1899 CAHL season
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The inaugural 1899 Canadian Amateur Hockey League
(CAHL) season lasted from January 7 until March 4. Teams played an eight game schedule The Montreal Shamrocks
were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.
The January 26 game between Montreal and Quebec was protested because it was alleged that the referee, Fred Chittick
, Ottawa's goalkeeper, was drunk. The game was rescheduled for February 14, to be played in Ottawa, but in the end, Quebec declined to play the game.
Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11, by a score of 16–0. Fred Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success.
The race for the championship was decided on March 1 when Shamrocks defeated the Victorias 1–0. Eight thousand people are recorded as being in attendance, thousands of dollars was wagered and Harry Trihey of Shamrocks scored the deciding goal.
After losing their first six matches, Quebec withdrew from the rest of the schedule, forfeiting their last two games.
† Montreal refused to continue with 12 minutes to play. Game was to be replayed on February 14, but Quebec declined and the game was defaulted.
‡ defaulted to Ottawa
¿ defaulted to Victorias
to play two games against the New York Hockey Club. After the season, the Shamrocks travelled to Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick
to play exhibitions. On March 7, the Shamrocks played the Halifax Crescents
to a 1–1 draw, and on March 9, defeated the Crescents 4–2. On March 10, the Shamrocks played the Saint John Mohawks
in Saint John, New Brunswick
, defeating the Mohawks by a 5–0 score.
The Victorias travelled to New York City to play the Brooklyn Skating Club. The Victorias defeated Brooklyn 5–2 on March 10 at St. Nicholas Rink. The Shamrocks, after the Cup challenge of Queen's, travelled to New York. On March 16, the Shamrocks defeated the All-New-York team 5–2. The Shamrocks then played Brooklyn on March 18, winning over Brooklyn 9–7.
's Winnipeg Victorias
. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899.
The first game was won by Montreal 2–1. Winnipeg's captain Dan Bain
injured his eye and did not play in the second game due to hemorrhaging behind the eye.
The second game ended in controversy. With Montreal leading the game 3–2 with about 12 minutes left in the game, Montreal's Bob Macdougall violently slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called Macdougall for a two minute minor. Angry that he should have been accessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph.
The Stanley Cup passed from the Montreal Victorias to the Montreal Shamrocks as champions of the league March 4, 1899.
of Kingston, Ontario
. The game was played half under Ontario rules and half under CAHL rules.
Canadian Amateur Hockey League
The Canadian Amateur Hockey League was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for seven seasons, folding in 1905 and was itself replaced by the Eastern...
(CAHL) season lasted from January 7 until March 4. Teams played an eight game schedule The Montreal Shamrocks
Montreal Shamrocks
The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900...
were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.
Highlights
On January 4, when Shamrocks defeated Quebec at Montreal by a score of 13–4, Harry Trihey scored 10 goals.The January 26 game between Montreal and Quebec was protested because it was alleged that the referee, Fred Chittick
Fred Chittick
Fred Chittick was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Ottawa Hockey Club from 1894 until 1901. He was also a track and field athlete and a rugby football player.-Playing career:...
, Ottawa's goalkeeper, was drunk. The game was rescheduled for February 14, to be played in Ottawa, but in the end, Quebec declined to play the game.
Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11, by a score of 16–0. Fred Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success.
The race for the championship was decided on March 1 when Shamrocks defeated the Victorias 1–0. Eight thousand people are recorded as being in attendance, thousands of dollars was wagered and Harry Trihey of Shamrocks scored the deciding goal.
After losing their first six matches, Quebec withdrew from the rest of the schedule, forfeiting their last two games.
