scoring the only goal to capture the silver medal.

DateTeamScoreTeamScoreLocation
February 26Montreal HC1 (OT)Crystals0 Lake Champlain [35]
February 26Montreal HC3Van Ness House0 Lake Champlain [35]
February 26Crystals1Van Ness House0 Lake Champlain [35]

Montreal wins Winter Carnival Tournament

Source:Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup ( ISBN   1-55168-281-8)

Rosters

The following players were part of the hockey teams participating in the 1886 Burlington Winter Carnival. [35] [36]

Van Ness House: Lewis C. Johnson, Charles H. Whitcomb, Maxwell A. Kilvert, William F. Waters, Edward. S. Griffing, Howard Crane, Walter A. Laduke (captain)
Montreal HC: Tom L. Paton, George S. Lowe, Duncan McIntyre, Francis Barlow, Francis Crispo, William C. Hodgson, Richard F. Smith, Fred M. Larmonth (captain)
Montreal Crystals: Allan Cameron, Jonathan A. Findlay, Edward McCaffrey, Joseph F. McGoldrick, William Hutchison, James Virtue, Robert Laing (captain)

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Notes
  1. ↑ A picture of this trophy can be seen at here .
  2. ↑ The 1886 Montreal Winter Carnival was cancelled due to a smallpox epidemic in Montreal.
  3. ↑ According to azhockey.com, Crystals was awarded the trophy, when the Quebec team did not finish due to the Crystals' rough tactics.
  4. ↑ Kitchen 2008, p. 35.
  5. ↑ Kitchen 2000, p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Sporting Intelligence". The Montreal Daily Herald. March 5, 1888. p. 8.
  7. ↑ Kitchen 2000, p. 12.
  8. ↑ A picture of this trophy can be seen here .
  9. 1 2 "The Winter Carnival". Montreal Daily Witness. January 26, 1883. p. 8.
  10. 1 2 "The Winter Carnival". Montreal Daily Witness. January 29, 1883. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Victoria Skating Club". Montreal Daily Witness. January 25, 1883. p. 4.
  12. ↑ "Sports and Games". Montreal Daily Witness. February 2, 1884. p. 5.
  13. 1 2 3 Kitchen 2008, p. 27.
  14. ↑ "The Hockey Matches". Montreal Gazette. February 6, 1884. p. 7.
  15. 1 2 "The Hockey Matches". Montreal Gazette. February 7, 1884. p. 5.
  16. ↑ "The Hockey Matches". Montreal Gazette. February 8, 1884. p. 5.
  17. ↑ "The Hockey Matches". Montreal Gazette. February 9, 1884. p. 5.
  18. ↑ "The Hockey Matches". Montreal Gazette. February 11, 1884. p. 5.
  19. ↑ "Hockey". Montreal Gazette. February 12, 1884. p. 1.
  20. ↑ "The Hockey Tournament". Montreal Gazette. January 28, 1885. pp. 5–8.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kitchen 2008, p. 29.
  22. ↑ "The Hockey Tournament". Montreal Gazette. January 29, 1885. p. 5.
  23. ↑ "The Hockey Match". Montreal Gazette. January 30, 1885. p. 5.
  24. ↑ "The Hockey Tournament". Montreal Gazette. January 31, 1885. p. 5.
  25. 1 2 "The Hockey Tournament". Montreal Gazette. February 2, 1885. p. 5.
  26. 1 2 "Winter Carnival Sports". Toronto Daily Mail. February 5, 1889. p. 2.
  27. ↑ "A Rattling Game Between the Crystal and McGill Clubs". Toronto Daily Mail. February 11, 1889. p. 2.
  28. ↑ "Skating: Gordon Wins the Mile Championship". Toronto Daily Mail. February 19, 1889. p. 2.
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  31. ↑ "The Carnival". The Burlington Free Press . March 5, 1886. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  32. ↑ Kitchen 2008, p. 30.
  33. ↑ "Close of the Carnival". The Day. February 27, 1886. p. 1.
  34. ↑ "Our Carnival". The Burlington Free Press . January 15, 1886. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
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