1902 CAHL season

March 2026 1902 CAHL season Canadian Amateur Hockey League Ice hockey January 5 – March 1, 1902 5 1902 Montreal Hockey Club Champions Archie Hooper (17 goals) Canadian Amateur Hockey League CAHL 1901 CAHL season 1901 1903 CAHL season 1903 The 1902 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season was the fourth season of the league. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Montreal HC were the league champion with a record of six wins and two losses. After the season, Montreal HC challenged the Winnipeg Victorias for the Stanley Cup title and were victorious. League business Executive George R. James, Montreal (President) A. D. Scott, Quebec (1st vice-president) N. Charles Sparks, Ottawa ( 2nd vice-president) Harry Trihey, Shamrocks(Secretary-Treasurer) New fines were added for being more than 15 minutes late for a game and forfeiting. The clubs demanded an increase in gate receipts share from 33% to 40% and a higher number of free tickets from the Montreal Arena owners, but settled for the increase in tickets only. Source: Coleman, p. 68 Season The Shamrocks team, which had won the Stanley Cup only two seasons prior, was completely new. While Fred Scanlan went to Winnipeg, Harry Trihey, Arthur Farrell, Frank Wall, Frank Tansey, James McKenna and Jack Brannen all retired from competitive ice hockey. The team sank to the bottom of the standings. Highlights Montreal would win the league led by their big line of Archie Hooper, Jack Marshall, Jimmy Gardner and Charlie Liffiton. The players would earn their nickname of the 'Little Men of Iron', winning the Stanley Cup in a challenge with Winnipeg. Hooper would score nine goals against the Shamrocks on January 5, on his way to winning the scoring title. 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 Hockey Club 8 6 2 0 39 15 Ottawa Hockey Club 8 5 3 0 35 15 Montreal Victorias 8 4 4 0 36 25 Quebec Hockey Club 8 4 4 0 26 34 Montreal Shamrocks 8 1 7 0 15 62 Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 5 Victorias 4 Ottawa HC 5 5 Montreal HC 14 Shamrocks 0 11 Ottawa HC 1 Shamrocks 2 11 Victorias 9 Quebec HC 5 18 Montreal HC 4 Ottawa HC 2 18 Quebec HC 6 Shamrocks 2 22 Victorias 3 Montreal HC 2 25 Ottawa HC 1 Quebec HC 2 25 Shamrocks 2 Victorias 9 Feb. 1 Quebec HC 2 Montreal HC 3 1 Shamrocks 0 Ottawa HC 12 8 Montreal HC 7 Quebec HC 1 8 Ottawa HC 3 Victorias 2 12 Victorias 8 Shamrocks 2 15 Quebec HC 0 Ottawa HC 8 15 Montreal HC 5 Shamrocks 4 22 Ottawa HC 3 Montreal HC 1 22 Shamrocks 3 Quebec HC 7 26 (†) Montreal HC 3 Victorias 0 Mar. 1 Quebec HC 3 Victorias 1 † Montreal HC clinches league championship. Player Stats Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals Scored Name Club GP G Archie Hooper Montreal HC 8 17 Russell Bowie Victorias 7 13 Jack Marshall Montreal HC 8 11 Rat Westwick Ottawa HC 8 11 Bruce Stuart Ottawa HC 8 9 Blair Russel Victorias 8 9 Charlie Liffiton Montreal HC 8 8 Harold Henry Ottawa HC 8 6 Edward Stuart Victorias 6 6 Percy Lemesurier Quebec HC 4 5 Goaltending averages Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Billy Nicholson Montreal 8 15 2 1.7 Bouse Hutton Ottawa 8 15 2 1.7 Archie Lockerby Victorias 6 15 2.5 Fred MunroVictorias 2 10 5.0 Paddy Moran Quebec HC 7 46 6.5 Patrick O'Reilly Shamrocks 8 62 7.8 Exhibitions The Ottawa Hockey Club travelled to New York after the season for an exhibition series. Ottawa defeated the Hockey Club of New York 4–3 on March 21, 1902.New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/03/22/101943147.pdf Ottawa Wins At Hockey pdf August 17, 2011 March 22, 1902 Ottawa lost to the New York Athletic Club 6–3 on March 23.New York Times March 23, 1902 Canadians Lost At Hockey pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/03/23/118466825.pdf August 17, 2011 Both games were at the St. Nicholas Rink. Stanley Cup challenges Winnipeg vs. Montreal After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias. In game one of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shut out Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shut out Winnipeg in game two, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in game three. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894. Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored three goals, including the series clincher. Archie Hooper also scored three for Montreal. Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location March 13, 1902 Winnipeg Victorias 1–0 Montreal HC Winnipeg Auditorium March 15, 1902 Montreal HC 5–0 Winnipeg Victorias March 17, 1902 Montreal HC 2–1 Winnipeg VictoriasMontreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1 Montreal 0 Winnipeg 1+ March 13, 1902 Billy Nicholson G Art Brown Tom Hodge P Rod Flett Dickie Boon, Capt CP Magnus Flett Archie Hooper RO Fred Cadham Jack Marshall C Burke Wood Charles Liffiton RW Tony Gingras 1 Jimmy Gardner LW Fred Scanlan Billy Bellingham Spare Dan Bain, Capt. Roland Elliot Spare Charles Johnston George Smith Spare Referee- W. MacFarlane Montreal 5 Winnipeg 0+ March 15, 1902 Billy Nicholson G Art Brown Billy Bellingham P Rod Flett Dickie Boon, Capt CP Magnus Flett Archie Hooper 2 RO Fred Cadham Jack Marshall 2 C Burke Wood Charles Liffiton 1 RW Tony Gingras Jimmy Gardner LW Fred Scanlan George Smith Spare Dan Bain, Capt. Roland Elliot Spare Charles Johnston Referee- W. MacFarlane Montreal 2 Winnipeg 1+ March 17, 1902 Billy Nicholson G Art Brown Billy Bellingham P Red Flett Dickie Boon CP Magnus Flett Archie Hooper 1 RO Fred Cadham Jack Marshall 1 C Burke Wood Charles Liffiton RW Tony Gingras 1 Jimmy Gardner LW Fred Scanlan George Smith Spare Dan Bain, Capt. Roland Elliot Spare Charles Johnston Referee- W. MacFarlane Stanley Cup engraving + 1902 Montreal Hockey Club Forwards Jimmy Gardner (left wing) Charles Liffiton (right wing) George Smith † (left-right wing) Jack Marshall (center) Archie Hooper (rover) Defencemen Billy Bellingham (point) Dickie Boon (cover point-captain) Roland Elliot (point) Tom Hodge (point) Goaltender Billy Nicholson † Did not play-on team picture non-players= Harry L. Shaw (President), Clarence McKerrow (Manager-Coach) Allan Cameron Jr. (Vice President), Paul Lefebvre (Trainer) Harry Herbert Marsden (H. H. M.) Andrews (Director), Charles G. Chitty (Director), Harry C. Dewitt (Hon. Secretary/Treasurer) See also List of Stanley Cup champions References Bibliography Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 Podnieks, Andrew 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 Notes Winnipeg VictoriasJanuary 1902 Montreal Hockey ClubJanuary 1903 Montreal Hockey Club1902 Stanley Cup Champions 1902 1901 CAHL season 1903 CAHL season CAHL seasons 1902 Category:Canadian Amateur Hockey League seasons CAHL