1908–09 WPHL season

August 2023 1908–09 WPHL season Western Pennsylvania Hockey League Ice hockey 4 Regular season Duquesne Athletic Club (1st title) Final season 1907–08 The 1908–09 WPHL season was the ninth and final season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Garden. By 1908, the league could no longer rely on salaries as novelty to attract Canadian talent, since professionalism had spread into Canada. Many players were lured to the league since the WPHL played on the Duquesne Garden' artificial ice and was not dependent on cold weather to provide a naturally frozen surface. However, as winter began and Canadian rinks became available, the players would just return to teams closer to their Canadian homes. This jumping affected all of the league's teams. Once the Pittsburgh Lyceum team folded on December 23, it was decided to discontinue the WPHL after the season. The Duquesne Athletic Club beat the Pittsburgh Bankers in the last game of the season to win the final WPHL championship title.The Pittsburgh Sunday Post February 7, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 1 D.A.C. Defeats Bankers, 4 to 2, Capturing Hockey Championship https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90246052/ Newspapers.com Regular season Final standings Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PCT = Percentage Team GP W L T GF GA PCTDuquesne Athletic Club 15 10 4 1 67 45 .714 Pittsburgh Bankers 15 9 4 2 56 50 .692Pittsburgh Lyceum † 8 4 3 1 31 25 .571Pittsburgh Athletic Club 14 1 13 0 43 77 .071 Source: Fitzsimmons, p. 415 † Pittsburgh Lyceum discontinued play on December 23, 1908. Results Month Day Team Score Team Score 1908 November 12 Pittsburgh AC 7 Bankers 6 14 Lyceum 5 Duquesne AC 4 17 Bankers 5 Duquesne AC 3 21 Lyceum 5 Pittsburgh AC 2 24 Duquesne AC* 4 Pittsburgh AC 4 28 Bankers 4 Lyceum 4 December 1 Lyceum 6 Duquesne AC 0 5 Bankers 5 Pittsburgh AC 4 8 Bankers 3 Duquesne AC 3 12 Lyceum 6 Pittsburgh AC 1 15 Bankers 4 Lyceum 3 19 Bankers 6 Lyceum 1 19 Duquesne AC 8 Pittsburgh AC 5 22 Duquesne AC 4 Lyceum 1 26 Bankers 3 Pittsburgh AC 2 29 Duquesne AC 7 Pittsburgh AC 4 1909 January 5 Bankers 3 Duquesne AC 2 9 Bankers 7 Pittsburgh AC 4 12 Duquesne AC 4 Pittsburgh AC 1 16 Duquesne AC 5 Bankers 1 19 Bankers 5 Pittsburgh AC 3 23 Duquesne AC 4 Pittsburgh AC 2 26 Duquesne AC 4 Bankers 0 30 Bankers 2 Pittsburgh AC 1 February 2 Duquesne AC 11 Pittsburgh AC 3 6 Duquesne AC 4 Bankers 2 Won by forfeit References Early Professional, Early Senior WHA and Modern Minor Professional League Standings Total Hockey Fitzsimmons Ernie Diamond Dan 2000 Total Sport Publishing 1-892129-85-X 414–432 1907–08 final season WPHL seasons 1908–09 Category:Western Pennsylvania Hockey League seasons WPHL