The 1917–18 PCHA season was the seventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 28, 1917 until March 8, 1918. The season was reduced to 18 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off to the Vancouver Millionaires. The Millionaires then played in the Stanley Cup finals series against Toronto, the NHL champions. Toronto won the best-of-five series 3-2 to win the Cup.
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The Spokane franchise folded and the league operated with three teams again. The players were distributed to the other teams.[1]
The league decided to split the schedule with each half's winners playing for the championship. This was revised so that the first and second teams played off for the championship.[1] Previously, playoffs were only held when teams tied for first place. Devised by Frank Patrick as a "second-chance" to increase interest in the league, the idea eventually spread to all North American professional sports.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 65 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 60 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 75 |
Source: Coleman(1966)[2]
The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans, taking a two-game total-goals series 3-2 on a 1-0 win over Seattle in the second game.
Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| March 14 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 0 |
Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3-2.
Vancouver travelled to Toronto for the Stanley Cup final. The playing rules alternated between the NHL's six-man and the PCHA's seven-man rules. All games were won by the team whose rules were being played. Vancouver won the PCHA games 6–4 and 8–1 but lost the NHL rule games 5–3, 6–3, and 2–1.
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Rules Used | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 20 | Toronto | 5–3 | Vancouver | NHL | Arena Gardens |
| 2 | March 23 | Vancouver | 6–4 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 3 | March 26 | Toronto | 6–3 | Vancouver | NHL | |
| 4 | March 28 | Vancouver | 8–1 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 5 | March 30 | Toronto | 2–1 | Vancouver | NHL | |
| Torontos wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 | ||||||
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 28 | Spokane | 5 | Portland | 4 |
| Jan. | 1 | Portland | 7 | Seattle | 4 |
| 4 | Vancouver | 3 | Portland | 5 | |
| 8 | Seattle | 1 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 11 | Spokane | 1 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 14 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 16 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 12 | |
| 18 | Portland | 3 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 22 | Vancouver | 8 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 25 | Spokane | 5 | Portland | 4 | |
| 28 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 30 | Spokane | 2 | Seattle | 4 | |
| Feb. | 4 | Seattle | 5 | Vancouver | 6 (10:45 OT) |
| 6 | Portland | 3 | Seattle | 9 | |
| 8 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 8 | |
| 11 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 13 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 15 | Seattle | 2 | Portland | 4 | |
| 18 | Seattle | 1 | Vancouver | 8 | |
| 20 | Portland | 2 | Seattle | 6 | |
| 22 | Vancouver | 1 | Portland | 2 (20:20 OT) | |
| 25 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 27 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 2 (22:20 OT) | |
| March | 1 | Seattle | 3 | Portland | 1 |
| 4 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 8 | |
| 6 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 4 (2:58 OT) | |
| 8 | Seattle | 6 | Portland | 9 |
Source: Coleman 1966.[3]
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 18 | 60 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Norman Fowler | Seattle | 18 | 65 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Tom Murray | Portland | 18 | 75 | 4.2 |
Source: Coleman(1966)[4]
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Taylor | Vancouver | 18 | 32 |
| Gordon Roberts | Seattle | 18 | 22 |
| Bernie Morris | Seattle | 18 | 20 |
| Tommy Dunderdale | Portland | 18 | 14 |
| Charles Tobin | Portland | 18 | 13 |
| Alf Barbour | Portland | 17 | 12 |
| Eddie Oatman | Portland | 18 | 11 |
| Barney Stanley | Vancouver | 18 | 11 |
| Mickey MacKay | Vancouver | 18 | 10 |
| Frank Foyston | Seattle | 13 | 9 |
Source: Coleman(1966)[4]
| Preceded by 1916–17 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1917-18 |
Succeeded by 1919 PCHA season |