1922–23 PCHA season
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The 1922–23 PCHA season was the twelfth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association
league. Season play ran from November 13, 1922 until March 2, 1923. The Vancouver Maroons club would be regular-season PCHA champions, and won the play-off with Victoria Aristocrats.
, adopting the six-man hockey of the National Hockey League
(NHL), eleven years after the National Hockey Association
(NHA) dropped it.
The Vancouver Millionaires renamed as the Maroons. The season was increased to 30 games per team, including eight games against Western Canada Hockey League
(WCHL) teams.
Vancouver acquired Corbett Denneny
from Toronto for Jack Adams and signed Frank Boucher
from Ottawa.
Frank Fredrickson
had an outstanding season, scoring 41 goals in thirty games.
made the final appearance of his career on December 8 at Victoria.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
The Maroons then played against the National Hockey League
champion Ottawa in a best-of-five series for the right to play the WCHL champion for the Stanley Cup. Ottawa won the series 1-0, 1-4, 3-2, 5-1 (3-1).
‡ at Seattle.
* at Vancouver.
† at Victoria.
Source: Coleman(1966).
, A = Assists
, Pts = Points
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 November 13, 1922 until March 2, 1923. The Vancouver Maroons club would be regular-season PCHA champions, and won the play-off with Victoria Aristocrats.
League Business
The league finally dropped the position of roverRover (ice hockey)
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ice hockey consisted of seven positions. Along with the goaltender, two defencemen, and three forwards who remain today, a Rover was also part of the team. Unlike all the others, the rover did not have a set position, and roamed the ice at will, going...
, adopting the six-man hockey of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL), eleven years after the National Hockey Association
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...
(NHA) dropped it.
The Vancouver Millionaires renamed as the Maroons. The season was increased to 30 games per team, including eight games against Western Canada Hockey League
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...
(WCHL) teams.
Vancouver acquired Corbett Denneny
Corbett Denneny
Charles Corbett "Corb" Denneny was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played professionally from 1912 to 1931, including nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and Chicago Black Hawks. Corbett also played for the Vancouver...
from Toronto for Jack Adams and signed Frank Boucher
Frank Boucher
François-Xavier "Raffles" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...
from Ottawa.
Frank Fredrickson
Frank Fredrickson
Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century...
had an outstanding season, scoring 41 goals in thirty games.
Regular season
Cyclone TaylorCyclone Taylor
Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Taylor was one of the earliest professional players. He played professionally for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Vancouver Millionaires from 1905 to 1923...
made the final appearance of his career on December 8 at Victoria.
Final standings
The standings include the interlocking games.Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Maroons | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 116 | 88 |
| Victoria Aristocrats | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 94 | 85 |
| 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... |
30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100 | 106 |
Playoffs
The Maroons won the two-game total-goals series against Victoria 3-0, 2-3 (5-3)The Maroons then played against the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
champion Ottawa in a best-of-five series for the right to play the WCHL champion for the Stanley Cup. Ottawa won the series 1-0, 1-4, 3-2, 5-1 (3-1).
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 13 | Seattle | 8 | Vancouver | 2 |
| 15 | Victoria | 0 | Seattle | 4 | |
| 17 | Vancouver | 3 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 20 | Victoria | 4 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 22 | Vancouver | 5 | Seattle | 2 | |
| 24 | Seattle | 6 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 27 | Seattle | 8 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 29 | Victoria | 4 | Seattle | 5 (16:47 OT) | |
| Dec | 8 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 3 |
| 11 | Victoria | 1 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 13 | Vancouver | 2 | Seattle | 3 (10:00 OT) | |
| 15 | Seattle | 1 | Victoria | 2 | |
| 18 | Regina | 3 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 20 | Regina | 6 | Seattle | 5 (9:00 OT) | |
| 22 | Regina | 3 | Victoria | 2 | |
| 25 | Seattle | 0 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 27 | Vancouver | 4 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 29 | Vancouver | 3 | Victoria | 4 | |
| Jan | 1 | Victoria | 2 | Vancouver | 1 |
| 3 | Victoria | 1 | Seattle | 0 | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 0 | Calgary | 1 (7:40 OT) | |
| 5 | Seattle | 1 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 5 | Edmonton | 1 | |
| 8 | Seattle | 2 | Victoria | 0 |
|
| 8 | Vancouver | 3 | Saskatoon | 0 | |
| 10 | Calgary | 0 | Seattle | 4 | |
| 10 | Vancouver | 2 | Regina | 6 | |
| 12 | Calgary | 0 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 15 | Calgary | 0 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 17 | Vancouver | 2 | Seattle | 1 | |
| 19 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 3 (8:00 OT) | |
| 19 | Seattle | 4 | Calgary | 3 (2:35 OT) | |
| 22 | Victoria | 1 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 22 | Seattle | 3 | Edmonton | 2 | |
| 24 | Victoria | 4 | Vancouver | 8‡ | |
| 24 | Seattle | 4 | Saskatoon | 2 | |
| 26 | Seattle | 1 | Regina | 2 | |
| 27 | Saskatoon | 2 | Victoria | 5 | |
| 29 | Saskatoon | 6 | Vancouver | 6 (20:00 OT) | |
| 31 | Saskatoon | 1 | Seattle | 7 | |
| Feb | 2 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 3 (11:00 OT) |
| 5 | Seattle | 0 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 7 | Victoria | 2 | Seattle | 5 | |
| 9 | Seattle | 1 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 12 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 15 | Edmonton | 4 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 16 | Edmonton | 0 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 19 | Edmonton | 2 | Vancouver | 1 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 2 | Regina | 1 | |
| 21 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 6 | |
| 21 | Victoria | 1 | Saskatoon | 0 | |
| 23 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 4† | |
| 23 | Victoria | 5 | Edmonton | 4 | |
| 26 | Seattle | 3 | Vancouver | 12 | |
| 26 | Victoria | 2 | Calgary | 4 | |
| 28 | Victoria | 3 | Seattle | 5 | |
| Mar | 2 | Seattle | 2 | Victoria | 9 |
‡ at Seattle.
† at Victoria.
Source: Coleman(1966).
Goalkeeper Averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman, Hugh | Vancouver | 25 | 61 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Fowler, Norman | Victoria | 30 | 85 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 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 | 30 | 106 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Reid, Charlie | Vancouver | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | |
Leading scorers
GP = Games Played, G = GoalsGoal (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 | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Fredrickson Frank Fredrickson Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century... |
Victoria | 30 | 39 | 16 | 55 |
| 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 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| Lloyd Cook Lloyd Cook Lloyd "Farmer" Cook was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played 4 games in the National Hockey League and 107 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Vancouver Millionaires, Vancouver Maroons, and Boston Bruins... |
Vancouver | 30 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| James Riley James Riley (ice hockey) James Norman Riley was a Canadian professional ice hockey and baseball player.Born in Bayfield, New Brunswick, Riley played 17 games in the National Hockey League and 90 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Seattle... |
Seattle | 29 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| Harry Meeking Harry Meeking Harry "Hurricane Howie" Meeking was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Detroit Cougars and Boston Bruins. He was born in Berlin, Ontario.... |
Victoria | 28 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Jack Walker | Seattle | 30 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Clem Loughlin Clem Loughlin Clement Joseph Loughlin was a defenceman who played hockey for the Victoria Cougars of theWestern Canada Hockey League and the Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League... |
Victoria | 30 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Frank Boucher Frank Boucher François-Xavier "Raffles" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... |
Vancouver | 29 | 11 | 9 | 20 |