1902 Maritimes season

This was the 1902 ice hockey season in the Canadian Maritimes:

Competitions

• 1901-02 CBSHL season
• 1902 PEISHL season
• 1902 St. John's Senior Hockey League
• 1902 St. John's Intercollegiate Hockey League
• 1902 Morris Cup
• 1902 FCHL season

Halifax City League

The Halifax Crescents were the winners of the Starr Trophy in 1902, losing a single game to the Wanderers. Dalhousie University also competed in the league this year.

• 1/7: Halifax Wanderers - Halifax Crescents 6:1 - goals: Bauld (2), Dwyer (2), Murray, Harrington/Crockett

Wanderers roster: Carter (goal), Grant (point), Pickering (cover), Dwyer, Murray, Bauld (forwards), Harrington (rover). Crescents roster: Craig (goal), Andrews (point), Mullane (cover), Maher, Crocket, Barclay (forwards), Ryan (rover), Mumford (spare).

• 1/10: Dartmouth Chebuctos - Dalhousie University
• 1/14: Halifax Wanderers - Dalhousie University 9:0 - goals: Murray, Pickering (2), Bauld, Dwyer, Harrington, 3 others ?

Wanderers roster: Carter (goal), Pickering (cover), Bauld, Murray, Dwyer, Harrington (forwards). Dalhousie roster: Kennedy (goal), McKenzie (cover), Murray, Stairs, Slayten, Rankine (forwards).

• 1/17: Halifax Crescents - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:2 - goals: Mullane, Nelson, Crockett, Twaddle/Leahy, Laidlaw

Crescents roster: Bishop (goal), Mullane (cover), Ryan (point), Twaddle, Andres, Nelson, Crockett (forwards). Chebuctos roster: Hilton (goal), Laidlaw (cover), Kane (point), Swaffer, Young, Short, Leahy (forwards).

• 1/28: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Wanderers 2:1
• 2/7: Halifax Crescents - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:0 - played as exhibition as the teams, which were made professionals on account of playing with Twaddle of the RCR, had not been reinstated
• 2/11: Halifax Crescents - Dalhousie University 12:2
• 2/14: Dartmouth Chebuctos - Halifax Wanderers Forfeit - Wanderers refused to play as two of their players had been suspended for alleged professionalism; they later dropped out
• 3/14: Halifax Crescents - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:1 - goals: Andres, Crockett (2), Mahar/Gates

Halifax Intermediate League

• 1/7: Halifax Crescents II - Halifax Wanderers II 7:5
• 1/14: Halifax Wanderers II - Halifax YMCA 7:0

Saint John Hockey League

The Saint John Mohawks won the league (as the only team entered).

DeSoyres Cup

• 1/17: Trinity Church - Rothesay College 1:0
• Trinity Church beat Centenary Church
• 1/24: Saint John High School - Centenary Church 3:1
• 1/31: Rothesay College - Centenary Church 3:2
• 1/31: Saint John High School - Trinity Church 3:0
• 2/7: Rothesay College - Saint John High School 2:0
• 2/14: Centenary Church - Saint John High School 2:1
• 2/14: Trinity Church - Rothesay College 1:0
• 3/12: Rothesay College - Saint John High School 4:3

Rothesay won the cup.

Midland Railway Cup

• 1/29: All-Windsor - Truro 5:2 @ Windsor
• 2/5: Truro - All-Windsor 2:1 @ Truro
• 3/3: All-Windsor - Truro 3:0 @ Windsor

Windsor Town League

King's College was beaten by both the Avonians and the Elgraves. Avonians won the Citizen's Trophy for the third year in a row, thus earning it permanently.

