1912–13 NHA season

Ice hockey season March 2026 1912–13 NHA season National Hockey Association Ice hockey December 25, 1912 – March 5, 1913 Regular season 20 6 Joe Malone (43) O'Brien Cup O'Brien Cup Quebec Bulldogs Montreal Wanderers 1913–14 NHA season 1911–12 NHA season 1913–14 1911–12 NHAthumb|right|400px|February 22, 1913 game between Quebec Bulldogs and Montreal Canadiens. The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the Stanley Cup. They played and defeated the Sydney Millionaires in a challenge after the regular season. League business The Arena Gardens was completed in Toronto and the two dormant NHA franchises started play as the Toronto Hockey Club ('Torontos' or 'Blue Shirts') and the Toronto Tecumsehs ('Indians'). The Arena Gardens hosted a pre-season exhibition match between the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers, at which a brawl broke out and Sprague Cleghorn would be charged with assault."Cleghorn fined $50" Ottawa Citizen. Dec. 30, 1912 (p. 5). For this season the NHA teams played again with six skaters, abandoning the position of rover. It was agreed that from February onwards, the teams would play with seven. However, after several games at the start of February played with the rover, the decision was made to abandon the rover position permanently. The Stanley Cup trustees decided prior to this season that all future Stanley Cup challenges would take place after the end of the regular season. The Montreal Canadiens adopted a 'barber pole' style of jersey similar to the Ottawas with a CAC logo, prompting complaints from the Ottawas. The Ottawas' complaints were resolved with the Canadiens introducing a second jersey of solid red, with a wide blue stripe around the chest and the letter 'C' as a logo, used only when playing Ottawa.http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/jerseys-and-logos/1909-1946 ourhistory.canadiens.com Jerseys and Logos 1909-1946 October 30, 2022 The solid red jersey with a wide blue stripe would be adopted full-time the following season and is the basis for the Canadiens jersey design to this day. Regular season Final standing Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against Team GP W L T GF GA Quebec Bulldogs 20 16 4 0 112 75 Montreal Wanderers 20 10 10 0 93 90 Toronto Hockey Club 20 9 11 0 86 95 Montreal Canadiens 20 9 11 0 83 81 Ottawa Senators 20 9 11 0 87 81 Toronto Tecumsehs 20 7 13 0 59 98 Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Dec. 25 Canadiens 9 Toronto HC 5 28 Ottawa 3 Quebec 7 28 Toronto HC 5 Canadiens 8 28 Wanderers 7 Tecumsehs 4 31 Quebec 3 Wanderers 1 Jan. 1 Toronto HC 1 Ottawa 7 1 Canadiens 4 Tecumsehs 3 4 Ottawa 7 Canadiens 3 4 Tecumsehs 5 Quebec 3 4 Wanderers 3 Toronto HC 5 8 Ottawa 1 Tecumsehs 4 8 Toronto HC 5 Quebec 10 8 Canadiens 4 Wanderers 3 11 Ottawa 5 Wanderers 11 11 Canadiens 3 Quebec 4 11 Toronto HC 2 Tecumsehs 5 15 Wanderers 1 Ottawa 9 15 Tecumsehs 1 Toronto HC 6 15 Quebec 4 Canadiens 5 18 Canadiens 6 Ottawa 0 18 Quebec 4 Tecumsehs 2 18 Toronto HC 1 Wanderers 3 22 Tecumsehs 4 Ottawa 3 (OT 7') 22 Quebec 3 Toronto HC 6 22 Wanderers 4 Canadiens 3 25 Ottawa 9 Toronto HC 5 25 Wanderers 10 Quebec 6 25 Tecumsehs 4 Canadiens 5 (OT 17") 29 Tecumsehs 2 Wanderers 6 29 Quebec 5 Ottawa 3 Feb. 1‡ Toronto HC 2 Wanderers 3 1‡ Quebec 5 Tecumsehs 4 (OT 4') 1‡ Canadiens 1 Ottawa 2 5‡ Ottawa 0 Toronto HC 2 5‡ Wanderers 3 Quebec 4 5‡ Tecumsehs 5 Canadiens 4 8‡ Quebec 4 Ottawa 1 8 Tecumsehs 2 Wanderers 1 8‡ Canadiens 3 Toronto HC 5 12 Tecumsehs 0 Ottawa 11 12 Quebec 11 Toronto HC 2 12 Wanderers 4 Canadiens 6 15 Ottawa 3 Canadiens 2 15 Wanderers 3 Toronto HC 10 15 Tecumsehs 0 Quebec 8 19 Ottawa 2 Wanderers 8 19 Canadiens 2 Quebec 4 19 Toronto HC 7 Tecumsehs 3 22 Wanderers 3 Ottawa 9 22 Tecumsehs 3 Toronto HC 5 22 Quebec 7 Canadiens 6 26 