The
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional men's
ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
league in western
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and the western
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, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the
Western Canada Hockey LeagueThe 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). The PCHA was considered to be a 'major' league of ice hockey and was important in the development of the sport of professional ice hockey through its innovations.
The league was started by the Patrick family, professional hockey players from Montreal, building new arenas in
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and
VictoriaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy. Victoria is a cruise ship port where...
,
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. After a few years of play, the league was accepted by the
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club cup trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
trustees as being of a high enough standard that teams from its league were accepted for Stanley Cup challenges. Starting in 1915, the league entered into an agreement where the Stanley Cup was to be contested between the
National Hockey AssociationThe 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...
and the PCHA after the regular seasons were finished. The league struggled to make money, and various teams moved into different cities in an attempt to be successful financially. Eventually, the league, to survive, merged with the WCHL in 1924.
Formation
After playing for the "Renfrew Millionaires" in 1910, players Frank Patrick and
Lester PatrickCurtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Lester...
moved west to
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to work in their father Joe's lumbering business. After Joe decided to sell the business in January 1911, the Patricks decided then to form a new professional ice hockey league, risking the family fortune. The decision was made to put new rinks in
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and
VictoriaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy. Victoria is a cruise ship port where...
,
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada...
, locations which necessitated the the use of artificial ice, as the locations' climate prevented natural ice. Three teams: the
New Westminster RoyalsThe New Westminster Royals were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in New Westminster, British Columbia.The first team played from 1912 - 1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association which was established in 1911....
, the
Victoria SenatorsThe Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913...
, and the
Vancouver MillionairesThe 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...
would be formed. The Patricks moved quickly, buying property for the arenas in February. Ground was broken for the arenas in April and the arenas were completed in December. Victoria's arena seated 4,000, and cost $110,000 and the flagship arena in Vancouver had 10,500 seats and cost $210,000 to build.
Once it became clear that the arenas would be built in time, the Patricks raided the
National Hockey AssociationThe 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) for players, although with only three teams and no substitutes, the entire league only had 23 players under contract (including two reserves in case of injury). All players were paid by the league, unlike the NHA with its competing teams. The PCHA distributed players amongst the teams.
Newsy LalondeEdouard "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
of the Canadiens would be the most notable player to move west, to play for Vancouver. The league was formally organized on December 7, 1911 to be run by Frank and Lester, who would also play and manage the Vancouver and Victoria teams. The Victoria arena would open to the public on Christmas Day 1911, and the first game of the PCHA was played on January 3, 1912, only a year after the Patricks decided to form the new league.
Seasons of play
The league did not challenge for the
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club cup trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
the first year. Despite the raiding of the NHA, a March 1912 west coast tour of the NHA's all-stars was arranged, billed as a sort of 'World Series' of hockey. The NHA all-stars included
Cyclone TaylorFrederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Renfrew Creamery Kings of the National Hockey Association and the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1910 to 1923...
, a marquee name in the East, who had injured his hand refereeing a benefit game for
Bruce RidpathDavid Bruce Ridpath was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and general manager. He was a member of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators before an automobile accident ended his playing career....
before coming out west and didn't play the first two games. After the PCHA all-stars won the first two games 10–4 and 5–1, leaving the series outcome in no doubt, the NHA manager
Art RossArthur Howey "Art" Ross was a Canadian ice hockey executive and defenceman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association....
decided to let Taylor play at the Patrick's request. Taylor would put on an outstanding display of ice hockey prowess for the B. C. fans and receive a two minute ovation. Taylor, already rumoured to have signed with Vancouver, would later turn down a contract offer of the Ottawa Hockey Club of the NHA to join the Millionaires in December 1912 for a yearly salary of $1,800, the top salary of any player at the time.
For the 1912–13 season the PCHA continued to raid the east for players. Besides Taylor, Goldie Prodgers,
Eddie OatmanEdward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a professional ice hockey player for 30 years . He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. During his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was picked 10 straight years as an all-star with the PCHA. He was a star with the Quebec Bulldogs when it won...
, Jack McDonald and
Ernie JohnsonErnie Johnson may refer to:*Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson, Jr. , sports commentator*Ernest W. Johnson , American physiatrist electromyographer...
moved out west, although
Newsy LalondeEdouard "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
returned to Montreal. The New Westminster rink, to be built by local interests was not ready and the Royals continued to play in Vancouver. Victoria would win the season and the club arranged for an exhibition series of the Stanley Cup champion
Quebec BulldogsThe 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 in...
