1898 AHAC season

Ice hockey season March 2026 1898 AHAC season Amateur Hockey Association of Canada Ice hockey January 4 – March 5, 1898 5 1898 Montreal Victorias Champions Cam Davidson (14 goals) Amateur Hockey Association of Canada AHAC 1897 AHAC season 1897 1899 CAHL season 1899 (CAHL) thumb|right|285px|Montreal Shamrocks in 1898. The 1898 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season was the twelfth and final season of the league. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were again first with an 8–0 record, to retain the Stanley Cup. This was their fourth-straight league championship. The league would dissolve prior to the next season. League business Executive J. A. Findlay, Montreal (President) J. S. Dunbar, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.) George P. Murphy (2nd Vice-Pres.) F. Howard Wilson (Sec.-Treasurer) W. Snow, E. Hinchy, E. Farwell, E. Blurty, G. Tanguay (Council) The Ottawa Capitals applied to join the league, but were turned down because they had not won an intermediate-level championship. Season Highlights The game of February 12, 1898, between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because Fred Chittick, the regular goalkeeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of Harvey Pulford and Weldy Young, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator. 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 8 0 0 53 33 Montreal Hockey Club 8 5 3 0 34 21 Montreal Shamrocks 8 3 5 0 25 36 Quebec Hockey Club 8 2 6 0 29 35 Ottawa Hockey Club 8 2 6 0 28 44 Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 4 Victorias 6 Shamrocks 4 8 Montreal HC 2 Quebec HC 5 8 Ottawa HC 1 Shamrocks 2 11 Victorias 4 Montreal HC 3 15 Ottawa 4 Quebec HC 3 15 Montreal HC 10 Shamrocks 2 19 Shamrocks 5 Victorias 7 22 Quebec HC 1 Montreal HC 3 29 Montreal HC 4 Ottawa HC 3 29 Quebec HC 4 Victorias 5 Feb. 5 Shamrocks 5 Quebec HC 6 5 Ottawa HC 6 Victorias 12 9 Shamrocks 0 Montreal HC 4 12 Victorias 9 Ottawa HC 5 12 Quebec HC 1 Shamrocks 4 19 Ottawa HC 2 Montreal HC 6 19 (†) Victorias 6 Quebec HC 4 26 Quebec HC 5 Ottawa HC 6 26 Montreal HC 2 Victorias 4 Mar. 5 Shamrocks 3 Ottawa HC 1 † Victorias clinch league championship. Player Stats Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Cam Davidson Victorias 7 14 Clare McKerrow Montreal HC 8 13 Robert McDougall Victorias 8 12 Desse Brown Montreal HC 8 11 Graham Drinkwater Victorias 8 10 James Gillespie Shamrocks 8 10 Howard Hutchison Ottawa HC 8 8 R. Howard Quebec HC 7 7 Frank White Ottawa HC 6 7 Bert Horsfall Quebec HC 8 6 Source: Coleman(1966), pp. 41–43 Goaltending averages Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Alf Tobin Shamrocks 2 2 1.0 Herb Collins Montreal HC 8 21 1 2.6 Gordon Lewis Victorias 3 9 3.0 Frank Stocking Quebec HC 7 29 4.1 Frank Richardson Victorias 5 24 4.8 Fred Chittick Ottawa HC 4 21 5.3 Hugh Semple Shamrocks 6 34 5.7 Alex Cope Ottawa HC 4 23 5.8 Mark O'Meara Quebec HC 1 6 6.0 Exhibition tours Shamrocks tour New York From February 14 through 19th, the Shamrocks toured New York city, playing teams of the Amateur Hockey League. They played the New York Hockey Club twice and the Brooklyn Skating Club once. The Shamrocks split the two with New York 2–1 and 0–1New York Times Feb 18 1898 at the Lexington Avenue Ice Palace. The series was considered close however in the second game play turned rough and several Montreal players were ejected; Desse Brown (Montreal) and Billy Russell (New York). Benny Phillips of New York would score the only goal and assists were rewarded to DeCasanova and Russell. The Shamrocks also defeated Brooklyn 4–3 at the Clermont Avenue Rink.none Outings Monthly Review of Amateur Sports and Pastimes. Ice Hockey April 1898 W.B. Curtis Victorias tour New York The first game was dubbed by the American media as establishing the amateur international championship, between the top American team, the New York Athletic Club and the top Canadian team the Montreal Victorias.New York Times March 3rd 1898 After the season, the Victorias visited New York, first playing the New York Athletic Club at the St. Nicholas Rink, winning 6–1 on March 4. The game was in attendance of 3,000 people. The game was noted as the Victorias were able to 'disarm' their opponents illustrating stealing the puck from the opposing players through stick-handling. Montreal scorers were (2 goals each) Macdougall, Davidson, Drinkwater to Fenwick's single goal.New York Times Mar 5th edition 1898 On March 5, the Victorias defeated the St. Nicholas Skating Club 8–0. Playoffs There were no playoffs as the Victorias won first place exclusively. Stanley Cup challenges Victorias vs. Ottawa Prior to the season, Victorias would play Ottawa Capitals of the CCHA in a single-elimination game on December 27, 1897, winning 15–2. It was originally scheduled as the first best-of-three challenge, but the series ended after the first game because the Victorias clearly was the superior team with a 15–2 victory and the Ottawa team withdrew its challenge. Date Winning Team Score Losing Team LocationDec. 27, 1897Montreal Victorias15–2Ottawa Capitals Victoria Rink Ottawa 2 Montreal 15 R. Wilmot G Gordon Lewis Lafleur P Hartland MacDougall Eddie Murphy CP Mike Grant, Capt Pat Murphy F Robert MacDougall Henry O'Connor F Graham Drinkwater Martin McGuire F Shirley Davidson William Baldwin F Cam Davidson Referee – J. A. Findlay Umpires – M. J. Polan, A. McKerrow Source: Ottawa JournalOttawa Journal December 28, 1897 Victorias Had An Easy Thing 6 No challenges were played after the season. Stanley Cup engraving + 1898 Montreal Victorias Players Forwards Graham Drinkwater (rover) Cam Davidson ^ Jack Ewing ^ @ Robert MacDougall ^ Ernie McLea ^ Defencemen Howard Henderson (point) Hartland MacDougall (point) Mike Grant (cover point) Goaltender Gordon Lewis Frank Richardson † † Playing-Coach & First names are unknown ^ Unknown who played Center, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards @Missing from the team picture. non-players= P.M. Desterneck& (President), Watson Jack (Hon. President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President) Frank Howard Wilson (Hon. Vice President), J. Stafford Bishop& (Secretary/Treasurer)& See also Stanley Cup Champions List of pre-NHL seasons 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 Montreal Victorias1897 Montreal VictoriasFeb. 1899 Montreal VictoriasStanley Cup Champions 1898 1897 AHAC season 1899 CAHL season AHAC seasons 1898 1898 AHAC