1898–99 WPHL season
Encyclopedia
The 1898–89 WPHL season was the second season of play of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. The Pittsburgh Atletic Club won 9 of 12 games to win the championship.
. The team from the old Schenley Park Casino
was not reformed and only three teams played in the league.
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , was a semi-professional ice hockey league from the early 1900s. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league was the pre-eminent ice hockey league at the time in the United States...
, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The Pittsburgh Atletic Club won 9 of 12 games to win the championship.
League business
The league reconstituted in the newly-finished hockey rink at the Duquesne GardensDuquesne Gardens
Duquesne Gardens was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA during the first half of the 20th century. It opened 3 years after a fire destroyed the city's prior sports arena, the Schenley Park Casino, in 1896. The arena was the first hockey rink to use glass above the dasher...
. The team from the old Schenley Park Casino
Schenley Park Casino
The Schenley Park Casino was Pittsburgh’s first multi-purpose arena. The facility was considered the envy of the sports and entertainment world during the early 1890's, with amenities that were unsurpassed anywhere on the globe. It was built at the entrance to Schenley Park in Oakland near the...
was not reformed and only three teams played in the league.
Final standings
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Athletic Club | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 |
| Duquesne Country & Athletic Club Pittsburgh Duquesne The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club or Pittsburgh Duquesne were an amateur and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. The team played exhibition games of ice hockey in the 1895–96 season, before being... |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .491 |
| Western University of Pennsylvania | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .200 |