1914–15 PCHA season
The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 8, 1914, until March 9, 1915. The schedule was made for each team to play 18 games, but like the previous three seasons, one game was cancelled. The Vancouver Millionaires club would be the PCHA champions. After the season the club played off against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions for the Stanley Cup, winning the series and becoming the first west-coast team to win the Cup.
League business
The franchise of the New Westminster Royals was transferred to Portland, Oregon, and renamed the "Rosebuds." The league established a "farm system" called the Boundary Hockey League in the British Columbia towns of Grand Forks, Greenwood and Phoenix.[1]
- Rule changes
The league banned body checking within 10 feet of the boards.[1]
Regular season
Rookie Mickey MacKay led the league with 33 goals, while Cyclone Taylor won the scoring title. The two led the Vancouver Millionaires to the league title, winning 13 of 17 games.[1]
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Millionaires | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 71 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 83 |
| Victoria Aristocrats | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 64 | 116 |
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 8 | Vancouver | 6 | Portland | 3 |
| 11 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 15 | Portland | 8 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 18 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 26 | Victoria | 1 | Portland | 8 | |
| 29 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 3 (12:06 OT) | |
| Jan. | 5 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 3 (11:00 OT) |
| 8 | Victoria | 2 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 12 | Portland | 3 | Victoria | 4 (3:35 OT) | |
| 15 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 5 | Portland | 10 | |
| 22 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 10 | |
| 29 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 12 | |
| Feb. | 2 | Portland | 5 | Victoria | 6 (18:20 OT) |
| 5 | Portland | 8 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 2 | Portland | 3 | |
| 12 | Vancouver | 6 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 16 | Vancouver | 5 | Portland | 0 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 23 | Portland | 3 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 13 | |
| 27 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 11 | |
| Mar. | 2 | Vancouver | 14 | Victoria | 11 |
| 4 | Victoria | 1 | Portland | 9 | |
| 6 | Victoria | 2 | Portland | 6 | |
| 9a | Victoria | Vancouver |
- a Cancelled
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.
Source: Coleman, p. 271
Playoffs
- Main article: 1915 Stanley Cup Finals
The champion Vancouver Millionaires hosted the finals against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions. Vancouver would win the series and become the first west-coast team to win the Cup.
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Rules Used | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22 | Vancouver Millionaires | 6–2 | Ottawa Senators | PCHA | Denman Arena, Vancouver |
| 2 | March 24 | Vancouver Millionaires | 8–3 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | |
| 3 | March 26 | Vancouver Millionaires | 12–3 | Ottawa Senators | PCHA | |
| Millionaires win best-of-five series 3 – 0 | ||||||
Player statistics
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 17 | 71 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Mike Mitchell | Portland | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | |
| Bert Lindsay | Victoria | 17 | 116 | 6.8 |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Taylor | Vancouver Millionaires | 16 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9 |
| Mickey MacKay | Vancouver Millionaires | 17 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 9 |
| Frank Nighbor | Vancouver Millionaires | 17 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 12 |
| Eddie Oatman | Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 23 |
| Ran McDonald | Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 24 |
| Tommy Dunderdale | Victoria Aristocrats | 16 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 22 |
| Art Throop | Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 43 |
| Dubbie Kerr | Victoria Aristocrats | 17 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 15 |
| Smokey Harris | Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 39 |
| Lester Patrick | Victoria Aristocrats | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boileau Wolf, p. 52.
- Boileau, Ron; Wolf, Philip, "The Pacific Coast Hockey Association", in Diamond, Dan, Total Hockey, pp. 51–54,
- Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc..
| Preceded by 1913–14 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1914–15 |
Succeeded by 1915–16 PCHA season |
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