1916 Maritimes season

This was the 1916 ice hockey season in the Canadian Maritimes:

Competitions

• 1916 PEISHL season
• 1916 Newfoundland season
• 1916 CBHL season
• 1916 Nova Scotia Senior Championship
• 1916 FCHL season

Halifax City Hockey League

• 1/7: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax Socials 5:1

85th roster: Lordly (goal), Logan (point), Vaughan (cover), Cahill, Appleton, McIntyre (forwards), Smith (spare). Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Ahers (point), Logan (cover), Goodhew, MacDonald, Cooper (forwards), Vaughan (spare).

• 1/7: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Composites 9:2

Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), Palmer (point), Fraser (cover), Murray, MacAloney, MacPherson (forwards), Hunter (spare). Composites roster: Robinson (goal), Bickford (point), Home (Cover), Stickles, McDonald, Cushing (forwards), Sgt. Cushing (spare).

• 1/14: Halifax Crescents - Halifax 85th Battalion 3:3

Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), Fraser, Palmer (defense), Murray, Mowat, McPherson, McAloney, Hunter (forwards). 85th roster: Lordly (goal), Logan, McIntyre (defense), Cahill, Vaughan, Appleton, Smith, Fraser, McDonald (forwards).

• 1/14: Halifax Socials- Halifax RC Engineers 12:0

Socials roster: Fleming (goal), Bennett, Patterson (defense), Hanlon, McDonald, Goodhue, Cooper, McCollough, Vaughan, Ahearn (forwards). Engineers roster: Taylor (goal), Fripps, Rudolph (defense), Starr, Brewer, Davidson, Hart, Lansberg, Parslow (forwards).

• 1/21: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Socials 4:2
• 1/21: Halifax 64th Battalion - Halifax Composites 7:1
• 1/28: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax Crescents 6:2
• 1/28: Halifax Composites - Halifax Socials
• 1/28: Halifax 64th Battalion - Halifax RC Engineers
• 2/4: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Composites 9:3

Crescents roster: Buff Fraser (goal), Hunter, W. Fraser (defense), Murray, Duncan, McAloney, McPherson (forwards). Composites roster: Robertson (goal), B. Cushing, C. Cushing (defense), Stickles, Lawlor, Bickford, Home, Ganong, A. McDonald, G. McDonald (forwards).

• 2/4: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax 64th Battalion 4:3

85th roster: Lordly (goal), McIntyre, Vaughan (defense), McDonald, Cahill, Smith, Kirkpatrick, Singer (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), O'Hearn, Hyland (defense), Fraser, Dickie, Veno, Fitzpatrick, Legere, Cunningham (forwards).

• 2/4: Halifax Socials - Halifax RC Engineers 5:0

Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Bennett, Ahern, Patterson (defense), Hanlon, Goodhue, Vaughan, Cooper, McDonald (forwards). Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Rudolph (defense), Gibbs, Creighton, Sears, Brewer, Hart, McClellan, Purcell (forwards).

• 2/8: Halifax Crescents - Halifax RC Engineers
• 2/8: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax Socials
• 2/11: Halifax Socials - Halifax Composites 5:1

Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Patterson, Bennett (defense), Goodhue, McDonald, Vaughan, Cooper, Ahearn (forwards). Composites roster: Robertson (goal), B. Cushing, Macinerney (defense), McDonald, Stickles, Ganong, McLaughlin, Morse, Rees, Campbell (forwards).

• 2/11: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax RC Engineers 7:1

85th roster: Lordly (goal), Snow, Vaughan, Gray (defense), McDonald, Thompson, Cahill, Hanrahan, Smith (forwards). Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Hart (defense), Gibbs, Butler, Brewer, Creighton, Purcell, Strong, Sears (forwards).

• 2/18: Halifax 64th Battalion - Halifax Composites 5:0

64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, O'Hearn (defense), Fraser, Dickie, King, Veno, Fitzpatrick, W. Stockall, J. Stockall (forwards). Composites roster: Robertson (goal), Cushing, Morse (defense), Stickles, Ganong, McDonald, McLaughlin, Bickford, Lawler (forwards).

• 2/18: Halifax Socials - Halifax 85th Battalion 4:1

Socials roster: Fraser (goal), Patterson, Bennett (defense), Hanlon, C. Vaughan, Goodhue, McDonald, Cooper (forwards). 85th roster: Lordly (goal), R. Vaughan, Logan, Kirkpatrick (defense), McDonald, Cahill, Thompson, Smith, Ahearn, Hanrahan (forwards).

