1913–14 PCHA season
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The 1913–14 PCHA season was the third season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association
league. Season play ran from December 5, 1913 until February 24, 1914. Like the previous two seasons, teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria Aristocrats club would be the PCHA champions. After the season, Victoria travelled to Toronto
to play the Toronto Hockey Club
, National Hockey Association
(NHA) champions, in a challenge series for the Stanley Cup
. Toronto won the series.
Rule changes
This season marked the introduction of the blue lines used in today's official ice hockey rinks. The league sub-divided the rink into three zones of 67 feet (20.4 m), allowing forward passing in the centre zone. This change was at the instigation of the Patrick brothers. The league also started awarding assists for players helping to set up a goal, allowing substitution at any time, banning players from within 5 feet (1.5 m) of a faceoff, having separate dressing rooms for the officials, allowing the kicking of the puck except to score and added a goal line between the posts of the goal net.
won the goal-scoring championship with 23 goals, but was nearly caught by Eddie Oatman
, who scored six goals in his final game of the season against Vancouver on February 24, 1914, to finish with 22 goals.
Victoria was in last place on January 23, but then won six games in a row to claim the league championship.
, the NHA
and Stanley Cup
champion. A controversy occurred when it was revealed that the Victoria club had not filed a formal challenge. A letter arrived from the Stanley Cup trustees on March 17, that the trustees would not let the Stanley Cup travel west, as they did not consider Victoria a proper challenger because they had not formally notified the trustees. However, on March 18, Trustee William Foran stated that it was a misunderstanding. PCHA president Frank Patrick had not filed a challenge, because he had expected Emmett Quinn of the NHA to make all of the arrangements in his role as hockey commissioner, whereas the trustees thought they were being deliberately ignored. In any case, all arrangements had been ironed out and the Victoria challenge was accepted.
, and played in a tournament with the Quebec Bulldogs
and Montreal Wanderers
of the NHA.
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.
Source: Coleman 1966
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. Season play ran from December 5, 1913 until February 24, 1914. Like the previous two seasons, teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria Aristocrats club would be the PCHA champions. After the season, Victoria travelled to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to play the Toronto Hockey Club
Toronto Blueshirts
The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blue Shirts were a professional National Hockey Association team that played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, National Hockey Association
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...
(NHA) champions, in a challenge series 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...
. Toronto won the series.
League business
Frank Patrick became league president, succeeding C. E. Doherty. The Victoria Senators changed their name to the Victoria Aristocrats. In the fall of 1913, the PCHA and the NHA agreed to support a draft arrangement, whereby the PCHA could draft NHA players annually for four years. The PCHA would draft three players on a rotating basis among the NHA teams. The first draft, in 1914, would have the PCHA select one player from Ottawa, one from Quebec, and one from the Wanderers.Rule changes
This season marked the introduction of the blue lines used in today's official ice hockey rinks. The league sub-divided the rink into three zones of 67 feet (20.4 m), allowing forward passing in the centre zone. This change was at the instigation of the Patrick brothers. The league also started awarding assists for players helping to set up a goal, allowing substitution at any time, banning players from within 5 feet (1.5 m) of a faceoff, having separate dressing rooms for the officials, allowing the kicking of the puck except to score and added a goal line between the posts of the goal net.
Regular season
Tommy DunderdaleTommy 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...
won the goal-scoring championship with 23 goals, but was nearly caught by Eddie Oatman
Eddie Oatman
Edward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. Among his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was named an all-star for ten consecutive seasons by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...
, who scored six goals in his final game of the season against Vancouver on February 24, 1914, to finish with 22 goals.
Victoria was in last place on January 23, but then won six games in a row to claim the league championship.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Aristocrats | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 67 |
| 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.... |
16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 81 |
| 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 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 83 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
After the season, Victoria travelled to Toronto to play the Toronto BlueshirtsToronto Blueshirts
The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blue Shirts were a professional National Hockey Association team that played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, the NHA
NHA
The acronym "NHA" can refer to:* National Healthcareer Association * National Highway Authority * National Hockey Association * National Housing Act of 1934 * National Housing Act of 1938...
and 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...
