1912 PCHA season
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The 1912 PCHA season was the first season of the now defunct men's professional ice hockey
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
league, which was founded on December 7, 1911. Season play ran from January 2, 1912 until March 19. Teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The New Westminster
club would be the first PCHA champions. The Royals would challenge NHA
champion Quebec for the Stanley Cup
, but the season ended too late to play in the east.
The season was not profitable financially. After the season, Frank Patrick, captain of Vancouver, and director of the Vancouver Arena Company was interviewed on March 6, 1912 by the Toronto Globe and expressed his hopes that next season with the new team from Seattle that results will be better.
(NHA), including Tom Dunderdale, Jimmy Gardner, Pud Glass, Newsy Lalonde
, Bert Lindsay
, Tommy Phillips
and Skinner Poulin
. Frank and Lester Patrick
had actively targeted the NHA for players as British Columbia had a smaller base of players.. In the previous season, the NHA has imposed maximums on player salaries and a salary cap per team that were extremely unpopular with players. Goaltender Hughie Lehman
was signed from Berlin of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
(OPHL).
The PCHA played seven-man rules with a rover, while the NHA experimented with six-man rules.
† Played in Victoria
A game between Vancouver and New Westminster was cancelled at the end of the season.
Ice hockey
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Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
league, which was founded on December 7, 1911. Season play ran from January 2, 1912 until March 19. Teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The New Westminster
New Westminster, British Columbia
New Westminster is an historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....
club would be the first PCHA champions. The Royals would challenge NHA
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
champion Quebec for 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...
, but the season ended too late to play in the east.
The season was not profitable financially. After the season, Frank Patrick, captain of Vancouver, and director of the Vancouver Arena Company was interviewed on March 6, 1912 by the Toronto Globe and expressed his hopes that next season with the new team from Seattle that results will be better.
Regular season
Most of the players for the league were recruited from the east. Many players joined the PCHA from the National Hockey AssociationNational Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
(NHA), including Tom Dunderdale, Jimmy Gardner, Pud Glass, 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...
, Bert Lindsay
Bert Lindsay
Leslie Bertrand Lindsay was a professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey Association , Pacific Coast Hockey Association and National Hockey League...
, Tommy 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 Skinner Poulin
Skinner Poulin
George "Skinner" Poulin is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. Poulin would win a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916...
. Frank and Lester Patrick
Lester Patrick
Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...
had actively targeted the NHA for players as British Columbia had a smaller base of players.. In the previous season, the NHA has imposed maximums on player salaries and a salary cap per team that were extremely unpopular with players. Goaltender Hughie Lehman
Hughie Lehman
Frederick Hugh "Old Eagle Eyes" Lehman was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He started his ice hockey career playing for the Pembroke Lumber Kings and the Berlin Professionals. In 1911, Lehman joined the New Westminster Royals, playing for the Royals for three seasons, before joining...
was signed from Berlin of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
Ontario Professional Hockey League
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(OPHL).
The PCHA played seven-man rules with a rover, while the NHA experimented with six-man rules.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster Royals New Westminster Royals The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional and junior ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia.The first team played from 1912-1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association which was established in 1911.... |
15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 77 |
| Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver Millionaires The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926... |
15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 94 |
| Victoria Senators Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926... |
16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 90 |
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 2 | New Westminster | 8 | Victoria | 3 |
| 5 | Vancouver | 8 | New Westminster | 3 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 8 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 12 | Vancouver | 7 | Victoria | 10 | |
| 16 | Victoria | 3 | New Westminster | 4 (7:30 OT) | |
| 19 | New Westminster | 6 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 23 | New Westminster | 2 | Victoria | 3 | |
| 26 | Victoria | 8 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 30 | Victoria | 2 | New Westminster | 5 | |
| Feb. | 2† | Vancouver | 7 | New Westminster | 6 (3:30 OT) |
| 6 | Vancouver | 11 | New Westminster | 6 | |
| 9 | Vancouver | 7 | Victoria | 8 (7:15 OT) | |
| 13 | Victoria | 6 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 16 | New Westminster | 4 | Victoria | 2 | |
| 20 | New Westminster | 2 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 23 | Victoria | 3 | New Westminster | 4 | |
| 27 | Vancouver | 7 | Victoria | 3 | |
| Mar. | 1 | Victoria | 7 | Vancouver | 3 |
| 5 | New Westminster | 6 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 8 | New Westminster | 5 | Victoria | 1 | |
| 12 | Victoria | 6 | New Westminster | 10 | |
| 15 | Vancouver | 6 | New Westminster | 8 | |
| 19 | New Westminster | 7 | Vancouver | 5 | |
† Played in Victoria
A game between Vancouver and New Westminster was cancelled at the end of the season.
Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughie Lehman Hughie Lehman Frederick Hugh "Old Eagle Eyes" Lehman was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He started his ice hockey career playing for the Pembroke Lumber Kings and the Berlin Professionals. In 1911, Lehman joined the New Westminster Royals, playing for the Royals for three seasons, before joining... |
New Westminster | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | |
| Bert Lindsay Bert Lindsay Leslie Bertrand Lindsay was a professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey Association , Pacific Coast Hockey Association and National Hockey League... |
Victoria | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | |
| Allan Parr | Vancouver | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | |
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalonde, Newsy 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... |
Vancouver | 15 | 27 |
| Hyland, Harry Harry Hyland Harold Macarius Hyland was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Wanderers and Ottawa Senators... |
New Westminster | 15 | 26 |
| Dunderdale, Tom Tommy Dunderdale Thomas Dunderdale was a professional ice hockey forward. Born in Australia, he moved to Canada at the age of 17, in 1904. He played in Winnipeg for three seasons, from 1906 to 1910. In 1910, he joined the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association , before moving on to the Quebec... |
Victoria | 16 | 24 |
| Patrick, Frank | Vancouver | 15 | 23 |
| Smith, Don | Victoria | 16 | 19 |
| Nichols, Sibby | Vancouver | 15 | 19 |
| 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... |
Vancouver | 14 | 17 |
| McDonald, Ran | New Westminster | 15 | 16 |
| Mallen, Ken Ken Mallen William Kenneth Russell "Ken" Mallen was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He won two Stanley Cups in his career, in 1910 with the Ottawa Senators, and in 1915 with the Vancouver Millionaires... |
New Westminster | 13 | 14 |
| Rowe, Bobby | Victoria | 16 | 10 |