1888–89 AHAC season

The 1888–89 AHAC season was the third season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges and started on December 15, 1888. The Montreal Hockey Club would win the final challenge of the season against the Montreal Victorias to win the Canadian championship for the second season in a row.

1888–89 AHAC season
LeagueAmateur Hockey Association of Canada
SportIce hockey
DurationDecember 15, 1888 – March 27, 1889
Number of teams6
1888–89
ChampionsMontreal Hockey Club

League business

The annual meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association was held in the Victoria Skating Rink, Montreal, on November 16, 1888. Representatives from most of the hockey clubs were present. The election for the ensuing year resulted as follows:[1]

  • President, Mr. J. Stewart;
  • first vice-president, A. Shearer;
  • second vice-president, D. B. Holden;
  • secretary-treasurer, A. Hodgson.
  • Council — H. Kinghorn (McGill), S. Lee (Crystal), T. Arnton (Victoria), A. C. Higginson (Montreal).

Rule changes

The league reverted to the challenge system, hoping to attract teams from outside Montreal. Quebec would return to play in the AHAC. The number of games was reduced to only four.[1]

The league adopted a rule where the placement of the 'bully' or faceoff, could be played at the point of infringement, or at the point of play stoppage, at the choice of the captain of the offended team after a rules infraction.[1]

Regular season

This season saw two teams from outside of Montreal and Ottawa to make challenges. Halifax(Dartmouth) had not challenged for the national championships before, while Quebec had played in the Montreal tournaments. McGill did not return to mount a challenge this year. Ottawa did not play a challenge, but did play an exhibition against the Montreal Hockey Club in Ottawa.[2]

Halifax Chebuctos would play two games in Montreal, both played half under "Montreal rules", half under "Halifax rules". Halifax would lose 6–1 to Montreal and 4–1 to Crystals. Both games were played at the Crystal Palace skating rink.[3] The two games are recorded in the overall record.

The Chebuctos would play two games against Quebec, losing 8–0 and 5–1.[4]

Overall record

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club
7
6
1
0
26
9
Montreal Crystals
6
3
3
0
17
16
Montreal Victorias
3
1
2
0
7
11
Quebec Hockey Club
1
0
1
0
2
3
McGill
1
0
1
0
4
8
Halifax Chebuctos
2
0
2
0
2
10

Schedule and results

Date Visitor Score Home Score Location
Exhibition play
December 15Montreal HC3Montreal Victorias1Victoria Rink
January 11Montreal Crystals8McGill4Crystal Rink
January 18Montreal HC2Montreal Crystals1Crystal Rink
January 31Montreal Victorias5Montreal Crystals2Crystal Rink
February 26Montreal HC6Halifax Chebuctos1Crystal Rink
February 27Montreal Crystals4Halifax Chebuctos1Crystal Rink
AHAC Challenge play
February 2Montreal Crystals3Montreal HC2Crystal Rink
No challenges during Montreal Tournament (February 4–18)
March 1Montreal HC4Montreal Crystals0Crystal Rink
March 7Montreal HC3Quebec2Crystal Rink
March 27Montreal HC6Montreal Victorias1Crystal Rink

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored

Name Club GP G
Archie McNaughton Montreal57
Archie Hodgson Montreal56
Sam Lee Crystals45
Jack Findlay Montreal55
William Virtue Victorias22
Dave Brown Crystals42
George Lowe Montreal42

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Paton, Tom Montreal5701.17
Norris, Jack Crystals3602.0
Arnton, Tom Victorias1212.0
Laurie, Archie Quebec1303.0
Scanlan, Robert Crystals1404.0
Brown, John Chebuctos21005.0
Jones, Robert Victorias1606.0

Montreal HC 1889 AHAC champions

Players

  Forwards
  • Barlow, F.,
  • Findlay, J.,
  • Hodgson, A.
  • Low, G.S.
  • McNaughton, A.
  Defencemen
  • Cameron, A.,
  • Stewart, J.A.
  Goaltenders
  • Paton, T.L.


References

Bibliography

  • "Our Monthly Record". Outing. February 1889.
  • Fitsell, J.W. (1987). Hockey's Captains, Colonels & Kings. Boston Mill Press.
  • Kitchen, Paul (2000). "Before The Trail of the Stanley Cup". In Diamond, Dan (ed.). Total Hockey. pp. 8–15. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
  • Weir, Glen (1991). Ultimate Hockey. Stoddart Publishing.

Notes

  1. Kitchen 2000, p. 12.
  2. Kitchen 2008, p. 40.
  3. Fitsell 1987, pp. 43–47.
  4. Fitsell 1987, p. 48.
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