1896 AHAC season

Ice hockey season March 2026 1896 AHAC season Amateur Hockey Association of Canada Ice hockey January 3 – March 7, 1896 5 1896 Montreal Victorias Champions Amateur Hockey Association of Canada AHAC 1895 AHAC season 1895 1897 AHAC season 1897 The 1896 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season was the tenth season of play of the league. Each team played eight games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 7–1 record. During the season, on February 14 the Victorias hosted a Stanley Cup challenge match with the Winnipeg Victorias club. Winnipeg won 2–0 to win the Cup. Executive Watson Jack, Victorias (President) Weldy Young, Ottawa (1st. Vice-Pres.) Clarence Mussen, Montreal (Sec.-Treasurer) Season The Crystals were allowed to change their name to Shamrocks, which matched their new affiliation with the Shamrock A.A.A. Highlights The Victorias were truly the class of the league and only lost once, 3–2 to Ottawa. Their regular season team goal total was nearly double that of Ottawa. 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 Victorias 8 7 1 0 41 24 Ottawa HC 8 6 2 0 22 16 Quebec HC 8 4 4 0 23 23 Montreal HC 8 2 6 0 24 33 Montreal Shamrocks 8 1 7 0 16 30 Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 3 Victorias 7 Montreal HC 5 4 Ottawa HC 2 Shamrocks 1 10 Montreal HC 5 Shamrocks 3 11 Victorias 7 Quebec HC 5 18 Montreal HC 1 Ottawa HC 3 18 Quebec HC 2 Shamrocks 1 25 Ottawa HC 2 Quebec HC 5 25 Shamrocks 1 Victorias 5 Feb. 1 Ottawa HC 3 Victorias 2 1 Montreal HC 1 Quebec HC 3 5 Shamrocks 5 Montreal HC 3 8 Shamrocks 1 Quebec HC 4 8 Victorias 3 Ottawa 2 (OT 6') 15 Ottawa HC 3 Montreal HC 2 22 Quebec HC 2 Montreal HC 3 25 Montreal HC 4 Victorias 7 29 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa HC 3 29 Quebec HC 2 Victorias 4 Mar. 4 (†) Victorias 6 Shamrocks 2 7 Quebec HC 0 Ottawa HC 4 † Victorias clinch league championship. Player Stats Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Robert McDougall Victorias 6 10 Clare McKerrow Montreal HC 6 8 Shirley Davidson Victorias 7 8 Swift, E. Albert Quebec HC 8 8 Harry Westwick Ottawa HC 8 8 Graham Drinkwater Victorias 8 7 Alf Smith Ottawa HC 8 7 Pat Doyle Quebec HC 8 6 David Gillilan Victorias 3 5 Aubrey Mussen Montreal HC 5 5 Goaltending averages Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Fred Chittick Ottawa HC 8 16 1 2.0 Frank Stocking Quebec HC 8 23 2.9 Robert Jones Victorias 8 24 3.0 James Drysdale Shamrocks 8 30 3.8 George Hamilton Montreal HC 2 8 4.0 Herbert Collins Montreal HC 6 25 4.1 Playoffs There were no playoffs as Montreal won first place exclusively. Exhibitions After the season, Montreal and Shamrocks played an exhibition series of games in the United States:The Globe March 11, 1896 Hockeyists in New York 8The Globe March 12, 1896 After the puck 10 Washington, March 7, 1896 Shamrocks 3, Montreal 1 Baltimore, March 9, 1896 Montreal 6, Shamrocks 5 New York, March 10, 1896 Montreal 1, Shamrocks 1 ( completed March 11 with Shamrocks winning 2–1) The Montreal Victorias travelled to New York City for an exhibition against the New York Athletic Club. The Athletic Club records the date as March 4, (although the date conflicts with an AHAC game), won by the Vics 6–1.A monthly magazine devoted to the interests of the New York Athletic Club 5–6 45 New York Athletic Club . Stanley Cup challenge Victorias vs. Winnipeg at Montreal 1895–96 MHA season The first successful challenge to the Cup came in February 1896 by the Winnipeg Victorias, the champions of the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA). On February 14, Winnipeg beat defending champion Montreal Victorias, 2–0, becoming the first team outside the AHAC to win the Cup. Winnipeg took a 2–0 lead in the first half of the game on goals by Armytage and Campbell, then played on the defensive in the second half. Date Winning Team Score Losing Team LocationFebruary 14, 1896 Winnipeg Victorias 2–0 Montreal Victorias Victoria Skating Rink Stanley Cup engraving Players+ 1896 Winnipeg Victorias Forwards Dan Bain(center) Colin "Tote" Campbell(left-wing) Tom "Attie" Howard(right-wing) * Robert "Bobby" R Benson (Spare-left-right wing), Defencemen Rod Flett (point) Fred Higginbotham (cover point) Charles Johnstone(cover-point) Jack "J.C." Armytage(rover- Captain) Goaltenders George Whitey Merritt Jack Sheppard † † played 1 regular-season game in goal non-players= E.B. Nixon (President) Able Code (Vice President/Manager) J. Carter (Mascot/Trainer) engraving-notes= VICTORIAS - OF - WINNIPEG 1895 Winnipeg included the year 1895 instead of 1896, because they defeated the 1895 defending Stanley Cup Champions Montreal Victorias before the 1896 season had been completed. This is not an engraving error. An interesting factoid for this 2-0 win over the similarly named Montreal Victorias is that the very first Stanley Cup Parade was held in Winnipeg on Main Street celebrating this victory. Two non-players first names are unknown See also 1895–96 MHA season List of Stanley Cup champions List of pre-NHL seasons References Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 Podnieks, Andrew Lord Stanley Cup, Fenn Publishing Company, Ltd. 2004 McKinley, Michael The Official Book Hockey Hall of Fame Legends 1993 66 Bringall, Richard The Forgotten Heroes – Winnipeg Hockey Heritage 2011 28 Notes 1895 AHAC season 1897 AHAC season AHAC seasons 1896 Category:Amateur Hockey Association of Canada seasons AHAC