Ottawa 3 Tecumsehs 4 26 Toronto HC 4 Quebec 6 26 Canadiens 4 Wanderers 5 Mar. 1 Canadiens 3 Tecumsehs 1 1 Toronto HC 2 Ottawa 3 1 Quebec 6 Wanderers 4 5 Ottawa 6 Quebec 8 5 Wanderers 10 Tecumsehs 3 5 Toronto HC 6 Canadiens 2 ‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey) Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored, PIM = Penalties in minutes Name Club GP G PIM Joe Malone Quebec 20 43 34 Tommy Smith Quebec 18 39 30 Harry Hyland Wanderers 20 27 38 Frank Nighbor Toronto 19 25 9 Newsy Lalonde Canadiens 18 25 61 Didier Pitre Canadiens 17 24 80 Punch Broadbent Ottawa 20 20 15 Scotty Davidson Toronto 20 19 69 Don Smith Canadiens 20 19 52 Skene Ronan Ottawa 20 18 39 Goaltending averages Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Min = Minutes Played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP W L T Min GA SO GAAClint Benedict Ottawa 10 2 1 0 275 16 1 3.49DPaddy Moran Quebec 20 16 4 0 1204 75 1 3.73AGeorges Vezina Canadiens 20 9 11 0 1217 81 1 3.99BArt Boyce Wanderers 18 9 8 0 966 67 0 4.16Percy LeSueur Ottawa 18 7 10 0 934 65 0 4.18DHarry Holmes Toronto 15 6 7 0 779 58 1 4.47EBilly Nicholson Tecumsehs 20 7 13 0 1228 98 0 4.79C Ray Marchand Toronto 8 3 4 0 421 37 0 5.27E Bert Cadotte Wanderers 6 1 2 0 234 23 0 5.90 A – Moran's record includes 4 minutes of overtime. B – Vezina's record includes 17 minutes of overtime. C – Nicholson's record includes 28 minutes of overtime. D – Benedict and LeSueur shared duties in eight games. E – Holmes and Marchand shared duties in three games. Stanley Cup challenges As NHA champions, Quebec was immediately considered the Stanley Cup champion. The Cup trustees accepted a challenge from Sydney Millionaires, champions of the Maritime Professional Hockey League. The series was a two-game, total-goals series. All games were played in Quebec city. Sydney vs. Quebec Joe Malone scored nine goals in the first game. He was not in the lineup for the second game.Coleman, pg. 125 Sydney 3 Quebec 14+ March 8, 1913 Toby McDonald G Paddy Moran George Trenouth 1 P Joe Hall Alf McDonald Capt. CP Harry Mummery 1 Ken Randall 1 C Joe Malone 9 Bill Dunphy RW Rusty Crawford 3 Jim Fraser LW Tommy Smith Joe Tetreault 1 sub Billy Creighton 1 Sydney 2 Quebec 6+ March 10, 1913 Toby McDonald G Paddy Moran George Trenouth 1 P Joe Hall 3 Alf McDonald Capt. CP Harry Mummery Ken Randall C Tommy Smith 1 Bill Dunphy RW Billy Creighton 2 Jim Fraser LW Jack Marks Jim Wilkie 1 sub Quebec wins series 20–5 Post-season exhibition series After the season a series was arranged between Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers and Quebec to play in New York. Ottawa and Montreal played first, with the winner to play-off against Quebec. After the Wanderers defeated Ottawa 10–8 (3–2, 7–6), the Wanderers won the two-game series against Quebec 12–10 (9–5, 3–5). Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location March 8, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 3–2 Ottawa St. Nicholas Rink, New York March 10, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 7–6 Ottawa March 13, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 9–5 Quebec March 15, 1913 Quebec 5–3 Montreal Wanderers Sources New York Times WANDERERS TAKE GAME FROM OTTAWA; Canadian Hockey Teams Make Thrilling Spectacle on Ice in St. Nicholas Rink. 9 March 11, 1913 New York Times CANADIAN HOCKEY THRILLS AT RINK; Wanderers of Montreal Defeat Quebec Team in Brilliant Match, 9 to 5 10 March 14, 1913 New York Times WANDERERS WIN HOCKEY SERIES; St. Nicholas Rink Packed for Final Canadian Game Won by Quebec. S2 March 16, 1913 Quebec series in Victoria, B.C. Quebec travelled to Victoria, British Columbia to play an exhibition series with the Victoria Senators. The Senators had requested a challenge series with Quebec, but would not travel