PCHA 1919
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The 1919 season was the eighth 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:
- The Portland Rosebuds stopped gaming.
- The Victoria Aristocrats were reactivated.
mode
In the regular season, the three teams played 20 games each. The two first-placed teams then met each other for the championship title in two-legged matches, with the better goal difference from both games being decisive. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a defeat.
Season course
Before the season, the Portland Rosebuds franchise was dissolved, while the Victoria Aristocrats resumed gaming in the PCHA after a break of several years. The task of coaching the Aristocrats was taken over by Lester Patrick . The regular season was won by the Vancouver Millionaires, who then decided to start the playoffs in Seattle. However, this turned out to be a mistake and the Millionaires lost clearly 1: 6. Even a 4: 1 in the second leg could not turn things around.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Millionaires | 20th | 12 | 8th | 0 | 72 | 55 | 24 |
| Seattle Metropolitans | 20th | 11 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 46 | 22nd |
| Victoria Aristocrats | 20th | 7th | 13 | 0 | 44 | 81 | 14th |
Playoffs
- Vancouver Millionaires - Seattle Metropolitans 1: 6/4: 1
Stanley Cup Challenge
For the Stanley Cup , the Seattle Metropolitans competed against the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League . In the best-of-five series it was 2-2 after five games, with one game ending in a draw. However, during the course of the series, the Spanish flu broke out, which mainly affected Canadiens players. These offered to replace the sick players with actors from the Victoria Aristocrats from the PCHA, but this was rejected by the Metropolitans, which is why the entire series around the Stanley Cup was finally canceled and the cup was not awarded for this year. Canadiens player Joe Hall died a few days later as a result of his illness.
literature
- Dan Diamond (Ed.): Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League . 1st edition. Total Sports, 1998, ISBN 0-8362-7114-9 .