PCHA 1912
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The 1912 season was the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's (PCHA )’s first regular season . The champions were the New Westminster Royals .
mode
In the regular season, the three teams played between 15 and 16 games. The first place after the regular season became champions. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a defeat.
Season course
The season opened on January 2, 1912 with a home game for the Victoria Aristocrats against the New Westminster Royals . In front of 2,500 spectators, the Royals won the first game in league history with 8: 3. Royals player Ran McDonald scored the first goal in league history and was instrumental in his team's victory with a total of four goals. Due to delays in building their arena, the Royals had to play their home games in the Vancouver Millionaires' arena. The New Westminster Royals were able to secure the league title on March 19 with a 7-5 victory over the Vancouver Millionaires after both teams were tied until the penultimate matchday. Top scorer was Newsy Lalonde of the Millionaires, who scored 27 times in 15 games and then moved to the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey Association .
Regular season
table
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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New Westminster Royals | 15th | 9 | 6th | 0 | 78 | 77 | 18th |
Vancouver Millionaires | 15th | 7th | 8th | 0 | 102 | 94 | 14th |
Victoria Aristocrats | 16 | 7th | 9 | 0 | 81 | 90 | 14th |
Top scorers
player | team | Gates | |
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1. | Newsy Lalonde | Vancouver | 27 |
2. | Harry Hyland | New Westminster | 26th |
3. | Tommy Dunderdale | Victoria | 24 |
4th | Frank Patrick | Vancouver | 23 |
5. | Don Smith | Victoria | 19th |
5. | Sibby Nichols | Vancouver | 19th |
7th | Tom Phillips | Vancouver | 17th |
8th. | Ran McDonald | New Westminster | 16 |
9. | Ken Mallen | New Westminster | 14th |
10. | Lester Patrick | Victoria | 10 |
10. | Bobby Rowe | Victoria | 10 |
literature
- Dan Diamond (Ed.): Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League . 1st edition. Andrews McMeel, Kansas City, MO 1998, ISBN 0-8362-7114-9 .
Web links
- The playing time at hockeydb.com