The 1902 Canadian Amateur Hockey League

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 1. Teams played an eight game schedule. The Montreal HC

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...

 were the league champion with a record of six wins and two losses.

Executive

• George R. James, Montreal (President)
• A. D. Scott, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
• N. Charles Sparks, Ottawa ( 2nd Vice-President)
• Harry Trihey, Shamrocks(Secretary-Treasurer)

New fines were added for being more than 15 minutes late for a game and forfeiting.

The clubs demanded an increase in gate receipts share from 33% to 40% and a higher number of free tickets from the Montreal Arena owners, but settled for the increase in tickets only.

Source: Coleman, p. 68

Highlights

Montreal would win the league led by their big line of Art Hooper, Jack Marshall, Jimmy Gardner and Charlie Liffiton. The players would earn their nickname of the 'Little Men of Iron', winning the Stanley Cup in a challenge with Winnipeg. Art Hooper would score 9 goals against the Shamrocks on January 5th, on his way to winning the scoring title.

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	6	2	0	39	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	35	15
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	4	4	0	36	25
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	4	4	0	26	34
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...	8	1	7	0	15	62

Winnipeg vs. Montreal

After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the 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...

. In game one of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shut out Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shut out Winnipeg in game two, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in game three. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.

Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored three goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored three for Montreal.

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
March 13, 1902	Winnipeg Victorias	1 – 0	Montreal HC	Winnipeg Auditorium
March 15, 1902	Montreal HC	5 – 0	Winnipeg Victorias
March 17, 1902	Montreal HC	2 – 1	Winnipeg Victorias
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1

March 13

Montreal

0

at

Winnipeg

1

Billy Nicholson

G

Art Brown

Tom Hodge

P

Rod Flett

Dickie Boon

CP

Magnus Flett

Art Hooper

R

Fred Cadham

Jack Marshall

C

Frank Wood

Charles Liffiton

F

Tony Gingras

1

Jimmy Gardner

F

Fred Scanlon

Referee- W. MacFarlane

March 17

Montreal

2

at

Winnipeg

1

Billy Nicholson

G

Art Brown

Billy Bellingham

P

Red Flett

Dickie Boon

CP

Magnus Flett

Art Hooper

1

R

Fred Cadham

Jack Marshall

1

C

Burke Wood

Ernie Liffiton

F

Tony Gingras

1

Jimmy Gardner

F

Fred Scanlon

St. Nicholas Rink St. Nicholas Rink The St. Nicholas Rink, also called the St. Nicholas Arena, was an indoor ice rink, and later a boxing arena in New York, New York, from 1896 until 1962. The rink was the second ice rink utilizing mechanically frozen ice for its surface in North America, , enabling a longer season for skating sports... . Schedule and results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 5 Victorias 4 Ottawa 5 5 Montreal 14 Shamrocks 0 11 Ottawa 1 Shamrocks 2 11 Victorias 9 Quebec 5 18 Montreal 4 Ottawa 2 18 Quebec 6 Shamrocks 2 22 Victorias 3 Montreal 2 25 Ottawa 1 Quebec 2 25 Shamrocks 2 Victorias 9 Feb. 1 Shamrocks 0 Ottawa 12 1 Quebec 2 Montreal 3 8 Ottawa 3 Victorias 2 8 Montreal 7 Quebec 1 12 Victorias 8 Shamrocks 2 15 Quebec 0 Ottawa 8 15 Montreal 5 Shamrocks 4 22 Ottawa 3 Montreal 1 22 Shamrocks 3 Quebec 7 26 Montreal 3 Victorias 0 Mar. 1 Quebec 3 Victorias 1 Goalkeeper averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg. Nicholson, Billy Billy Nicholson (ice hockey) Billy C. Nicholson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. He played goaltender and was a Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Hockey Club in 1902 as an amateur... Montreal 8 15 2 1.7 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 8 15 2 1.7 Lockerby, Archie Victorias 6 15 2.5 Moran, Paddy Quebec 8 34 4.3 Munro, Fred Victorias 2 10 5.0 O'Reilly, P Shamrocks 8 62 7.8 Scoring leaders Name Club GP G Hooper, Art Montreal 8 17 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 13 Marshall, Jack Montreal 8 11 Westwick, Harry Rat Westwick Harry "Rat" Westwick was a Canadian athlete in ice hockey and lacrosse. Westwick, nicknamed the Rat by a journalist, is most noted for his play with the Ottawa Hockey Club, nicknamed the Silver Seven during his day which won and defended the Stanley Cup from 1903 until 1906... Ottawa 8 11 Stuart, Bruce Bruce Stuart Bruce Stuart was a Canadian amateur and professional ice hockey forward who played for the Quebec Bulldogs, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Wanderers from 1899 to 1911... Ottawa 8 9 Russell, Blair Victorias 8 9 Liffiton, Charlie Montreal 8 8 Henry, H. Ottawa 8 6 Stuart, E. Victorias 6 6 Lemesurier Quebec 4 5 Montreal H.C. 1902 Stanley Cup champions The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL. Silverdale Interactive © 2024. All Rights Reserved. x OK