1907–08 ECAHA season
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The 1907–08 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association was a men's amateur, later professional ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons. It was founded on December 11, 1905 with six clubs: four from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and two from the Federal Amateur Hockey League, to bring...

 (ECAHA) season
lasted from December 29, 1907 until March 7, 1908. Teams played a ten game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...

 would win the league championship with a record of eight wins, two losses.

Executive

  • Dr. George Cameron, Montreal (President)
  • Joe Power, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
  • Patrick J. Baskerville, Ottawa (2nd Vice-President)
  • W. P. Lunny, Shamrocks (Secretary-Treasurer)


The Nationals applied for a franchise but did not get three-fourths approval.

Mr. Baskerville demanded better protection be given visiting teams at Quebec,
as stones had been thrown at the Senators on their last visit.

Rule Changes

  • Teams could now openly pay players. Players would have to declare their professional or amateur status. The Victorias would remain strictly amateur.

Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game

The first All-Star game in ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

  was played on January 2, 1908 before 3,500 fans at the 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...

 between the Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...

 and a team of All-Stars players from the teams the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association was a men's amateur, later professional ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons. It was founded on December 11, 1905 with six clubs: four from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and two from the Federal Amateur Hockey League, to bring...

. It was held in memory of Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...

 player Hod Stuart
Hod Stuart
William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues. He also played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team...

, who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the 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...

 in 1907. The sale of tickets, from 25 cents to $1, raised $2,000 for Mr. Stuart's widow and two children.
Wanderers (10) All-Stars (7)
  • Riley Hern, goal,
  • Art Ross, point,
  • Walter Smaill, cover-point,
  • Frank Glass, rover,
  • Ernie Russell, centre,
  • Cecil Blatchford, right wing,
  • Ernie Johnson, left wing
  • Percy LeSueur, goal, (Ottawa)
  • Rod Kennedy, point (Victorias)
  • Frank Patrick, cover-point (Victorias)
  • Joe Power, rover (Quebec)
  • Grover Sargent, centre (Montreal)
  • Eddie Hogan, right wing (Quebec)
  • Jack Marshall, left wing (Shamrocks)

  • Regular season

    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...

     of Victorias led the scoring championship with 31 goals. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Mr. Bowie would lead scorers.

    There was a large amount of player turnover. For the Wanderers, Hod Stuart
    Hod Stuart
    William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues. He also played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team...

     of Wanderers had died in the off-season, Lester Patrick had moved west, and new players would include Art Ross
    Art Ross
    Arthur Howey "Art" Ross was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and executive from 1905 until 1954. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his era by his peers, he was one of the first to skate with the puck up the ice rather than pass it to a forward...

     from Brandon, Tom Hooper of Kenora and Ernie Russell
    Ernie Russell
    Ernest Russell was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Montreal HC and Montreal Wanderers....

     formerly of Montreal HC.

    For Ottawa, Harry Smith
    Harry Smith (ice hockey)
    Harold Henry "Harry" Smith was a professional Canadian ice hockey player who played 98 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association...

     and Hamby Shore
    Hamby Shore
    Samuel Hamilton Shore was a Canadian professional hockey player who played several seasons for the Ottawa Senators, notably during the "Silver Seven" era when the club was champion from 1903 until 1906...

     moved to Winnipeg. This was Cyclone Taylor
    Cyclone Taylor
    Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Taylor was one of the earliest professional players. He played professionally for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Vancouver Millionaires from 1905 to 1923...

    's first season for Ottawa and Tom Phillips
    Tom Phillips (ice hockey)
    Thomas Neil Phillips was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Like other players of the time, Ross played for several different teams and leagues, and is most notable for his time with the Kenora Thistles; he also played with the Montreal Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club, the Toronto...

     and Marty Walsh
    Marty Walsh
    Martin J. Walsh was a Canadian amateur, later professional, ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, winning three Stanley Cups in 1909, 1910 and 1911 and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...

     joined the team.

    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...

     signed up Didier Pitre
    Didier Pitre
    Joseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was nicked named "Cannonball". One of the first players to join the Montreal Canadiens, Pitre's French-Canadian heritage helped give his line-mates the nickname the Flying Frenchmen, brought upon by his...

     and Jack Laviolette
    Jack Laviolette
    Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first Captain, Coach, and General Manager....

     from the International League.

    Quebec Bulldogs
    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...

     had three Power brothers in the lineup: Joe, Charles aka 'Chubby' and 'Rocket'.

    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...

     signed Frank Patrick of McGill and Billy Gilmour
    Billy Gilmour
    Hamilton Livingstone "Billy" Gilmour was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League...

     of Ottawa.

    On January 28, the Wanderers played Renfrew Creamery Kings
    Renfrew Creamery Kings
    The Renfrew Hockey Club, also known as the Creamery Kings and the "Renfrew Millionaires" was a founding franchise in 1909 of the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the National Hockey League...

     of the Federal League
    Federal Amateur Hockey League
    The Federal Amateur Hockey League was a Canadian men's senior-level ice hockey league that played six seasons from 1904 to 1909. The league was formed initially to provide a league for teams not accepted by the rival Canadian Amateur Hockey League . One team, the Montreal Le National, was the first...

     in Brockville, Ontario
    Brockville, Ontario
    Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...

     for a bet of $400, (Wanderers expenses were provided). Wanderers played without three of their players from winning the Stanley Cup (Blatchford, Glass and Smail) and lost 11–5 to Renfrew.

