1920–21 Hamilton Tigers season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 NHL 1920–21 1920 Hamilton Tigers (NHL)Hamilton Tigers 6–18–0 4–8–0 2–10–0 92 132 4th Percy Thompson Percy Thompson Barton Street Arena Joe Malone (28) Joe Malone (9)Goldie Prodgers (9)Joe Matte (9) Joe Malone (37) Billy Coutu (117) Howard Lockhart (6) Howard Lockhart (5.45) 1919–20 (Quebec) The 1920–21 Hamilton Tigers season was the first season of play for the new Hamilton Tigers team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Tigers finished in last place in both halves of the season and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team previously had played in Quebec City, where they were known as the Quebec Bulldogs, but had been sold to Hamilton interests in 1920. Joe Malone led the team in scoring, with 28 goals in 20 games. Offseason The NHL transferred the Quebec franchise to Hamilton, where it was named the Tigers, a nickname used by a multitude of sports teams in the city.Wesley Wesley 2005 25 Contemporary newspaper coverage often referred to the senior team of the same name in the OHA as the "Tigers", while the NHL team would either be nameless or simply referred to as "professionals".Wesley Wesley 2005 40 Regular season thumb|400px|1921 Hamilton Tigers Noting that the Quebec Athletics finished in last place in 1919–20, the league encouraged the other teams to provide players to Hamilton to improve the team's competitiveness. Toronto provided Babe Dye but recalled Dye after the first game and loaned Mickey Roach. Montreal provided Billy Coutu in exchange for keeping Harry Mummery. Ottawa did not provide any players willingly. Sprague Cleghorn and Harry Broadbent were eventually ordered by the league to report to Hamilton, but neither did. Cleghorn played some games with Toronto before returning to Ottawa.Coleman, pp. 378–379 Joe Malone missed the start of the season due to business commitments keeping him in Quebec.Wesley Wesley 2005 13–14 He joined the team in January 1921, having missed four games.Wesley Wesley 2005 37 He scored 28 goals in 20 games for the Tigers to place fourth in the league in goal-scoring.Coleman, p.381 However, the team won only three games in each half of the schedule to finish last, with a record of 6 wins and 18 losses.Wesley Wesley 2005 43 Final standings HAM Record vs. opponents HAM Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCD00C 5px solid; 1920–21 regular season1920-21 Hamilton Tigers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAM/1921_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 6, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCD00C 2px solid; First half Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||December 22, 1920||5–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||December 27, 1920||1–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||December 29, 1920||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||January 3, 1921||4–5 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||January 6, 1921||1–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||January 8, 1921||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||January 12, 1921||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||3–4–0 |- |8||L||January 15, 1921||4–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||January 19, 1921||3–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||3–6–0 |- |10||L||January 22, 1921||5–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||3–7–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCD00C 2px solid; Second half Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||January 26, 1921||3–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||0–1–0 |- |12||L||January 29, 1921||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||0–2–0 |- |13||W||February 2, 1921||6–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||1–2–0 |- |14||L||February 5, 1921||3–7 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||1–3–0 |- |15||L||February 9, 1921||4–7 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||1–4–0 |- |16||L||February 12, 1921||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||1–5–0 |- |17||L||February 16, 1921||5–10 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||1–6–0 |- |18||L||February 19, 1921||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||1–7–0 |- |19||W||February 23, 1921||7–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||2–7–0 |- |20||L||February 26, 1921||6–13 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||2–8–0 |- |21||W||February 28, 1921||6–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||3–8–0 |- |22||L||March 2, 1921||1–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) ||3–9–0 |- |23||L||March 5, 1921||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) ||3–10–0 |- |24||L||March 7, 1921||5–12 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) ||3–11–0 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Joe Malone Joe Malone (ice hockey) C/LW 20 28 9 37 6 Goldie Prodgers F/D 24 18 9 27 8 Mickey Roach C 14 9 8 17 0 Joe Matte Joe Matte (ice hockey, born 1893) D 21 6 9 15 29 Billy Coutu D 24 8 4 12 95 Thomas McCarthy Tommy McCarthy (ice hockey) RW 23 10 1 11 10 George Carey George Carey (ice hockey) RW 20 6 1 7 8 Eddie Carpenter D 21 2 1 3 17 Moylan McDonnell D 22 1 2 3 2 Babe Dye RW 1 2 0 2 0 Leo Reise D 6 2 0 2 8 Jack Coughlin Jack Coughlin (ice hockey) RW 2 0 0 0 0 Howard Lockhart G 24 0 0 0 0 Ed Lowrey C 5 0 0 0 0 Fred McLean D 1 0 0 0 0 Charles Pletsch D 1 0 0 0 0Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Howard Lockhart 1454 24 6 18 0 132 5.45 1 Team: 1454 24 6 18 0 132 5.45 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-16 1920-21 Hamilton Tigers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAM/1921.html Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Transactions Trades DateFrom TigersTo Tigers November 11, 1920To Montreal Canadiens Harry Mummery,Jack McDonald,Dave RitchieJack Coughlin,Goldie Prodgers,Joe Matte,Billy Coutu (loan) December 4, 1920To Toronto St. PatricksBabe Dye (loan) December 24, 1920To Toronto St. PatricksBabe Dye  December 30, 1920To Ottawa Senators (original)Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (loan) January 4, 1921To Montreal Canadiens Punch Broadbent,Sprague Cleghorn(players did not report)cash January 25, 1921To Toronto St. PatricksSprague Cleghorn (did not report)  Source: http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=tigers&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&BeginYear=1920&BeginMonth=06&BeginDay=01&EndYear=1921&EndMonth=04&EndDay=01&submit=Search Hockey Transactions Search Results prosportstransactions.com 2009-05-19 See also 1920–21 NHL season References Bibliography Coleman Charles L. 1964 The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926 inc. 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