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

Top scorer Newsy Lalonde

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
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
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 .

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