1909 ECAHA season

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The 1909 and last Eastern Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) season lasted from January 2 until March 6. Teams played a twelve game schedule. The Ottawa Senators would win the league championship with a record of ten wins, two losses and take over the Stanley Cup.

Contents

[edit] League Business

[edit] Executive

  • Joe Power, Quebec (President)
  • James Strachan, Wanderers (1st Vice-President)
  • J. Eveleigh, Montreal (2nd Vice-President)
  • Emmett Quinn, (Secretary-Treasurer)

The league meeting was held November 4, 1908 and was a pivotal meeting in the evolution from amateur to professional ice hockey leagues. At the meeting the two last amateur, or at least partly amateur teams resigned over the signing of players from other teams. Montreal HC and Montreal Victorias left the league and later would continue as senior level men's teams playing for the Allan Cup. Unpaid players would no longer play with paid players.

The league would continue with four professional teams. The league name was changed to Eastern Canadian Hockey Association to reflect the change in status.

[edit] Regular Season

The Wanderers', Cecil Blachford had retired and Bruce Stuart had moved to Ottawa. New additions included Joe Hall, Harry Smith, Jimmy Gardner and Steve Vair. The Wanderers would come close to their rivals, finishing second with nine wins and three losses.

Ottawa saw Harvey Pulford and Alf Smith retire, and Tom Phillips leave. Ottawa would replace these players with Edgar Day, Billy Gilmour and Albert 'Dubby' Kerr from Toronto Professionals.

Shamrocks added Harry Hyland, and Quebec saw the start of the career of Joe Malone.

[edit] Highlights

The rivalry between Ottawa and Wanderers continued, Wanderers winning the first on January 6 7–6 in overtime, with Harry Smith scoring four against his former team. Ottawa would win the next 5–4 in Ottawa, and defeat Montreal in Montreal 9–8 before 8000 fans. Ottawa would finish the series winning 8–3 in Ottawa to clinch the championship.

Marty Walsh of Ottawa would win the scoring championship with 38 goals. Ottawa would average nearly ten goals per game.

[edit] Final Standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Ottawa Senators
12
10
2
0
117
63
Montreal Wanderers
12
9
3
0
82
61
Quebec Hockey Club
12
3
9
0
78
106
Montreal Shamrocks
12
2
10
0
56
103

[edit] Results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 2 Quebec 8 Shamrocks 9
6 Shamrocks 4 Quebec 12
6 Ottawa 6 Wanderers 7 (7:40 OT)
9 Quebec 5 Ottawa 13
13 Ottawa 11 Shamrocks 3
13 Wanderers 7 Quebec 3
16 Shamrocks 7 Ottawa 9
16 Quebec 6 Wanderers 7
20 Shamrocks 5 Wanderers 7
23 Ottawa 18 Quebec 4
27 Shamrocks 1 Wanderers 5
30 Wanderers 4 Ottawa 5
30 Quebec 4 Shamrocks 8
Feb. 6 Ottawa 9 Wanderers 8
6 Shamrocks 6 Quebec 9
10 Shamrocks 6 Wanderers 8
13 Quebec 6 Ottawa 14
17 Wanderers 12 Shamrocks 2
20 Ottawa 7 Shamrocks 3
20 Wanderers 7 Quebec 4
27 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa 11
27 Quebec 6 Wanderers 7
Mar. 4 Wanderers 3 Ottawa 8
7 Ottawa 6 Quebec 11

[edit] Goalkeeper Averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Hern, Riley Wanderers 12 61 5.1
LeSueur, Percy Ottawa 12 63 5.3
Baker, W. Shamrocks 12 103 8.6
Moran, Paddy Quebec 12 106 8.8

[edit] Leading scorers

Name Club GP G
Walsh, Marty Ottawa 12 38
Jordan, Herb Quebec 12 29
Stuart, Bruce Ottawa 11 22
Power, Charles Quebec 12 22
Kerr, Dubby Ottawa 9 20
Hyland, Harry Shamrocks 11 18
Glass, Frank Wanderers 12 17
Vair, Steve Wanderers 7 12
Gilmour, Billy Ottawa 11 11
Gardner, Jimmy Wanderers 12 11

[edit] Stanley Cup Challenges

[edit] Montreal vs. Edmonton

Prior to the season, Wanderers would play a challenge against the Edmonton Hockey Club, champions of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association. Despite all players except for one being a 'ringer' for Edmonton, Montreal would defeat them December 28–December 30, 1908 in Montreal. In game one, Harry Smith scored 5 goals as he lead the Wanderers to a 7–3 victory. The Edmontons won game two, 7–6, but Montreal took the two-game total goals series, 13–10.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
December 28, 1908 Montreal Wanderers 7–3 Edmonton HC Westmount Arena
December 30, 1908 Edmonton HC 7–6 Montreal Wanderers
Montreal wins total goals series 13 goals to 10

After the season, Ottawa took over the Cup, but a series against Winnipeg could not be arranged and no challenge was played.

[edit] Ottawa Senators 1909 Stanley Cup Champions

Percy LeSueur (goal), Bruce Stuart(rover-Captain) Edgar Dey Jr. (defense/forward), Billy Gilmour(left wing/rover), Albert "Dubbie" Kerr(forward), Marty Walsh(center), Fred Lake(point), Fred Taylor (coverpoint), Horace Merrill(D),(defense-Spare-did not play/on team picture), Harry Westwick(Right Wings/Missing from team picture).

Non-players

Thomas D'arcy McGee (President), Llewellyn Bates (Vice President), Pete Green (Coach), Patrick Basketville (Treasurer), Martin Rosenthal (Secretary), Charles Bryson, Percival Buttler, D.H. Mulligan, S.N. Nagel, Charles Sparks (Directors), Mac McGilton (Trainer).

[edit] Stanley Cup engraving

Ottawa added a new ring to the bottom of the Stanley Cup and put their name on it. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ [Podnieks]
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.. NHL. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 48. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.

[edit] See also

Preceded by
Montreal Wanderers
1908		 Ottawa Senators
Stanley Cup Champions
1909		 Succeeded by
Ottawa Senators
January 1910
Preceded by
1908 ECAHA season		 ECAHA seasons
1909		 Succeeded by
Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)