1923–24 PCHA season
The 1923–24 PCHA season was the 13th and last season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from November 26, 1923, until February 25, 1924. Each team played 30 games, including eight games against Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) teams. The Seattle Metropolitans club were the regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off against the Vancouver Maroons.
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League business
The league approved a rule limiting goalkeeper pads to 12" in width. The league also banned goalkeepers from going behind their own net.[1]
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 99 |
| Vancouver Maroons | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 87 | 80 |
| Victoria Cougars | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 78 | 103 |
Standings include results of games played against WCHL opponents.
Playoffs
The Maroons won the two-game total-goals series against Seattle (4–3).
The Maroons then played against the Western Canada Hockey League champion Calgary Tigers for the right to go directly to the Stanley Cup Finals. Calgary won the series two games to one. Vancouver then played the Montreal Canadiens in a semifinal and lost the best-of-three series two games to none.
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 12 | Seattle | 3 | Vancouver | 2 |
| 14 | Victoria | 6 | Seattle | 7 (2' overtime) | |
| 16 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 1 | Vancouver | 7 | |
| 21 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 23 | Seattle | 2 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Saskatoon | 4 | Vancouver | 7 | |
| 30 | Saskatoon | 1 | Victoria | 7 | |
| December | 3 | Saskatoon | 2 | Vancouver | 2 (20:00 OT) |
| 5 | Calgary | 7 | Seattle | 5 | |
| 7 | Calgary | 3 | Victoria | 1 | |
| 10 | Seattle | 2 | Regina | 3 | |
| 10 | Victoria | 3 | Edmonton | 1 | |
| 12 | Seattle | 1 | Regina | 4 (at Winnipeg) | |
| 12 | Victoria | 3 | Saskatoon | 9 | |
| 14 | Vancouver | 0 | Calgary | 1 | |
| 14 | Victoria | 2 | Regina | 4 | |
| 14 | Saskatoon | 2 | Seattle | 1 (at Moose Jaw) | |
| 17 | Vancouver | 2 | Edmonton | 3 | |
| 17 | Victoria | 1 | Regina | 4 (at Winnipeg) | |
| 17 | Seattle | 1 | Saskatoon | 2 | |
| 19 | Seattle | 4 | Edmonton | 5 | |
| 19 | Vancouver | 1 | Saskatoon | 4 | |
| 21 | Vancouver | 4 | Regina | 3 | |
| 21 | Victoria | 3 | Saskatoon | 2 (1:00 OT) (at Winnipeg) | |
| 21 | Seattle | 1 | Calgary | 3 | |
| 25 | Victoria | 1 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 26 | Vancouver | 5 | Seattle | 2 | |
| 28 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 3 (3:16OT)[2] | |
| January | 1 | Seattle | 4 | Vancouver | 2 |
| 2 | Victoria | 1 | Seattle | 2 | |
| 4 | Seattle | 2 | Victoria | 3 (15:32 OT) | |
| 7 | Edmonton | 1 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 9 | Edmonton | 1 | Seattle | 4 | |
| 11 | Edmonton | 4 | Victoria | 2 | |
| 14 | Victoria | 4 | Vancouver | 3 (:26 OT) | |
| 16 | Calgary | 2 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 18 | Calgary | 7 | Victoria | 3 | |
| 21 | Seattle | 1 | Regina | 9 | |
| 21 | Calgary | 4 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 23 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 3 (1:44 OT) (at Seattle)[3] | |
| 23 | Seattle | 3 | Saskatoon | 8 | |
| 25 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 2 (:25 OT)[4] | |
| 25 | Seattle | 3 | Edmonton | 2 | |
| 28 | Regina | 5 | Vancouver | 4 (7:35 OT) | |
| 28 | Seattle | 4 | Calgary | 5 | |
| 30 | Regina | 1 | Seattle | 2 | |
| February | 1 | Regina | 2 | Victoria | 1 |
| 4 | Regina | 4 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 6 | Seattle | 4 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 2 | Regina | 3 | |
| 8 | Seattle | 4 | Victoria | 1 | |
| 9 | Vancouver | 3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |
| 11 | Victoria | 4 | Seattle | 1 (at Vancouver) | |
| 11 | Vancouver | 3 | Edmonton | 1 | |
| 13 | Vancouver | 2 | Calgary | 1 (1:52 OT) | |
| 14 | Edmonton | 7 | Seattle | 1 | |
| 15 | Edmonton | 2 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 18 | Victoria | 3 | Calgary | 4 | |
| 20 | Vancouver | 0 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 20 | Victoria | 1 | Regina | 2 | |
| 22 | Seattle | 4 | Vancouver | 2 (at Victoria) | |
| 22 | Victoria | 3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |
| 25 | Seattle | 0 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 25 | Victoria | 1 | Edmonton | 1 (20:00 OT) | |
| 27 | Victoria | 1 | Calgary | 7 |
Source: Coleman(1966)[5]
Player statistics
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 30 | 80 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Hap Holmes | Seattle | 30 | 99 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Hec Fowler | Victoria | 30 | 103 | 3.4 | |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Duncan | Vancouver Maroons | 30 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 44 |
| Frank Fredrickson | Victoria Cougars | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 28 |
| Mickey MacKay | Vancouver Maroons | 28 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 |
| Jack Walker | Seattle Metropolitans | 29 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Foyston | Seattle Metropolitans | 30 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 8 |
| Frank Boucher | Vancouver Maroons | 28 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Gord Fraser | Seattle Metropolitans | 30 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 64 |
| Smokey Harris | Seattle Metropolitans | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| Gizzy Hart | Victoria Cougars | 29 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| Clem Loughlin | Victoria Cougars | 30 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
References
Notes
- Coleman 1966, p. 447.
- "Harold Hart's Goal Gives Cougars Game" The Daily Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia). Dec. 29, 1923 (pg. 10).
- "Frank Boucher Acts As Fly in Ointment For Lester's Crew" The Daily Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia). Jan. 24, 1924 (pg. 10).
- "Archie Briden wins battle for Cougars" The Daily Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia). Jan. 26, 1924 (pg. 10).
- Coleman 1966, pp. 449, 452–454.
Bibliography
Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893-1936 inc.