1888–89 AHAC season
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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. The Montreal Hockey Club would win the final challenge of the season to win the Canadian championship for the second season in a row.
, on November 16, 1888. Representatives from most of the hockey clubs were present. The election for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
The league adopted a rule where the placement of the 'bully' or faceoff, could be played at the point of infringement, or at the point of play stoppage, at the choice of the captain of the offended team after a rules infraction.
and Ottawa to make challenges. Halifax(Dartmouth) had not challenged for the national championships before, while Quebec had played in the Montreal tournaments. McGill did not return to mount a challenge this year.
Halifax Chebuctos would play two games in Montreal, both played half under "Montreal rules", half under "Halifax rules". Halifax would lose 6–1 to Montreal and 4–1 to Crystals. Both games were played at the Crystal Palace
skating rink. The two games are recorded in Overall record.
The Chebuctos would play two games against Quebec, losing 8–0 and 5–1.
† National Champion
League business
The annual meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association was held in the Victoria Skating Rink, MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, on November 16, 1888. Representatives from most of the hockey clubs were present. The election for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
- President, Mr. J. Stewart;
- first vice-president, A. Shearer;
- second vice-president, D. B. Holden;
- secretary-treasurer, A. Hodgson.
- Council — H. Kinghorn (McGill), S. Lee (Crystal), T. Arnton (Victoria), A. C. Higginson (Montreal).
Rule changes
The league reverted to the challenge system, hoping to attract teams from outside Montreal. Quebec would return to play in the AHAC. The number of games was reduced to only four.The league adopted a rule where the placement of the 'bully' or faceoff, could be played at the point of infringement, or at the point of play stoppage, at the choice of the captain of the offended team after a rules infraction.
Regular season
This season saw two teams from outside of MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Ottawa to make challenges. Halifax(Dartmouth) had not challenged for the national championships before, while Quebec had played in the Montreal tournaments. McGill did not return to mount a challenge this year.
Halifax Chebuctos would play two games in Montreal, both played half under "Montreal rules", half under "Halifax rules". Halifax would lose 6–1 to Montreal and 4–1 to Crystals. Both games were played at the Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace (Montreal)
The Crystal Palace was an exhibition hall built for the Montreal Industrial Exhibition of 1860, originally located at the foot of Victoria Street between St. Catherine and Cathcart Streets. It was used for temporary exhibitions, and in winter, housed an ice skating rink.-Construction:The building...
skating rink. The two games are recorded in Overall record.
The Chebuctos would play two games against Quebec, losing 8–0 and 5–1.
Overall record
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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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 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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| 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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| Quebec Hockey Club 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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| 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... |
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† National Champion
Results
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Location |
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| Exhibition play | |||||
| December 15 | Montreal HC | 3 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | Victoria Rink |
| January 11 | Montreal Crystals | 8 | McGill | 4 | Crystal Rink |
| January 18 | Montreal HC | 2 | Montreal Crystals | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| January 31 | Montreal Victorias | 5 | Montreal Crystals | 2 | Crystal Rink |
| January 25 | Montreal HC | 6 | Halifax Chebuctos | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| January 27 | Montreal Crystals | 4 | Halifax Chebuctos | 1 | Crystal Rink |
| AHAC Challenge play | |||||
| February 2 | Montreal Crystals | 3 | Montreal HC | 2 | Crystal Rink |
| No challenges during Montreal Tournament (February 4–18) | |||||
| March 1 | Montreal HC | 4 | Montreal Crystals | 0 | Crystal Rink |
| March 7 | Montreal HC | 3 | Quebec | 2 | Crystal Rink |
| March 27 | Montreal HC | 6 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | Crystal Rink |
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| McNaughton, Archie | Montreal | 5 | 7 |
| Hodgson, Archie | Montreal | 5 | 6 |
| Lee, Sam | Crystals | 4 | 5 |
| Findlay, Jack | Montreal | 5 | 5 |
| Swift, Arthur Arthur Swift Arthur Swift was a 19th-century Texas merchant, political and military figure. He along with Rangers Mathew Caldwell and James Campbell were founders of Seguin, Texas and a member of Callahan's Gonzales-Seguin Rangers and a participant in the Texas–Indian wars... |
Quebec | 1 | 2 |
| Virtue, William | Victorias | 2 | 2 |
| Brown, Desse | Crystals | 4 | 2 |
| Lowe, George | Montreal | 4 | 2 |
Goalkeeper averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| 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 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Norris, Jack | Crystals | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Arnton, Tom | Victorias | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Laurie, A. | Quebec | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Scanlan, Robert | Crystals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Brown, J. | Chebuctos | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jones, Robert Robert Jones (ice hockey) Robert Jones was a notable Canadian ice hockey player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He played the position of Goaltender for the Montreal Victorias and was a member of a Stanley cup winning team .-Playing career:... |
Victorias | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |