1902-03 Ontario season

This was the 1902-03 Ontario hockey season. Games outside of the Ontario Hockey Association, Upper Ottawa Valley League, Lower Ottawa Valley League, Northern Ontario, and Thunder Bay are included.

Western Ontario Hockey Association

Senior Series

• 1/7: Berlin - Guelph 7:3
• 1/10: Georgetown - Waterloo 2:1
• 1/13: Waterloo - Berlin 7:4
• 1/14: Guelph - Georgetown 10:2 - played as exhibition, as Georgetown demanded certificates for Guelph player Con. Marrin
• 1/21: Berlin - Georgetown 13:0
• 1/21: Guelph - Waterloo 5:3
• 1/30: Berlin - Waterloo 4:2
• 2/4: Waterloo - Georgetown 3:2
• 2/10: Berlin - Guelph 11:3
• 2/10: Waterloo - Georgetown 5:0
• 2/19: Waterloo - Guelph 8:8 OT - Perry of Guelph refused to continue playing, so Waterloo won

Berlin won.

Intermediate Series

• 1/6: Berlin - Waterloo 8:3
• 1/6: Preston - Milton 7:3
• 1/10: Guelph - Elora 6:5
• 1/12: Preston - Ayr 10:2
• 1/15: Elora - Berlin 7:6
• 1/17: Guelph - Waterloo 12:2
• 1/20: Milton - Ayr 7:5
• 1/20: Preston - Hespeler 10:0
• 1/24: Hespeler - Ayr 5:3
• 1/24: Elora - Waterloo 5:3
• 1/26: Elora - Waterloo 5:4
• 1/27: Berlin - Guelph 4:2
• 2/3: Berlin - Waterloo 3:1
• 2/4: Guelph - Elora 10:4
• 2/6: Elora - Guelph 5:3
• 2/9: Guelph - Berlin 8:2
• 2/10: Milton - Hespeler 10:3
• 2/13: Guelph - Waterloo 4:3 OT
• 2/14: Preston - Hespeler 6:1
• 2/16: Elora - Berlin Forfeit
• 2/26: Galt - Preston 4:1
• 3/11: Guelph - Preston 3:1 - final, game one
• 3/13: Guelph - Preston 2:2 - final, game two - Guelph won Wettlaufer Cup

Galt withdrew after a protest was ruled in favor of Preston.

Northern League

• 12/30: Lucknow - Palmerston 14:5
• 1/2: Kincardine - Drayton 14:6
• 1/6: Listowel - Harriston 11:6
• 1/8: Harriston - Drayton 13:2
• 1/8: Listowel - Lucknow 11:4
• 1/13: Lucknow - Harriston 13:5
• 1/13: Listowel - Mount Forest 8:7
• 1/14: Kincardine - Harriston 13:6
• 1/15: Listowel - Palmerston 12:3
• 1/16: Harriston - Lucknow 12:5
• 1/19: Palmerston - Drayton 11:4
• 1/20: Harriston - Mount Forest 6:4
• 1/21: Drayton - Lucknow 13:3
• 1/23: Listowel - Harriston 10:6
• 1/23: Palmerston - Lucknow 7:6
• 1/28: Kincardine - Mount Forest 9:2
• 2/3: Harriston - Palmerston 11:1
• 2/3: Mount Forest - Drayton 14:2
• 2/5: Lucknow - Kincardine 10:3
• 2/9: Lucknow - Mount Forest 10:7
• 2/10: Listowel - Kincardine 11:5
• 2/11: Harriston - Kincardine 13:5
• 2/12: Palmerston - Harriston 6:4
• 2/13: Mount Forest - Palmerston 10:5
• 2/13: Kincardine - Drayton 10:2
• 2/17: Harriston - Mount Forest Forfeit
• 2/19: Kincardine - Mount Forest 22:2
• 2/20: Lucknow - Mount Forest 17:7
• 2/20: Listowel - Palmerston 5:5
• 2/24: Kincardine - Lucknow 7:5
• 2/26: Listowel - Lucknow 5:4
• 2/27: Kincardine - Listowel 9:5
• 3/3: Drayton - Listowel 4:3
• 3/6: Harriston - Drayton 8:2

