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*[[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup Champions |
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*[[List of pre-NHL seasons]] |
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The 1896 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 7. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 7-1 record. During the season, on February 14th the Victorias hosted a Stanley Cup challenge match with the Winnipeg Victorias club. The Winnipeggers won 2-0 to win the Cup. A rematch was held on December 30th in Winnipeg, where the Montreal Victorias won 6-5 to reclaim the Cup.
Executive
- W. Jack, Victorias (President)
- W. C. Young, Ottawa (1st. Vice-Pres.)
- C. Mussen, Montreal (Sec.-Treasurer)
Season
The Crystals were allowed to change their name to Shamrocks, which matched their new affiliation with the Shamrock A.A.A.
Highlights
The Victorias were truly the class of the league and only lost once, 3-2 to Ottawa. Their regular season team goal total was nearly double that of Ottawa.
Results
Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
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Jan. | 3 | Victorias | 7 | Montreal | 5 |
4 | Ottawa | 2 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
10 | Montreal | 5 | Shamrocks | 3 | |
11 | Victorias | 7 | Montreal | 5 | |
18 | Montreal | 1 | Victorias | 3 | |
18 | Quebec | 2 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
25 | Ottawa | 2 | Quebec | 5 | |
25 | Shamrocks | 1 | Victorias | 5 | |
Feb. | 1 | Ottawa | 3 | Victorias | 2 |
1 | Montreal | 1 | Quebec | 3 | |
5 | Shamrocks | 5 | Montreal | 3 | |
8 | Shamrocks | 1 | Quebec | 4 | |
8 | Victorias | 3 | Ottawa | 2 | |
15 | Ottawa | 3 | Montreal | 2 | |
22 | Quebec | 2 | Montreal | 3 | |
25 | Montreal | 4 | Victorias | 7 | |
29 | Shamrocks | 2 | Ottawa | 3 | |
29 | Quebec | 2 | Victorias | 4 | |
Mar. | 4 | Victorias | 6 | Shamrocks | 2 |
7 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 4 |
Final Standing
Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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Montreal Victorias | ||||||
Ottawa | ||||||
Quebec | ||||||
Montreal AAA | ||||||
Montreal Shamrocks |
Goalkeeper Averages
Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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Chittick, Fred | Ottawa | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2.0 |
Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | |
Jones, Robert | Victorias | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | |
Drysdale, J. | Shamrocks | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | |
Hamilton, G. | Montreal | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | |
Collins, Herbert | Montreal | 6 | 25 | 4.1 |
Scoring Leaders
Name | Club | GP | G |
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McDougall, Robert | Victorias | 6 | 10 |
McKerrow, Clare | Montreal | 6 | 8 |
Davidson, Shirley | Victorias | 7 | 8 |
Swift, Arthur E. | Quebec | 8 | 8 |
Westwick, Harry | Ottawa | 8 | 8 |
Drinkwater, Graham | Victorias | 8 | 7 |
Smith, Alf | Ottawa | 8 | 7 |
Doyle, Pat | Quebec | 8 | 6 |
Gillilan, D. | Victorias | 3 | 5 |
Mussen, A. | Montreal | 5 | 5 |
Playoffs
There were no playoffs as Montreal won first place exclusively.
See also
References
- Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc.