1898 AHAC season
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The 1898 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 8 until March 5. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias
were again first with a 8–0 record, to retain the Stanley Cup
. This was their fourth-straight league championship.
The Ottawa Capitals
applied to join the league, but were turned down because they had not won an intermediate-level championship.
, the regular goal-keeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of Harvey Pulford
and Weldy Young
, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.
Source: Coleman(1966), pp. 41–43
After the season, the Victorias visited New York, first playing the New York Athletic Club at the St. Nicholas Rink, winning 6–1 on March 4. The game was in attendance of 3000 people. The game was noted as the Victorias were able to 'disarm' their oppoenents illustrating stealing the puck from the opposeing players through stickhandling. Montreal scorers were (2 goals each) Macdougall, Davidson, Drinkwater to Fenwicks single goal
On March 5, the Victorias defeated the St. Nicholas Skating Club 8–0.
of the CCHA in a single-elimination game on December 27, 1897, winning 15–2.
It was originally scheduled as the first best-of-three challenge, but the series ended after the first game because the Victorias clearly was the superior team with a 15–2 victory and the Ottawa team withdrew its challenge.
Referee - J. A. Findlay
Umpires -
No challenges were played after the season.
(coverpoint-Captain), Hartland MacDougall
(point), Robert MacDougall
(forward), Graham Drinkwater
(rover), Cam Davidson(forward), Ernest McLea(forward), Jack Ewing(forward).
Non Players
W. Jack (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneak (President), F.H. Wilson (Hon. Vice President), J.S. Bishop (Secretary/Treasurer).
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...
were again first with a 8–0 record, to retain the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. This was their fourth-straight league championship.
Executive
- J. A. Findlay, Montreal (President)
- J. S. Dunbar, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.)
- G. P. Murphy (2nd Vice-Pres.)
- H. Wilson (Sec.-Treasurer)
- W. Snow, E. Hinchy, E. Farwell, E. Blurty, G. Tanguay (Council)
The Ottawa Capitals
Ottawa Capitals
The Ottawa Capitals were an early amateur senior men's ice hockey club playing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from the 1890s until 1920. The club would challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1897, but abandon its challenge after one game, after it lost 15–2. It would later precipitate the breakup of the...
applied to join the league, but were turned down because they had not won an intermediate-level championship.
Highlights
The game of February 12, 1898 between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because Fred ChittickFred Chittick
Fred Chittick was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Ottawa Hockey Club from 1894 until 1901. He was also a track and field athlete and a rugby football player.-Playing career:...
, the regular goal-keeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of Harvey Pulford
Harvey Pulford
Ernest Harvey Pulford was a Canadian all-around athlete at the turn of the 20th century, winning national championships in ice hockey, lacrosse, football, boxing, paddling and rowing. He won four Stanley Cups with the Ottawa Hockey Club and championships or tournaments in every sport in which he...
and Weldy Young
Weldy Young
Weldon C. Young was a Canadian businessman and athlete. Young was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club, playing in its founding years in the 1880s and in the 1890s. Young later became a member of the Dawson City Nuggets which played against Ottawa in the 1905 Stanley Cup challenge...
, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.
Final Standing
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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 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 Shamrocks Montreal Shamrocks The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900... |
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| Quebec Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880... |
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Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
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| Jan. | 4 | Ottawa | 1 | Shamrocks | 2 |
| 8 | Montreal | 2 | Quebec | 5 | |
| 8 | Victorias | 6 | Shamrocks | 4 | |
| 11 | Victorias | 4 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 15 | Ottawa | 4 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 15 | Montreal | 10 | Shamrocks | 2 | |
| 19 | Shamrocks | 5 | Victorias | 7 | |
| 22 | Quebec | 1 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 29 | Montreal | 4 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 29 | Quebec | 4 | Victorias | 5 | |
| Feb. | 5 | Ottawa | 4 | Victorias | 12 |
| 5 | Shamrocks | 1 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 9 | Shamrocks | 5 | Montreal | 4 | |
| 12 | Quebec | 3 | Shamrocks | 4 | |
| 12 | Victorias | 3 | Ottawa | 5 | |
| 19 | Victorias | 4 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 19 | Ottawa | 4 | Montreal | 6 | |