Standings as of 1/28

1. Listowel 6-0
2. Kincardine 3-1
3. Palmerston 3-3
4. Harriston 3-4
5. Lucknow 2-4
6. Mount Forest 1-3
7. Drayton 1-4

Trent Valley League

• 1/9: Norwood - Stirling 10:3
• 1/10: Peterboro T.A.S. - Bobcaygeon 7:5
• 1/12: Fenelon Falls - Lindsay 5:3
• 1/13: Norwood - Campbellford 16:2
• 1/13: Keene - Stirling 11:1
• 1/14: Lakefield - Bobcaygeon 14:2
• 1/15: Keene - Norwood 9:5
• 1/16: Campbellford - Stirling 6:3
• 1/16:Peterboro T.A.S. - Lakefield 7:2
• 1/20: Keene - Stirling 7:3
• 1/20: Norwood - Campbellford 5:4
• 1/22: Fenelon Falls - Peterborough 6:0
• 1/22: Peterboro T.A.S. - Bobcaygeon 9:2
• 1/23: Keene - Campbellford 21:2
• 1/27: Stirling - Campbellford 5:0
• 1/27: Fenelon Falls - Lindsay 10:4
• 1/28: Norwood - Keene 4:2
• 2/3: Fenelon Falls - Peterborough 4:3
• 2/5: Lakefield - Peterborough T.A.S. 9:8
• 2/9: Norwood - Keene 4:3
• 2/11: Peterborough - Lakefield 5:2
• 2/17: Peterborough T.A.S. - Fenelon Falls 6:2
• 2/19: Norwood - Fenelon Falls 8:1
• 2/23: Peterborough T.A.S. - Norwood 6:5
• 2/27: Norwood - Peterborough T.A.S. 7:4
• 3/2: Peterborough T.A.S. - Fenelon Falls 8:3
• 3/4: Norwood - Fenelon Falls 7:5
• 3/6: Peterborough T.A.S. - Norwood 6:5 - final

Quinte District League

• 1/13: Picton - Napanee 6:5
• 1/21: Deseronto - Picton 7:2
• 2/16: Napanee - Deseronto 12:4
• 2/20: Napanee - Picton 13:3
• 2/23: Picton - Deseronto 5:3
• 3/6: Napanee - Picton 7:4 - final

Niagara District League

• 1/14: Port Dalhousie - Merritton 17:7
• 1/16: Thorold' - Niagara-on-the-Lake 10:6
• 1/20: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Port Dalhousie 17:5
• 1/22: St. Catharines - Port Dalhousie 10:7
• 1/23: Thorold - Merritton 6:4
• 1/27: St. Catharines - Niagara-on-the-Lake 8:2
• 2/2: Thorold - Niagara-on-the-Lake 8:7
• 2/5: Thorold - Niagara Falls 13:0
• 2/10: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Niagara Falls 8:2
• 2/16: Merritton - Thorold 4:1
• 2/17: Thorold - St. Catharines Forfeit
• 2/17: St. Catharines - Niagara Falls 11:4
• 2/18: Niagara - Merritton 14:0
• 2/19: Thorold - Port Dalhousie 12:2
• 2/21: Port Dalhousie - Niagara-on-the-Lake 9:7 - Niagara left the ice with 12 minutes remaining
• 2/21: St. Catharines - Merritton 6:0
• 2/25: Port Dalhousie - Niagara Falls 12:6
• 2/27: St. Catharines - Thorold 5:4

Standings as of 2/28

1. St. Catharines 6-1
2. Thorold 6-2
3. Port Dalhousie 3-3
4. Merritton 3-4
5. Niagara-on-the-Lake 3-6
6. Niagara Falls 1-6

