1906–07 FAHL season

Canadian ice hockey league season The 1906–07 Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) season lasted from December 28 until March 6. The four teams were to play a twelve-game schedule, but the season ended early when two teams resigned from the league – the Montreal Montagnards over a dispute with a league ruling, and Cornwall HC when their top scorer, Owen 'Bud' McCourt, died following an on-ice brawl with the Ottawa Victorias. Ottawa were awarded the season championship. Season Morrisburg HC joined the league for the season, but was not of the same calibre as the others and did not win a game. Highlights Cornwall defeated Ottawa Victorias on February 15. Ottawa protested the game, as Cornwall players Degray and McCourt had also played two games that season with the Montreal Shamrocks in the rival Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). The FAHL ordered the match be replayed, in Cornwall, on March 6, and did allow McCourt to play for Cornwall. During an on-ice brawl at the rematch, McCourt was struck in the head by the hockey sticks of two or more Ottawa players and knocked unconscious. McCourt died the next day, and Cornwall resigned from the league. The Montagnards also used two players from the ECAHA's Montreal Shamrocks when they played Cornwall on February 25, winning the game 7–3. When Cornwall was told by the FAHL that they must replay Ottawa for using ECAHA players on February 15, they protested the February 25 game on the same grounds. When the FAHL agreed, the Montagnards refused to play the rematch and resigned from the league. 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 Montagnards 11 8 1 2 74 53 Cornwall HC 11 6 4 1 58 39 Ottawa Victorias 11 6 4 1 43 54 Morrisburg HC 11 0 11 0 25 54 † Morrisburg defaulted 4 games. Schedule and results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Dec. 28 Victorias 4 Montagnards 6 Jan. 4‡ Victorias Morrisburg 11 Morrisburg 2 Cornwall 10 12 Montagnards 7 Victorias 10 14 Morrisburg 7 Montagnards 10 18 Victorias 3 Cornwall 8 23 Montagnards 7 Morrisburg 4 23‡ Cornwall Morrisburg 27 Cornwall 6 Victorias (OT 7') Feb. 1 Montagnards 2 Cornwall 2 4 Victorias 5 Montagnards 6 8 Morrisburg 4 Victorias 5 11 Cornwall 1 Montagnards 4 15 Victorias 2 Cornwall 4 15 Morrisburg 5 Montagnards 11 19‡ Cornwall Morrisburg 22 Montagnards 6 Victorias 6 22 Morrisburg 3 Cornwall 11 25 Cornwall 6 Montagnards 8 Mar. 1 Montagnards 7 Cornwall 3 4‡ Victorias Morrisburg 6 Victorias 3 Cornwall 11 ‡ Defaulted by Morrisburg. Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Owen McCourt Cornwall 8 16 Don Smith Cornwall 9 16 Bob Harrison Victorias 7 15 Alphonse Prevost Montagnards 7 13 Fred Strike Montagnards 8 12 Bill Lannon Montagnards 7 12 Aeneas McMillan Cornwall 9 19 Jack Marshall Montagnards 3 6 Ken Mallen Morrisburg 5 6 Harley Buchan Morrisburg 4 5 Goaltender averages Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Jack Hunter Cornwall 9 39 4.3 Henri Menard Montagnards 10 49 4.7 Billy Hague Victorias 1 6 6.0 Bill Bannerman Victorias 7 48 6.9 Richard Lariviere Morrisburg 4 36 9.0 Broder Morrisburg 1 11 11.0 See also 1907 ECAHA season Federal Amateur Hockey League List of Stanley Cup champions List of pre-NHL seasons List of ice hockey leagues References Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 NHL 1905–06 FAHL season 1908 FHL season FAHL seasons 1906–07 Category:Federal Amateur Hockey League seasons FAHL