1900–01 MHA season

Ice hockey season The 1900–01 MHA season of the Manitoba Hockey Association was played by two teams Winnipeg Victorias and Winnipeg HC. The Victorias, as defending champions, played and defeated the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in a Stanley Cup challenge to bring the Stanley Cup to Manitoba. Regular season February 19, 1901 Victorias defeated Winnipeg 4 – 3 to win the Manitoba championship.The Globe and Mail Victorias Always Win 10 February 20, 1901 After the season, the Victorias were presented with gold watches from the club. Honorary club president Hugh John Macdonald, former Manitoba premier, and son of former Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald made a speech.Zweig 2012 208 Final standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points Club GP W L T Pts Winnipeg Victorias 4 4 0 0 8 Winnipeg Hockey Club 4 0 4 0 0 Source: ZweigZweig 2012 308 Stanley Cup challenge Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game two was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four-minute mark of the extra period. For the series, the Shamrocks added Montreal Victorias captain Mike Grant, replacing Frank Tansey. Winnipeg added Burke Wood and Jack Marshall. For Marshall, it would be the first Stanley Cup win of his career, a career in which he would with the Cup six times, with four teams.Zweig 2012 309 Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location NotesJanuary 29, 1901Winnipeg Victorias4–3Montreal ShamrocksMontreal ArenaJanuary 31, 1901Winnipeg Victorias2–1Montreal Shamrocks4:00, OTWinnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 Game one Winnipeg addition Burke Wood scored twice for Winnipeg to lead the team, including the winner with two minutes remaining.Zweig 2012 309 + January 29 Winnipeg 4 at Shamrocks 3Art Brown G Joe McKenna Rod Flett P Mike Grant Magnus Flett CP Frank Wall 1 Tony Gingras 1 F Harry Trihey, Capt Dan Bain, Capt 1 F Jack P.Brannen 1 Charles Johnstone F Fred Scanlon Burke Wood 2 F Arthur Farrell 1 Fred Chadham sub Jack Marshall sub Referee - H. BairdUmpires - A. McKerrow, R.Boon Game two Dan Bain scored late in the first half to put Winnipeg ahead. Harry Trihey tied it early in the second half. The game was tied to go to overtime. Bain scored the winner in overtime, the first Stanley Cup-winning goal scored in overtime.Zweig 2012 309 + January 31 Winnipeg 2 at Shamrocks 1Art Brown G Joe McKenna Rod Flett P Mike Grant Magnus Flett CP Frank Wall Tony Gingras F Harry Trihey, Capt 1 Dan Bain, Capt 2 F Jack P. Brannen Charles Johnstone F Fred Scanlon Burke Wood F Arthur Farrell Fred Chadham sub Jack Marshall sub Referee - H. BairdUmpires - A. McKerrow, R. Boon Stanley Cup engraving 1901 Winnipeg Victorias 1901 *Art Brown *Rod Flett (point) Jack Marshall (point) Magnus Flett (cover point) *Burke Wood (rover) Dan Bain (center- captain) Tony Gingras (right wing) Charles Johnstone (left wing/rover) Fred Cadman (center/ring wing) George Carruthers (right wing) Jack Armytage (President), Mark Hooper (Trainer), Ted Robinson (Secretary/Treasurer), Walter Pratt (Director) See also 1901 CAHL season List of Stanley Cup champions References Coleman Charles The Trail of the Stanley Cup vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 65–67 Sherbrooke Daily Record Company Ltd., NHL 1964–1969 Zweig Eric 2012 Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy Firefly Books 978-1-77085-104-7 Notes Montreal Shamrocks1900 Winnipeg VictoriasJanuary 1902 Winnipeg Victorias1901 Stanley Cup Champions 1899–1900 1901–02 MHA seasons 1900–01 Category:Manitoba Hockey Association seasons Man