• 2/22: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax Composites 8:2

85th roster: Lordly (goal), Vaughan, Kirkpatrick (defense), McDonald, Smith, Cahill, Thompson, Snow (forwards). Composites roster: Bickford, Robertson (goal), Cushing, Rees (defense), Stickles, McLaughlin, Campbell, Lawlor, McDonald, Howe (forwards).

• 2/22: Halifax Socials - Halifax Crescents 2:2 - game ended when the referee penalized a Social player who refused to leave the ice, and one of his teammates attacked the official

Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Patterson, Bennett (defense), Hanlon, Cooper, Goodhue, McDonald, Vaughan, Ahearn (forwards). Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), Fraser, Hunter (defense), McPherson, Macaloney, Mowat, Murray, Palmer.

• 2/25: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax 85th Battalion 6:2

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Randolph (defense), Gibbs, Murphy, Butler, McCarey, Burns, Purcell (forwards). 85th roster: Lordly (goal), Vaughan, Kirkpatrick (defense), Logan, McDonald, Smith, Cahill (forwards).

• 2/25: Halifax Crescents - Halifax 64th Battalion 5:4 OT

Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), W. Fraser, Hunter (defense), McPherson, Mowat, Macaloney, Duncan, Murray (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, O'Hearn (defense), Fraser, Russell, Woodman, Dickie, Stockall, Curren, Fitzpatrick, Downie (forwards).

• 2/28: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax Crescents 3:2

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Rudolph (defense), McCarey, Gregory, Butler, Purcell, Creighton, Brewer (forwards). Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), Hunter, McPherson, Fraser (defense), Macaloney, Murray, Mowat, Duncan (forwards).

• 2/28: Halifax Socials - Halifax 64th Battalion 9:2

Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Patterson, Bennett (defense), Cooper, McDonald, Goodhue, Vaughan, Ahern (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, Fitzpatrick (defense), Fraser, Woodman, Dickie, Stockall, Moore, Cunningham, Legere (forwards).

• 3/3: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax Composites 11:2

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Hart (defense), Burns, Butler, McCarey, Murphy, Purcell (forwards). Composites roster: Robinson (goal), Cushing, Home (defense), Mooney, Stickles, McLaughlin, Lawlor (forwards).

• 3/3: Halifax Socials - Halifax Crescents 5:1

Socials roster: Cadotte (goal), Patterson, Bennett (defense), Cooper, Goodhue, McDonald, Vaughan, Ahearn, Ward (forwards). Crescents roster: Sharpe (goal), Hunter, McPherson (defense), Mowat, Murray, Macaloney, Duncan (forwards).

• 3/7: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax Composites 4:3 2OT

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Hart (defense), McCarey, Butler, Burns, Gregory, Purcell (forwards). Composites roster: Cadotte (goal), Cushing, Robinson, McLaughlin (Defense), Stickles, Johnson, Mooney (forwards).

• 3/7: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax 64th Battalion 5:5

85th roster: Lordly (goal), Vaughan, Kirkpatrick, Fraser (defense), Eagles Shaw, Cahill, Smith (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, O'Hearn (defense), Fraser, Dickie, Cunningham, Downie, Woodman, Fitzpatrick, Stockall (forwards).

• 3/10: Halifax 85th Battalion - Halifax 64th Battalion 2:0

85th roster: Lordly (goal), Vaughan, Fraser (defense), McDonald, Thompson, Cahill, Eagles, Smith, Kirkpatrick (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, O'Hearn (defense), Fraser, Woodman, Dickie, Downie, King (forwards).

• 3/10: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax Socials 2:2

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Hart (defense), Creighton, Butler, Purcell (forwards). Socials roster: Flemming (goal), Bennett, Patterson (defense), Goodhue, Hanlon, McDonald, Ahearn (forwards).

• 3/14: Halifax Composites - Halifax 85th Battalion 1:1

Composites roster: Robertson (goal), Cushing, Reeves (defense), McLaughlin, Stickles, Mooney, Home, Johnson (forwards). 85th roster: Lordly (goal), Kirkpatrick, Fraser, Vaughan (defense), Eagles, Smith, Cahill (forwards).

• 3/14: Halifax RC Engineers - Halifax 64th Battalion 4:1

Engineers roster: Whebby (goal), Reardon, Hart (defense), Butler, Gibb, Creighton, Purcell, Brewer (forwards). 64th roster: Hurley (goal), Hyland, Ahearn (defense), Stockall, Fraser, Veno, Fitzpatrick, Downie (forwards).

