1901 CAHL season
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The 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League
(CAHL) season lasted from January 5 until March 5. Teams played an eight game schedule. The Ottawa Hockey Club
was the league champion with a record of seven wins, no losses and a draw. The Montreal Shamrocks
lost a Stanley Cup
challenge during the season, so Ottawa did not inherit the Stanley Cup. The Club declined to challenge Winnipeg after the season.
The league adopted travelling expenses of $85 between Ottawa-Montreal, $100 between Montreal-Quebec and $125 between Ottawa-Quebec for the visiting teams to receive from the home team.
The league banned member teams from playing exhibition matches outside the league without league permission.
Although Ottawa won the league championship, the Shamrocks had lost their challenge to Winnipeg and Ottawa would not be awarded the Cup. At first, Ottawa was intending to challenge Winnipeg for the Cup, but on February 27, 1901 announced that they would not do so that winter. According to Coleman(1966), Ottawa did not issue a challenge due to the "lateness of the season." The Ottawa Journal as reported in The Globe suggested that the Ottawa club was wise in their decision, as they were in "racked condition in which they are, as a result of the immensely hard exertions put forth by them in all their games this season". The Ottawa Hockey Club did not challenge the following season, either.
‡ defaulted to Shamrocks
of the MHA
again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game 2 was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four minute mark of the extra period.
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 5 until March 5. Teams played an eight game schedule. The 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...
was the league champion with a record of seven wins, no losses and a draw. 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...
lost a 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...
challenge during the season, so Ottawa did not inherit the Stanley Cup. The Club declined to challenge Winnipeg after the season.
Executive
- George R. James, Montreal (President)
- D. Watson, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
- J. W. Smith, Ottawa ( 2nd Vice-President)
- J. S. Bishop, Victorias (Secretary-Treasurer)
- C. Hart (Councillor)
The league adopted travelling expenses of $85 between Ottawa-Montreal, $100 between Montreal-Quebec and $125 between Ottawa-Quebec for the visiting teams to receive from the home team.
The league banned member teams from playing exhibition matches outside the league without league permission.
Highlights
The Ottawa club would win the season, undefeated, with players Sixsmith, Westwick and Pulford starring.Final standing
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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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 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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| 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... |
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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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Although Ottawa won the league championship, the Shamrocks had lost their challenge to Winnipeg and Ottawa would not be awarded the Cup. At first, Ottawa was intending to challenge Winnipeg for the Cup, but on February 27, 1901 announced that they would not do so that winter. According to Coleman(1966), Ottawa did not issue a challenge due to the "lateness of the season." The Ottawa Journal as reported in The Globe suggested that the Ottawa club was wise in their decision, as they were in "racked condition in which they are, as a result of the immensely hard exertions put forth by them in all their games this season". The Ottawa Hockey Club did not challenge the following season, either.
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
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| Jan. | 5 | Quebec | 4 | Ottawa | 5 |
| 5 | Montreal | 2 | Victorias | 3 | |
| 12 | Ottawa | 4 | Shamrocks | 2 | |
| 12 | Montreal | 6 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 16 | Shamrocks | 3 | Montreal | 2 | |
| 19 | Victorias | 2 | Ottawa | 2 (10' overtime) | |
| 19 | Quebec | 4 | Shamrocks | 10 | |
| 23 | Victorias | 4 | Shamrocks | 3 | |
| 26 | Ottawa | 9 | Montreal | 3 | |
| Feb. | 2 | Montreal | 3 | Ottawa | 5 |
| 2 | Victorias | 5 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 9 | Ottawa | 5 | Victorias | 4 | |
| 9 | Shamrocks | 2 | Quebec | 1 | |
| 16 | Shamrocks | 1 | Ottawa | 2 (30' overtime) | |
| 16 | Quebec | 0 | Montreal | 4 | |
| 20 | Victorias | 13 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 23 | Ottawa | 1 | Quebec | 0 (20' overtime) | |
| 23 | Montreal | 3 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
| 27 | Shamrocks | 8 | Victorias | 5 | |
| Mar. | 2 | Quebec | 3 | Victorias | 9 |
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Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| Chittick, Fred | Ottawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Lockerby, Archie | Victorias | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| 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 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | |
| McKenna, James H. | Shamrocks | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | |
| O'Meara, Mark | Quebec | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | |
| Munro, Fred | Victorias | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | |
| Nicholson, Billy | Montreal | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | |
| Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | |
Leading scorers
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Russell Bowie 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 | 24 |
| Lorne Campbell | Montreal | 7 | 10 |
| Arthur Farrell | Shamrocks | 8 | 10 |
| Harold Henry | Ottawa | 8 | 8 |
| Blair Russell | Victorias | 8 | 8 |
| Arthur Sixsmith Arthur Sixsmith Arthur "Art" Egerton Sixsmith was a Canadian professional ice hockey rover and businessman. He played for the Ottawa Hockey Club and later moved to Pittsburgh and to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to play professionally. He was one of the first professional ice hockey players... |
Ottawa | 7 | 7 |
| Harry Trihey Harry Trihey Henry Judah "Flip" Trihey was a Canadian amateur ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Shamrocks.... |
Shamrocks | 7 | 7 |
| Charlie Liffiton | Montreal | 8 | 6 |
| Harry Westwick | Ottawa | 7 | 6 |
| Edward Stuart | Victorias | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Smith | Ottawa | 4 | 6 |
Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg
In January 1901, the Winnipeg VictoriasWinnipeg 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...
of the MHA
Manitoba 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...
again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game 2 was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four minute mark of the extra period.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location | Notes |
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| January 29, 1901 | Winnipeg Victorias | 4 – 3 | Montreal Shamrocks | 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... |
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| January 31, 1901 | Winnipeg Victorias | 2 – 1 | Montreal Shamrocks | 4:00, OT | |
| Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 | |||||
| Winnipeg | 4 | at | Shamrocks | 3 | |
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| Art Brown | G | James H. McKenna | |||
| Rod Flett | P | Mike Grant | |||
| Mangus Flett | CP | Frank Wall | 1 | ||
| Tony Gingras | 1 | F | Harry Trihey | ||
| Dan Bain | 1 | F | Jack P.Brannen | 1 | |
| Charles Johnston | F | Fred Scanlon | |||
| Burke Wood | 2 | F | Arthur Farrell | 1 | |
| Fred Chadham | sub | ||||
| Referee - H. Baird Umpires - A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon |
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| Winnipeg | 2 | at | Shamrocks | 1 | |
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| Art Brown | G | James H. McKenna | |||
| Rod Flett | P | Mike Grant | |||
| Magnus Flett | CP | Frank Wall | |||
| Tony Gingras | F | Harry Trihey | 1 | ||
| Dan Bain | 2 | F | Jack P. Brannen | ||
| Charles Johnston | F | Fred Scanlon | |||
| Burke Wood | F | Arthur Farrell | |||
| Fred Chadham | sub | ||||
| Referee - H. Baird Umpires - A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon |
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