champion. A controversy occurred when it was revealed that the Victoria club had not filed a formal challenge. A letter arrived from the Stanley Cup trustees on March 17, that the trustees would not let the Stanley Cup travel west, as they did not consider Victoria a proper challenger because they had not formally notified the trustees. However, on March 18, Trustee William Foran stated that it was a misunderstanding. PCHA president Frank Patrick had not filed a challenge, because he had expected Emmett Quinn of the NHA to make all of the arrangements in his role as hockey commissioner, whereas the trustees thought they were being deliberately ignored. In any case, all arrangements had been ironed out and the Victoria challenge was accepted.
| Date | Score | Score | Rules | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14 | Victoria | 2 | Toronto | 5 | NHA | |
| March 17 | Victoria | 5 | Toronto | 6 | PCHA | 15:00 OT |
| March 19 | Victoria | 1 | Toronto | 2 | NHA |
Exhibition series
Vancouver travelled to New YorkNew 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...
, and played in a tournament with the 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...
and 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...
of the NHA.
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 5 | New Westminster | 7 | Vancouver | 5 |
| 9 | Victoria | 5 | New Westminster | 6 | |
| 12 | New Westminster | 2 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 16 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 11 | |
| 19 | New Westminster | 4 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 26 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 9 | |
| 30 | New Westminster | 3 | Vancouver | 7 | |
| Jan. | 2 | New Westminster | 5 | Victoria | 4 |
| 6 | Victoria | 6 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 9 | Vancouver | 3 | New Westminster | 2 | |
| 13 | New Westminster | 3 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 16 | New Westminster | 5 | Vancouver | 8 | |
| 20 | Vancouver | 7 | Victoria | 6 (14:45 OT) | |
| 23 | Victoria | 4 | New Westminster | 6 | |
| 27 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 30 | New Westminster | 5 | Victoria | 7 | |
| Feb. | 3 | Vancouver | 2 | New Westminster | 8 |
| 6 | New Westminster | 3 | Vancouver | 1 | |
| 10 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 13 | Victoria | 2 | New Westminster | 1 (36:46 OT) | |
| 17 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 4 (7:40 OT) | |
| 20 | New Westminster | 1 | Victoria | 8 | |
| 24 | New Westminster | 6 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 24a | Victoria | Vancouver | |||
- a Cancelled
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.
Goaltenders
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | |
| Hugh Lehman | New Westminster | 16 | 81 | 5.0 | |
| Allan Parr | Vancouver | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | |
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dunderdale 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 | 15 | 23 |
| Eddie Oatman Eddie Oatman Edward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. Among his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was named an all-star for ten consecutive seasons by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... |
New Westminster | 14 | 22 |
| Dubbie Kerr | Victoria | 15 | 20 |
| Ken Mallen 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 | 16 | 20 |
| 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... |
Vancouver | 15 | 18 |
| Ran McDonald Ran McDonald Ranald "Ran" J. McDonald was a professional ice hockey player who played 152 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... |
New Westminster | 15 | 15 |
| Sibby Nichols | Vancouver | 13 | 13 |
| Fred Harris | Vancouver | 15 | 13 |
| 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... |
Vancouver | 14 | 13 |
| Frank Patrick | Vancouver | 15 | 10 |
All-Stars
- Hugh Lehman, New Westminster, goal
- Ernie Johnson, New Westminster, defence
- Frank Patrick, Vancouver, defence
- Cyclone TaylorCyclone TaylorFrederick 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...
, Vancouver, rover - Tommy DunderdaleTommy DunderdaleThomas 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, centre - Eddie OatmanEddie OatmanEdward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. Among his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was named an all-star for ten consecutive seasons by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...
, New Westminster, right wing - Dubbie KerrDubbie KerrAlbert Daniel "Dubbie" Kerr was a Canadian professional hockey player. He was a member of the 1909 and 1911 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup-winning teams. Born in Brockville, Ontario, he started out as a professional with Pittsburgh in 1907 before returning to Canada with the Toronto Pros in 1908. He...
, Victoria, left wing
Source: Coleman 1966
See also
- Pacific Coast Hockey AssociationPacific Coast Hockey AssociationThe 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...
- List of pre-NHL seasons
- 1913–14 NHA season1913–14 NHA seasonThe 1913–14 NHA season was the fifth season of the National Hockey Association . At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the championship. The Toronto Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 in a two-game, total-goals playoff...