Canadian Hockey Association (1909-1910)
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The Canadian Hockey Association was an early men's professional ice hockey
league. It was founded in 1909 as the result of a dispute within the Eastern Canada Hockey Association
, but was the loser of the dispute. The league survived only a few weeks of play in January 1910 before teams left the league, causing its dissolution. The league held the Stanley Cup
as the reigning champion Ottawa Hockey Club
was a founding member of the league.
, held at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 25, 1909, three teams from the ECHA ( Ottawa, Quebec
, and the Montreal Shamrocks
) resigned and formed the new Canadian Hockey Association. The new league then took applications from other teams including their former partner the Montreal Wanderers
of the ECHA. The three teams had decided to form the new league after the Wanderers were sold to new owners that wanted to move the club to the smaller Jubilee Arena from their former home, the Montreal Arena. The other clubs, most specifically Ottawa, then the Stanley Cup champions, wanted to only play at the Montreal Arena. The CHA then opened their association to applications from other hockey clubs, rejecting applications from Wanderers which did not commit to the Arena, while accepting two other teams: the All-Montreal, organized by former Wanderers captain Art Ross
, and the francophone Montreal Le National.
Play started on December 30. After a few games it was clear that fan interest was not there as only 800 fans were recorded for the game between the Nationals and the Shamrocks. After the January 8 game between All-Montreal and Ottawa, which was attended by only 1500 fans, Art Ross made plans to suspend the All-Montreal team and, along with Paddy Moran, join the Haileybury team of the NHA. League secretary Emmett Quinn notified the Ottawa team that the situation was hopeless. The Shamrocks announced that they would abandon the league. The CHA owners decided to proceed with an amalgamation with the NHA, entitling the league the "Canadian-National Hockey League".
A meeting with the NHA on January 15, 1910 was planned to consider amalgamation with the CHA, but amalgamation was not discussed. Instead the NHA admitted Ottawa and the Shamrocks. The Le National were offered the franchise of Les Canadiens
, but declined, partly due to the Canadiens' lease with the Jubilee Arena. No invitation was offered to All-Montreal and Quebec. The CHA ceased operations.
During its brief season, the Ottawa Hockey Club won a Stanley Cup challenge against Galt, champions of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
(OPHL). For this, and a challenge during the NHA season, the Senators are considered co-champions of the Stanley Cup in 1910.
† This game, a scheduled CHA game, was counted in the NHA schedule.
and prevailed with 12–3 and 3–1 victories. Marty Walsh
led Ottawa with 6 goals. Jim Mallen, older brother of Ottawa's Ken Mallen
played for Galt.
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...
league. It was founded in 1909 as the result of a dispute within the Eastern Canada 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...
, but was the loser of the dispute. The league survived only a few weeks of play in January 1910 before teams left the league, causing its dissolution. The league held 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...
as the reigning champion 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 a founding member of the league.
History
At the regular annual meeting of the Eastern Canada Hockey AssociationEastern 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...
, held at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 25, 1909, three teams from the ECHA ( Ottawa, Quebec
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 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...
) resigned and formed the new Canadian Hockey Association. The new league then took applications from other teams including their former partner 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...
of the ECHA. The three teams had decided to form the new league after the Wanderers were sold to new owners that wanted to move the club to the smaller Jubilee Arena from their former home, the Montreal Arena. The other clubs, most specifically Ottawa, then the Stanley Cup champions, wanted to only play at the Montreal Arena. The CHA then opened their association to applications from other hockey clubs, rejecting applications from Wanderers which did not commit to the Arena, while accepting two other teams: the All-Montreal, organized by former Wanderers captain 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...
, and the francophone Montreal Le National.
