1891 AHAC season

March 2026 1891 AHAC season Amateur Hockey Association of Canada Ice hockey January 7 – March 5, 1891 6 1891 Montreal Hockey Club Champions Amateur Hockey Association of Canada AHAC 1890 AHAC season 1890 1892 AHAC season 1892 The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season by beating the Montreal Crescents 8-2. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost. Season The Dominion Hockey Club did not return to put on a challenge. The Shamrock Athletic Association mounted their first challenge. The Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play. Overall challenge record 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 8 0 0 28 7 Ottawa Hockey Club 1 0 1 0 0 3 Montreal Shamrocks 2 0 2 0 2 9 Montreal Victorias 2 0 2 0 2 6 Montreal Crescents 2 0 2 0 3 10 Quebec Hockey Club 1 0 1 0 0 0 Quebec lost to Montreal by default on January 7. As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.June 2010 † National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated. Results Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies) Date Visitor Score Home Score Location Exhibition play Dec. 19 McGill 1 Montreal HC 3 Crystal Rink Jan. 2 Crescents 2 Montreal HC 1 Crystal RinkMontreal Herald January 3, 1891 2 A Practice Game Jan. 17 McGill 2 Ottawa HC 3 Rideau Rink Jan. 29 Crescents 1 Victorias 3 Victoria Rink Jan. 31 Victorias 0 Ottawa HC 1 Rideau Rink Feb. 9 McGill 5 Victorias 6 Victoria Rink AHAC Challenge play Jan. 7 Quebec HC -- Montreal HC -- -- Jan. 19 Victorias 1 Montreal HC 4 Crystal Rink Jan. 28 Shamrocks 1 Montreal HC 4 Crystal Rink Feb. 4 Crescents 1 Montreal HC 2 Crystal Rink Feb. 12 Victorias 1 Montreal HC 2 Crystal Rink Feb. 21 Ottawa HC 0 Montreal HC 3 Crystal RinkThe Globe March 23, 1891 3 A Good Record At The Capital Feb. 27 Shamrocks 1 Montreal HC 5 Crystal Rink Mar. 5 Crescents 2 Montreal HC 8 Crystal Rink Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.Montreal Herald Did Not Take Place January 8, 1891 2 Player Stats Scoring leaders Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored Name Club GP G Alexander Kingan Montreal HC 7 5 George Lowe Montreal HC 6 4 Archie McNaughton Montreal HC 6 3 Thomas Cafferty Shamrocks 2 1 Allan Cameron Montreal HC 6 1 Sam Lee Montreal HC 1 1 James Kinghorn Victorias 1 1 Stewart McQuisten Crescents 2 1 William Warden Montreal HC 2 1 Source: Ultimate Hockey 17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics Goaltending averages Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAA Tom Paton Montreal HC 6 6 1 1.0 Robert Jones Victorias 2 6 0 3.0 Albert Morel Ottawa HC 1 3 0 3.0 James McKenna Shamrocks 2 9 0 4.5 Source: Ultimate Hockey See also 1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club season References Ultimate Hockey Weir Glen Stoddart Publishing 1991 Total Hockey Diamond, Dan Total Sports 0-8362-7114-9 2000 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse Notes Montreal HC1890 Montreal HC1892 Montreal Hockey ClubAHAC Champions 1891 1890 AHAC season 1892 AHAC season AHAC seasons 1891 Category:Amateur Hockey Association of Canada seasons AHAC