1899 CAHL season

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The inaugural 1899 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season lasted from January 7 until March 4. Teams played an eight game schedule The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.

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[edit] Season

[edit] Highlights

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

Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11th, by a score of 16–0.

The race for the championship was decided on March 1st 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.

[edit] Final Standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Shamrocks
8
7
1
0
40
21
Montreal Victorias
8
6
2
0
44
23
Ottawa Hockey Club
8
4
4
0
21
43
Montreal Hockey Club
8
3
5
0
30
29
Quebec Hockey Club
8
0
8
0
12
31

[edit] Results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 7 Shamrocks 3 Ottawa 4
7 Quebec 1 Montreal 7
10 Victorias 4 Montreal 2
14 Quebec 1 Ottawa 3
14 Shamrocks 4 Montreal 3
21† Montreal 1 Quebec 2
21 Shamrocks 5 Victorias 2
28 Ottawa 1 Montreal 5
28 Victorias 5 Quebec 4
Feb. 4 Victorias 7 Ottawa 5
4 Quebec 4 Shamrocks 13
8 Shamrocks 4 Montreal 3
11 Ottawa 0 Victorias 16
11 Shamrocks 3 Quebec 2
18 Montreal 4 Ottawa 5
25 Victorias 10 Montreal 6
Mar. 1 Victorias 0 Shamrocks 1
4 Ottawa 3 Shamrocks 7
Ottawa Quebec
¿ Quebec Victorias

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

‡ defaulted to Ottawa

¿ defaulted to Victorias

[edit] Goalkeeper Averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Lewis, Gordon Victorias 3 7 1 2.3
McKenna, Joe Shamrocks 8 21 1 2.6
Collins, Herb Montreal 6 19 3.2
Richardson, Frank Victorias 4 16 4.0
Hutton, John Bouse Ottawa 2 11 5.5
Stocking, Frank Quebec 4 24 6.0
Chittick, Fred Ottawa 5 32 6.4
O'Meara, Mark Quebec 1 7 7.0
Munro, Fred Montreal 1 10 10.0

[edit] Leading scorers

Name Club GP G
Trihey, Harry Shamrocks 7 19
McKerrow, Clare Montreal 4 12
Bowie, Russell Victorias 7 11
Davidson, Cam Victorias 7 9
Farrell, Arthur Shamrocks 8 8
Brannen, Jack Shamrocks 8 8
McDougall, Bob Victorias 2 7
Ewing, Jack Victorias 5 7
Roger, Mac Ottawa 5 6
Christmas, Billy Montreal 4 5

[edit] Stanley Cup Challenges

[edit] 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 of 1899.

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.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
February 15, 1899 Montreal Victorias 2 – 1 Winnipeg Victorias Westmount Arena, Montreal
February 18, 1899 Montreal Victorias 3 – 2 Winnipeg Victorias
Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 3
February 15
Winnipeg 1 at Victorias 2
George Merritt G Gordon Lewis
Bobby Benson P Graham Drinkwater 1
Charles Johnson CP Mike Grant
Tony Gingras 1 F Cam Davidson
Dan Bain F Ernest McLea
Jack Armitage F Robert McDougall 1
Attie Howard F Russell Bowie
Colin "Tote" Campbell sub
Referee - J. Findlay
February 18
Winnipeg 2 at Victorias 3
George Merritt G Gordon Lewis
Bobby Benson P Ghraham Drinkwater
Charles Johnson CP Mike Grant
Tony Gingras F Cam Davidson
Dan Bain F Ernest McLea
Jack Armitage 1 F Robert McDougall 2
Attie Howard 1 F Russell Bowie 1
Colin "Tote" Campbell sub
Referee - J. Findlay

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

[edit] Shamrocks vs. Queens

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

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 14, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks 6–2 Queen's University Westmount Arena
March 14, 1899
Queens 2 at Shamrocks 6
R.C Hiscock G Joe McKenna
Guy Curtis P Frank Tansey 1
J.W. Merrill CP Frank Wall
J. Marty F Harry Trihey 3
G.P. Dalton 1 F Arthur Farrell 2
R.R.Harris 1 F Fred Scanlon 1
K. Walkem F Jack P. Brannen
Referee - Harvey Pulford

[edit] Montreal Victorias February 1899 Stanley Cup champions

Gordon Lewis(goal), Frank Richardson(goal-playing-Coach), Graham Drinkwater(point-Captain) Mike Grant(coverpoint), Russell Bowie(rover), Cam Davidson(forward), Robert McDougall(forward), Douglas Acer(forward), Jack Ewing(forward), Ernest McLea(forward), Fred McRobie(forward).

Non Players
  • F.C. Budden(President), F.H. Wilson(Hon. President), J.S. Bishops(Sectary/Treasurer)

[edit] Montreal Shamrocks March 1899 Stanley Cup champions

Joe McKenna(goal), John Dubby(forward), Frank Tansey(point), Fred Wall(coverpoint), Arthur Farrell(forward), Charles Horner(forward), Fred Scanlon(forward), Harry J. Trihey (forward/rover-Captain), Jack P. Brannen(forward/rover),

Non Players

H. McLaughlin (President)†, C.M. Hart (Vice President)†, W.H. Kearney (Director)†, C.F. Smith (Director)†, B. Dumphy (Trainer), C. Foley (Ass’t Trainer).

† only the trainers were included on the team picture, these are the other official non-players with Montreal Shamrocks in 1899.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1–55168–261–3. 
Preceded by
Montreal Victorias
1898
Montreal Shamrocks
Stanley Cup Champions

1899
Succeeded by
Montreal Shamrocks
1900
Preceded by
1898 (AHAC)
CAHL seasons
1899
Succeeded by
1900