1920–21 PCHA season

The 1920–21 PCHA season was the tenth season of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Three teams played 24 games each. The Vancouver Millionaires won the league championship, but lost the Stanley Cup to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

Regular season

The Aristocrats signed Frank Fredrickson who had starred in the Olympics. He scored for Victoria in his first game. Mickey MacKay returned to play after a year's layoff with a broken jaw.[1] Bernie Morris returned to regular-season play after missing the previous season due to his arrest in the United States for alleged draft dodging. Morris spent nearly a year at Alcatraz before he was freed.

On March 4, a special "Moose Johnson Night" was held to honour Moose Johnson who had played ten years in the league. Presentations to Johnson were made before the game. The game itself went to sixty minutes of overtime before the teams agreed to leave the score a draw.[2]

Cyclone Taylor scored the final goals of his career in the final game on March 11. He scored a hat-trick in an 8–11 loss to Victoria.[3]

Final standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Millionaires2413110268679
Seattle Metropolitans2412111257768
Victoria Aristocrats2410131217288

Source: Coleman(1966)[4]

Playoffs

PCHA Championship

Vancouver defeated Seattle in a two-game total-goal series 7–0, 6–2 (13–2) to win the league championship and advance to the Stanley Cup series.

Date Home Score Away Score
March 14Vancouver7Seattle0
March 16Seattle2Vancouver6

Source: [5]

Stanley Cup Championship

The Stanley Cup finals took place in Vancouver, British Columbia between the Millionaires and Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League, alternating between PCHA and NHL rules. Ottawa won the series 3–2. The attendance per game during the series averaged 10,000 people which was a record for its time. It was an extremely hard fought and close series as all games were decided by only one goal.

Schedule and results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Dec 20Seattle0Vancouver2
22Victoria2Seattle7
25Seattle4Victoria3 (6:42 OT)
27Victoria3Vancouver6
29Vancouver2Seattle3 (7:50 OT)
Jan 1Vancouver3Victoria5
3Seattle2Vancouver3
5Victoria1Seattle2 (3:35 OT)
7Seattle0Victoria2
10Victoria3Vancouver5
12Vancouver3Seattle4 (1:46 OT)
14Vancouver4Victoria3
17Seattle3Vancouver7
19Victoria2Seattle9
21Vancouver1Victoria4
24Victoria2Vancouver5
26Vancouver2Seattle3
28Seattle3Victoria5
31Seattle4Vancouver3
Feb 2Victoria3Seattle2 (31:14 OT)
4Vancouver4Victoria3
7Victoria2Vancouver5
9Vancouver2Seattle6
11Seattle1Victoria3
14Seattle1Vancouver2
16Victoria4Seattle3
18Vancouver2Victoria0
21Victoria1Vancouver5
23Vancouver1Seattle5
25Seattle0Victoria3
28Seattle7Vancouver4
Mar 2Victoria3Seattle0
4Seattle4Victoria4 (60:00 OT)
7Victoria0Vancouver5
9Vancouver2Seattle4
11Vancouver8Victoria11

Source: Coleman(1966).[6]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Frank FredricksonVictoria Aristocrats212012323
Smokey HarrisVancouver Millionaires241517326
Frank FoystonSeattle Metropolitans232643010
Jack AdamsVancouver Millionaires2417133060
Jim RileySeattle Metropolitans242352820
Alf SkinnerVancouver Millionaires242042422
Bernie MorrisSeattle Metropolitans241113243
Lloyd CookVancouver Millionaires241292118
Tommy DunderdaleVictoria Aristocrats249112018
Mickey MacKayVancouver Millionaires211081815

Goaltending averages

GP = Games played; GA = Goals allowed; SO=Shutouts; GAA=Goals against average

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Hap Holmes Seattle246802.8
Hugh Lehman Vancouver247833.3
Norman Fowler Victoria248833.7

Source: Coleman(1966)[4]

See also

References

Notes

  1. Coleman 1966, p. 383.
  2. Coleman 1966, pp. 383–384.
  3. Coleman 1966, p. 384.
  4. Coleman 1966, p. 385.
  5. nhl.com
  6. Coleman 1966, pp. 384–385.

Bibliography

  • Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc.
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