• 3/17: Halifax Socials beat Halifax 85th Battalion - final

Standings as of 3/15

1. Socials 8-2
2. 85th 7-2
3. Crescents 6-4
4. Engineers 5-5
5. 64th 3-7
6. Composites 0-9

Halifax Intermediate League

• 1/11: Coburgs - St. Joseph's 3:0
• 1/11: Cubs - St. George's 2:0
• 1/20: Coburgs - St. George's 4:1
• 1/20: Cubs - St. Joseph's 4:1
• 1/25: 'St. George's - St. Joseph's 2:0
• 1/25: Cubs - Coburgs 2:1

Halifax Junior League

• 1/11: St. Joseph's - S.O.R. 3:0
• 1/11: Socials - Orioles 10:0
• 1/20: Orioles - S.O.R. 3:3
• 1/20: St. Joseph's - Socials 9:3
• 1/25: Socials - S.O.R. 2:0
• 1/25: Orioles - St. Joseph's 4:2

Saint John Army and City Hockey League

• 1/21: City - 69th Battalion 11:3
• 1/28: 4th Siege Battery - 140th Battalion 6:1
• 1/31: City - 140th Battalion 5:1
• 2/4: 4th Siege Battery - 69th Battalion 7:1
• 2/4: 115th Battalion - 140th Battalion 7:5
• 2/9: City - 4th Siege Battery 7:3
• 2/11: 115th Battalion - 4th Siege Battery 6:1
• 2/11: 140th Battalion - 69th Battalion 11:0
• 2/14: 115th Battalion - City 8:5
• 2/21: City - 4th Siege Battery 2:2

New Brunswick Interscholastic Hockey League

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Fredericton High School	6	5	1	0	44	16	10
Sussex High School	6	5	1	0	26	9	10
Saint John High School	5	1	4	0	8	19	2
Rothesay Collegiate	5	0	5	0	4	33	0

A tiebreaker game between Fredericton and Sussex was planned, but the ice melted before it could be played. 

Other games

• 1/20: Sussex 104th Battalion - Amherst 5:4 @ Sussex
• 1/25: Alberton Regals - 105th Regiment 4:1 @ Summerside
• 1/26: St. Eleanor's Crescents - Alberton Regals 3:1
• 1/28: No. 4 Overseas Heavy Siege Battery - 140th Battalion 6:1 @ Saint John
• 1/28: Summerside Crystals - 105th Battalion 8:2 @ Summerside - Khaki Hockey League
• 1/28: Amherst - Sackville 11:2 @ Sackville
• 1/29: St. Joseph's College - Moncton 7:1
• 2/2: Halifax Royal Bankers - Kentville 8:4 @ Kentville
• 2/10: St. Joseph's College - St. Thomas College 5:4
• 2/10: Moncton - Sussex 5:3 @ Sussex
• 2/12: King's College - Acadia University 5:3 @ Windsor
• 2/12: Halifax Academy - Windsor Collegiate School 8:5
• 2/12: Halifax Academy II - Windsor Collegiate School 5:1
• 2/12: Victoria Unions - Tryon Allies 3:0
• 2/13: Windsor Bankers - Kentville 11:3 @ Kentville
• 2/14: Amherst Victorias - Sackville Vics 5:3 @ Sackville
• 2/17: St. Dunstan's College - Alberton Regals 4:3
• 2/21: Summerside Crescents - Alberton Regals 5:5
• 2/22: Fredericton 36th Battery - Saint John 115th 7:5 @ Fredericton
• 2/22: Moncton St. Bernard's - Chatham 4:3 OT @ Chatham
• 2/24: Saint John 115th - University of New Brunswick 4:2 @ Fredericton
• 2/24: Sussex - Amherst 5:3 @ Sussex
• 2/24: Springhill - Moncton Colts 18:1 @ Springhill
• 2/25: Amherst - Saint John City 5:2 @ Saint John
• 2/27: Kentville - Windsor 8:7 @ Kentville
• 2/28: Sussex - Saint John 13:3 @ Sussex
• 2/28: Sackville Vics - Port Elgin 5:3 @ Sackville
• 3/2: Halifax County Academy - Horton Business Academy 4:3 @ Halifax
• 3/3: Saint John - Sussex 3:3 @ Saint John
• 3/3: Saint John 4th Siege Battery - University of New Brunswick 6:3 @ Saint John
• 3/4: 'Fredericton - Chatham 6:0 @ Newcastle
• 3/6: University of New Brunswick - Saint John 4th Siege Battery 10:1 @ Fredericton
• 3/6: Mt. Allison University - King's College 12:1 @ Sackville
• 3/9: University of New Brunswick - Saint John City 5:3 @ Fredericton
• 3/9: Sackville Vics - Moncton Crystals 3:1 @ Moncton
• 3/20: Moncton 145th Battalion - Hillsboro 6:5 @ Hillsboro
• 3/25: St. Dunstan's College - Charlottetown Abegweits 7:5

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Saint John Telegraph
• Moncton Times
• Halifax Evening Mail