Southern Ontario League

• 1/16: Welland - Port Colborne 16:3
• 1/20: Cayuga - Hagersville 9:7
• 1/23: Hagersville - Port Colborne 15:2
• 1/24: Welland - Cayuga 18:6
• 1/30: Cayuga - Port Colborne 7:2
• 2/6: Cayuga - Hagersville 5:4
• 2/7: Welland - Port Colborne 8:4
• 2/9: Hagersville - Welland 8:7
• 2/10: Cayuga - Welland 8:5
• 2/20: Cayuga - Port Colborne 17:2
• 3/3: Welland - Cayuga 8:6

Standings as of 2/19

1. Welland 4-1
2. Cayuga 4-1
3. Port Colborne 1-4
4. Hagersville 2-3 (withdrew)

Toronto Lacrosse-Hockey League

Senior

• 1/14: Marlboros - Waverleys 4:1
• 1/19: Marlboros - Eaton Co. 9:2
• 1/23: Marlboros - Eaton Co. 7:2
• 1/23: R.C.B.C. - Old Orchards 5:4
• Old Orchards - Marlboros 3:2
• 1/26: R.C.B.C. - Eaton Co. 4:2
• 2/6: Eaton Co. - Waverleys 12:1
• 2/9: Marlboros - Old Orchards 6:5
• 2/16: Marlboros - R.C.B.C. 5:3
• Marlboros - Waverleys Forfeit
• Marlboros - R.C.B.C. Forfeit - final

Standings as of 2/23

1. Marlboros 5-1
2. Old Orchards 3-2
3. R.C.B.C. 3-2
4. Waverleys 2-3
5. Eaton Co. 1-6

Junior

• 1/5: Welleselys - Marlboros 6:4
• 1/5: Old Orchards - Weston 14:1
• 1/9: Don Rowing Club - Broadviews 5:4
• 1/9: Waverleys - St. Alban's 8:4
• 1/9: Westerns - Toronto Junction Shamrocks 4:2
• Waverleys - Marlboros 12:6
• 1/12: Eaton Co. - Toronto Junction Shamrocks 5:3
• 1/13: Waverleys - Wellesleys 3:2
• 1/20: Old Orchards - Rough Riders
• 1/20: Waverleys - Marlboros 9:1
• 1/26: Don Rowing Club - R.C.B.C. 3:1
• Waverleys - Wellesleys 7:4
• Waverleys - St. Alban's Forfeit
• 2/18: Old Orchards - Toronto Junction Shamrocks 8:3
• Westerns - Old Orchards 2:1 - first round
• Eatons - Westerns 4:2 OT - semifinal
• Waverleys - Eatons 4:0 - final

