1901 CAHL season

The 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season was the third season of the senior ice hockey league. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Ottawa Hockey Club was the league champion with a record of seven wins, no losses and a draw. The Montreal Shamrocks lost a Stanley Cup challenge during the season, so Ottawa did not inherit the Stanley Cup. The Club declined to challenge Winnipeg after the season.

1901 CAHL season
LeagueCanadian Amateur Hockey League
Sportice hockey
DurationJanuary 5, 1901 – March 5, 1901
Number of teams5
1901
ChampionOttawa Hockey Club
Top scorerRussell Bowie (24 goals)

League business

Executive

  • George R. James, Montreal (President)
  • D. Watson, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
  • J. W. Smith, Ottawa ( 2nd Vice-President)
  • J. S. Bishop, Victorias (Secretary-Treasurer)
  • C. Hart (Councillor)

The league adopted travelling expenses of $85 between Ottawa-Montreal, $100 between Montreal-Quebec and $125 between Ottawa-Quebec for the visiting teams to receive from the home team.

The league banned member teams from playing exhibition matches outside the league without league permission.

Exhibition games

On January 12, the Montreal Victorias played an exhibition against the New York Hockey Club, in New York, losing 2–1.[1]

Regular season

Highlights

The Ottawa club would win the season, undefeated, with players Sixsmith, Westwick and Pulford starring.

Final standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Ottawa Hockey Club
8
7
0
1
33
20
Montreal Victorias
8
4
3
1
45
32
Montreal Shamrocks
8
4
4
0
30
25
Montreal Hockey Club
8
3
5
0
28
37
Quebec Hockey Club
8
1
7
0
21
43

Although Ottawa won the league championship, the Shamrocks had lost their challenge to Winnipeg and Ottawa would not be awarded the Cup. At first, Ottawa was intending to challenge Winnipeg for the Cup, but on February 27, 1901, announced that they would not do so that winter.[2] According to Coleman(1966), Ottawa did not issue a challenge due to the "lateness of the season."[3] The Ottawa Journal as reported in The Globe suggested that the Ottawa club was wise in their decision, as they were in "racked condition in which they are, as a result of the immensely hard exertions put forth by them in all their games this season".[4] The Ottawa Hockey Club did not challenge the following season, either.

Stanley Cup challenges

Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg

In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias of the MHA again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game two was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four-minute mark of the extra period.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location Notes
January 29, 1901Winnipeg Victorias4–3Montreal ShamrocksMontreal Arena
January 31, 1901Winnipeg Victorias2–1Montreal Shamrocks4:00, OT
Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
January 29
Winnipeg 4 at Shamrocks 3
Art BrownGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPMike Grant
Magnus FlettCPFrank Wall1
Tony Gingras1FHarry Trihey
Dan Bain1FJack P. Brannen1
Charles JohnstonFFred Scanlan
Burke Wood2FArthur Farrell1
Fred Chadhamsub
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon
January 31
Winnipeg 2 at Shamrocks 1
Art BrownGJames H. McKenna
Rod FlettPMike Grant
Magnus FlettCPFrank Wall
Tony GingrasFHarry Trihey1
Dan Bain2FJack P. Brannen
Charles JohnstonFFred Scanlon
Burke WoodFArthur Farrell
Fred Chadhamsub
Referee – H. Baird
Umpires – A. McKerrow, Dickie Boon

Schedule and results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 5Quebec4Ottawa5
5Montreal2Victorias3
12Ottawa4Shamrocks2
16Shamrocks3Montreal2
19Victorias2Ottawa2 (10' overtime)
19Quebec4Shamrocks10
21Montreal7Quebec3
23Victorias4Shamrocks3
26Ottawa9Montreal4
Feb. 2Victorias5Quebec6
2Montreal3Ottawa5
9Shamrocks2Quebec1
9Ottawa5Victorias4
16Quebec0Montreal4
16 (†)Shamrocks1Ottawa2 (30' overtime)
20Victorias13Montreal3
23Ottawa1Quebec0 (20' overtime)
23Montreal3Shamrocks1
27Shamrocks8Victorias5
Mar. 2Quebec3Victorias9

† Ottawa clinches league championship.

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

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

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Chittick, Fred Ottawa1010.0
Lockerby, Archie Victorias122.0
Hutton, John Bouse Ottawa7202.9
McKenna, James H. Shamrocks8253.1
O'Meara, Mark Quebec144.0
Munro, Fred Victorias7304.3
Nicholson, Billy Montreal8374.6
Stocking, Frank Quebec7385.4

Leading scorers

Name Club GP G
Russell Bowie Victorias724
Lorne Campbell Montreal710
Arthur Farrell Shamrocks810
Harold Henry Ottawa88
Blair Russel Victorias88
Arthur Sixsmith Ottawa77
Harry Trihey Shamrocks77
Charlie Liffiton Montreal86
Harry Westwick Ottawa76
Edward Stuart Victorias56
Jack Smith Ottawa46

See also

References

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
  1. "New York Men Won". Winnipeg Tribune. January 14, 1901.
  2. "Ottawa will not challenge". The Globe. February 28, 1901. p. 10.
  3. Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926, inc. p. 62.
  4. "Sound reasons for waiting". The Globe. March 2, 1901. p. 25.
Preceded by
1900
CAHL seasons
1901
Succeeded by
1902
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