The Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association was an early senior-level men's amateur ice hockey league, founded in 1902, and played two seasons, 1902-1903 and 1903-1904, before joining the Manitoba Hockey Association. It operated in the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of Canada, and was an important league in the early development of ice hockey in Canada.
Teams
1902-03 Season
1903-04 Season
League Leaders
| Player
|
Team
|
Goals
|
| Billy McGimsie
|
Rat Portage
|
14
|
| Harry Bright
|
Brandon
|
13
|
| Si Griffis
|
Rat Portage
|
12
|
| Jack Brodie
|
Brandon
|
9
|
Stanley Cup Challenge
In March of 1903, the Rat Portage Thistles would challenge the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-three series in Ottawa. The Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. However, poor soft ice conditions in Ottawa played a major factor as Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.
March 12
| Rat Portage
|
2
|
at
|
Ottawa HC
|
6
|
| Fred Dulmage |
|
G |
John "Bouse" Hutton |
|
|
| Mat Brown |
|
P |
Harvey Pulford, Capt |
|
|
| Tom Hooper, Capt |
|
CP |
Arthur Moore |
|
|
| Si Griffis |
|
RO |
Dave Gilmour |
1 |
|
| Billy McGimsie |
2 |
C |
Frank McGee |
2 |
|
| Bill Martin |
|
LW |
Billy Gilmour |
3 |
|
| Roxy Beaudro |
|
RW |
Suddy Gilmour |
|
|
| Referee- Harry Trihey
|
March 14
| Rat Portage
|
2
|
at
|
Ottawa HC
|
4
|
| Fred Dulmage |
|
G |
John "Bouse" Hutton |
|
|
| Mat Brown |
|
P |
Harvey Pulford, Capt |
|
|
| Tom Hooper, Capt |
|
CP |
Dave Gilmour |
1 |
|
| Si Griffis |
|
RO |
Frank McGee |
2 |
|
| Billy McGimsie |
1 |
C |
Percy Sims |
1 |
|
| Bill Martin |
|
RW |
Billy Gilmour |
|
|
| Roxy Beaudro |
1 |
LW |
Suddy Gilmour |
|
|
| Referee- Chauncy Kirby
|
References