1904–05 FAHL season

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The 1904–05 Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) season lasted from December 31, 1904 until March 3. Teams played an eight game schedule.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

The newly transferred Ottawa Senators would win the league championship with a record of seven wins and one loss.

[edit] Highlights

Frank McGee would score five goals against the Montagnards on February 4.

[edit] Final standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Ottawa Senators
8
7
1
0
60
19
Montreal Wanderers
8
6
2
0
44
27
Brockville
8
4
4
0
34
30
Cornwall HC
8
3
5
0
18
37
Montreal Montagnards
8
0
8
0
19
62

[edit] Results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Dec. 31 Cornwall 4 Wanderers 6
Jan. 2 Montagnards 3 Brockville 10
7 Wanderers 3 Ottawa 9
11 Cornwall 2 Brockville 3
13 Wanderers 6 Montagnards 1
21 Montagnards 2 Cornwall 4
23 Ottawa 3 Brockville 5
27 Cornwall 3 Montagnards 2
28 Wanderers 3 Brockville 2
Feb. 1 Brockville 4 Wanderers 8
1 Ottawa 7 Cornwall 2
4 Montagnards 4 Ottawa 14
8 Brockville 0 Ottawa 7
11 Ottawa 4 Wanderers 2
13 Brockville 1 Cornwall 2
17 Brockville 9 Montagnards 2
18 Wanderers 7 Cornwall 1
24 Cornwall 0 Ottawa 9
25 Montagnards 2 Wanderers 9
Mar. 3 Ottawa 7 Montagnards 3

[edit] Goalkeeper averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Finnie, Dave Ottawa 8 19 2 2.4
Baker, W. Wanderers 7 23 0 3.3
Kerr Brockville 8 30 0 3.8
Lavigne Montagnards 1 4 0 4.0
Brighton Wanderers 1 4 0 4.0
Hunter, Jack Cornwall 8 37 0 4.6
Menard, Henri Montagnards 7 58 0 8.3

[edit] Scoring leaders

Name Club GP G
McGee, Frank Ottawa 6 17
Marshall, Jack Wanderers 8 17
Westwick, Harry Ottawa 8 15
Smith, Alf Ottawa 8 13
Blachford, Cecil Wanderers 7 10
Glass, Frank Wanderers 6 9
Lannon, W. Brockville 8 7
Shore, Hamby Ottawa 3 6
Marks, Jack Brockville 8 6
Mallette, Bob Cornwall 8 5

[edit] Stanley Cup Challenges

[edit] Ottawa vs. Dawson City

In January 1905, the Dawson City Nuggets travelled 4,000 miles (6,400 km) from the Yukon to Ottawa for a best-of-three Cup challenge series. The Nuggets actually left Dawson City on December 19, 1904 and travelled on a month-long journey by dog sled (Dawson to Whitehorse), ship (Skagway to Vancouver), and train (Whitehorse to Skagway, and Vancouver to Ottawa). Largely because of the long trip, they were no match for the Silver Seven. Ottawa defeating them in Game 1, 9–2. Numerous Stanley Cup records were then set in Game 2, including Frank McGee's 14 goals, and a 23–2 rout, the largest margin of victory for any challenge game or Stanley Cup Final game to date.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
January 13, 1905 Ottawa Senators 9–2 Dawson City Nuggets Dey's Arena
January 16, 1905 Ottawa Senators 23–2 Dawson City Nuggets
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0

Game One

Dawson at Ottawa, January 13, 1905
Ottawa 9 Dawson 2
Dave Finnie (goal) A. Forrest (goal)
Arthur "Bones" Allen (point) J. Johnstone (point)
Arthur Moore (cover) Lorne Hanna (cover)
Harry Westwick (rover) 2 R. McLennan (rover) 1
Frank McGee (centre) 1 Hector Smith (centre)
Alf Smith (right wing) 4 G. Kennedy (right wing) 1
Frank White (left wing) 2 Norman Watt (left wing)
Referee - Harlow Stiles, Cornwall

Source: The Globe: pg. 21, January 14, 1905 

According to The Globe:

The score was 9 to 2 but Ottawa might have increased its proportions had they set to work to run up a score on the men who had travelled 4,000 miles from the far north in quest of the trophy. During the first twenty minutes of play, the challenging team made a remarkably fine showing agains the champions, but after that they gradually faded away and were never seriously in the running, indicating that the chief fault with the team is that they are not in condition to stand the test of a hard battle after their long trip of 23 days from the north. While defeated to-night, it is undoubtably the fact that the team will be a different proportion in the second game on Monday.[1]

Game Two

Dawson at Ottawa, January 16, 1905
Ottawa 23 Dawson 2
Dave Finnie (goal) A. Forrest (goal)
Harvey Pulford (point) J. Johnstone (point)
Arthur Moore (cover) Lorne Hanna (cover)
Harry Westwick (rover) Fairburn (rover)
Frank McGee (centre) Hector Smith (centre)
Alf Smith (right wing) G. Kennedy (right wing)
Frank White (left wing) Norman Watt (left wing)
Referee - E. Butterworth, Ottawa

Source: The Globe: pg. 12, January 17, 1905 

After the second game, The Globe reported:

The visiting team was outclassed to-night quite as decisively as the score indicates. In fact had it not been for the fact of Forrest's presence in the Dawson goal the score against them might have been a great deal larger. Ottawa simply skated away from them at the whistle, and continued to pile up the goals with a merciless monotonous regularity which was farcical in the extreme.[2]

[edit] Ottawa vs. Rat Portage

In March 1905, the Rat Portage Thistles issued another challenge to the Senators. Although the Thistles crushed Ottawa in Game 1, 9–3, McGee did not play. However, he returned to lead the Senators to 4–2 and 5–4 victories in games 2 and 3, respectively.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 7, 1905 Rat Portage Thistles 9–3 Ottawa Senators Dey's Arena
March 9, 1905 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Rat Portage Thistles
March 11, 1905 Ottawa Senators 5–4 Rat Portage Thistles
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1

[edit] Ottawa Senators 1905 Stanley Cup Champions

Dave Finnie (Goal), Harvey Pulford (Point-Captain), Arthur Moore (Coverpoint), Frank McGee(Rover/Center), Harry Westwick (Rover/Forward), Hamilton “Billy” Gilmour (Right Wing), Arthur “Bones” Allen (Forward), Horace Gaul (Forward), Hamby Shore (Forward), Frank White (Forward), D. McErnie (Substitute/on team picture/dressed, but did not play), Billy Bawlf (Forward), Alf Smith (Right Wing-Playing-Coach), MacDonald(F).

Non-players

G.P. Murphy (President), Bob Shillington (Manager), Patrick Basketville (Treasurer), Thomas D'Arcy McGee (Secretary), Halder Kirby (Club Doctor), David Barred (Team Dentist), Llewellyn Bates, J.P. Dickson, Sam Rosenthal, Charles Sparks (Directors), Pete Green (Trainer), Mac McGilton (Ass’t Trainer).

[edit] References and notes

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.. NHL. 
  • Podniecks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Fenn Publishing Company, Ltd.. 
  1. ^ The Globe: pg. 21, January 14, 1905 
  2. ^ The Globe: pg. 12, January 17, 1905 

[edit] See also

Preceded by
Ottawa Senators
1904		 Ottawa Senators
Stanley Cup Champions
1905		 Succeeded by
Ottawa Senators
January, 1906
Preceded by
1904 FAHL season		 FAHL seasons
1904–05		 Succeeded by
1905–06 FAHL season