Final Standing
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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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| 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 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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| 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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Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 7 | Shamrocks | 3 | Ottawa | 4 |
| 7 | Quebec | 1 | Montreal | 7 | |
| 10 | Victorias | 4 | Montreal | 2 | |
| 14 | Quebec | 1 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 14 | Shamrocks | 4 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 21† | Montreal | 1 | Quebec | 2 | |
| 21 | Shamrocks | 5 | Victorias | 2 | |
| 28 | Ottawa | 1 | Montreal | 5 | |
| 28 | Victorias | 5 | Quebec | 4 | |
| Feb. | 4 | Victorias | 7 | Ottawa | 5 |
| 4 | Quebec | 4 | Shamrocks | 13 | |
| 8 | Shamrocks | 4 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 11 | Ottawa | 0 | Victorias | 16 | |
| 11 | Shamrocks | 3 | Quebec | 2 | |
| 18 | Montreal | 4 | Ottawa | 5 | |
| 25 | Victorias | 10 | Montreal | 6 | |
| Mar. | 1 | Victorias | 0 | Shamrocks | 1 |
| 4 | Ottawa | 3 | Shamrocks | 7 | |
| ‡ | Ottawa | Quebec | |||
| ¿ | Quebec | Victorias | |||
† Montreal refused to continue with 12 minutes to play. Game was to be replayed on February 14, but Quebec declined and the game was defaulted.
‡ defaulted to Ottawa
¿ defaulted to Victorias
Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Gordon | Victorias | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2.3 |
| McKenna, James H. | Shamrocks | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Collins, Herb | Montreal | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | |
| Richardson, Frank | Victorias | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | |
| Hutton, John Bouse Bouse Hutton John Bower "Bouse" Hutton was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club. Hutton also played lacrosse as a goaltender for the Ottawa Capitals, and Canadian football as a fullback for the Ottawa Rough Riders... |
Ottawa | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | |
| Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | |
| Chittick, Fred | Ottawa | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | |
| O'Meara, Mark | Quebec | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | |
| Munro, Fred | Montreal | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | |
Leading scorers
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Trihey, Harry Harry Trihey Henry Judah "Flip" Trihey was a Canadian amateur ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Shamrocks.... |
Shamrocks | 7 | 19 |
| McKerrow, Clare | Montreal | 4 | 12 |
| Bowie, Russell Russell Bowie Russell G. "Russ, Dubbie" Bowie was a Canadian ice hockey player generally regarded as one of the best players of the pre-NHL era of the sport... |
Victorias | 7 | 11 |
| Davidson, Cam | Victorias | 7 | 9 |
| Farrell, Arthur | Shamrocks | 8 | 8 |
| Brannen, Jack | Shamrocks | 8 | 8 |
| McDougall, Bob | Victorias | 2 | 7 |
| Ewing, Jack | Victorias | 5 | 7 |
| Roger, Mac | Ottawa | 5 | 6 |
| Christmas, Billy | Montreal | 4 | 5 |
Exhibitions
During the season, the Shamrocks travelled to New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to play two games against the New York Hockey Club. After the season, the Shamrocks travelled to Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
and New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
to play exhibitions. On March 7, the Shamrocks played the Halifax Crescents
Halifax Crescents
The Halifax Crescents were an early amateur and later, professional ice hockey team operating in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team operated in several leagues, gone defunct and been resurrected. The original club challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1900...
to a 1–1 draw, and on March 9, defeated the Crescents 4–2. On March 10, the Shamrocks played the Saint John Mohawks
Saint John Mohawks
The Saint John Mohawks were an early amateur senior ice hockey team based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in the 1890s and first decade of the 1900s. The team was the Maritimes champion of ice hockey in 1899....
in Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
, defeating the Mohawks by a 5–0 score.
The Victorias travelled to New York City to play the Brooklyn Skating Club. The Victorias defeated Brooklyn 5–2 on March 10 at St. Nicholas Rink. The Shamrocks, after the Cup challenge of Queen's, travelled to New York. On March 16, the Shamrocks defeated the All-New-York team 5–2. The Shamrocks then played Brooklyn on March 18, winning over Brooklyn 9–7.
Victorias vs. Winnipeg
Montreal received another challenge from the MHAManitoba Hockey Association
The Manitoba Hockey Association was an early men's senior ice hockey league playing around 1900 in Manitoba, Canada. The league started as an elite amateur league in 1892, became professional in 1905, had a professional and an amateur league in 1908–09 and only an amateur league from 1909 until...
's Winnipeg Victorias
Winnipeg Victorias
The Winnipeg Victorias were a former amateur senior-level men's amateur ice hockey team in Winnipeg, Manitoba, organized in 1889. They played in the Manitoba Hockey Association in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899.