| 26 | Montreal | 2 | Victorias | 4 | |
| 26 | Quebec | 7 | Ottawa | 6 | |
| Mar. | 5 | Shamrocks | 3 | Ottawa | 1 |
Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| Tobin, A | Shamrocks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Collins, Herb | Montreal | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Lewis, Gordon | Victorias | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | |
| Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | |
| Richardson, Frank | Victorias | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | |
| Chittick, Fred | Ottawa | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | |
| Semple, Hugh | Shamrocks | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | |
| Cope, A. | Ottawa | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | |
| O'Meara, Mark | Quebec | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | |
Scoring Leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Davidson, Cam | Victorias | 7 | 14 |
| McKerrow, Clare | Montreal | 8 | 13 |
| McDougall, Robert | Victorias | 8 | 12 |
| Brown, Desse | Montreal | 8 | 11 |
| Drinkwater, Graham | Victorias | 8 | 10 |
| Gillespie, James | Shamrocks | 8 | 10 |
| Hutchison, H. | Ottawa | 8 | 8 |
| Howard, R. | Quebec | 7 | 7 |
| White, Frank | Ottawa | 6 | 7 |
| Horsfall, Bert | Quebec | 8 | 6 |
Source: Coleman(1966), pp. 41–43
Shamrocks Tour New York
From February 14 through 19th, the Shamrocks toured New York city, playing teams of the Amateur Hockey League. They played the New York Hockey Club twice and the Brooklyn Skating Club once. The Shamrocks split the two with New York 2–1 and 0–1 at the Lexington Avenue Ice Palace. The series was considered close however in the second game play turned rough and several Montreal players were ejected; Brown (Montreal) and Russell(New york). B.Phillips of Montreal would score the only goal and assists were rewarded to De casnova and Russell. The Shamrocks also defeated Brooklyn 4–3 at the Clermont Avenue Rink.Victorias Tour New York
The first game was dubbed by the American media as establishing the amateur international championship, between the top American team, The New York Athletic club and the top Canadian team the Montreal Victorias.After the season, the Victorias visited New York, first playing the New York Athletic Club at the St. Nicholas Rink, winning 6–1 on March 4. The game was in attendance of 3000 people. The game was noted as the Victorias were able to 'disarm' their oppoenents illustrating stealing the puck from the opposeing players through stickhandling. Montreal scorers were (2 goals each) Macdougall, Davidson, Drinkwater to Fenwicks single goal
On March 5, the Victorias defeated the St. Nicholas Skating Club 8–0.
Victorias vs. Ottawa
Prior to the season, Victorias would play Ottawa CapitalsOttawa Capitals
The Ottawa Capitals were an early amateur senior men's ice hockey club playing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from the 1890s until 1920. The club would challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1897, but abandon its challenge after one game, after it lost 15–2. It would later precipitate the breakup of the...
of the CCHA in a single-elimination game on December 27, 1897, winning 15–2.
It was originally scheduled as the first best-of-three challenge, but the series ended after the first game because the Victorias clearly was the superior team with a 15–2 victory and the Ottawa team withdrew its challenge.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| December 27, 1897 | Montreal Victorias | 15 – 2 | Ottawa Capitals | Victoria Rink |
| Ottawa | (2) | at | Montreal | (15) |
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| Wilmot | G | Gordon Lewis | ||
| Lafleur | P | Hartland MacDougall | ||
| E. Murphy | CP | Mike Grant, | ||
| P. Murphy | F | Robert McDougall | ||
| O'Connor | F | Graham Drinkwater | ||
| McGuire | F | Shirley Davidson | ||
| Baldwin | F | Cam Davidson | ||
Referee - J. A. Findlay
Umpires -
No challenges were played after the season.
Montreal Victorias 1898 Stanley Cup champions
Gordon Lewis(goal), Frank Richardson (goal-Playing-Coach), Mike GrantMike Grant
Michael Grant was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Victorias in the AHAC.-Playing career:...
(coverpoint-Captain), Hartland MacDougall
Hartland MacDougall
Hartland Brydges MacDougall was a notable Canadian ice hockey player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point...
(point), Robert MacDougall
Robert MacDougall
Robert E MacDougall was a notable Canadian ice hockey player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He played the position of forward for the Montreal Victorias and was a member of 5 Stanley cup winning teams....
(forward), Graham Drinkwater
Graham Drinkwater
Charles Graham Drinkwater was a Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist. Drinkwater played for the Montreal Victorias in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in the early era before professionalism. Drinkwater was a rare player in that he had the ability to play both...
(rover), Cam Davidson(forward), Ernest McLea(forward), Jack Ewing(forward).
Non Players
W. Jack (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneak (President), F.H. Wilson (Hon. Vice President), J.S. Bishop (Secretary/Treasurer).