1912–13 Toronto Hockey Club season

NHA hockey team season (inaugural season) March 2026 1912–13 1912 Toronto Hockey Club NHA 9–11–0 7–3–0 2–8–0 86 95 Bruce Ridpath Bruce Ridpath Jack Marshall (Jan-) Arena Gardens The 1912–13 Toronto Hockey Club season was the first season of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey Association (NHA). The team was also known as the Blueshirts. Team business Operation of the ice-making equipment at the new Arena Gardens was delayed a week when the pipes had to be relaid. Local pipefitters, unfamiliar with ice-making equipment, had installed the pipes improperly, and W. H. Magee of New York, advisor to the Arena, ordered the pipes removed and reinstalled.Toronto World December 3, 1912 Rowing Club are to join junior hockey ranks 5Toronto World December 8, 1912 Arena to be ready Monday Sports p. 1 Off-season The Torontos' manager Bruce Ridpath built the team from new prospects, rather than signing established professionals, like the Tecumsehs, the other Toronto NHA club. Ridpath signed Scotty Davidson, who had been playing in Calgary; Frank Foyston of the Toronto Eatons, Roy McGiffin of the Simcoes, Cully Wilson of Winnipeg, and Harry Cameron and Frank Nighbor of Port Arthur. Only Archie McLean from the PCHA had previous big-league experience.Harper 2013 239–240 Regular season alt=Seven men in row standing in front of brick wall. Six of the seven are wearing hockey sweaters and uniforms|thumb|350px|Members of the 1912–13 Toronto Blueshirts Cully Wilson, Harry Cameron, Frank Foyston, Bruce Ridpath (manager), Frank Nighbor, Archie McLean, Hap Holmes Cully Wilson scored the first-ever goal for the Torontos, in their opening night 9–5 loss to the Canadiens.Toronto World December 26, 1912 4 Torontos Beaten By Canadiens The team started the season poorly under the coaching of Ridpath, but Ridpath signed Jack Marshall, the former star of the Montreal Wanderers as coach. The team continued to struggle until Marshall decided to become a playing coach with the team. His veteran presence helped the Blueshirts to win some games, eventually finishing third in the standings. Nighbor was the scoring star for the Blueshirts, scoring 23 goals. Final standings BLU Schedule and results # Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts 1 December 25 Montreal Canadiens 9–5 Toronto 0–1–0 0 2 December 28 Toronto 5–8 Montreal Canadiens 0–2–0 0 3 January 1 Toronto 1–7 Ottawa Senators 0–3–0 0 4 January 4 Montreal Wanderers 3–5 Toronto 1–3–0 2 5 January 8 Toronto 5–10 Quebec Bulldogs 1–4–0 2 6 January 11 Toronto 2–5 Toronto Tecumsehs 1–5–0 2 7 January 15 Toronto Tecumsehs 1–6 Toronto 2–5–0 4 8 January 18 Toronto 1–3 Montreal Wanderers 2–6–0 4 9 January 22 Quebec Bulldogs 3–6 Toronto 3–6–0 6 10 January 25 Ottawa Senators 9–5 Toronto 3–7–0 6 11 February 1 Toronto 2–3 Montreal Wanderers 3–8–0 6 12 February 5 Ottawa Senators 0–2 Toronto 4–8–0 8 13 February 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Toronto 5–8–0 10 14 February 12 Quebec Bulldogs 11–2 Toronto 5–9–0 10 15 February 15 Montreal Wanderers 3–10 Toronto 6–9–0 12 16 February 19 Toronto 7–3 Toronto Tecumsehs 7–9–0 14 17 February 22 Toronto Tecumsehs 3–5 Toronto 8–9–0 16 18 February 26 Toronto 4–6 Quebec Bulldogs 8–10–0 16 19 March 1 Toronto 2–3 Ottawa Senators 8–11–0 16 20 March 5 Toronto 6–2 Montreal Canadiens 9–11–0 18 Source: Coleman 1966Coleman Charles The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 NHL Player stats Player Pos. No. GP G A Pts PIM Frank Nighbor C 9 19 23 2 25 13 Scotty Davidson RW 3 20 20 2 22 69 Cully Wilson RW 5 19 12 3 15 45 Harry Cameron D 2 20 10 2 12 20 Frank Foyston C 4 16 8 3 11 8 Roy McGiffin LW 11 15 7 1 8 83 Jack Marshall C 13 3 1 4 8 Archie McLean D 10 9 2 0 2 4 Steve Gunnlaugson F 3 1 0 1 0 Fred Doherty RW 6 1 0 0 0 0 Victor Jopp F 8 1 0 0 0 0 Mickey O'Leary C 1 0 0 0 0 Ken Randall RW 12 2 0 0 0 0 Jack Walker F 7 1 0 0 0 0 Source: Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR) See also 1912–13 NHA season References A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey Harper Stephen J. 2013 Simon & Schuster Canada 978-1-4767-1653-4 Notes Category:Toronto Blueshirts seasons Toronto Hockey Club season, 1912-13