Play started on December 30. After a few games it was clear that fan interest was not there as only 800 fans were recorded for the game between the Nationals and the Shamrocks. After the January 8 game between All-Montreal and Ottawa, which was attended by only 1500 fans, Art Ross made plans to suspend the All-Montreal team and, along with Paddy Moran, join the Haileybury team of the NHA. League secretary Emmett Quinn notified the Ottawa team that the situation was hopeless. The Shamrocks announced that they would abandon the league. The CHA owners decided to proceed with an amalgamation with the NHA, entitling the league the "Canadian-National Hockey League".
A meeting with the NHA on January 15, 1910 was planned to consider amalgamation with the CHA, but amalgamation was not discussed. Instead the NHA admitted Ottawa and the Shamrocks. The Le National were offered the franchise of Les Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, but declined, partly due to the Canadiens' lease with the Jubilee Arena. No invitation was offered to All-Montreal and Quebec. The CHA ceased operations.
During its brief season, the Ottawa Hockey Club won a Stanley Cup challenge against Galt, champions of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
Ontario Professional Hockey League
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(OPHL). For this, and a challenge during the NHA season, the Senators are considered co-champions of the Stanley Cup in 1910.
Teams
- All-Montreal HC
- Montreal Le National
- Montreal ShamrocksMontreal ShamrocksThe 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...
- Ottawa Hockey ClubOttawa 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...
- Quebec BulldogsQuebec BulldogsThe 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...
Season summary
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 30 | All-Montreal | 7 | Le National | 2 |
| Jan. | 1 | Quebec | 7 | Shamrocks | 6 |
| 4 | Shamrocks | 6 | All-Montreal | 3 | |
| 8 | All-Montreal | 5 | Quebec | 1 | |
| 8 | Ottawa | 14 | Le National | 4 | |
| 11 | Le National | 8 | Shamrocks | 17 | |
| 13 | Ottawa | 15 | All-Montreal | 5 | |
| 15 | Le National | 11 | Quebec | 12 | |
| 15† | Shamrocks | 3 | Ottawa | 15 | |
† This game, a scheduled CHA game, was counted in the NHA schedule.
Stanley Cup Challenges
During the CHA season, Ottawa as Cup champion played one challenge in addition to their regular schedule:Ottawa vs. Galt
Ottawa played a two-game total goals series against Galt, Ontario, champions of the Ontario Professional Hockey LeagueOntario Professional Hockey League
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and prevailed with 12–3 and 3–1 victories. 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...
led Ottawa with 6 goals. Jim Mallen, older brother of Ottawa's 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...
played for Galt.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 1910 | Ottawa Hockey Club | 12–3 | Galt | The 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... |
| January 7, 1910 | Ottawa Hockey Club | 3–1 | Galt | |
| Ottawa wins total goals series 15 goals to 4 | ||||
| Galt | 3 | at | Ottawa | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman | G | LeSueur | |||
| Charlton | P | Lake | 1 | ||
| Murphy | CP | Mallen, Ken | |||
| Manson | 2 | F | Stuart | 2 | |
| Mallen, Jim | 2 | F | Walsh | 6 | |
| Dusome | F | Shore | 2 | ||
| Doherty | 1 | F | Ridpath | 1 | |
| Referee - R. Bowie | |||||
| Galt | 1 | at | Ottawa | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman | G | LeSueur | |||
| Charlton | 1 | P | Lake | 1 | |
| Murphy | CP | Shore | |||
| Cochrane George Cochrane George "Goldie" Cochrane was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.Born in Berlin , Ontario, in 1882, Cochrane began playing hockey as a boy in Berlin in the 1890s. Beginning in 1900, he played for the amateur senior teams in Berlin and Galt... |
F | Stuart | 1 | ||
| Mallen, Jim | F | Walsh | |||
| Dusome | F | Kerr | |||
| Doherty | F | Ridpath | 1 | ||
| Referee - Patrick & Spittal | |||||
Ottawa Hockey Club, January 1910 Stanley Cup Champions
See also
- Hockey CanadaHockey CanadaHockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- List of pre-NHL seasons
- List of ice hockey leagues