Standings as of 2/23

Group 1

1. Don Rowing Club 3-1
2. Broadview 3-1
3. All Saints 1-1
4. R.C.B.C. 0-4

Group 2

1. Waverleys 5-0
2. Marlboros 2-3
3. Wellesleys 1-2
4. St. Alban's 0-3

Group 3

1. Old Orchards 4-2
2. Westerns 4-2
3. Shamrocks 3-3
4. Eaton 2-4
5. Rough Riders 1-5

St. Lawrence League

Standings as of 2/24

1. Prescott 4-2
2. Cardinal 3-3
3. Brockville 2-3
4. Iroquois 2-3

Other games

• 12/25: Berlin - Waterloo 4:4
• 12/28: University of Toronto - Sault Ste. Marie 8:7
• 12/30: Sault Ste. Marie - University of Toronto 7:4
• 12/30: Waterloo - Guelph Victoria OAC 5:4
• 12/31: Kincardine - Palmerston 6:4
• 1/1: Collingwood - Toronto St. Georges Seniors 7:2
• 1/1: Brighton - Warkworth 1:0
• 1/1: Galt - Guelph 4:1
• 1/1: Newmarket - Toronto St. Georges Intermediates 9:8
• 1/1: Listowel - Mount Forest 19:4
• 1/1: Cornwall - Brockville 15:1
• 1/1: Port Perry - Toronto Marlboros 13:1
• 1/1:Port Hope - Toronto Marlboros 4:2
• 1/1: Palmerston - Kincardine 8:4
• 1/1: Waterloo - Berlin 5:5
• 1/1: Markham - Aurora 3:1
• 1/1: Perth Crescents - Ottawa Victorias 12:4
• 1/1: Smiths Falls - Aberdeen 6:5
• 1/1: Simcoe - Welland 8:7
• 1/1: Toronto Wellingtons II - Owen Sound 6:4
• 1/1: Woodstock - London 5:1
• 1/1: Ingersoll Colts - London St. John's AC 7:2
• 1/3: Hamilton - Hamilton Bankers 16:6
• 1/5: Port Hope - University of Toronto 11:3
• 1/5: Richmond Hill - Aurora 8:7
• 1/6: Belleville - University of Toronto 16:3
• 1/7: Cornwall - University of Toronto 7:2
• 1/7: Mount Forest - Durham 11:3
• 1/8: Smith's Falls - University of Toronto 9:4
• 1/8: Parkhill - Mount Forest 9:5
• 1/8: Perth Crescents - University of Toronto 5:2
• 1/10: Peterborough - University of Toronto 10:8
• 1/10: Stouffville - Claremont 5:1
• 1/12: Woodstock - London 7th Regiment 8:3
• 1/13: Glencoe - Dutton 11:3
• 1/13; Deseronto - Belleville 4:3
• 1/14: Watford - Strathroy 7:1
• 1/15: Eglington - Toronto Rough Riders 10:2
• 1/16: Ingersoll - London 7th Regiment 5:3
• 1/16: Port Elgin - Kincardine 5:1
• 1/16: Thessalon - Soo AC 7:5
• 1/16: Arnprior Crystals - Smiths Falls Mintos 6:2
• 1/16: Perth Crescents - Brockville Granites 12:3
• 1/17: University of Toronto - Picton 8:7
• 1/17: Preston - Elora 9:5
• 1/17: Hamilton - Grimsby 15:4
• 1/19: Kemptville Tigers - Merrickville 3:1
• 1/19: Fairport - Brougham 3:2
• 1/20: Paris - Toronto Marlboros 13:6
• 1/20: Toronto St. Georges - University of Toronto 8:0
• 1/21: Blind River - Thessalon 6:3
• 1/23: Grimsby - Hamilton Victorias 11:6
• 1/23: Aylmer - Glencoe 7:4
• 1/23: Perth Crescents - Ottawa Aberdeens 11:3
• 1/23: Brighton - Trenton 4:0
• 1/23: Richmond Hill - Newmarket 6:4
• 1/23: Alisa Craig - London Waterloo 13:2
• 1/24: Paris - Toronto Bank 7:3
• 1/24: Guelph - Montreal Bank (Toronto) 17:0
• 1/31: Toronto St. Georges - Peterborough 7:5
• 1/31: Beamsville - Hamilton 11:8
• 2/3: Port Perry - Lindsay 6:2
• 2/3: Goderich - Clinton 12:0
• 2/4: Aylmer - Dutton 12:6
• 2/4: Quyon - Shawville 5:4
• 2/5: Hagersville - Caledonia 6:5
• 2/6: Galt - Toronto St. Georges 6:2