    Highlights

    Ottawa opened their new Arena
    The Arena, Ottawa
    The Arena, also known as Dey's Arena was an arena for ice hockey located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was the home of the Ottawa Hockey Club from 1908 to 1923. It was the third in a series of ice hockey venues built by the Dey family of Ottawa...

    , hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the actual game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Cyclone Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured, and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.

    On January 18, Quebec would defeat Montreal 18–5, with Chubby Power scoring six.

    Russell Bowie would score five in a game three times, Marty Walsh would have the biggest game, scoring seven, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice, Herb Jordan would score six and five, and Jack Marshall would score five twice.

    Final standing

    Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
    Montreal Wanderers
    Montreal Wanderers
    The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...

    10
    8
    2
    0
    63
    52
    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...

    10
    7
    3
    0
    86
    51
    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...

    10
    5
    5
    0
    81
    74
    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...

    10
    5
    5
    0
    53
    49
    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...

    10
    4
    6
    0
    73
    78
    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...

    10
    3
    7
    0
    58
    83

    Stanley Cup challenges

    Wanderers played in three challenges, during the season against Ottawa Victorias and after the season, against Winnipeg and Toronto. All games were played at the 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...

    .

    Wanderers vs. Ottawa

    During the season, Wanderers would play a challenge against the Ottawa Victorias of the Federal Amateur Hockey League
    Federal Amateur Hockey League
    The Federal Amateur Hockey League was a Canadian men's senior-level ice hockey league that played six seasons from 1904 to 1909. The league was formed initially to provide a league for teams not accepted by the rival Canadian Amateur Hockey League . One team, the Montreal Le National, was the first...

    . On January 9–13, the Wanderers would win 9–3, 13–1 (22–4). Eddie Roberts broke his collarbone in the first game and was replaced by Gerard. Only 500 attended the second game.
    January 9
    Victorias 3 at Wanderers 9
    G P G
    Hague
    Billy Hague
    William "Billy" Robert Hague was a professional ice hockey goaltender. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1905. He played in three other Stanley Cup challenges during his career....

     
    G Riley Hern
    Ross, C. P Art Ross 2
    Milne CP Tom Hooper
    Roberts 1 F Frank Glass 3
    Young F Ernie Russell 4
    Harrison 1 F Walter Smaill
    Fraser 1 F Ernie Johnson
    Referees - J. Power & D. Brown

    January 13
    Victorias 1 at Wanderers 13
    G P G
    Hague
    Billy Hague
    William "Billy" Robert Hague was a professional ice hockey goaltender. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1905. He played in three other Stanley Cup challenges during his career....

     
    G Riley Hern
    Ross, C. P Art Ross 1
    Ryan CP Tom Hooper
    Gerard F Frank Glass 1
    Manson 1 F Ernie Russell 6
    Harrison F Cecil Blachford 1
    Fraser F Ernie Johnson 4
    Referees - J. Power & D. Brown

    Wanderers vs. Winnipeg

    Wanderers defeated Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a two-game series 11–5, 9–3 (20–8) March 10–12.
    March 10
    Maple Leafs 5 at Wanderers 11
    G P G
    Winchester G Riley Hern
    Forrester P Art Ross 1
    Holden CP Walter Smaill 2
    Shore
    Hamby Shore
    Samuel Hamilton Shore was a Canadian professional hockey player who played several seasons for the Ottawa Senators, notably during the "Silver Seven" era when the club was champion from 1903 until 1906...

     
    F Frank Glass 1
    Campbell F Bill Stuart 2
    Kennedy 4 F Cecil Blachford 3
    Lake
    Fred Lake
    Frederick Lovett Lake was a Canadian professional baseball player and major league manager with both Boston baseball teams in the early 20th century.Lake hailed from Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia...

     
    1 F Ernie Johnson 2
    Referees - J. Power & Kirby

    March 12
    Maple Leafs 3 at Wanderers 9
    G P G
    Winchester G Riley Hern
    Forrester P Art Ross
    Holden CP Walter Smaill 1
    Shore
    Hamby Shore
    Samuel Hamilton Shore was a Canadian professional hockey player who played several seasons for the Ottawa Senators, notably during the "Silver Seven" era when the club was champion from 1903 until 1906...

     
    2 F Frank Glass
    Campbell F Bill Stuart 4
    Kennedy F Cecil Blachford
    Lake
    Fred Lake
    Frederick Lovett Lake was a Canadian professional baseball player and major league manager with both Boston baseball teams in the early 20th century.Lake hailed from Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia...

     
    1 F Ernie Johnson 4
    Referees - Kirby & Henry

    Wanderers vs. Toronto

    They would then play Toronto Professionals of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
    Ontario Professional Hockey League
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     and defeat them 6–4 on March 14 on two late goals by Ernie Johnson and Bruce Stuart
    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...

