WCHL 1924/25
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The 1924/25 season was the fourth regular season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). The champions became the Victoria Cougars .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Vancouver Maroons were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Victoria Cougars were added to the league as an expansion team.
mode
In the regular season, the six teams played 28 games each. The three best-placed teams then played against each other in the playoffs, with the team with the better goal difference progressing from both games. First, the second placed against the third placed, then the winner of this duel competed against the first placed for the championship title and entry into the Stanley Cup Challenge. 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 Pacific Coast Hockey Association was dissolved after 13 years and the two remaining teams from Vancouver and Victoria joined the WCHL. While Vancouver had some problems finding their way in the new league, Victoria managed to move into third place in the playoff semi-finals, where the Saskatoon Sheiks were eliminated with 6: 4 goals. The team then managed to win the WCHL championship and qualify for the Stanley Cup Challenge with 3-1 goals against the Calgary Tigers in their first year. Mickey MacKay was the top scorer in the league with 27 goals, while Bill Cook was top scorer with 34 points.
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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Calgary Tigers | 28 | 17th | 11 | 0 | 95 | 79 | 34 |
Saskatoon Sheiks | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 75 | 33 |
Victoria Cougars | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 63 | 32 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 14th | 13 | 1 | 97 | 109 | 29 |
Vancouver Maroons | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 91 | 102 | 24 |
Regina Capitals | 28 | 8th | 20th | 0 | 72 | 121 | 16 |
Playoffs
Semifinals
- Saskatoon Sheiks - Victoria Cougars 1: 3/3: 3
final
- Victoria Cougars - Calgary Tigers 1: 1/2: 0
Stanley Cup Challenge
In the best-of-five series for the Stanley Cup , the Victoria Cougars prevailed with 3-1 victories against the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League . This made them the only WCHL team that could ever win the Stanley Cup and the last outside of the NHL to win the 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 .
Web links
- The playing time at hockeydb.com