• 2/9: University of Toronto - Toronto Wellingtons 11:6 - City Championship
• 2/10: Coldwater - Waubaushene 6:4
• 2/10: Port Elgin - Southampton 5:2
• 2/10: Deseronto - Napanee 7:0
• 2/10: Harriston - Walkerton 12:3
• 2/11: Perth Crescents - Morrisburg 14:1
• 2/11: Markham - Port Perry 1:1
• 2/11: Toronto St. Georges II - Uxbridge 6:2
• 2/12: Lucknow - Drayton 5:2
• 2/12: Markham - Toronto Old Orchards 8:1
• 2/13: Tilbury - Lindsay 2:0
• 2/13: Coldwater Colts - Orilia C.I. 8:4
• 2/13: Alisa Craig - Exeter 6:2
• 2/13: Aylmer - Watford 5:3
• 2/14: Port Perry - Peterborough 5:4 interrupted by lights going out, Peterborough then forfeited - Markham Tournament
• 2/14: Port Perry - Markham 6:3 - "
• 2/14: Brougham - Cornersville 0:0
• 2/16: Toronto St. Georges - University of Toronto 10:3 - city championship
• 2/16: Port Perry - Toronto Commercials 4:0 - Markham Tournament final
• 2/16: Preston - Waterloo Seniors 9:2
• 2/16: Glencoe - Rodney 8:1
• 2/17: Coldwater - Waubaushene 4:3
• 2/18: Port Dalhousie - Port Colborne 7:6
• 2/18: Watford - Alisa Craig 12:3
• 2/18: Campbellford - Napanee 6:3
• 2/18: London 7th Regiment - Ingersoll 7:0
• 2/19: Oshawa - Whitby 6:1
• 2/19: Milton Intermediates - Georgetown Seniors 4:2
• 2/19: Coldwater - Fesserton 3:1
• 2/19: Sturgeon Falls - Mattawa 5:4 - Sturgeon Falls had beaten Copper Cliff and Sudbury and were champions of Nipissing
• 2/19: Picton - Brighton 13:3
• 2/20: Quyon - Shawville 4:1
• 2/20: Whitby - Renfrew 14:1
• 2/20: Perth Crescents - Renfrew 7:4
• 2/21: Hespeler - Waterloo 3:2
• 2/21: Bemasville - Grimsby 12:4
• 2/21: Alisa Craig - Sarnia 8:3
• 2/24: Waterloo - London 7th Regiment 2:0 - Carling Cup
• Perth Crescents - Iroquois 10:2
• 2/24: Aylmer - Stratford 9:3
• 2/25: Galt - Berlin 5:2
• 2/25: Guelph - London 7th Regiment 8:3
• 2/26: London 7th Regiment - Waterloo 4:0 - Carling Cup
• 2/26: Oshawa - Whitby 6:4
• 2/26: Tilbury - Walkerville 7:6
• 2/26: Fairport - Brougham 4:4
• 2/27: Fesserton - Coldwater 8:6
• 2/27: Elmvale - Midland 4:4
• 2/27: Peterborough - Port Hope 4:1
• 2/27: Perth Crescents - Napanee 7:3
• 2/27: Sturgeon Falls - North Bay 5:0
• 2/28: McGill University - Picton 4:4
• 3/2: Aurora - Richmond Hill 6:2
• 3/2: Smiths Falls - Sault Ste. Marie 9:3
• 3/2: St. Catharines - Niagara 10:7
• 3/3: Brantford - Galt 11:4
• 3/3: Brighton - Picton 1:0
• 3/3: Smiths Falls - Sault Ste. Marie 3:2
• 3/3: Rodney - Alvinston 7:5
• 3/4: Berlin - Waterloo 8:2 - Twin City Championship, Berlin played very rough and Waterloo's goalie "allowed shots on his goal to take care of themselves"
• 3/4: Simcoe - Aylmer 7:3
• 3/4: Port Elgin - Southampton 5:0
• 3/6: Berlin - Waterloo 7:3 - Twin City Championship
• 3/6: Gravenhurst - Orillia 5:2
• 3/7: Toronto St. Georges - Sault Ste. Marie 9:2
• Gore Bay - Little Current 8:7

Manitoulin Island Championship

Little Current and Gore Bay had each won one game, so a tiebreaker was arranged, and played in Sault Ste. Marie

• 3/9: Little Current - Gore Bay 3:3 3OT (2:2 after regulation)

The championship went undecided.

Sources

• Toronto Globe and Mail