1921–22 NHL season

Professional ice hockey league season 1921–22 NHL season National Hockey League Ice hockey December 17, 1921 – March 13, 1922 Regular season 24 4 Ottawa Senators Punch Broadbent (Senators) O'Brien Cup 1921–22 NHL season#NHL Championship Toronto St. Patricks Ottawa Senators 1922–23 NHL season 1920–21 NHL season 1922–23 1920–21 NHL The 1921–22 NHL season was the fifth season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Four teams each played 24 games. The league dropped the split season and the two top teams played off for the league championship. The second-place Toronto St. Patricks defeated the first-place Ottawa Senators for the league championship. For the first four seasons of the NHL, the winner of the league playoffs had faced the winner of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) for the Stanley Cup. That changed this season with the introduction of another professional hockey league called the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Now, three leagues were competing for the coveted Stanley Cup. The winner of a playoff between the PCHA and the WCHL travelled to Toronto to play off for the Stanley Cup. The St. Patricks defeated the Vancouver Millionaires to win the Stanley Cup. League business This was the first season away from the split season used in the NHA and the first four NHL seasons. Under the old split system, the winner of each half of the season would face each other in the playoffs. If the same team won both halves, then there would be no league playoffs and that team would simply move on to the Stanley Cup series. For the new system, the top two teams at the end of the season squared off against each other in a two-game total goals series for the chance to move on to the Stanley Cup series.McFarlane 1973 31 The NHL adopted the penalty rules of the amateur Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) for this season. Starting this season, there was no substitution for penalized players and no deferred penalties This was therefore the first season of the power play in the NHL. Penalized players immediately had to serve their penalties in the penalty box. Also, the minor penalty was reduced to two minutes, and major fouls were assessed at five minutes. A match penalty was now awarded for deliberate attempts to injure.Ross 2015 79 Frank Calder, NHL president, again declared Sprague Cleghorn property of the Hamilton Tigers and Cleghorn balked at the move. The Tigers asked Cleghorn where he wanted to play other than Ottawa, and he expressed interest in joining his brother on the Montreal Canadiens and so prior to the start of this season, the NHL's first multiple-player trade in its history was made when Billy Coutu and Sprague Cleghorn of the Hamilton Tigers were traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour, and Cully Wilson. Canadiens owner George Kennedy never recovered from the influenza he contracted in 1919, and died on October 19, 1921, at age 39. His widow sold the Canadiens to a unit that would be known affectionately as the Three Musketeers of owners, Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joseph Cattarinich. Dandurand became manager and coach, and immediately there were problems between him and Newsy Lalonde. At one point, Dandurand accused Lalonde of not trying, and also the fans started to boo their old hero. Finally, Lalonde walked out on the team. NHL president Frank Calder mediated the dispute and Lalonde returned to the team. But his days in Montreal were numbered. Regular season After a fairly impressive season for the Toronto St. Patricks, the St. Pats goaltender Jake Forbes refused to play after being denied a raise, and was suspended for the season.Dryden 2000 24 John Ross Roach took over in goal. Punch Broadbent was the star this year, as he scored 27 goals in 16 consecutive games en route Dryden 2000 24 to a 32-goal campaign. Broadbent led the league in goals, assists and points.Dryden 2000 24 His Ottawa team finished first, too. On February 1, Sprague Cleghorn almost wiped out the Ottawa team singlehandedly. He cut Eddie Gerard and Cy Denneny and charged Frank Nighbor. All three players missed two games because of injuries and Cleghorn drew a match penalty and a $30 fine. Ottawa police tried to arrest him in wake of his one-man war.Dryden 2000 24 Final standings Playoffs Starting in the Western Canada Hockey League, the Calgary Tigers lost to the Regina Capitals in a match-up to determine second place. The Capitals then went on to beat the first place Edmonton Eskimos in that league's first championship series. Over in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, once again, the Vancouver Millionaires faced the Seattle Metropolitans for their league championship. The Mets had the better regular season record, but the Millionaires won both games of the playoffs by 1–0 scores. The Millionaires were then matched up against the Capitals to see who would go on to play against the winner of the NHL's playoffs. Vancouver beat Regina in the two-game total-goals series. NHL Championship In the O'Brien Trophy playoffs, the first-place Ottawa Senators played off against the second-place Toronto St. Patricks in a two-game total-goals series. Played 15 years before icing became an infraction, the St. Pats used a strategy of icing the puck multiple times to defend their lead. Ottawa Senators Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena The Arena March 11 1 4-5 2 Frank Nighbor (1) – 07:05Cy Denneny (1) – 08:05Cy Denneny (2) – 12:05 00:30 – Ken Randall (1)03:05 – Billy Stuart (1) Frank Nighbor (2) – 11:00 08:30 – Babe Dye (1)19:30 – Babe Dye (2) No scoring 15:00 – Corb Denneny (1) www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-tsp/1922/03/11/1921030111 March 13 2 0-0 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tsp-vs-sen/1922/03/13/1921030112 Toronto won the series on total goals 5-4 Stanley Cup Finals 1922 Stanley Cup Finals Toronto St. Patricks Vancouver Millionaires Mutual Street Arena Denman Arena March 17 2 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/17/1921030211 01:07 – Babe Dye (3)10:30 – Ken Randall (2) Jack Adams (1) – 02:30Jack Adams (2) – 05:30Mickey MacKay (1) – 14:30 08:00 – Babe Dye (4) No scoring No scoring Jack Adams (3) – 16:30 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 21 2 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/21/1921030212 No scoring Jack Adams (4) – 13:00 No scoring No scoring 01:45 – Corb Denneny (2) No scoring 04:50 – Babe Dye (5) No scoring John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 23 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/23/1921030213 No scoring Lloyd Cook (1) – 15:00 No scoring Jack Adams (5) – 04:00 No scoring Eddie Oatman (1) – 18:00 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 25 0–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/25/1921030214 12:00 – Lloyd Andrews (1)15:00 - Babe Dye (6) No scoring 06:00 – Babe Dye (7)10:00 – Lloyd Andrews (2)18:00 – Corb Denneny (3) No scoring 17:00 – Rod Smylie (1) No scoring John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 28 2 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/28/1921030215 03:00 – Babe Dye (8)04:20 – Babe Dye (9) No scoring 07:00 – Corb Denneny (4) No scoring 01:15 – Babe Dye (10)08:15 – Babe Dye (11) Jack Adams (6) – 18:15 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman Toronto won series 3–2 NHL Playoff scoring leader Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBabe Dye Toronto St. Patricks 7 11 1 12 Awards O'Brien Cup — Toronto St. Patricks Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts PIMPunch Broadbent Ottawa Senators 24 32 14 46 28Cy Denneny Ottawa Senators 22 27 12 39 20Cecil Dye Toronto St. Patricks 24 31 7 38 39Harry Cameron Toronto St. Patricks 24 18 1735 22Joe Malone Hamilton Tigers 24 24 7 31 4Corbett Denneny Toronto St. Patricks 24 19 9 28 28Reg Noble Toronto St. Patricks 24 17 11 28 19Sprague Cleghorn Montreal Canadiens 24 17 9 26 80George Boucher Ottawa Senators 23 13 12 25 12Odie Cleghorn Montreal Canadiens 23 21 3 24 26 Leading goaltenders GP = Games Played, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average Name Team GP Games played Mins Minutes played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against SO Shutouts GAA Goals against average Ivan Mitchell Toronto St. Patricks 2 120 2 0 0 6 0 3.00 Clint Benedict Ottawa Senators 24 1510 14 8 2 84 2 3.34 Georges Vezina Montreal Canadiens 24 1469 12 11 1 94 0 3.84 John Ross Roach Toronto St. Patricks 22 1340 11 10 1 91 0 4.07 Howie Lockhart Hamilton Tigers 24 1409 6 17 0 103 0 4.39Source: NHLNHL http://www.nhl.com/ice/historicalstats.htm?season=19211922&gameType=2&team=&position=G&country= https://web.archive.org/web/20120302045546/http://www.nhl.com/ice/historicalstats.htm?season=19211922&gameType=2&team=&position=G&country= dead March 2, 2012 1921–22 Regular Season – Goalie Season Stats Leaders December 3, 2011 Coaches Hamilton Tigers: Joe Malone Montreal Canadiens: Newsy Lalonde Ottawa Senators: Pete Green Toronto St. Patricks: George O'Donoghue Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1921–22 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Billy Boucher, Montreal Canadiens Frank Boucher, Ottawa Senators King Clancy, Ottawa Senators John Ross Roach, Toronto St. Patricks The last remaining active player to kick off their NHL career this season was Frank Boucher, who played his final NHL game in the 1943–44 season, although he missed the 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, and 1942–43 seasons. Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1921–22 (listed with their last team): Free agency Date Players Team December 5, 1921 John Ross Roach Toronto St. Patricks December 13, 1921 Billy Boucher Montreal Canadiens December 14, 1921 King Clancy Ottawa Senators Transactions November 9, 1921 To Hamilton TigersCully Wilson To Toronto St. Patricks Ed Carpenter November 26, 1921 To Hamilton TigersAmos ArbourHarry Mummery To Montreal Canadiens Sprague Cleghorn See also 1921 in sports 1922 in sports List of Stanley Cup champions Pacific Coast Hockey Association Western Canada Hockey League References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc Coleman, Charles 1966 Total Hockey Diamond, Dan Total Sports 2000 1-892129-85-X Dinger Ralph 2011 The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 Dan Diamond & Associates 978-1-894801-22-5 registration https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5 Dryden Steve Century of hockey McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, ON 2000 0-7710-4179-9 Fischler Stan Fischler Shirley Hughes Morgan Romain Joseph Duplacey James 2003 The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League Publications International Inc. 0-7853-9624-1 Fischler 2003 McFarlane Brian The Story of the National Hockey League Pagurian Press New York, NY 1973 0-684-13424-1 registration https://archive.org/details/storyofnationalh0000mcfa Ross J. Andrew 2015 Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 Syracuse University Press 978-0-8156-3383-9 Notes 1921 NHL