1895 AHAC Season
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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 Association
, the Victorias inherited the Stanley Cup as league champions.
. On February 2, this new team defeated Quebec 2–1. The game was protested by Quebec and the result was cancelled and not replayed.
Another game involving Quebec was noteworthy, on February 23 against Ottawa, won by Ottawa 3–2. The game, played at Quebec, was very rough and the crowd became hostile towards the visitors. At the end of the match, the crowd pursued referee Hamilton and Umpire Findlay as they left the arena, and dragged them back to force them to declare the game a draw. Police were called to break up the demonstration. Subsequent to the match, the AHAC decided to suspend the Quebec hockey club for the rest of the season.
† Game void following protest by Quebec over Crystals use of ineligible players.
†† Quebec team suspended after attack on officials after game of February 23.
Note:Note: Although A, Mcdougall is recorded in most hockey sources as to playing goal for the Montreal Victorias on January 12, 1895 and allowing one goal only, primary sourcing can show that Hartland MacDougall actually played goal for the Vics between January 12 and January 26 before being replaced by Robert Jones.
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 22–24.
won the 1895 AHAC title
, finishing the season with a 6–2 record. Under the Stanley Cup rules, the team would also be awarded the Stanley Cup as league champions. However, the trustees ruled that a challenge between the previous year's champion Montreal HC and the squad from Queen's University
, the champions of the Ontario Hockey Association
(OHA), would have to be played first to determine if the Cup remained with the AHAC. Thus, it was decided that if the Montreal HC won the challenge match, the Victorias would become the Stanley Cup champions. The Montreal HC would eventually win the game, 5–1, and their crosstown rivals were crowned the champions.
Billy Barlow
, the star player of Montreal was not able to play and Clarence McKerrow took his place. McKerrow had not played any games for Montreal, and could be considered a ringer, but there was no protest from Queen's. The Queen's team, although described as looking fast in their tiger jerseys, were no match for Montreal and the game proved uninteresting. R. McLennan of Queen's would later play for Dawson City in its 1905 challenge of Ottawa.
Queen's U at Montreal
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 24–25
Non-players:
James Stewart (President), Harry Shaw (Manager/Secretary-Treasurer)
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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 first with a 6–2–0 record. After a required 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...
challenge played between the 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...
winners, Montreal HC
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...
and Queen's
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, champion of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
, the Victorias inherited the Stanley Cup as league champions.
Executive
- W. Jack, Victorias (President)
- A. Laurie, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.)
- Weldy YoungWeldy YoungWeldon 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...
, Ottawa (2nd. Vice-Pres.) - J. A. Findlay, Montreal (Sec.-Treasurer)
Highlights
The Crystals suffered three straight defeats to open the season. After this, they decided independently to merge with the Montreal ShamrocksMontreal 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...
. On February 2, this new team defeated Quebec 2–1. The game was protested by Quebec and the result was cancelled and not replayed.
Another game involving Quebec was noteworthy, on February 23 against Ottawa, won by Ottawa 3–2. The game, played at Quebec, was very rough and the crowd became hostile towards the visitors. At the end of the match, the crowd pursued referee Hamilton and Umpire Findlay as they left the arena, and dragged them back to force them to declare the game a draw. Police were called to break up the demonstration. Subsequent to the match, the AHAC decided to suspend the Quebec hockey club for the rest of the season.
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 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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| 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. | 3 | Crystals | 2 | Victorias | 7 |
| 5 | Crystals | 1 | Ottawa | 9 | |
| 5 | Montreal | 2 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 10 | Crystals | 1 | Montreal | 9 | |
| 12 | Ottawa | 1 | Victorias | 5 | |
| 19 | Ottawa | 2 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 19 | Victorias | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 26 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 1 | |
| 26 | Victorias | 0 | Montreal | 5 | |
| Feb. | 2 | Crystals | 2 | Quebec | 1 † |
| 9 | Quebec | 3 | Montreal | 6 | |
| 16 | Montreal | 3 | Ottawa | 4 12' overtime | |
| 16 | Quebec | 2 | Victorias | 8 | |
| 23 | Ottawa | 3 | Quebec | 2 | |
| 23 | Montreal | 2 | Victorias | 4 | |
| 27 | Quebec | 3 | Crystals | 4 †† | |
| Mar. | 2 | Montreal | 3 | Crystals | 4 |
| 2 | Victorias | 3 | Ottawa | 2 | |
| 6 | Ottawa | 3 | Crystals | 7 | |
| 8 | Victorias | 5 | Crystals | 2 |
† Game void following protest by Quebec over Crystals use of ineligible players.
†† Quebec team suspended after attack on officials after game of February 23.
Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
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| McDougall, A.* 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... |
Victorias | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | |
| Fenwick, Arthur | Victorias | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| Collins, Herbert | Montreal | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Chittick, Fred | Ottawa | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Westwick, Harry Rat Westwick Harry "Rat" Westwick was a Canadian athlete in ice hockey and lacrosse. Westwick, nicknamed the Rat by a journalist, is most noted for his play with the Ottawa Hockey Club, nicknamed the Silver Seven during his day which won and defended the Stanley Cup from 1903 until 1906... |
Ottawa | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | |
| White, | Crystals | 1 | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Stocking, Frank | Quebec | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | |
| McDougall, Hartland* 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... |
Victorias | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Lyons, | Crystals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 |
Note:Note: Although A, Mcdougall is recorded in most hockey sources as to playing goal for the Montreal Victorias on January 12, 1895 and allowing one goal only, primary sourcing can show that Hartland MacDougall actually played goal for the Vics between January 12 and January 26 before being replaced by Robert Jones.
Leading scorers
| Name | Club | GP | G |
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| Routh, Haviland Haviland Routh Haviland Routh was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Hockey Club and the Montreal Victorias.He won two Stanley Cups in 1893 and 1894 with Montreal HC.- References :*... |
Montreal | 8 | 19 |
| Rankin, Norman | Victorias | 8 | 11 |
| Swift, Arthur E. | Quebec | 6 | 10 |
| Russell, Herbert | Ottawa | 8 | 10 |
| Robert MacDougall | Victorias | 8 | 10 |
| Drinkwater, Graham 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... |
Victorias | 8 | 9 |
| Fairbairn, | Crystals | 5 | 6 |
| Hodgson, Archie | Montreal | 6 | 6 |
| Kirby, Chauncey Chauncy Kirby Chauncey Kirby was a Canadian ice hockey player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey Association and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893... |
Ottawa | 7 | 5 |
| Smith, Alf Alf Smith Alfred Edward Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, and Kenora Thistles. He had two brothers who played senior-level hockey Harry Smith and Tommy Smith... |
Ottawa | 8 | 5 |
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 22–24.
Montreal vs. Queen's
On March 8, 1895, the Montreal VictoriasMontreal 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...
won the 1895 AHAC title
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...
, finishing the season with a 6–2 record. Under the Stanley Cup rules, the team would also be awarded the Stanley Cup as league champions. However, the trustees ruled that a challenge between the previous year's champion Montreal HC and the squad from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, the champions of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
(OHA), would have to be played first to determine if the Cup remained with the AHAC. Thus, it was decided that if the Montreal HC won the challenge match, the Victorias would become the Stanley Cup champions. The Montreal HC would eventually win the game, 5–1, and their crosstown rivals were crowned the champions.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| March 9, 1895 | Montreal HC | 5 – 1 | Queen's University | Victoria Rink |
| Montreal Victorias wins the Cup based on winning the AHAC title, and Montreal HC defeating Queen's University |
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Billy Barlow
Billy Barlow
William "Billy" McKenzie Barlow was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the late 19th century. He played for the Montreal Hockey Club, champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada from 1888 to 1897, and first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893...
, the star player of Montreal was not able to play and Clarence McKerrow took his place. McKerrow had not played any games for Montreal, and could be considered a ringer, but there was no protest from Queen's. The Queen's team, although described as looking fast in their tiger jerseys, were no match for Montreal and the game proved uninteresting. R. McLennan of Queen's would later play for Dawson City in its 1905 challenge of Ottawa.
Queen's U at Montreal
| Queens U. | (1) | at | Montreal | (5) |
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| R.C. Hiscock | G | Herbert Collins | ||
| Guy Curtis | P | Frank Bickerdike | ||
| F. Taylor, | CP | Allan Cameron | ||
| A.B. Cunningham | F | Clarence Mussen | 1 | |
| McKay | 1 | F | Clarence McKerrow | 1 |
| R. McLennan | F | Haviland Routh | 2 | |
| G.F. Weatherhead | F | Archie Hodgson | 1 | |
Source:
Coleman(1966) pp. 24–25
Montreal H.C. Stanley Cup 1895 challenge champions
Herb Collins (goal), Charles Archibald (forward), Billy Barlow (forward), Frank Bickerdike (point), Allan Cameron (coverpoint), Norman Dawes (forward), Archie Hodgson (forward), George James (coverpoint), Clarence McKerrow (forward), Aubrey Mussen (forward), Clarence Mussen (point), Haviland Routh (forward)(Never recognized as Stanley Cup Champions in 1895)Non-players:
James Stewart (President), Harry Shaw (Manager/Secretary-Treasurer)
Montreal Victorias 1895 Stanley Cup champions
- note: Jim Fenwick would leave the team at the end of the season.
- Some sources say A. MacDougall, and Hartland MacDougall each played the one game in goal. There no official records of an A. MacDougall every playing for hockey the Montreal Victorias. So it was most likely that Hartland played both games, and an H just looked like an A. (page 22, 24 Trail of Stanley Cup Vol 1., by Charles Collemen)
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