1893 AHAC season
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The 1893 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 7 until March 17. The Montreal Hockey Club
was the league and Canadian champion for the sixth season in a row and was awarded the Stanley Cup
. They were the first winners of the Cup and did not have to challenge for it.
† Game awarded to Montreal because Crystals refused to continue.
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As champions of the AHAC, the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup
(known today as the Stanley Cup) was to be awarded to Montreal as its inaugural champion. On May 15, 1893, Sheriff John Sweetland finally presented the trophy to the MAAA president J. A. Taylor during the MAAA annual meeting. Each player received a souvenir gold ring as a gift of the MAAA. Disputes between the Montreal HC and the MAAA kept the Cup in the MAAA hands until it was accepted by the Club on February 23, 1894.
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 9–10
Players - Billy Barlow(F), Allan Cameron(CP), Archie A. Hodgson(F), Alex Irving(F), Alex Kingan(F), George Lowe(F), Tom Paton(G), Harviland "Harvie" Routh(F), James A. Stewart(P-Playing-Vice-President).
Non-players Harry T. Shaw (Manager/ Secretary-Treasurer), J. A. Taylor (President).
Montreal Hockey Club
The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a...
was the league and Canadian champion for the sixth season in a row and was awarded the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. They were the first winners of the Cup and did not have to challenge for it.
Executive
On December 15, 1892, the AHAC elected its officers for the season:- President - F. M. S. JenkinsFrank Maurice Stinson JenkinsFrank Maurice Stinson Jenkins was an early amateur ice hockey player. He was a founder, and the first captain of the Ottawa Hockey Club of 1883...
, Ottawa - 1st Vice. Pres. - J. Crathern, Victorias
- 2nd Vice. Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
- Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal
- Council - A. Ritchie, Crystals; G. Carpenter, Shamrocks; M. Costigan, McGill; A. Z. Palmer, Ottawa Rebels; J. Farwell, Sherbrooke
Final Standing
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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| Montreal Hockey Club Montreal Hockey Club The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a... |
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| Ottawa Hockey Club Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... |
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| Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals were an ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that existed from 1886 to 1895. The Club was a member of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . The team won the Canadian championship twice. In 1895, the team became the Montreal Shamrocks... |
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| Quebec Hockey Club Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880... |
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| Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating... |
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Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
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| Jan. | 7 | Ottawa | 3 | Victorias | 4 |
| 13 | Quebec | 3 | Crystals | 8 | |
| 14 | Quebec | 1 | Victorias | 1 | |
| 14 | Montreal | 2 | Ottawa | 4 | |
| 18 | Victorias | 1 | Crystals | 3 | |
| 21 | Ottawa | 5 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 23 | Montreal | 7 | Victorias | 5 | |
| 28 | Montreal | 3 | Quebec | 2 | |
| 28 | Victorias | 2 | Ottawa | 7 | |
| Feb. | 3 | Ottawa | 4 | Crystals | 3 |
| 4 | Victorias | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 10 | Quebec | 2 | Montreal | 9 | |
| 11 | Crystals | 1 | Ottawa | 11 | |
| 18 | Ottawa | 1 | Montreal | 7 | |
| 18 | Crystals | 3 | Quebec | 8 | |
| 23 | Victorias | 3 | Crystals | 4 | |
| Mar. | 3 | Crystals | 2 | Montreal | 2 † |
| 4 | Montreal | 6 | Victorias | 1 | |
| 9 | Montreal | 2 | Crystals | 1 | |
| 17 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 14 | |
† Game awarded to Montreal because Crystals refused to continue.
Championship
Montreal HC won the championship for placing first in the regular season. This was Montreal HC's third straight championship since the Championship Trophy was inaugurated in 1891. According to the terms for the trophy, Montreal HC was allowed to keep the Trophy. A new version was struck for following seasons. The version won by Montreal is on display in the collection of the Hockey Hall of FameHockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
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As champions of the AHAC, the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
(known today as the Stanley Cup) was to be awarded to Montreal as its inaugural champion. On May 15, 1893, Sheriff John Sweetland finally presented the trophy to the MAAA president J. A. Taylor during the MAAA annual meeting. Each player received a souvenir gold ring as a gift of the MAAA. Disputes between the Montreal HC and the MAAA kept the Cup in the MAAA hands until it was accepted by the Club on February 23, 1894.
Goalkeeper averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| Paton, Tom Tom Paton (ice hockey) Tom L. Paton born 1854 - died February 10, 1909 was a Canadian ice hockey player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He played the position of Goaltender for the Montreal HC and was a member of the first Stanley cup winning team in 1893.... |
Montreal | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Morel, A. | Ottawa | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Collins, Herbert | Crystals | 8 | 34 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Jones, Robert Robert Jones (ice hockey) Robert Jones was a notable Canadian ice hockey player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He played the position of Goaltender for the Montreal Victorias and was a member of a Stanley cup winning team .-Playing career:... |
Victorias | 8 | 35 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Patton, Harry | Quebec | 7 | 32 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Haviland Routh Haviland Routh Haviland Routh was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Hockey Club and the Montreal Victorias.He won two Stanley Cups in 1893 and 1894 with Montreal HC.- References :*... |
Montreal | 8 | 19 |
| A.E. Swift | Quebec | 8 | 11 |
| R.Bradley | Ottawa | 8 | 11 |
| Desse Brown | Crystals | 7 | 10 |
| Chauncey Kirby Chauncy Kirby Chauncey Kirby was a Canadian ice hockey player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey Association and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893... |
Ottawa | 8 | 10 |
| Shirley Davidson Shirley Davidson Shirley Davidson was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Victorias during the late 19th century. He was a member of several Stanley Cup Championship teams in the 1895, 1896 and 1897 AHAC seasons.-Playing career:... |
Victorias | 6 | 8 |
| Billy Barlow Billy Barlow William "Billy" McKenzie Barlow was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the late 19th century. He played for the Montreal Hockey Club, champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada from 1888 to 1897, and first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893... |
Montreal | 7 | 7 |
| George Lowe | Montreal | 5 | 6 |
| Murray | Crystals | 7 | 6 |
| Archie Hodgson | Montreal | 8 | 6 |
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 9–10
See also
- Stanely Cup Roster
Players - Billy Barlow(F), Allan Cameron(CP), Archie A. Hodgson(F), Alex Irving(F), Alex Kingan(F), George Lowe(F), Tom Paton(G), Harviland "Harvie" Routh(F), James A. Stewart(P-Playing-Vice-President).
Non-players Harry T. Shaw (Manager/ Secretary-Treasurer), J. A. Taylor (President).