to Quebec City, but would play a series in Toronto. Bulldogs would not agree to defend the Cup on any other ice than their home rink. The Senators would win the best-of-three series.Zweig 2012 283 March 24, 7-5 for Victoria; March 27, 6-3 for Quebec; March 29, for 6-1 Victoria to win exhibition Series 2–1 Quebec 4 Victoria 3+ March 24, 1913 Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay Harry Mummery P George "Goldie" Prodgers Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 1Rusty Crawford 1 R Skinner Poulin 2 Joe Malone Capt. 2 C Tommy Dunderdale Capt. 1 Jack Marks 1 RW Bobby Rowe 1 Tommy Smith 1 LW Bob Genge 2 Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW Billy Creighton -P/RW spare Walter Smaill LW Game one was played with 7 players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules. Quebec 6 Victoria 3+ March 27, 1913 Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay Harry Mummery 1 P George "Goldie" Prodgers 1 Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 1 Joe Malone Capt. 2 C Tommy Dunderdale Capt. Rusty Crawford 2 RW Bob Genge Jack Marks 1 LW Skinner Poulin Tommy Smith -LW 2 Sub Walter Smaill -LW 1 Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW Billy Creighton -P/RW spare Bobby Rowe -RW Game two was played with 6 players on a side without a Rover position under NHA rules. Quebec 1 Victoria 6+ March 29, 1913 Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay Harry Mummery P George "Goldie" Prodgers Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 2 Rusty Crawford R Bobby Genge 2 Joe Malone Capt. C Tommy Dunderdale Capt. 2Jack Marks RW Bobby Rowe Tommy Smith 1 LW Skinner Poulin Walter Smaill LW-sub Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW Billy Creighton -P/RW spare Game three was played with seven players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules. Victoria won the series two games to one. Tecumsehs in Boston The Tecumsehs travelled to Boston to play an exhibition series against New Glasgow of Nova Scotia.The Montreal Gazette March 24, 1913 Tecumsehs Were Beaten Stanley Cup engraving The 1913 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran. + 1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs Players Forwards Joe Malone (captain) (center) Jeff Malone (center) Tommy Smith (center/left wing) Walter Rooney (spare) ‡ Rusty Crawford (right wing/rover) Billy Creighton (point/left wing) Jack Marks (right wing) Defencemen Joe Hall (point) Harry Mummery (cover point) James "Rocket" Power (cover point) † Goaltender Patrick Paddy Moran Joe Savard (spare – did not play) † ‡ Did not play but on the team picture) † – Missing from both team pictures non-players = Philippe-Auguste Choquette (president/owner), Mike Quinn (Vice President/Manager), Dave Beland (trainer) J. Eugène Matte (Treasurer), Barney J. Kaine (Secretary) Louis A. Lagueux, Charles Fremont, W.L. MacWilliam (directors)†† Camélien Joseph Lockwell, Fred Hill, Arthur Derome, R.J.G. Goss (directors)†† †† – first name remains unknown (There are two pictures for 1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs – the more common picture included the Manager, Trainer, and 10 players. The other picture included 10 players and 12 non-players.) See also National Hockey Association List of pre-NHL seasons List of Stanley Cup champions 1912 in sports 1913 in sports References Bibliography Coleman Charles The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 NHL Zweig Eric 2012 Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy Firefly Books 978-1-77085-104-7 Notes Quebec Bulldogs1912 Toronto Hockey Club1914 Quebec BulldogsStanley Cup Champions 1913 1911–12 NHA season 1913–14 NHA season NHA seasons 1912–13 Category:1912–13 in Canadian ice hockey by league Category:National Hockey Association seasons