1906–07 FAHL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1906–07 Federal Amateur Hockey League
Federal Amateur Hockey League
The Federal Amateur Hockey League was a Canadian men's senior-level ice hockey league that played six seasons from 1904 to 1909. The league was formed initially to provide a league for teams not accepted by the rival Canadian Amateur Hockey League . One team, the Montreal Le National, was the first...

(FAHL) season lasted from December 28 until March 6. Teams were to play a twelve game schedule, but this was disrupted by the resignation of the Montreal Montagnards

Montreal Montagnards

The Montreal Montagnards were an early amateur ice hockey team in Canada, organized in the early 1900s. The club is notable as one of the first teams made up of francophone players, the sport having been dominated until that time by players of English or Scottish descent.-History:The Montagnards...

over a dispute, and the resignation of the Cornwall team following the death of Owen 'Bud' McCourt

Owen McCourt

Owen "Bud" McCourt was a Canadian ice hockey forward noteworthy as the first player in senior North American hockey play to die as a result of on-ice injuries...

, the top scorer in the league. Ottawa Victorias were awarded the championship.

Season

Morrisburg joined the league for the season, but was not of the same calibre as the others and did not win a game.

Highlights

Cornwall defeated Ottawa Victorias on February 15 with Degray and McCourt after they had played for 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...

. The match was replayed on March 6, at Cornwall. Mr. McCourt was available to play that game, as he participated in an on-ice brawl and died from his on-ice injuries. Cornwall resigned from the league afterwards.

Montagnards played Cornwall on February 25, using two players from Montreal Shamrocks

Montreal Shamrocks

and won the game 7–3. Cornwall protested the match and the protest was upheld. Montagnards, however, refused to play the rematch and resigned from the league.

Final Standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Montagnards Montreal Montagnards The Montreal Montagnards were an early amateur ice hockey team in Canada, organized in the early 1900s. The club is notable as one of the first teams made up of francophone players, the sport having been dominated until that time by players of English or Scottish descent.-History:The Montagnards...	11	8	1	2	74	53
Cornwall HC	11	6	4	1	58	39
Ottawa Victorias	11	6	4	1	43	54
Morrisburg HC	11	0	11	0	25	54

† Morrisburg defaulted 4 games.

Results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	28	Victorias	4	Montagnards	6
Jan.	4‡	Victorias		Morrisburg
	11	Morrisburg	2	Cornwall	10
	12	Montagnards	7	Victorias	10
	14	Morrisburg	7	Montagnards	10
	18	Victorias	3	Cornwall	8
	23	Montagnards	7	Morrisburg	4
	23‡	Cornwall		Morrisburg
	27	Cornwall	6	Victorias	7 (overtime)
Feb.	1	Montagnards	2	Cornwall	2
	4	Victorias	5	Montagnards	6
	8	Morrisburg	4	Victorias	5
	11	Cornwall	1	Montagnards	4
	15	Victorias	2	Cornwall	4
	15	Morrisburg	5	Montagnards	11
	19‡	Cornwall		Morrisburg
	22	Montagnards	6	Victorias	6
	22	Morrisburg	3	Cornwall	11
	25	Cornwall	6	Montagnards	8
Mar.	1	Montagnards	7	Cornwall	3
	4‡	Victorias		Morrisburg
	6	Victorias	3	Cornwall	11

‡ Defaulted by Morrisburg.

Goalkeeper Averages

Name	Club	GP	GA	Avg.
Hunter, Jack	Cornwall	9	39	4.3
Menard, Henri	Montagnards	10	49	4.7
Hague, Billy Billy Hague William "Billy" Robert Hague was a professional ice hockey goaltender. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1905. He played in three other Stanley Cup challenges during his career....	Victorias	1	6	6.0
Bannerman, W.	Victorias	7	48	6.9
Levere	Morrisburg	4	36	9.0
Broder	Morrisburg	1	11	11.0

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