PCHA 1913/14

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Master: Victoria Aristocrats
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The 1913-14 season was the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's (PCHA) third regular season . The Victoria Aristocrats became masters .

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 new league president Frank Patrick

Before the season started, Frank Patrick was named the new league president. Important innovations were the introduction of three equally sized zones of the playing field, separated by blue lines, as well as the approval of the forward pass in the neutral zone. Well-known newcomers from the NHA were Dubbie Kerr and Didier Pitre . With Frank Nighbor (Vancouver) and Lester Patrick (Victoria), two leading players were sidelined due to a broken hand and a broken arm until the end of January. At the time as Lester Patrick, who was also the coach of the team from Victoria, the Aristocrats had a negative record with 4-5 wins, but won all the remaining six games after his return and were still champions. Top scorer in the league with 32 points was Cyclone Taylor , top scorer with 23 goals was Tommy Dunderdale .

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
Victoria Aristocrats 15th 10 5 0 80 67 20th
New Westminster Royals 16 7th 9 0 75 81 14th
Vancouver Millionaires 15th 6th 9 0 76 83 12

Stanley Cup Challenge

As PCHA champions, Victoria Aristocrats were the first team in this league to take part in the Stanley Cup games. There they met the Toronto Blueshirts from the National Hockey Association , which they defeated in a best-of-five series with a sweep . Before that, those responsible had forgotten to officially challenge their opponent, so that a victory of the aristocrats might not have been recognized anyway.

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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