Quebec Bulldogs
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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 (AHAC) in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880. The club continued as an amateur team through various leagues, eventually becoming professional in 1908, and eventually playing in the National Hockey League. The Bulldog name was given by the media and was so popular with the fans a Bulldog mascot was created but was never officially changed until the team moved to Hamilton, Ontario
, in 1920 and became the Tigers.
from 1899 to 1905, and the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
from 1906 to 1909.
The club came close to winning the Stanley Cup on two occasions. In the 1894 season
Quebec tied for the AHAC regular season lead with three other clubs. The AHAC drew up plans to hold the playoff solely in Montreal. Quebec declined to play in Montreal without one game in Quebec and the championship was eventually won by the Montreal Hockey Club
. In 1904, Quebec won the CAHL outright. In a dispute, the club did not win the Stanley Cup
or challenge for it. The Ottawa Hockey Club was the defending champions in 1903–04
, but withdrew from the league. Quebec went on to win the CAHL and expected to receive the Stanley Cup as league champions. The trustees of the Cup instead ruled that the Cup went to Ottawa.
(NHA). Rejected by the new league, the Bulldogs sat out the inaugural 1910
season. The following season, 1910–11, the Bulldogs took over the defunct Cobalt Silver Kings
franchise, but had a rough initiation, finishing dead last with four wins and 12 losses in a 16-game season. On a positive note, and a sign of things to come, Jack McDonald scored 14 goals and Tommy Dunderdale
scored 13.
For 1911–12, the Bulldogs went from worst to first, with Joe Malone having a spectacular season, to win the O'Brien Cup
as champions of the NHA and the Stanley Cup
. The Dogs' record improved to 10 wins and eight losses while Malone scored 21 goals and Jack McDonald scored 18. In a Stanley Cup challenge, they crushed the Moncton Victorias in two games, 9–3 and 8–0, in the best-of-three playoff
.
In their third season (1912–13), Quebec would again finish first overall with a record of 16-4 losses to retain the championship. Joe Malone won the scoring race with an unprecedented 43 goals. His teammate, Tommy Smith, was a close second with 39. In a Stanley Cup challenge after the season the team easily beat the Sydney Millionaires in two games by a combined score of 20-5.
The Victoria Aristocrats of the PCHA next challenged the Bulldogs. The powerhouse Bulldogs expected to bowl over the Aristocrats, but were shocked after splitting the first two games and then losing 6–1 in the decisive third game. Fortunately for Quebec, and unfortunately for Victoria, the Stanley Cup Board of trustees did not recognise the challenge because it should have been played in Quebec. PCHA leader Lester Patrick refused. The Bulldogs were able to keep the Cup.
In December 1913, the Bulldogs moved to the new Quebec Arena
. The following seasons would see the Bulldogs drop from the top of the league. They would finish third overall in each of the next three seasons and in the last NHA season (1916–17) went second overall. After their two Stanley Cup wins, though, they would never again challenge for the Cup.
, Montreal Wanderers
and Ottawa Senators
, soon had their fill of Toronto Blueshirts
owner Eddie Livingstone's acrimonious dealings. However, they discovered that the league constitution didn't allow them to simply vote Livingstone out. Instead, the four clubs joined in founding the National Hockey League
in 1917, and didn't invite Livingstone to join them. However, Quebec City had been by far the smallest market in the NHA, and was to be the smallest market in the new league. Unable to garner the required funds or merge with a top amateur team, and in part due to strains brought on by World War I
and later the 1918 flu pandemic, the Bulldogs decided to suspend operations for the league's inaugural season
. To balance out the schedule, the remaining three clubs granted a temporary franchise to the Toronto Arena Company--the direct ancestors of today's Toronto Maple Leafs
. The financial picture hadn't improved by 1918, forcing the Bulldogs to sit out the 1918-19 season
as well. While the team was suspended, their star player, Joe Malone, played for the Canadiens.