Other games

• 1/16: Woodstock Mohawks - Woodstock Beavers 6:1
• 1/16: Woodstock Orioles - Woodstock Wellingtons 1:0 - junior game
• 1/17: New Glasgow - Truro 2:1 @ Truro
• 1/21: Marysville Crescents - Fredericton Mohawks 2:0 @ Marysville 
• 1/23: Truro - Amherst Ramblers 5:4 @ Truro
• 1/23: Fredericton Mohawks - St. Stephen Thistles 3:2 @ St. Stephen
• 1/27: Truro - Amherst Ramblers 3:3 @ Truro - match was said to be for the Northern Nova Scotia Championship
• 1/29: Sussex - Rothesay 4:1 @ Sussex
• 1/29: St. Stephen Thistles - Woodstock 5:2 @ Woodstock
• 1/30: Sackville beat Mount Allison @ Sackville
• 1/31: Salisbury - Petitcodiac 6:0 @ Salisbury
• 1/31: St. Andrew's Juniors - Yarmouth Juniors 7:3
• 2/3: Moncton Juniors - Sussex 4:0 @ Moncton
• 2/3: Moncton Bankers - Amherst Bankers 2:1 @ Moncton
• 2/4: Amherst Ramblers - Sussex Rovers 6:0 @ Amherst
• 2/5: Sackville HC - Springhill 3:1 @ Springhill
• 2/5: Sydney Socials - New Glasgow 6:1
• 2/5: Fredericton Curlers - Sackville HC 5:2 @ Sackville - Curlers declared themselves provincial champions, although they hadn't faced the stronger Moncton and Saint John teams
• 2/5: St. Dunstan's University - Prince of Wales College 4:1
• 2/6: Amherst Ramblers - Sussex Rovers 2:0 @ Sussex
• 2/6: Sackville HC - St. Stephen Thistles 5:1 @ St. Stephen
• 2/7: Amherst Ramblers - Saint John Mohawks 2:1 @ Saint John
• 2/7: Woodstock Bankers - Woodstock Druggists 6:3
• 2/10: Truro - Sydney Socials 2:0 @ Truro - Socials were leading Cape Breton Hockey League at the time, and were picked as probable winners of the Cruise Trophy (they were also said to be "Champions of Cape Breton")
• 2/10: Sydney AAA - St. Francis Xavier University 3:3 @ Antigonish
• 2/11: Amherst Ramblers - Sydney Socials 5:2 @ Amherst
• 2/11: Pictou HC - Sydney AAA 3:1 @ Pictou
• 2/12: New Glasgow - Sydney AAA 8:2 @ New Glasgow
• 2/12: Saint John Mohawks - Sydney Socials 6:2 @ Saint John
• 2/13: Woodstock - University of New Brunswick 9:2 @ Woodstock 
• 2/13: Sydney Socials - Moncton Orioles 3:2 (10 min OT) @ Moncton
• 2/13: Sussex - Sydney AAA 4:1 @ Sussex
• 2/14: St. Andrew's School - Yarmouth Juniors 4:3 OT
• 2/14: New Glasgow - Sydney Socials 7:5 @ New Glasgow
• 2/14: Amherst Ramblers - Sydney AAA 3:3 @ Amherst
• 2/14: Fredericton Curlers - Marysville Crescents 0:0 @ Marysville 
• 2/14: Saint John Mohawks - St. Stephen Thistles 3:1 @ Saint John
• 2/14: Parrsboro - Springhill 3:3
• 2/16: North Sydney Victorias - Westville 5:4 @ Westville
• 2/17: Amherst Ramblers - North Sydney Victorias 3:0 @ Amherst
• 2/18: St. Stephen Thistles - Woodstock 8:3 @ St. Stephen
• 2/18: Africville Seasides - Charlottetown West End Rangers 3:2 - Coloured Hockey League
• 2/19: St. Dunstan's University - Prince of Wales College 5:1
• 2/19: Charlottetown West End Rangers - Halifax Eurekas 2:1 - Coloured Hockey League @ Halifax
• 2/20: Woodstock - Saint John Micmacs 7:3 @ Woodstock
• 2/20: Sussex - Saint John Trinitys 2:0 @ Sussex
• 2/20: Yarmouth - Windsor Avonians 1:0 @ Yarmouth
• 2/20: Canning - Lunenburg 8:6
• 2/20: Wolfville - Kentville 4:3
• 2/20: Pictou - North Sydney Victorias 5:2
• 2/21: Marysville Crescents - RCR Infantry 3:0 @ Marysville 
• 2/21: Mt. Allison Academy - Moncton 7:0 @ Sackville
• 2/21: North Sydney Victorias - St. Francis Xavier University 6:2
• 2/21: New Glasgow - North Sydney Victorias 7:6 @ New Glasgow
• 2/24: Parrsboro - Amherst Victorias 5:2
• 2/24: Yarmouth - Acadia 5:2
• 2/25: Charlottetown - Halifax Wanderers 7:4 @ Charlottetown
• 2/26: New Glasgow - Truro 7:3 @ New Glasgow
• 2/26: Summerside Crystals - Halifax Wanderers 6:3 @ Summerside
• 2/27: Halifax Wanderers - All-Charlottetown 8:5 @ Charlottetown
• 3/1: Amherst Ramblers - Halifax Wanderers 3:2 @ Amherst
• 3/4: Africville Seasides - Halifax Eurekas - Coloured Hockey League, not played as Eurekas refused to play if their former captain, Eddie Martin, was allowed to compete for Africville; a Charlottetown-Africville game previously set for this date wasn't played after Africville cancelled their trip to play Halifax
• 3/5: Halifax Crescents Intermediates - Windsor Avonians 2:0 @ Windsor
• 3/5: Halifax Eurekas - Dartmouth Victorias 4:3 - Coloured Hockey League - Victorias featured six Seasides players and one Victoria, only lacking Eddie Martin
• 3/5: Westville - Springhill 6:0
• 3/6: Halifax Crescents Intermediates - Lunenburg 10:5 @ Lunenburg
• 3/7: New Glasgow - Pictou 5:1
• 3/7: Halifax Crescents Intermediates - Lunenburg 10:4 @ Lunenburg
• 3/8: Windsor Collegiate School - Truro Academy 8:0
• 3/10: Moncton - Shediac 2:0 @ Moncton
• 3/10: Fredericton Curlers - Marysville Crescents 2:1 @ Fredericton
• 3/11: Sydney - Charlottetown Abegweits 4:3 @ Sydney
• 3/12: Cape Breton All-Stars - Charlottetown Abegweits 4:2 @ Sydney
• 3/12: Windsor - Truro @ Truro
• 3/14: Halifax Willows - Truro Juniors 7:0 @ Truro
• 3/15: Westville - Pictou 7:5
• 3/17: Sydney Discos II - North Sydney Victorias II 6:5 - Cape Breton Intermediate League final
• 3/19: Halifax Crescents - Sydney AAA 3:1 @ Sydney
• 3/20: Halifax Crescents - North Sydney Victorias 5:1 @ North Sydney
• 3/21: Halifax Crescents - Truro 3:1 @ Truro

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• St. John Daily Sun
• Truro Daily News
• Moncton Times
• Halifax Evening Mail