1899 CAHL season

Ice hockey season March 2026 1899 CAHL season Canadian Amateur Hockey League Ice hockey January 7 – March 4, 1899 5 1899 Montreal Shamrocks Champions Harry Trihey (19 goals) Canadian Amateur Hockey League CAHL 1898 AHAC season 1898 (AHAC) 1900 CAHL season 1900 The 1899 CAHL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss. Both the Shamrocks and the Montreal Victorias won Stanley Cup challenges to retain the Stanley Cup for the league. Season Highlights The January 26 game between Montreal and Quebec was protested because it was alleged that the referee, Fred Chittick, Ottawa's goalkeeper, was drunk. The game was rescheduled for February 14, to be played in Ottawa, but in the end, Quebec declined to play the game.The Globe February 14, 1899 10 Puckerings On February 4, when Shamrocks defeated Quebec at Montreal by a score of 13–4, Harry Trihey scored 10 goals. The Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11, by a score of 16–0. Fred Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success. The race for the championship was decided on March 1, when Shamrocks defeated the Victorias 1–0. Eight thousand people are recorded as being in attendance, thousands of dollars was wagered and Harry Trihey of Shamrocks scored the deciding goal. After losing their first six matches, Quebec withdrew from the rest of the schedule, forfeiting their last two games. 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 Montreal Shamrocks 8 7 1 0 40 21 Montreal Victorias 8 6 2 0 44 23 Ottawa Hockey Club 8 4 4 0 21 43 Montreal Hockey Club 8 3 5 0 30 29 Quebec Hockey Club 8 0 8 0 12 31 Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 7 Quebec HC 1 Montreal HC 7 7 Shamrocks 3 Ottawa HC 4 10 Victorias 4 Montreal HC 2 14 Quebec 1 Ottawa HC 3 14 Shamrocks 4 Montreal HC 3 21 (†) Montreal HC 1 Quebec HC 2 21 Shamrocks 5 Victorias 2 28 Ottawa HC 1 Montreal HC 5 28 Victorias 5 Quebec HC 4 Feb. 4 Quebec HC 4 Shamrocks 13 4 Victorias 7 Ottawa HC 5 8 Shamrocks 4 Montreal HC 3 11 Ottawa HC 0 Victorias 16 11 Shamrocks 3 Quebec HC 2 18 Montreal HC 4 Ottawa HC 5 25 Victorias 10 Montreal HC 6 Mar. 1 Victorias 0 Shamrocks 1 4 (††) Ottawa HC 3 Shamrocks 7 ‡ Ottawa HC Quebec HC ₳ Quebec HC Victorias † Montreal refused to continue with 12 minutes to play. Game was to be replayed on February 14, but Quebec declined and the game was defaulted. †† Shamrocks clinch league championship. ‡ defaulted to Ottawa ₳ defaulted to Victorias Player Stats Leading scorers Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Harry Trihey Shamrocks 7 19 Clare McKerrow Montreal HC 4 12 Russell Bowie Victorias 7 11 Cam Davidson Victorias 7 9 Arthur Farrell Shamrocks 8 8 Jack Brannen Shamrocks 8 8 Bob McDougall Victorias 2 7 Jack Ewing Victorias 5 7 Mac Roger Ottawa HC 5 6 Billy Christmas Montreal HC 4 5 Goaltending averages Note GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Gordon Lewis Victorias 3 7 1 2.3 James H. McKenna Shamrocks 8 21 1 2.6 Herb Collins Montreal HC 6 19 3.2 Frank Richardson Victorias 4 16 4.0 John Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC 2 11 5.5 Frank Stocking Quebec HC 4 24 6.0 Fred Chittick Ottawa HC 5 32 6.4 Mark O'Meara Quebec HC 1 7 7.0 Fred Munro Montreal HC 1 10 10.0 Exhibitions During the season, the Shamrocks travelled to New York City to play two games against the New York Hockey Club.8 The Cyclopedic review of current history 137 The Evening News Association After the season, the Shamrocks travelled to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to play exhibitions. On March 7, the Shamrocks played the Halifax Crescents to a 1–1 draw,St. John Daily Sun March 8, 1899 Montreal and Halifax Crescents Have A Draw Saint John, New Brunswick 5 and on March 9, defeated the Crescents 4–2.St. John Daily Sun March 9, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks defeat the Halifax Crescents at Hockey Saint John, New Brunswick 5 On March 10, the Shamrocks played the Saint John Mohawks in Saint John, New Brunswick, defeating the Mohawks by a 5–0 score.St. John Daily Sun March 11, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks Win From Mohawks By Score 5 To 0 Saint John, New Brunswick 5 The Victorias travelled to New York City to play the Brooklyn Skating Club. The Victorias defeated Brooklyn 5–2 on March 10 at St. Nicholas Rink.St. John Daily Sun March 11, 1899 Montreal Defeats Brooklyn Saint John, New Brunswick 5 The Shamrocks, after the Cup challenge of Queen's, travelled to New York. On March 16, the Shamrocks defeated the All-New-York team 5–2.St. John Daily Sun March 18, 1899 Hockey Saint John, New Brunswick 8 The Shamrocks then played Brooklyn on March 18, winning over Brooklyn 9–7.Ottawa Citizen March 20, 1899 Puckerings 6 Stanley Cup challenges Victorias vs. Winnipeg Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899. The first game was won by Montreal 2–1. Winnipeg's captain Dan Bain injured his eye and did not play in the second game due to hemorrhaging behind the eye. The second game ended in controversy. With Montreal leading the game 3–2 with about 12 minutes left in the game, Montreal's Bob MacDougall violently slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called Macdougall for a two-minute minor. Angry that he should have been accessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph.The Globe February 20, 1899 10 Winnipeg's Story Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location February 15, 1899 Montreal Victorias 2–1 Winnipeg Victorias Montreal Arena, Montreal February 18, 1899 Montreal Victorias 3–2 Winnipeg VictoriasMontreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 3 Winnipeg 1 Victorias 2+ February 15, 1899 George Merritt G Gordon Lewis Bobby Benson P Graham Drinkwater, Capt 1 Charles Johnstone CP Mike Grant Tony Gingras 1 F Cam Davidson Dan Bain F Ernie McLea Jack Armytage, Capt F Robert MacDougall 1 Attie Howard F Russell Bowie Colin "Tote" Campbell sub Referee – J. Findlay Winnipeg 2 Victorias 3+ February 18, 1899 George Merritt G Gordon Lewis Bobby Benson P Graham Drinkwater, Capt Charles Johnstone CP Mike Grant Tony Gingras F Cam Davidson Colin "Tote" Campbell F Ernie McLea Jack Armytage, Capt 1 F Robert McDougall 2 Attie Howard 1 F Russell Bowie 1Referee – J. Findlay The Stanley Cup passed from the Montreal Victorias to the Montreal Shamrocks as champions of the league March 4, 1899. Shamrocks vs. Queens The Shamrocks defended the trophy against Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario. The game was played half under Ontario rules and half under CAHL rules. Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location March 14, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks 6–2 Queen's UniversityMontreal Arena Queens 2 Shamrocks 6+ March 14, 1899 Robert Carroll Hiscock G James H. McKenna Guy Curtis P Frank Tansey, Capt J. Ward Merrill CP Frank Wall Jock Harty F Harry Trihey 3 George Dalton 1 F Arthur Farrell 2 Robert R. Carr-Harris 1 F Fred Scanlan 1 Knox Walkem F Jack P. BrannenReferee – Harvey Pulford Player statistics Scoring Leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Harry Trihey Shamrocks 7 19 Clare McKerrow Montreal HC 4 12 Russell Bowie Victorias 7 11 Cam Davidson Victorias 7 9 Arthur Farrell Shamrocks 8 8 Jack Brannen Shamrocks 8 8 Bob McDougall Victorias 2 7 Jack Ewing Victorias 5 7 Mac Roger Ottawa HC 5 6 Billy Christmas Montreal HC 4 5 Goaltending averages Note GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Gordon Lewis Victorias 3 7 1 2.3 James H. McKenna Shamrocks 8 21 1 2.6 Herb Collins Montreal HC 6 19 3.2 Frank Richardson Victorias 4 16 4.0 John Bouse Hutton Ottawa HC 2 11 5.5 Frank Stocking Quebec HC 4 24 6.0 Fred Chittick Ottawa HC 5 32 6.4 Mark O'Meara Quebec HC 1 7 7.0 Fred Munro Montreal HC 1 10 10.0 Stanley Cup engravings + 1899 Montreal Victorias Players Forwards Russell Bowie Douglas Acer ^ @ Cam Davidson ^ Jack Ewing ^ Robert MacDougall ^ Ernie McLea ^ Fred McRobie ^ Defencemen Graham Drinkwater (point – captain) Mike Grant (cover point) Goaltenders Gordon Lewis Frank Richardson † † Playing-Coach ^ unknown who played center, rover, right wing, and left wing, so the players are listed as forwards @ missing from the team picture Non-players: Handbury C. Budden (President) Frank Howard Wilson (Hon. President) J. Stafford Bishop (secretary/treasurer) 1 non-player's first name is unknown + 1899 Montreal Shamrocks Players Forwards Jack P. Brannen (rover) Arthur Farrell (center) ^ Fred Scanlan (left wing) ^ Harry Trihey (center/right wing – captain) John Dobby ^ Charles Hoerner ^ Defencemen Frank Tansey (point) Frank Wall (cover point) Goaltender Jim McKenna ^ unknown who played center, right wing and left wing, so the players are listed as forwards † Only the trainers were included on the team picture; these are the other official non-players with Montreal Shamrocks in 1899 & unknown first name non-players= Harry W. McLaughlin (president), C.M. Hart† (vice-president) W.H. Kearney† (Director)&, C.F. Smith† (director) Barney Dunphy (Coach/Trainer), C. Foley (ass't trainer) All non-players' first names are unknown except for the coach and president See also List of Stanley Cup challenge games List of Stanley Cup champions References 30em Bibliography Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 Podnieks, Andrew 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 Montreal Victorias1898 Montreal Shamrocks1900 Montreal ShamrocksStanley Cup Champions 1899 1898 AHAC season 1900 CAHL season CAHL seasons 1899 Category:Canadian Amateur Hockey League seasons CAHL