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The 1916–17 PCHA season was the sixth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association

Pacific Coast Hockey Association

The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...

league. Season play ran from December 1, 1916 until March 2, 1917. The season was expanded to 24 games per team, except that the final game was cancelled. The Seattle Metropolitans

Seattle Metropolitans

The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first American team to do so...

club would be PCHA champions. After the season the club would play 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...

finals series against the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal 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 ...

, NHA

National 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...

champions. Seattle would win the best-of-five series 3–1 to win the Cup.

League business

In the fall of 1916, the Canadian government expropriated Victoria's Patrick Arena

Patrick Arena

Patrick Arena was the main sports arena located in the Greater Victoria, British Columbia area. The wood constructed arena was located in the suburb municipality of Oak Bay, on the north east corner of Cadboro Bay Road and Epworth Street...

for war-time training purposes, making the arena unavailable for ice hockey use. It was decided to move the Victoria Aristocrats to Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

. This left Vancouver as the only Canadian team. The experiment in Spokane was not a success due to poor attendance. On February 15, 1917, the Spokane Arena announced that the remaining home games would be played in the other team's arenas. The final regular season game between Vancouver and Spokane was subsequently canceled.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Pacific Coast Hockey Association	GP	W	L	GF	GA
Seattle Metropolitans Seattle Metropolitans The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first American team to do so...	24	16	8	125	80
Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver Millionaires The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926...	24	14	9	71	124
Portland Rosebuds Portland Rosebuds Portland Rosebuds is the name of at least three professional teams based in Portland, Oregon during the first half of the 20th century. Two were professional men's ice hockey teams playing their home games at the Portland Ice Arena, one from 1914 to 1918 and another in 1925-6...	24	9	15	114	112
Spokane Canaries Spokane Canaries The Spokane Canaries were a former hockey team in Spokane, Washington. They played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for only one season, 1916-1917. Previously the team was located in Victoria, British Columbia as the Victoria Aristocrats. Their home arena was the Elm Street...	24	8	15	89	143

Schedule and results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	1	Spokane	5	Portland	4
	2	Seattle	2	Vancouver	6
	5	Portland	3	Seattle	4 (11:00 OT)
	5	Vancouver	4	Spokane	6
	8	Seattle	2	Portland	5
	9	Spokane	6	Vancouver	9
	12	Portland	5	Spokane	7
	12	Vancouver	7	Seattle	6 (13:40 OT)
	15	Vancouver	3	Portland	5
	15	Spokane	0	Seattle	4
	19	Seattle	3	Spokane	1
	23	Portland	5	Vancouver	7
	26	Vancouver	2	Seattle	7
	26	Portland	2	Spokane	6
	29	Spokane	5	Portland	10
	30	Seattle	7	Vancouver	4
Jan.	2	Portland	7	Seattle	4
	5	Vancouver	3	Portland	5
	5	Seattle	1	Spokane	5
	9	Spokane	1	Seattle	3
	9	Portland	4	Vancouver	5
	12	Vancouver	3	Seattle	12
	12	Portland	3	Spokane	5
	16	Seattle	6	Portland	2
	19	Portland	3	Seattle	8
	20	Spokane	3	Vancouver	6
	23	Vancouver	8	Spokane	5
	26	Spokane	5	Portland	4
	27	Seattle	2	Vancouver	3
	30	Spokane	2	Seattle	4
	30	Vancouver	7	Portland	11
Feb.	2	Seattle	16	Spokane	1
	3	Portland	1	Vancouver	6
	6	Portland	3	Spokane	4 (3:00 OT)
	6	Vancouver	4	Seattle	8
	9	Seattle	1	Portland	5
	10	Spokane	1	Vancouver	8
	13	Spokane	8	Vancouver	12
	13	Portland	2	Seattle	5
	16	Spokane	1	Portland	9
	17	Seattle	2	Vancouver	4
	20	Vancouver	4	Portland	6
	23	Spokane	7	Seattle	9
	24	Portland	4	Vancouver	5
	27	Spokane	0	Seattle	7
March	2	Spokane	5	Vancouver	11
	2	Seattle	4	Portland	3
		Vancouver		Spokane	cancelled

Source: Coleman 1966.

Goalkeeper Averages

Name	Club	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Holmes, Hap Hap Holmes Harry George "Hap" Holmes was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. As a professional, Holmes won the Stanley Cup four times, with four different teams. He tied the record of his 1914 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Blueshirts teammate Jack Marshall, who also has won Cups with four different...	Seattle	24	80	2	3.3
Murray, Tom	Portland	24	112		4.7
Lehman, Hugh	Vancouver	23	124		5.4
Fowler, Norman	Spokane	23	143		6.2

Leading scorers

GP = Games Played, G = Goals

Goal (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...

, A = Assists

Assist (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...

, Pts = Points

Point (ice hockey)

Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...

Player	Team	GP	G
Gordon Roberts	Vancouver	23	43
Bernie Morris Bernie Morris Bernard Patrick Morris - was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Morris played for the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. When the Metropolitans became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917, Morris scored 14 of Seattle's goals...	Seattle	24	37
Frank Foyston Frank Foyston Frank Corbett "The Flash" Foyston was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.Born in Minesing, Ontario, Foyston played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA, the Seattle Metropolitans in the PCHA, the Victoria Cougars in the WCHL/WHL and Detroit Cougars in the NHL.He won the Stanley Cup with...	Seattle	24	36
Dick Irvin Dick Irvin James Dickinson Irvin, Sr. was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slapshot and tough style with gentlemanly play...	Portland	23	35
Barney Stanley	Vancouver	23	28
Mickey MacKay Mickey MacKay Duncan McMillan "Mickey" MacKay was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...	Vancouver	23	24
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...	Portland	23	22
Dubbie Kerr Dubbie Kerr Albert Daniel "Dubbie" Kerr was a Canadian professional hockey player. He was a member of the 1909 and 1911 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup-winning teams. Born in Brockville, Ontario, he started out as a professional with Pittsburgh in 1907 before returning to Canada with the Toronto Pros in 1908. He...	Spokane	22	20
Smokey Harris Smokey Harris Wilfred Smokey Harris was a Canadian ice hockey forward.Harris started his professional hockey career with the Vancouver Millionaires in 1911. He would also play for the Seattle Metropolitans and Portland Rosebuds. He would also play for the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins, scoring the...	Portland	23	18
Charlie Tobin	Portland	24	15

League business

Final standings

Schedule and results

Goalkeeper Averages

Leading scorers

See also