PCHA 1916/17

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The 1916-17 season was the sixth regular season for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Masters became the Seattle Metropolitans .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

mode

In the regular season, the four teams played between 23 and 24 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 second franchise relocation in PCHA history took place at the beginning of the season. Since the Victoria Cougars had attracted only a few spectators in the last place, the team was relocated to Spokane, Washington, and was named Spokane Canaries. This left Vancouver as the only Canadian team against three US teams. The relocation of the Aristocrats to Spokane, however, had neither a sporting nor a special effect on the number of spectators, so that the Comries also stopped playing after the season, after having previously waived the last game of the season against Vancouver.

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
Seattle Metropolitans 24 16 8th 0 125 80 32
Vancouver Millionaires 23 14th 9 0 131 124 28
Portland Rosebuds 24 9 15th 0 114 112 18th
Spokane Canaries 23 8th 15th 0 89 143 16

Stanley Cup Challenge

Team photo of the Seattle Metropolitans as Stanley Cup winners

As PCHA champions, the Seattle Metropolitans met for the Stanley Cup on the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey Association , who were not allowed to use their player Reg Noble because he was accused of too many teams during the season. With 3-1 victories in the Best-of-Five series, the Metropolitans became the first American team to ever win the Stanley Cup.

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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