1924–25 WCHL season

Professional ice hockey league season March 2026 The 1924–25 WCHL season was the fourth season for the Western Canada Hockey League. With the collapse of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), two teams, the Vancouver Maroons and Victoria Cougars joined the WCHL. Six teams played 28 games each. Teams 1924–25 Western Canada Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena N/A Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 2,000 Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Stadium N/A Saskatoon Crescents Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Crescent Arena N/A Vancouver Maroons Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500 Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Patrick Arena 4,000 Map of teams left 10px WCHL Teams 1550 400 375 390 500 Canada 1200 Canada 51.04 -114.06 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Tigers Canada 53.57 -113.46 Red pog.svg 100 top Eskimos Canada 50.45 -104.61 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Capitals Canada 52.14 -106.69 Red pog.svg 100 top Crescents Canada 49.29 -123.13 Red pog.svg 100 top Maroons Canada 48.43 -123.32 Red pog.svg 100 bottom Cougars Regular season Final standings Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Calgary Tigers 28 17 11 0 96 80 34 Saskatoon Crescents 28 16 11 1 103 75 33 Victoria Cougars 28 16 12 0 84 63 32 Edmonton Eskimos 28 14 13 1 97 109 29 Vancouver Maroons 28 12 16 0 91 103 24 Regina Capitals 28 8 20 0 82 123 16 Playoffs League championship Bracket main 2 no high 1; yes yes font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap 3 Semi-final Final Saskatoon Crescents 1 3 4 Victoria Cougars 3 3 6 Calgary Tigers 1 0 1 Victoria Cougars 1 2 3 Semi-final The Victoria Cougars defeated the Saskatoon Crescents in the WCHL semi-final. Date Away Score Home Score March 6 Saskatoon 1 Victoria 3 March 10 Victoria 3 Saskatoon 3 Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 6–4 Source: Coleman(1966)Coleman 1966 480–481 Final The Victoria Cougars then defeated the Calgary Tigers in the WCHL final. Date Away Score Home Score March 14 Victoria 1 Calgary 1 March 18 Calgary 0 Victoria 2 Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 3–1 Source: Coleman(1966)Coleman 1966 481–482 Stanley Cup Finals 1925 Stanley Cup Finals The Victoria Cougars faced the National Hockey League champion Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-5 series for the Stanley Cup. Victoria defeated Montreal, 3 games to 1, marking the only time since the inception of the NHL in 1917 that the NHL champion did not win the Cup and the final time this would happen. Date Away Score Home ScoreMarch 21Montreal Canadiens2Victoria Cougars5March 23Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars3March 27Montreal Canadiens 4 Victoria Cougars2March 30Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars6 Source: Coleman(1966)Coleman 1966 482–483 Player statistics Scoring leaders Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutesMickey MacKay Vancouver Maroons 28 27 6 33 17Harry Oliver Harry Oliver (ice hockey) Calgary Tigers 24 20 13 33 23Duke Keats Edmonton Eskimos 28 23 9 32 63Bill Cook Saskatoon Crescents 27 22 10 32 79Frank Fredrickson Victoria Cougars 28 22 8 30 43Frank Boucher Vancouver Maroons 27 16 12 28 6Archie Briden Edmonton Eskimos 28 17 6 23 33Bullet Joe Simpson Edmonton Eskimos 28 11 12 23 16George Hay George Hay (ice hockey) Regina Capitals 20 16 6 22 6Bun Cook Saskatoon Crescents 28 18 3 21 48 Goaltending averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg. Hap HolmesVictoria 28 63 3 2.3 George HainsworthSaskatoon 28 75 2 2.7 Hugh LehmanVancouver 11 30 2.7 Hal WinklerCalgary 28 80 2 2.9 Hec FowlerEdmonton 8 29 1 3.6 Bill TobinEdmonton 3 12 4.0Herb StuartEdmonton 17 68 1 4.0Charlie ReidVancouver 17 72 1 4.4Red McCuskerRegina 28 123 4.4 Source: Coleman(1966)Coleman 1966 478 See also 1924–25 NHL season References Coleman Charles The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc. 1966 External links HockeyDB 1923–24 WCHL season 1925–26 WHL season WCHL seasons 1924–25 Category:Western Canada Hockey League seasons WCHL