For the 1919–20 season, Mike Quinn revived the Quebec HC and changed the club name to the Quebec Athletic Club upon entry to the NHL. Newspapers at the time now referred to the team as the Quebec Athletics. rather than Bulldogs. Joe Malone rejoined the franchise. Malone would win the scoring championship that year with 39 goals. Despite Malone's scoring and the presence of players like Harry Mummery
, Quebec had a dismal season, finishing last, with four wins and twenty losses.
Before the 1920–21 season, the NHL took back the franchise, and sold it to Hamilton owners who moved the team to Hamilton where it became the Tigers. This helped to head off a potential competing league from setting up in Hamilton.
The Tigers would play in the NHL from 1920 to 1925. Due in large part to a players' strike in the 1925 NHL playoffs, the franchise was revoked a second time in the summer of 1925, this time for good. The players were bought out by the expansion New York Americans
franchise. However, the NHL does not reckon the Americans as a continuation of the Bulldogs/Tigers franchise. The Americans would play in the NHL from 1925 to 1942.
The last active Bulldogs player in major-league hockey was Dave Ritchie, who retired in 1926. The last active Bulldog player was Eddie Oatman, who played pro hockey until 1939 and played against the CAHL Quebec Beavers in 1929.
Over time, various hockey teams played out of the Colisee, including the minor-pro Quebec Castors
and Quebec Aces
. Big-league hockey would not return to Quebec City until the Quebec Nordiques
were founded in 1972 as part of the new World Hockey Association
. They joined the NHL in 1979. However, as with the Bulldogs, they found the going difficult playing in the league's smallest market. They moved to Denver in 1995 as the Colorado Avalanche
.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: 1 = first half of season, 2 = second half of season
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
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 (AHAC) in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880. The club continued as an amateur team through various leagues, eventually becoming professional in 1908, and eventually playing in the National Hockey League. The Bulldog name was given by the media and was so popular with the fans a Bulldog mascot was created but was never officially changed until the team moved to Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, in 1920 and became the Tigers.
Amateur roots, 1878–1909
The Quebec Hockey Club was founded in 1878, after the construction of the Quebec Skating Rink in 1877. Play was by exhibition only, against teams drawn from the club members or visiting teams from Montreal. In 1883, the club played in the Montreal Winter Carnival, and joined the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in 1888 and were members until 1898. After the AHAC, Quebec played in the Canadian Amateur Hockey LeagueCanadian Amateur Hockey League
The Canadian Amateur Hockey League was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for seven seasons, folding in 1905 and was itself replaced by the Eastern...
from 1899 to 1905, and the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association was a men's amateur, later professional ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons. It was founded on December 11, 1905 with six clubs: four from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and two from the Federal Amateur Hockey League, to bring...
from 1906 to 1909.
The club came close to winning the Stanley Cup on two occasions. In the 1894 season
1894 AHAC season
The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. Montreal HC would win the league and Canadian championship for the seventh season in a row.-Executive:* President - W. Jack, Victorias...
Quebec tied for the AHAC regular season lead with three other clubs. The AHAC drew up plans to hold the playoff solely in Montreal. Quebec declined to play in Montreal without one game in Quebec and the championship was eventually won by the 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...
. In 1904, Quebec won the CAHL outright. In a dispute, the club did not win 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...
or challenge for it. The Ottawa Hockey Club was the defending champions in 1903–04
1904 CAHL season
The 1904 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 2 until February 24. Teams played an eight game schedule. This was a tumultuous year as Ottawa resigned in February and defaulted four games....
, but withdrew from the league. Quebec went on to win the CAHL and expected to receive the Stanley Cup as league champions. The trustees of the Cup instead ruled that the Cup went to Ottawa.