. Victoria would defeat the Bulldogs in all three games.
During the 1913–14 season, the PCHA and the NHA started to act together, coming to agreements to recognize each other's player suspensions and contracts, and instituting a controlled 'draft' process to facilitate the transfer of players. In a further agreement, the champions of each league would face each other for the Stanley Cup. After the 1914 season, league champion Victoria came east to play a challenge series with the
Toronto BlueshirtsThe Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts were a professional National Hockey Association team that played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
in a series the
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club cup trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
trustees did not give official recognition. The trustees came to agreement with the NHA and PCHA and the challenge era of the Stanley Cup came to an end. Yearly playoffs between the leagues would become the new manner of deciding the Stanley Cup champion. In the 1914–15 season, Vancouver defeated the
Ottawa SenatorsThe Ottawa Senators, officially the Ottawa Hockey Club , was an amateur, later becoming a professional, men's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1883 to 1954 and a member of the National Hockey League from 1917 to 1934...
in a best-of-five series to become the PCHA's first Stanley Cup champions.
The league expanded into the United States in 1914 (
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) and again in 1915 (
Seattle, WashingtonSeattle is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington State on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada – United States border, it is named after Chief Sealth, of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes...
). In 1916, the
Portland RosebudsThe Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. Both played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena.The first team played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918...
became the first American team to play for the Stanley Cup and the following year the
Seattle MetropolitansThe 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...
became the first American team to win the Cup—forever changing the mandate of the Cup, which had initially been to recognize the top hockey club in Canada.
Relations with the NHA turned sour in 1915, with the Patricks accusing the league of reneging on their agreements. In retaliation, the PCHA again went on a raid for NHA players, particularly ones with the
Toronto BlueshirtsThe Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts were a professional National Hockey Association team that played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
. Five players from Toronto became the core of the new Seattle team.
In 1918, the PCHA introduced playoffs for the first time. Until that year, the team with the best record over the season had been declared the champion and challenged for the Stanley Cup. With the creation of playoffs, it was the winner in the post-season who would be league champion.
In 1921, the
Western Canada Hockey LeagueThe 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:...
, another western major league of hockey, was formed, and the Stanley Cup playoffs was modified to include teams from the WCHL. The following two years, which would turn out to be the last two years of the PCHA, the league played interleague games with the WCHL. In the last year of the PCHA, all three remaining teams finished with losing records.
In 1924, the
Seattle MetropolitansThe 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...
folded, and the two remaining teams in Vancouver and Victoria joined the WCHL (renamed the Western Hockey League), putting an end to the PCHA. The Victoria Cougars would win the Stanley Cup in 1925, but this win would be the last by a non-NHL team, and the last by a team from the west for a long time.
The merged league did not last long, as the WHL was unable to match the NHL's American expansion and its player salaries, which led the Patrick brothers to sell players or, in the case of the
Portland RosebudsThe Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. Both played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena.The first team played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918...
and the
Victoria CougarsThe Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913...
, the team itself. The expansion
Chicago Black HawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won three Stanley Cup Championships and thirteen division titles since their founding in 1926...
bought the Rosebud players for a reported $15,000, while the expansion Detroit team bought the Victoria players for $25,000 and named itself the Detroit Cougars in tribute; this team became the present-day
Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings is a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL....
.
Teams
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Teams |
Champion |
| 1912 The 1912 PCHA season was the first season of the now defunct men's professional ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league, which was founded on December 7, 1911. Season play ran from January 2, 1912 until March 19. Teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The New...
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New Westminster Royals The New Westminster Royals were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in New Westminster, British Columbia.The first team played from 1912 - 1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association which was established in 1911....
, Vancouver MillionairesThe 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...
, Victoria SenatorsThe Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913...
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New Westminster Royals |
| 1912–13 The 1912–13 PCHA season was the second season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 10, 1912 until March 18, 1913. Like the previous season, teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria...
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New Westminster Royals, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Senators |
Victoria Senators |
| 1913–14 The 1913–14 PCHA season was the third season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 5, 1913 until February 24, 1914. Like the previous two seasons, teams were to play a 16 game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria...
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New Westminster Royals, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913...
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Victoria Aristocrats |
| 1914–15 The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 8, 1914 until March 9, 1915. The schedule was made for each team to play 18 games, but like the previous three seasons, one game was cancelled....
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Portland Rosebuds The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. Both played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena.The first team played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918...
, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Vancouver Millionaires† |
| 1915–16 The 1915–16 PCHA season was the fifth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 7, 1915 until February 25, 1916. Each team would play 18 games. The Portland Rosebuds club would be PCHA champions. After the season the club...
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Portland Rosebuds, Seattle MetropolitansThe 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...
, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Portland Rosebuds‡ |
| 1916–17 The 1916–17 PCHA season was the sixth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association 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...
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Portland Rosebuds, Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, 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. Their home arena was the Elm Street Barn....
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Seattle Metropolitans† |
| 1917–18 The 1917-18 PCHA season was the seventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 28, 1917 until March 8, 1918. The season was reduced to 18 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be regular-season PCHA...
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Portland Rosebuds, Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires |
Vancouver Millionaires‡‡ (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1919 The 1919 PCHA season was the eighth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from January 1 until March 10. The season was increased to 20 games per team. The Vancouver Millionaires club would be regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the...
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Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Seattle Metropolitans (two-game playoff against Vancouver ) |
| 1919–20 The 1919–20 PCHA season was the ninth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 26, 1919 until March 10, 1920. The season was enlarged to 22 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be regular-season PCHA...
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Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Seattle Metropolitans (two-game playoff against Vancouver ) |
| 1920–21 |
Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Vancouver Millionaires (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1921–22 The 1921-22 PCHA season was the eleventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 26, 1919 until March 10, 1920. The season was enlarged to 24 games per team...
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Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats |
Vancouver Millionaires (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1922–23 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 season was increased to 30 games per team, including eight games against Western Canada Hockey League teams...
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Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Maroons, Victoria Aristocrats |
Vancouver Maroons(two-game playoff against Victoria ) |
| 1923–24 The 1923-24 PCHA season was the thirteenth and last season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from November 26, 1923 until February 25, 1924. Each team played 30 games, including eight games against Western Canada Hockey League teams...
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Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Maroons, Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913...
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Vancouver Maroons(two-game playoff against Seattle ) |
† Stanley Cup Champions.
‡ League champion, but not considered Stanley Cup champion.
‡‡ Vancouver inscribed their name on the Cup for defeating Seattle, but lost in the Cup final to Toronto.
All-Star teams and other awards
- 1913–14 - Hugh Lehman, New Westminster, goal; Ernie Johnson
Ernie Johnson may refer to:*Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson, Jr. , sports commentator*Ernest W. Johnson , American physiatrist electromyographer...
, New Westminster, and Frank Patrick, VancouverVancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city is bounded by English Bay, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a...
on defence; Cyclone TaylorFrederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Renfrew Creamery Kings of the National Hockey Association and the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1910 to 1923...
, Vancouver, rover; and Tom Dunderdale, VictoriaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy. Victoria is a cruise ship port where...
, Eddie OatmanEdward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a professional ice hockey player for 30 years . He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. During his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was picked 10 straight years as an all-star with the PCHA. He was a star with the Quebec Bulldogs when it won...
, New Westminster, and Dubbie KerrAlbert 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...
, Victoria, forward.
- 1914–15 - Hugh Lehman, Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city is bounded by English Bay, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a...
, goal; Ernie JohnsonErnie Johnson may refer to:*Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson, Jr. , sports commentator*Ernest W. Johnson , American physiatrist electromyographer...
, PortlandThe Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. Both played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena.The first team played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918...
, and Lester PatrickCurtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Lester...
, VictoriaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy. Victoria is a cruise ship port where...
on defence; Cyclone TaylorFrederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Renfrew Creamery Kings of the National Hockey Association and the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1910 to 1923...
, Vancouver, rover; and Mickey MacKayDuncan McMillan "Mickey" MacKay was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Hockey League...
, Vancouver, Eddie OatmanEdward Cole "Eddie" Oatman was a professional ice hockey player for 30 years . He was among the elite goal scorers of his era. During his 32 years playing professional ice hockey, Eddie was picked 10 straight years as an all-star with the PCHA. He was a star with the Quebec Bulldogs when it won...
, Portland, and Frank NighborJulius Francis "Frank" Nighbor was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and National Hockey Association and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey...
, Vancouver, forward.
- 1916–17 - Frank Foyston
Frank Corbett "The Flash" Foyston was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.Born in Minesing, Ontario, Foyston played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Cougars in the National Hockey League, and the Seattle Metropolitans and Victoria Cougars in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.He...
, Seattle - most valuable player
See also
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