1909 British Columbia season

This was the 1909 ice hockey season in British Columbia:

Rossland Winter Carnival

See: Rossland Winter Carnival

BC Hockey League

The competition was originally divided into the East Kootenay League, composed of Coleman (AB), Fernie, and Moyie, and the West Kootenay League with Rossland, Nelson and Grand Forks. Grand Forks dropped out, instead opting to join the Boundary League, and Moyie was moved to the West division. The East division then collapsed, leaving Rossland, Nelson and Moyie to play in the BC League.

• Nelson - Rossland 14:1 @ Nelson
• Nelson - Rossland 11:4 @ Rossland
• Nelson - Moyie 16:3

No further games were played, and Nelson won the BC League title.

Boundary League

• 12/30: Phoenix - Grand Forks 4:2 @ Grand Forks
• 1/1: Grand Forks - Greenwood 6:0 @ Greenwood
• 1/6: Phoenix - Greenwood 3:2 @ Phoenix
• 1/8: Grand Forks - Greenwood 4:2 @ Grand Forks
• 1/12: Phoenix - Greenwood 5:2 @ Greenwood
• 1/15: Grand Forks - Phoenix 5:4 OT @ Phoenix
• 1/25: Grand Forks - Greenwood 6:1 @ Grand Forks
• 1/29: Phoenix - Greenwood 9:7 OT @ Phoenix
• 2/2: Greenwood - Grand Forks 4:3 OT @ Greenwood
• 2/12: Phoenix - Grand Forks 5:3
• 2/23: Greenwood - Phoenix 2:1 (or 2:2) - Phoenix left ice after 15 mins after an argument over a disputed goal
• 2/26: Grand Forks - Phoenix 9:2 @ Phoenix

Standings

1. Grand Forks 5-3
2. Phoenix 5-3
3. Greenwood 2-6

Tiebreaker final

• Grand Forks - Phoenix 7:2
• Phoenix - Grand Forks 5:4

Grand Forks won the championship.

Nelson City League

Teams played for the Daily News Cup.

• Victorias beat Thistles
• Thistles - Victorias 3:2

Other games

• Rossland Seniors - Trail Seniors 13:0
• Rossland Intermediates - New Denver 4:2
• Kaslo - Rossland Intermediates 5:2
• Kaslo - Rossland Intermediates 4:4
• Armstrong Juniors - Enderby Juniors 2:1
• Summerland - Kelowna 3:2
• Kelowna - Summerland 2:0
• Kaslo Intermediates - Nelson Intermediates 7:0 @ Kaslo
• Nelson Juniors - Kaslo Juniors 7:2 @ Kaslo
• Kaslo Intermediates - Rossland Intermediates 5:2 @ Kaslo
• Kaslo Intermediates - Rossland Intermediates 4:4 @ Kaslo
• Rossland Intermediates - Kaslo Intermediates 4:3 @ Rossland
• Kaslo Juniors - Nelson Juniors 13:3 @ Kaslo
• YMCA - Bankers 5:2 - City League @ Revelstoke
• Maple Leafs - Junior Thistles 1:0, 3:0 - Juvenile matches @ Revelstoke
• Nelson Public School - Nelson High School 3:1
• Nelson Public School - Nelson High School 2:2
• Nelson Juniors - Rossland Juniors 8:4
• Nelson Juniors - Nelson High School 7:0
• Nelson High School - Nelson Juniors 5:3
• Nelson Juniors - Nelson Public School 1:0
• Nelson Juniors - Nelson High School 5:2
• Nelson High School - Nelson Public School 4:1
• Eastern Canadians - New Westminster @ Trout Lake - New Westminster did not show up in time, so the Easterners, led by Harry Bright, faced a "Scrub" team, who won by a wide margin
• New Westminster Bankers - Vancouver Bankers - "goals came so rapidly that the scorer became confused and did not keep the tally. As a result, a tie was the best either side could claim."

Crows Nest Pass League

• Moyie - Coleman (AB) 3:3
• Moyie beat Fernie
• Moyie - Fernie 10:5
• Moyie - Coleman (AB) 6:6
• Coleman (AB) - Fernie 6:1

Vernon and Armstrong played a series of challenge matches (for the Ellison Cup?).

• Vernon - Armstrong 6:2
• Vernon - Armstrong 2:2
• Vernon - Armstrong 5:3
• Armstrong - Vernon 7:1

Le Roi Mine and Rocky Mountain Rangers of Rossland tied. It was planned for Trail to play the winners. Industrial League?

Nicola played a series of games against Merritt for the Haddad Trophy, which they won. They then put it up for challenge in a series of games against Middlesboro and Merritt. Middlesboro defeated Nicola in the first game, but no other results are available.

The Cornwall Cup was played for by teams from New Denver, Slocan City, Nakusp, and Sandon. Kaslo also intended to compete for it, but did not. It was a challenge cup. Slocan earned the cup first by defeating New Denver twice, and later kept it by beating Nakusp in two games. Sandon also beat Slocan in a game, but did not win the cup.

In Kamloops, there were some city games played between the CPR, Banks, High School, and a team known as "The Orphans".

Leagues between Revelstoke, Vernon, Enderby, and Armstrong, and Ashcroft, Kelowna and Nicola were announced, but nothing came of them.

After the Rossland Winter Carnival, Nelson challenged Edmonton, champions of the Alberta League, to a pair of games.

• Edmonton - Nelson 6:5 @ Nelson
• Edmonton - Nelson 8:4 @ Nelson

Sources

• Knights of Winter: Hockey in British Columbia, 1895-1911