National Hockey Association
In late 1909, Quebec became a founding member of the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) in 1909. The CHA, however, would only last one month before being absorbed into the much more powerful National Hockey AssociationNational Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
(NHA). Rejected by the new league, the Bulldogs sat out the inaugural 1910
1910 NHA season
The 1910 NHA season was the first season of the National Hockey Association men's ice hockey league. The season started on January 5, but was suspended immediately and the league then absorbed the Ottawa and Shamrocks teams of the Canadian Hockey Association and the season continued from January 15...
season. The following season, 1910–11, the Bulldogs took over the defunct Cobalt Silver Kings
Cobalt Silver Kings
The Cobalt Silver Kings are a defunct ice hockey club which played in Cobalt, Ontario, Canada from 1906 to 1911, notably during the 1910 NHA season, founding season of the National Hockey Association forerunner of today's National Hockey League...
franchise, but had a rough initiation, finishing dead last with four wins and 12 losses in a 16-game season. On a positive note, and a sign of things to come, Jack McDonald scored 14 goals and Tommy Dunderdale
Tommy Dunderdale
Thomas Dunderdale was a professional ice hockey forward. Born in Australia, he moved to Canada at the age of 17, in 1904. He played in Winnipeg for three seasons, from 1906 to 1910. In 1910, he joined the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association , before moving on to the Quebec...
scored 13.
For 1911–12, the Bulldogs went from worst to first, with Joe Malone having a spectacular season, to win the O'Brien Cup
O'Brien Trophy
The O'Brien Trophy, or O'Brien Cup, as labelled on the trophy itself, is a retired trophy that was awarded in the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League ice hockey leagues of North America from 1910 to 1950. It was originally donated to the NHA by Canadian Senator M.J....
as champions of the NHA and 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...
. The Dogs' record improved to 10 wins and eight losses while Malone scored 21 goals and Jack McDonald scored 18. In a Stanley Cup challenge, they crushed the Moncton Victorias in two games, 9–3 and 8–0, in the best-of-three playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
.
The Victoria Aristocrats of the PCHA next challenged the Bulldogs. The powerhouse Bulldogs expected to bowl over the Aristocrats, but were shocked after splitting the first two games and then losing 6–1 in the decisive third game. Fortunately for Quebec, and unfortunately for Victoria, the Stanley Cup Board of trustees did not recognise the challenge because it should have been played in Quebec. PCHA leader Lester Patrick refused. The Bulldogs were able to keep the Cup.
In December 1913, the Bulldogs moved to the new Quebec Arena
Quebec Arena
Quebec Arena was an indoor arena in Quebec City, Quebec. It was built in 1913 and was the home of the Quebec Bulldogs of the NHA and NHL until the team moved to Hamilton, Ontario in 1920. It was located in Plains of Abraham and they have the Parliament building of the National Assembly of Quebec...
. The following seasons would see the Bulldogs drop from the top of the league. They would finish third overall in each of the next three seasons and in the last NHA season (1916–17) went second overall. After their two Stanley Cup wins, though, they would never again challenge for the Cup.
National Hockey League and the move to Hamilton 1917–1925
The Bulldogs, along with the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...
and Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
, soon had their fill of Toronto Blueshirts
Toronto Blueshirts
The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blue Shirts were a professional National Hockey Association team that played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
owner Eddie Livingstone's acrimonious dealings. However, they discovered that the league constitution didn't allow them to simply vote Livingstone out. Instead, the four clubs joined in founding the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
in 1917, and didn't invite Livingstone to join them. However, Quebec City had been by far the smallest market in the NHA, and was to be the smallest market in the new league. Unable to garner the required funds or merge with a top amateur team, and in part due to strains brought on by World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and later the 1918 flu pandemic, the Bulldogs decided to suspend operations for the league's inaugural season
1917-18 NHL season
The 1917–18 NHL season was the first season of the National Hockey League professional ice hockey league. The league was formed after the suspension of the National Hockey Association . Play was held in two halves, December 19 to February 4, and February 6 to March 6. The Canadiens won the first...
. To balance out the schedule, the remaining three clubs granted a temporary franchise to the Toronto Arena Company--the direct ancestors of today's Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. The financial picture hadn't improved by 1918, forcing the Bulldogs to sit out the 1918-19 season
1918-19 NHL season
The 1918–19 NHL season was the second season of the National Hockey League . While at first it was uncertain that the NHL would operate, and the possibility that National Hockey Association would be resumed, the unfinished business of Eddie Livingstone's Toronto and Ottawa's NHA franchise, led to...
as well. While the team was suspended, their star player, Joe Malone, played for the Canadiens.
For the 1919–20 season, Mike Quinn revived the Quebec HC and changed the club name to the Quebec Athletic Club upon entry to the NHL. Newspapers at the time now referred to the team as the Quebec Athletics. rather than Bulldogs. Joe Malone rejoined the franchise. Malone would win the scoring championship that year with 39 goals. Despite Malone's scoring and the presence of players like Harry Mummery
Harry Mummery
Harold "Mum" Mummery was an Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Mummery played professionally from 1911 until 1923, including six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Blueshirts, Toronto Arenas, Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Tigers...
, Quebec had a dismal season, finishing last, with four wins and twenty losses.
Before the 1920–21 season, the NHL took back the franchise, and sold it to Hamilton owners who moved the team to Hamilton where it became the Tigers. This helped to head off a potential competing league from setting up in Hamilton.
The Tigers would play in the NHL from 1920 to 1925. Due in large part to a players' strike in the 1925 NHL playoffs, the franchise was revoked a second time in the summer of 1925, this time for good. The players were bought out by the expansion New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
franchise. However, the NHL does not reckon the Americans as a continuation of the Bulldogs/Tigers franchise. The Americans would play in the NHL from 1925 to 1942.
The last active Bulldogs player in major-league hockey was Dave Ritchie, who retired in 1926. The last active Bulldog player was Eddie Oatman, who played pro hockey until 1939 and played against the CAHL Quebec Beavers in 1929.
Over time, various hockey teams played out of the Colisee, including the minor-pro Quebec Castors
Quebec Castors
The Quebec Castors or Quebec Beavers were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec from 1926 until 1935. They were members of the Canadian-American Hockey League.-History:...
and Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup...
. Big-league hockey would not return to Quebec City until the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
were founded in 1972 as part of the new World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
. They joined the NHL in 1979. However, as with the Bulldogs, they found the going difficult playing in the league's smallest market. They moved to Denver in 1995 as the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
.
Season-by-season record
- 1888–1898 – Amateur Hockey Association of Canada
- 1899–1905 – Canadian Amateur Hockey LeagueCanadian Amateur Hockey LeagueThe Canadian Amateur Hockey League was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for seven seasons, folding in 1905 and was itself replaced by the Eastern...
- 1906–1909 – Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey AssociationEastern Canada Amateur Hockey AssociationThe Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association was a men's amateur, later professional ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons. It was founded on December 11, 1905 with six clubs: four from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and two from the Federal Amateur Hockey League, to bring...
- Jan. 1910 – Canadian Hockey Association
- 1910–1917 – National Hockey AssociationNational Hockey AssociationThe National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
- 1919–1920 – National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888–89 1888–89 AHAC season The 1888–89 AHAC season was the third season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges and started on December 15, 1888... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | lost one AHAC challenge 2–3 to Montreal HC. | |
| 1890 1890 AHAC season The 1890 AHAC season was the fourth season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges. The Montreal Hockey Club would win the final challenge of the season to win the Canadian championship for the third season in a row.... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | lost one AHAC challenge 1–5 to Montreal HC. | |
| 1891 1891 AHAC season The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association as the popularity of the sport spread west... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | lost one AHAC challenge by default to Montreal HC. | |
| 1892 1892 AHAC season The 1892 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted until March 7. The championship changed hands twice during the season. Ottawa defeated the Montreal Hockey Club in January and held the championship until March, defending it six times before Montreal won it in the final challenge of the... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 6 | lost two AHAC challenges to Ottawa HC. | |
| 1893 1893 AHAC season The 1893 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 7 until March 17. The Montreal Hockey Club was the league and Canadian champion for the sixth season in a row and was awarded the Stanley Cup. They were the first winners of the Cup and did not have to challenge for... |
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 46 | fourth, AHAC | Did not qualify |
| 1894 1894 AHAC season The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. Montreal HC would win the league and Canadian championship for the seventh season in a row.-Executive:* President - W. Jack, Victorias... |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 1st place tie, AHAC | Did not participate |
| 1895 1895 AHAC Season The 1895 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 8. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 6–2–0 record. After a required Stanley Cup challenge played between the 1894 winners, Montreal HC and Queen's, champion of the Ontario Hockey... |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | fifth, AHAC | Did not qualify |
| 1896 1896 AHAC season The 1896 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 7. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 7–1 record. During the season, on February 14 the Victorias hosted a Stanley Cup challenge match with the Winnipeg Victorias club. Winnipeg... |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 23 | third, AHAC | Did not qualify |
| 1897 1897 AHAC season The 1897 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 9 until March 6. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were again first with a 7–1 record, retaining the Stanley Cup. The club won the Stanley Cup back from the Winnipeg Victorias prior to the season. This was their... |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 46 | fourth, AHAC | Did not qualify |
| 1898 1898 AHAC season 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.... |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 35 | fourth, AHAC | Did not qualify |
| 1899 1899 CAHL season The inaugural 1899 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 7 until March 4. Teams played an eight game schedule The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.-Highlights:... |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | fifth, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1900 1900 CAHL season The 1900 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 6 until March 10. Teams played an eight game schedule. Again, the Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.-Executive:... |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 52 | fifth, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1901 1901 CAHL season The 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 5 until March 5. 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... |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 43 | fifth, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1902 1902 CAHL season The 1902 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 5 until March 1. Teams played an eight game schedule. The Montreal HC were the league champion with a record of six wins and two losses.-Executive:... |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 34 | fourth, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1903 1903 CAHL season The 1903 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 3 until February 28. Teams played an eight game schedule. Ottawa and Montreal Victorias tied for the league championship with records of six wins and two losses.-Executive:... |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 46 | fourth, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1904 1904 CAHL season The 1904 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 2 until February 24. Teams played an eight game schedule. This was a tumultuous year as Ottawa resigned in February and defaulted four games.... |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 37 | first, CAHL | Did not challenge for Stanley Cup |
| 1905 1905 CAHL season The 1905 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 2 until March 11. Teams played a ten game schedule. This year saw the addition of two teams, Montreal Westmount and Montreal Nationals. Montreal Nationals had previously been in the FAHL. Montreal Victorias won the league... |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 45 | second, CAHL | Did not qualify |
| 1906 1906 ECAHA season The inaugural 1906 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association season lasted from January 3 until March 10. Teams played a ten game schedule. Ottawa HC and Montreal Wanderers would tie for the league championship with a record of 9–1, while the Montreal Shamrocks would not win a single game... |
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 70 | fourth, ECAHA | Did not qualify |
| 1907 1907 ECAHA season The 1907 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association season lasted from January 3 until March 10. Teams played a ten game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers won the league championship going undefeated, with their only loss of the season coming in a Stanley Cup challenge series with... |
10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 88 | fifth, ECAHA | Did not qualify |
| 1907–08 1907–08 ECAHA season The 1907–08 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association season lasted from December 29, 1907 until March 7, 1908. Teams played a ten game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers would win the league championship with a record of eight wins, two losses.... |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 81 | 74 | third, ECAHA | Did not qualify |
| 1909 1909 ECAHA season The 1909 Eastern Canadian Hockey Association season lasted from January 2 until March 6. Teams played a twelve game schedule. The Ottawa Senators would win the league championship with a record of ten wins, two losses and take over the Stanley Cup.... |
12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 106 | third, ECAHA | Did not qualify |
| 1910 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 22 | n/a | Season incomplete |
| 1910–11 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 97 | fifth, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1911–12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 81 | 79 | first, NHA | Won O'Brien Cup Won Stanley Cup |
| 1912–13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 112 | 75 | first, NHA | Won O'Brien Cup Won Stanley Cup |
| 1913–14 1913–14 NHA season The 1913–14 NHA season was the fifth season of the National Hockey Association . At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the championship. The Toronto Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 in a two-game, total-goals playoff... |
20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 111 | 73 | third, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1914–15 1914–15 NHA season The 1914–15 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association and played from December 26, 1914 until March 3, 1915. Each team played 20 games. The Ottawa Senators won the NHA championship in a two game, total goal playoff against the Montreal Wanderers... |
20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 85 | 85 | third, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1915–16 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 91 | 98 | third, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1916–17 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 80 | sixth, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1916–17 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 46 | second, NHA | Did not qualify |
| 1919–20 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 81 | fourth, NHL | Did not qualify |
| 1919–20 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 96 | fourth, NHL | Did not qualify |
| Totals | 311 | 134 | 175 | 3 | 267 | 1422 | 1662 | ||
Note: 1 = first half of season, 2 = second half of season
Hall of Famers
- Rusty CrawfordRusty CrawfordSamuel Russell Crawford was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Quebec Bulldogs of the National Hockey Association , Ottawa Senators and Toronto Arenas of the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents, Calgary Tigers and Vancouver Maroons of the Western Canada...
- Thomas Dunderdale
- Joe HallJoe HallJoseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic...
- Joe Malone
- Paddy Moran
- Tommy Smith
- Bruce StuartBruce StuartBruce Stuart was a Canadian amateur and professional ice hockey forward who played for the Quebec Bulldogs, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Wanderers from 1899 to 1911...
- Hod StuartHod StuartWilliam Hodgson "Hod" Stuart was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues. He also played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team...
1912 Stanley Cup Champions
- Paddy Moran - goal
- Goldie Prodgers - point
- Joe HallJoe HallJoseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic...
- coverpoint - Joe Malone - centre
- Eddie OatmanEddie OatmanEdward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. Among his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was named an all-star for ten consecutive seasons by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...
- right wing - Jack McDonald - left wing
- Jack Marks - sub
- Walter Rooney - sub
- George Leonard - sub
1913 Stanley Cup Champions
- Paddy Moran goal
- Joe HallJoe HallJoseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic...
- point - Harry MummeryHarry MummeryHarold "Mum" Mummery was an Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Mummery played professionally from 1911 until 1923, including six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Blueshirts, Toronto Arenas, Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Tigers...
- coverpoint - Joe Malone - centre
- Tommy Smith - right wing
- Jack Marks - left wing
- Russell CrawfordRusty CrawfordSamuel Russell Crawford was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Quebec Bulldogs of the National Hockey Association , Ottawa Senators and Toronto Arenas of the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents, Calgary Tigers and Vancouver Maroons of the Western Canada...
- sub - Billy CreightonBilly CreightonWilliam "Billy" Creighton was a professional ice hockey player. He played left wing, and Point for the Quebec Bulldogs. In 1913 he helped Quebec win the Stanley Cup....
- sub - Jeff MaloneJeff Malone (ice hockey)Jeff Malone was a professional ice hockey player. He is the brother of Joe Malone, who is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He played for the Quebec Bulldogs in the National Hockey Association. Jeff won the Stanley Cup with his brother in 1913 playing center....
- sub - James "Rocket" PowerJames Power (ice hockey)James "Rocket" Power was an amateur, later a professional ice hockey athlete playing the defence position from 1900 to 1913. Born in Sillery, Quebec, Canada, he had two brothers Joe Power and Charles "Chubby" Power who also played ice hockey. The Rockett was his middle name, from his mother's...
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See also
- List of defunct NHL teams
- List of Quebec Bulldogs players
- Head Coaches of the Quebec Bulldogs
- List of NHL players
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- Hamilton Tigers
- New York AmericansNew York AmericansThe New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
- Quebec NordiquesQuebec NordiquesThe Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
- List of NHL seasons
- List of pre-NHL seasons
External links
- http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/quebecnha/bulldogs.html
- http://quebecbulldogs.com/