    .
    March 14
    Toronto 4 at Wanderers 6
    G P G
    Chuck Tyner G Riley Hern
    Con Corbeau
    Con Corbeau
    Connie "Con" Corbeau was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey Association for the Toronto Blueshirts playing defence. Corbeau was with the blueshirts when they won the Stanley Cup in 1914. He was included on the 1914 Toronto Blueshirts team picture...

     
    P Art Ross
    Rowley Young 1 CP Walter Smaill
    Bert Morrison F Frank Glass 2
    Newsy Lalonde
    Newsy Lalonde
    Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...

     
    2 F Ernie Russell 1
    Bruce Ridpath
    Bruce Ridpath
    David Bruce Ridpath was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and general manager. He was a member of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators before an automobile accident ended his playing career....

     
    1 F Cecil Blachford 1
    Wally Mercer F Ernie Johnson 1
    Jack Marks  sub Bruce Start 1
    Referees - F. Patrick & R. Bowie

    Schedule and results

    1907
    Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
    Dec. 29 Shamrocks 10 Victorias 4


    1908
    Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
    Jan. 4 Ottawa 1 Quebec 8
    4 Victorias 8 Shamrocks 6
    8 Wanderers 7 Montreal 3
    11 Wanderers 2 Ottawa 12
    11 Quebec 6 Victorias 12
    15 Victorias 5 Wanderers 7
    18 Ottawa 3 Shamrocks 4 (2' overtime)
    18 Montreal 5 Quebec 18
    22 Shamrocks 1 Wanderers 3
    25 Victorias 9 Ottawa 14
    25 Quebec 8 Wanderers 13
    29 Victorias 13 Montreal 7
    Feb. 1 Ottawa 14 Montreal 7
    5 Wanderers 5 Victorias 6 (10' overtime)
    8 Quebec 5 Ottawa 11
    8 Montreal 3 Shamrocks 9
    12 Victorias 4 Shamrocks 7
    13 Shamrocks 3 Quebec 7
    15 Ottawa 10 Victorias 4
    15 Wanderers 8 Quebec 6
    19 Montreal 5 Wanderers 8
    22 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa 5
    22 Quebec 8 Montreal 6
    26 Montreal 7 Victorias 4
    29 Ottawa 2 Wanderers 4
    29 Victorias 8 Quebec 9 (3' overtime)
    Mar. 4 Wanderers 6 Shamrocks 4
    7 Ottawa 14 Montreal 6
    7 Quebec 6 Shamrocks 7

    Goalkeeper Averages

    Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
    Billy Nicholson
    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...

    Shamrocks 10 49 4.9
    Percy LeSueur
    Percy LeSueur
    Sergeant Percy St. Helier LeSueur was a Canadian senior and professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Smiths Falls Seniors for three years, with whom his performance in a 1906 Stanley Cup challenge series attracted the attention of his opponents, the Ottawa Silver Seven...

    Ottawa 10 51 5.1
    Riley Hern
    Riley Hern
    William Milton "Riley" Hern was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the first professional goaltender to play on a Stanley Cup-winning team....

    Wanderers 10 52 5.2
    Nathan Frye Victorias 1 7 7.0
    Paddy Moran Quebec 10 74 7.4
    Robinson Victorias 9 71 7.9
    Tyner Montreal 1 9 9.0
    Dave Finnie
    Dave Finnie
    David Nicholson "Dave" Finnie was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Ottawa Hockey Club. He was a member of the famous "Silver Seven" era of the team, Stanley Cup champions from 1903–1906. He was a member of the Stanley-Cup winning team in 1905.Finnie grew up in Ottawa, and played for the...

    Montreal 5 48 9.6
    Archie Lockerby Montreal 4 48 12.0

    Leading scorers

    Name Club GP G
    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 10 31
    Walsh, Marty
    Marty Walsh
    Martin J. Walsh was a Canadian amateur, later professional, ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, winning three Stanley Cups in 1909, 1910 and 1911 and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...

    Ottawa 9 28
    Phillips, Tom
    Tom Phillips (ice hockey)
    Thomas Neil Phillips was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Like other players of the time, Ross played for several different teams and leagues, and is most notable for his time with the Kenora Thistles; he also played with the Montreal Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club, the Toronto...

    Ottawa 10 26
    Power, Charles
    Charles Gavan Power
    Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, MC, PC was a Canadian politician and athlete. Power's father, William Power, was also a Member of Parliament from Quebec, retiring in 1917...

    Quebec 10 23
    Jordan, Herb Quebec 8 22
    Russell, Ernie Wanderers 9 21
    Marshall, Jack Shamrocks 9 19
    Eveleigh, Joe Montreal 8 16
    Power, Joe
    Joe Power
    Joe Ignatius Power was a Canadian politician and ice hockey player, playing the left wing position for the Quebec Bulldogs from 1902 to 1911...

    Quebec 10 13
    Smith, Alf
    Alf Smith
    Alfred Edward Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, and Kenora Thistles. He had two brothers who played senior-level hockey Harry Smith and Tommy Smith...

    Ottawa 9 13

    Montreal Wanderers 1908 Stanley Cup Champions

    See also

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