1888 AHAC season
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The 1888 AHAC season was the second season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in a series format. The Montreal Hockey Club
would win a playoff against the Montreal Victorias
to win the Canadian championship for the first time.
Executive
Source: Kitchen 2000, p. 11
† National Champion
Source: "Before the Trail of the Stanley Cup"
The playing of the game was tarnished with some scandal. The AHAC council convened to set the date of the playoff. Two players for the Victorias, Ashe and J. J. Arnton Jr. were injured, and the council set the date for the playoff before the players were recovered. The deciding vote for the date was cast by J. Stewart, who played for the Montreal HC team. Hodgson of Montreal scored the first goal at 4½ minutes, followed two minutes by a goal of Campbell for the Vics. 5½ minutes later Hodgson lifted a shot past Arnton in the Vic's goal to put Montreal ahead to stay. The Vics protested that the goal was off-side to no avail. There was no more scoring in the match. The Montreal Daily Herald reporter praised referee Hamilton of the McGill Club, noting that both side broke the off-side rule often.
Montreal Hockey Club
The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a...
would win a playoff against the Montreal Victorias
Montreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...
to win the Canadian championship for the first time.
League business
The league at its annual meeting of November 9, 1887 decided to change the method of play for the season to a 'series' between the teams of the AHAC. Each team would play every other team twice. Ottawa did not attend and did not participate in the season.Executive
- President: J. J. Arnton, Victorias
- 1st Vice president: J. A. Stewart, Montreal
- 2nd Vice president: H. A. Budden, McGill
- Secretary-treasurer: W. E. Stenvenson, Victorias
- Council: A. L. Shanks, McGill; D. A. Elliott, Crystals; A. Shearer, Victorias; L. Barlow, Montreal
Source: Kitchen 2000, p. 11
Overall record
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| Montreal Hockey Club Montreal Hockey Club The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a... † |
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| Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating... |
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| Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals were an ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that existed from 1886 to 1895. The Club was a member of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . The team won the Canadian championship twice. In 1895, the team became the Montreal Shamrocks... |
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Results
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Location |
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| January 13 | Montreal Hockey Club Montreal Hockey Club The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a... |
4 | Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals Montreal Crystals were an ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that existed from 1886 to 1895. The Club was a member of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . The team won the Canadian championship twice. In 1895, the team became the Montreal Shamrocks... |
1 | Crystal Rink |
| January 18 | Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating... |
8 | McGill McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... |
1 | Victoria Rink |
| January 23 | Montreal HC | 5 | McGill | 0 | Crystal Rink |
| January 27 | Montreal Victorias | 3 | Montreal Crystals | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| February 3 | Montreal Victorias | 3 | Montreal HC | 1 | Victoria Rink |
| February 10 | Montreal Crystals | 4 | McGill | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| February 15 | Montreal HC | 3 | Montreal Crystals | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| February 22 | Montreal Victorias | 6 | McGill | 2 | Crystal Rink |
| February 27 | Montreal HC | 2 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| March 2 | Montreal HC | 8 | McGill | 0 | Crystal Rink |
| March 7 | Montreal Victorias | 3 | Montreal Crystals | 2 | Victoria Rink |
| March 12 | Montreal Crystals | 9 | McGill | 0 | Crystal Rink |
Source: "Before the Trail of the Stanley Cup"
Playoff
- March 15 - Montreal HC 2, Montreal Victorias 1, at Crystal Rink
The playing of the game was tarnished with some scandal. The AHAC council convened to set the date of the playoff. Two players for the Victorias, Ashe and J. J. Arnton Jr. were injured, and the council set the date for the playoff before the players were recovered. The deciding vote for the date was cast by J. Stewart, who played for the Montreal HC team. Hodgson of Montreal scored the first goal at 4½ minutes, followed two minutes by a goal of Campbell for the Vics. 5½ minutes later Hodgson lifted a shot past Arnton in the Vic's goal to put Montreal ahead to stay. The Vics protested that the goal was off-side to no avail. There was no more scoring in the match. The Montreal Daily Herald reporter praised referee Hamilton of the McGill Club, noting that both side broke the off-side rule often.
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Elliot, D.A. | Crystals | 6 | 8 |
| Campbell, Jack | Victorias | 7 | 8 |
| McNaughton, Archie | Montreal | 2 | 6 |
| Ashe, Fred | Victorias | 5 | 5 |
| Kinghorn, James | Victorias | 7 | 5 |
| Lee, Sam | Crystals | 4 | 4 |
| Hodgson, Archie | Montreal | 5 | 4 |
| Shearer, Andy | Victorias | 7 | 4 |
Goalkeeper averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| Scanlan, Robert | Crystals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Paton, Tom Tom Paton (ice hockey) Tom L. Paton born 1854 - died February 10, 1909 was a Canadian ice hockey player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He played the position of Goaltender for the Montreal HC and was a member of the first Stanley cup winning team in 1893.... |
Montreal | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Crathern, J.C. | Victorias | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Arnton, Tom | Victorias | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Higginson, A.G. | Montreal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Virtue, William | Crystals | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Norris, Jack | Crystals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Shanks, A. | McGill | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 |
| McCaffrey, Ed | McGill | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |