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1897 AHAC season
LeagueAmateur Hockey Association of Canada
SportIce hockey
DurationJanuary 9 – March 6, 1897
Number of teams5
1897
ChampionsMontreal Victorias
AHAC seasons
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The1897Amateur Hockey Association of Canadaseasonwas the eleventh season of play of theice hockeyleague. Each team played 8 games, andMontreal Victoriaswere again first with a 7–1 record, retaining theStanley Cup.The club won the Stanley Cup back from theWinnipeg Victoriasprior to the season. This was their third-straight league championship.

League business

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Executive

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  • J.A. Findlay, Montreal (President)
  • J. H. Dunbar, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.)
  • Weldy Young, Ottawa (2nd. Vice-Pres.)

At the annual meeting on December 12, 1896, the secretary reported that the association had lost all of its records in a fire, except for itsminutes.

Rule Changes

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  • No more than a 15-minute delay during a game
  • No raising the stick above the shoulder except for 'lifting.'
  • Executives were given the power to suspend club or player for foul play.
  • Protests of games had to be made within two days.

Season

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Clare McKerrowofMontreal HCset a new record with six goals in the opening game against Quebec on January 9.

TheOttawaclub moved to newDey's Arena.

Final standing

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Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Victorias
8
7
1
0
48
26
Ottawa
8
5
3
0
25
18
Montreal
8
5
3
0
31
26
Quebec
8
2
6
0
22
46
Montreal Shamrocks
8
1
7
0
27
37

Stanley Cup challenge

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The 1897 Montreal Victorias posing for a team photograph with the Stanley Cup (trophy at left) and two other trophies.

Prior to the season, Victorias would defeat theWinnipeg Victoriasof the (Manitoba Hockey Association) 6–5, on December 30, 1896, to reclaim the Cup they had lost in the previous season to Winnipeg.

Victorias vs. Winnipeg at Winnipeg

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The Montreal Victorias submitted their challenge on November 11, 1896, and they arrived in Winnipeg on December 27 for the one-game playoff on December 30.[1]The challenge, the first outside of Montreal attracted national interest.[2]Excitement for the game in Winnipeg sent the price of $1 tickets to $5, with reports of tickets being sold for over $10. The Montreal Vics' practice in the McIntyre Rink itself drew a crowd of 700.[2]The game was reported back to Montreal by telegraph, with the score available at train stations or telegraph offices throughout Canada.[2]Hundreds of standing-room tickets were sold on the night of the game.[2]

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
December 30, 1896 Montreal Victorias 6–5 Winnipeg Victorias Granite Rink,Winnipeg
Game description

The game itself was very exciting.Ernie McLeascored a hat-trick, including the game and Stanley Cup winning goal. The game started at 8:22 pm local time.Dan Bainscored at 6:30 to put Winnipeg ahead. Winnipeg opened up a 3–0 lead before Montreal scored twice (McLea andShirley Davidson) to close the gap whileToat Campbellserved a penalty.Attie Howardscored just before the half to put Winnipeg ahead 4–2 at the half. In the second half, Montreal's Davidson scored his second goal, then McLea tied the score at four with his second goal of the match.Robert MacDougall,on an end-to-end rush, put Montreal ahead, but Bain tied it at five with four minutes to play. With two minutes to play,Graham Drinkwaterpassed to McLea, who beatGeorge Merritton a breakaway to put Montreal ahead 6–5 and win the game.[3]The goal is considered one of the greatest ice hockey goals of all time.[4]

Game summary
Montreal (6) at Winnipeg (5)
Gordon Lewis G George Merritt
Howard Henderson P Rod Flett
Mike Grant CP Charles Johnstone
Robert MacDougall 1 F Colin "Toat" Campbell
Graham Drinkwater F Jack Armytage 1
Shirley Davidson 2 F Attie Howard 2
Ernie McLea 3 F Dan Bain 2

Referee –Weldy Young,Ottawa
Umpires –A. Shearer,Montreal; D. Clark, Winnipeg, Shaw, Ottawa

Source:Montreal Gazette[5]

Exhibitions

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Montreal played the Halifax Wanderers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on February 25, 1897. The Wanderers defeated Montreal 4–3 on a second-half goal after the teams were tied 3–3 at half-time.[6]

Schedule and results

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Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 9 Quebec 2 Montreal 8
9 Shamrocks 1 Ottawa 4
12 Montreal 4 Victorias 5
16 Quebec 1 Ottawa 4
16 Shamrocks 2 Montreal 3
23 Victorias 6 Shamrocks 4
23 Montreal 4 Quebec 2
30 Victorias 9 Quebec 4
30 (†) Ottawa 0 Montreal 1
Feb. 6 Quebec 1 Shamrocks 9
6 Victorias 4 Ottawa 2
10 Montreal 5 Shamrocks 1
13 Ottawa 3 Victorias 1
13 Shamrocks 3 Quebec 6
17 (‡) Ottawa 4 Montreal 0
20 Quebec 2 Victorias 8
20 Montreal 4 Ottawa 3
27 Ottawa 1 Quebec 4
27 (††) Victorias 7 Montreal 3
Mar. 3 Shamrocks 4 Victorias 8
6 Ottawa 4 Shamrocks 3

†Protested by Ottawa who scored the tying goal in last few seconds but the goal was disallowed by the referee. The protest was upheld and the game replayed.

‡Replay of January 30 protested game.

†† Victorias clinch league championship.

Player statistics

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Goaltending averages

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

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Chittick, Fred Ottawa 8 18 1 2.3
Lewis, Gordon Victorias 8 26 3.3
Collins, Herb Montreal 8 26 3.3
Pagnuelo, Ernest Shamrocks 8 37 4.6
Stocking, Frank Quebec 6 25 5.8

Scoring leaders

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Name Club GP G
McKerrow, Clare Montreal 8 12
Smith, Alf Ottawa 8 12
Barlow, Billy Montreal 8 10
McLea, Ernie Victorias 8 8
Dobby, Bill Shamrocks 8 7
Swift, Albert E. Quebec 8 6
Westwick, Harry Ottawa 8 6
Davidson, Cam Victorias 6 5
Doyle, Pat Quebec 8 5
Horsfall, Herbert Montreal 8 5

Stanley Cup engravings

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1896 Montreal Victorias

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Players

Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Watson Jack (President),
  • Fred Meredith (Hon President),
  • Frank Howard Wilson (Hon Vice President),
  • P.M. Desterneak (Secretary/Treasurer)&,
  • William Jack (Vice President)
  • & Unknown first name
  • ^Unknown who played Center, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards

@-Missing from the team picture

Stanley Cup engraving

  • VICTORIAS
  • -- of –
  • MONTREAL
  • 1896
  • Winnipeg Feb 20th

It is unknown what Feb 20th stood for. Winnipeg Victorias or the Montreal Victorias never played a Stanley Cup challenge game that day in any season.

1897 Montreal Victorias

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Players

Defencemen

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Watson Jack (President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President),
  • William Grant (Vice President)&, Fred Howard Wilson (Hon. Vice President),
  • P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer)&
  • &-First names are unknown
  • ^Unknown who played Center, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards

@-Missing from the team picture


See also

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References

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  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966).The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004).Lord Stanley's Cup.Triumph Books.ISBN1-55168-261-3.
  • Zweig, Eric (2010).Twenty Greatest Hockey Goals.Dundurn Press.ISBN978-1-55488-789-7.
Notes
  1. ^Zweig 2010,p. 19.
  2. ^abcdZweig 2010,p. 20.
  3. ^Zweig 2010,pp. 21–23.
  4. ^Zweig 2010,pp. 17–24.
  5. ^"Winnipeg's Woe".Montreal Gazette.December 31, 1896. p. 8.RetrievedFebruary 7,2014.
  6. ^"Wanderers defeat Montreal".St. John Daily Sun.February 26, 1897. p. 8.
Preceded by Montreal Victorias
Stanley Cup Champions
1897 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AHAC seasons
1897 		Succeeded by
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