1901–02 MHA season
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The 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association
(MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias
. As the Victorias were the defending Stanley Cup
holder, they would play two challenges, against Toronto and Montreal.
, champions of the Ontario Hockey Association
(OHA), played during the regular season. The first game was played under Ontario rules, the second under Manitoba rules. Unusually, in the first game a goal was scored by Rod Flett of Winnipeg, however this goal was into his own net. No Toronto player is credited for the goal, Mr. Flett is. Winnipeg would win the series 5–3, 5–3 (2–0).
Flett scored for Toronto (own goal)
Newspaper accounts omit the goal-scorers for the game.
title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias
. In Game 1 of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shutout Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shutout Winnipeg in Game 2, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in Game 3. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.
Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored 3 goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored 3 for Montreal.
Manitoba Hockey Association
The Manitoba Hockey Association was an early men's senior ice hockey league playing around 1900 in Manitoba, Canada. The league started as an elite amateur league in 1892, became professional in 1905, had a professional and an amateur league in 1908–09 and only an amateur league from 1909 until...
(MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias
Winnipeg Victorias
The Winnipeg Victorias were a former amateur senior-level men's amateur ice hockey team in Winnipeg, Manitoba, organized in 1889. They played in the Manitoba Hockey Association in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
. As the Victorias were the defending 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...
holder, they would play two challenges, against Toronto and Montreal.
Final standing
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Stanley Cup Challenges
As Stanley Cup champion, the Victorias accepted a challenge from Toronto WellingtonsToronto Wellingtons
The Toronto Wellingtons were one of the first amateur men's ice hockey teams in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were active around 1900, and are notable for challenging for the Stanley Cup as Ontario champions of 1902....
, 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), played during the regular season. The first game was played under Ontario rules, the second under Manitoba rules. Unusually, in the first game a goal was scored by Rod Flett of Winnipeg, however this goal was into his own net. No Toronto player is credited for the goal, Mr. Flett is. Winnipeg would win the series 5–3, 5–3 (2–0).
Winnipeg vs. Toronto Wellingtons
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 1902 | Winnipeg Victorias | 5–3 | Toronto Wellingtons | Winnipeg Auditorium |
| January 23, 1902 | Winnipeg Victorias | 5–3 | Toronto Wellingtons | |
| Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 | ||||
| Toronto | 3 | at | Winnipeg | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.G. Morrison | G | Art Brown | |||
| C. Chadwick | P | Rod Flett | |||
| I. Ardagh | CP | Magnus Flett | |||
| C. McKay | 1 | RO | Burke Wood | 1 | |
| D.W. Smart | 1 | C | Fred Chadham | 2 | |
| C.F. Hill | LW | Fred Scanlon | |||
| F. McLaren | RW | Tony Gingras | 2 | ||
Flett scored for Toronto (own goal)
| Toronto | 3 | at | Winnipeg | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.G. Morrison | G | Art Brown | |||
| G. Chadwick | P | Rod Flett | |||
| I. Ardagh | CP | Magnus Flett | |||
| C. McKay | RO | Fred Cadham | |||
| D.W. Smart | C | Fred Cadham | |||
| C.F Hill | LW | Fred Scanlon | |||
| F. McLaren | RW | Tony Gingras | |||
Newspaper accounts omit the goal-scorers for the game.
Winnipeg vs. Montreal
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL1902 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:...
title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias
Winnipeg Victorias
The Winnipeg Victorias were a former amateur senior-level men's amateur ice hockey team in Winnipeg, Manitoba, organized in 1889. They played in the Manitoba Hockey Association in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
. In Game 1 of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shutout Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shutout Winnipeg in Game 2, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in Game 3. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.
Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored 3 goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored 3 for Montreal.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| March 13, 1902 | Winnipeg Victorias | 1–0 | Montreal HC | Winnipeg Auditorium |
| March 15, 1902 | Montreal HC | 5–0 | Winnipeg Victorias | |
| March 17, 1902 | Montreal HC | 2–1 | Winnipeg Victorias | |
| Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1 | ||||
| Montreal | 0 | at | Winnipeg | 1 | |
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| Billy Nicholson | G | Art Brown | |||
| Tom Hodge | P | Rod Flett | |||
| Dickie Boon | CP | Magnus Flett | |||
| Art Hooper | R | Fred Cadham | |||
| Jack Marshall | C | Frank Wood | |||
| Charles Liffiton | LW | Tony Gingras | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Gardner | RW | Fred Scanlon | |||
| Referee- W. MacFarlane | |||||
| Montreal | 2 | at | Winnipeg | 1 | |
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| Billy Nicholson | G | Art Brown | |||
| Billy Bellingham | P | Red Flett | |||
| Dickie Boon | CP | Magnus Flett | |||
| Art Hooper | 1 | R | Fred Cadham | ||
| Jack Marshall | 1 | C | Burke Wood | ||
| Ernie Liffiton | LW | Tony Gingras | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Gardner | RW | Fred Scanlon | |||
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