The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. Montreal HC would win the league and Canadian championship for the seventh season in a row.

Executive

• President - W. Jack, Victorias
• First Vice Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
• Second Vice Pres. - Weldy C. Young
  Weldy Young
  Weldon C. Young was a Canadian businessman and athlete. Young was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club, playing in its founding years in the 1880s and in the 1890s. Young later became a member of the Dawson City Nuggets which played against Ottawa in the 1905 Stanley Cup challenge...
  
  , Ottawa
• Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal

Highlights

In two games players scored five goals. In the opening game, in which Montreal soundly defeated Quebec 7–0, 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 :*...

 scored five. On January 20, H. Russell of Ottawa scored five.

Final standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
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...	8	5	3	0	25	15
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...	8	5	3	0	24	16
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...	8	5	3	0	36	20
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...	8	5	3	0	26	27
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...	8	0	8	0	10	43

Results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Jan.	5	Quebec	0	Montreal	7
	6	Quebec	3	Victorias	7
	6	Crystals	1	Ottawa	6
	13	Ottawa	1	Quebec	4
	13	Victorias	3	Montreal	4
	18	Crystals	1	Montreal	3
	20	Quebec	4	Crystals	1
	20	Victorias	1	Ottawa	5
	27	Ottawa	4	Montreal	1
	27	Crystals	4	Quebec	8
Feb.	3	Quebec	3	Montreal	2
	9	Ottawa	3	Crystals	1
	10	Montreal	1	Victorias	2
	17	Ottawa	2	Victorias	3
	24	Montreal	5	Ottawa	1
	24	Victorias	3	Quebec	4
Mar.	2	Montreal	2	Crystals	1
	3	Quebec	0	Ottawa	2
	7	Crystals	0	Victorias	6
	10	Victorias	11	Crystals	1

Goalkeeper averages

Name	Club	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Collins, Herbert	Montreal	8	15	1	1.9
Morel, A.	Ottawa	8	16	1	2.0
Lewis, Gordon	Victorias	6	13	1	2.2
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	1	3		3.0
Stocking, Frank	Quebec	8	27		3.4
White,	Crystals	2	8		4.0
McDougall, Hartland Hartland MacDougall Hartland Brydges MacDougall was a notable Canadian ice hockey player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point...	Victorias	1	4		4.0
Clapperton,	Crystals	4	18		4.5
Carpenter,	Crystals	1	6		6.0
Kearns,	Crystals	1	11		11.0

Scoring leaders

Name	Club	GP	G
Russell, Herbert	Ottawa	8	10
Swift, Arthur E.	Quebec	8	10
Routh, Haviland 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	8
Barlow, Billy 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	8	8
Rankin, Norman	Victorias	5	6
Davidson, Shirley 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	8	6
Kirby, Chauncy 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	6
Scott, Arthur D.	Quebec	8	6
Davidson, K.	Quebec	4	5
McDougall, Sam	Ottawa	7	5

Playoffs

The first Stanley Cup playoff

Playoff

The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...

 game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems for the AHA governors and the Cup's trustees since there was no tie-breaking system in place. After long negotiation and the withdrawal of Quebec from the championship situation, it was decided that a three-team tournament would take place in Montreal, with Ottawa getting a bye to the finals (being the sole "road" team). The Montreal HC defeated the Montreal Victorias, 3 – 2. Five days later on March 22, 1894, Montreal successfully defended their title with a 3 – 1 win over Ottawa.

Game One: Montreal Hockey Club vs. Montreal Victorias

Ice condition were described as not very good. The game was considered exciting, however, with Haviland Routh and Billy Barlow starring.

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
March 17, 1894	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...	3 – 2	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...	Victoria Rink

Game one rosters

Montreal HC	Goals	Pos.	Goals	Victorias
Herbert Collins		G		Gordon Lewis
Allan Cameron		P		Mike Grant
George James		CP		William Pullan
Billy Barlow	2	F	1	Shirley Davidson
Clare Mussen		F	1	Robert McDougall
Archie Hodgson	1	F		Norman Rankin
Haviland Routh		F		Reg Wallace

Game Two: Ottawa Hockey Club vs. Montreal Hockey Club

The final was close and in doubt until 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...

 scored the winning goal at 9'00" of the third quarter. According to the Globe report of the game:

"Team play was marred by the softness of the ice. Rough and foul play was frequent, both defences indulging freely in tripping and slashing. Young of Ottawa was injured by James in the second half and although he finished the game without apparent distress, fainted dead away at the end of it. After the match the victors were carried off the rink."

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
March 22, 1894	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...	3 – 1	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...	Victoria Rink

Game two rosters

Ottawa	Goals	Pos.	Goals	Montreal HC
A. Morel		G		Herbert Collins
Harvey Pulford Harvey Pulford Ernest Harvey Pulford was a Canadian all-around athlete at the turn of the 20th century, winning national championships in ice hockey, lacrosse, football, boxing, paddling and rowing. He won four Stanley Cups with the Ottawa Hockey Club and championships or tournaments in every sport in which he...		P		Allan Cameron
Weldy Young Weldy Young Weldon C. Young was a Canadian businessman and athlete. Young was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club, playing in its founding years in the 1880s and in the 1890s. Young later became a member of the Dawson City Nuggets which played against Ottawa in the 1905 Stanley Cup challenge...		CP		George James
Chauncy 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...	1	F		Haviland Routh
Herbert Russell		F		Clare Mussen
Joe McDougall		F	1	Archie Hodgson
Sam McDougall		F	2	Billy Barlow
Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec

Montreal Hockey Club 1894 Stanley Cup champions

External links

• description of first Stanley Cup final on Backcheck