The first game was won by Montreal 2–1. Winnipeg's captain Dan Bain
Dan Bain
Donald Henderson "Dan" Bain was a Canadian athlete and merchant. He was an all-around athlete, competing in ice hockey, roller skating, gymnastics, figure skating, golf, cycling and shooting among other sports. He was a member of the Winnipeg Victorias hockey team from 1894 until 1902 with whom he...
injured his eye and did not play in the second game due to hemorrhaging behind the eye.
The second game ended in controversy. With Montreal leading the game 3–2 with about 12 minutes left in the game, Montreal's Bob Macdougall violently slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called Macdougall for a two minute minor. Angry that he should have been accessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| February 15, 1899 | Montreal Victorias | 2 – 1 | Winnipeg Victorias | Montreal Arena Montreal Arena The Montreal Arena, also known as Westmount Arena, was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the corner of St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue. It was likely one of the first arenas designed expressly for hockey, opening in 1898... , Montreal |
| February 18, 1899 | Montreal Victorias | 3 – 2 | Winnipeg Victorias | |
| Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 3 | ||||
| Winnipeg | 1 | at | Victorias | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Merritt | G | Gordon Lewis | |||
| Bobby Benson | P | Graham Drinkwater | 1 | ||
| Charles Johnson | CP | Mike Grant | |||
| Tony Gingras | 1 | F | Cam Davidson | ||
| Dan Bain Dan Bain Donald Henderson "Dan" Bain was a Canadian athlete and merchant. He was an all-around athlete, competing in ice hockey, roller skating, gymnastics, figure skating, golf, cycling and shooting among other sports. He was a member of the Winnipeg Victorias hockey team from 1894 until 1902 with whom he... |
F | Ernest McLea | |||
| Jack Armytage Jack Armytage Jack Armytage was a Canadian ice hockey forward. Born in Fergus, Ontario, he is best remembered as the man who first organized a hockey club in the City of Winnipeg.-Awards and achievements:... |
F | Robert McDougall | 1 | ||
| Attie Howard Tom Howard (ice hockey) Thomas Acheson "Attie" Howard was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the era before professional ice hockey. He was a member of the 1896 Winnipeg Victorias Stanley Cup championship team... |
F | Russell Bowie | |||
| Colin "Tote" Campbell | sub | ||||
| Referee - J. Findlay | |||||
| Winnipeg | 2 | at | Victorias | 3 | |
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| George Merritt | G | Gordon Lewis | |||
| Bobby Benson | P | Graham Drinkwater | |||
| Charles Johnson | CP | Mike Grant | |||
| Tony Gingras | F | Cam Davidson | |||
| Colin "Tote" Campbell | F | Ernest McLea | |||
| Jack Armytage | 1 | F | Robert McDougall | 2 | |
| Attie Howard | 1 | F | Russell Bowie | 1 | |
| Referee - J. Findlay | |||||
The Stanley Cup passed from the Montreal Victorias to the Montreal Shamrocks as champions of the league March 4, 1899.
Shamrocks vs. Queens
The Shamrocks defended the trophy against Queen's UniversityQueen's Golden Gaels
The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....
of Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. The game was played half under Ontario rules and half under CAHL rules.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| March 14, 1899 | Montreal Shamrocks | 6–2 | Queen's University | Montreal Arena Montreal Arena The Montreal Arena, also known as Westmount Arena, was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the corner of St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue. It was likely one of the first arenas designed expressly for hockey, opening in 1898... |
| Queens | 2 | at | Shamrocks | 6 | |
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| R.C Hiscock | G | James H. McKenna | |||
| Guy Curtis | P | Frank Tansey | 1 | ||
| J.W. Merrill | CP | Frank Wall | |||
| J. Marty | F | Harry Trihey | 3 | ||
| G.P. Dalton | 1 | F | Arthur Farrell | 2 | |
| R.R.Harris | 1 | F | Fred Scanlon | 1 | |
| K. Walkem | F | Jack P. Brannen | |||
| Referee - Harvey Pulford | |||||