1896 AHAC season
| League | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | January 3, 1896 – March 7, 1896 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| 1896 | |
| Champion | Montreal Victorias |
| AHAC seasons | |
← 1895 1897 →
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The 1896 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season was the tenth season of play of the league. Each team played eight games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 7–1 record. During the season, on February 14 the Victorias hosted a Stanley Cup challenge match with the Winnipeg Victorias club. Winnipeg won 2–0 to win the Cup.
Executive
| Part of a series on the |
| Emergence
of the NHL |
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| Leagues |
† League had team(s) challenge for the Stanley Cup |
- Watson Jack, Victorias (President)
- Weldy Young, Ottawa (1st. Vice-Pres.)
- Clarence Mussen, Montreal (Sec.-Treasurer)
Season
The Crystals were allowed to change their name to Shamrocks, which matched their new affiliation with the Shamrock A.A.A.
Highlights
The Victorias were truly the class of the league and only lost once, 3–2 to Ottawa. Their regular season team goal total was nearly double that of Ottawa.
Final Standing
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Victorias | ||||||
| Ottawa HC | ||||||
| Quebec | ||||||
| Montreal HC | ||||||
| Montreal Shamrocks |
Playoffs
There were no playoffs as Montreal won first place exclusively.
Exhibitions
After the season, Montreal and Shamrocks played an exhibition series of games in the United States:[1][2]
- Washington, March 7, 1896
- Shamrocks 3, Montreal 1
- Baltimore, March 9, 1896
- Montreal 6, Shamrocks 5
- New York, March 10, 1896
- Montreal 1, Shamrocks 1 ( completed March 11 with Shamrocks winning 2–1)
The Montreal Victorias travelled to New York City for an exhibition against the New York Athletic Club. The Athletic Club records the date as March 4, (although the date conflicts with an AHAC game), won by the Vics 6–1.[3]
Stanley Cup challenge
Victorias vs. Winnipeg at Montreal
- Main article: 1895–96 MHA season
The first successful challenge to the Cup came in February 1896 by the Winnipeg Victorias, the champions of the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA). On February 14, Winnipeg beat defending champion Montreal Victorias, 2–0, becoming the first team outside the AHAC to win the Cup. Winnipeg took a 2–0 lead in the first half of the game on goals by Armytage and Campbell, then played on the defensive in the second half.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 1896 | Winnipeg Victorias | 2–0 | Montreal Victorias | Victoria Skating Rink |
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 3 | Victorias | 7 | Montreal | 5 |
| 4 | Ottawa | 2 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
| 10 | Montreal | 5 | Shamrocks | 3 | |
| 11 | Victorias | 7 | Quebec | 5 | |
| 18 | Montreal | 1 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 18 | Quebec | 2 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
| 25 | Ottawa | 2 | Quebec | 5 | |
| 25 | Shamrocks | 1 | Victorias | 5 | |
| Feb. | 1 | Ottawa | 3 | Victorias | 2 |
| 1 | Montreal | 1 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 5 | Shamrocks | 5 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 8 | Shamrocks | 1 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 8 | Victorias | 3 | Ottawa | 2 (6'00 overtime) | |
| 15 | Ottawa | 3 | Montreal | 2 | |
| 22 | Quebec | 2 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 25 | Montreal | 4 | Victorias | 7 | |
| 29 | Shamrocks | 2 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 29 | Quebec | 2 | Victorias | 4 | |
| Mar. | 4 (†) | Victorias | 6 | Shamrocks | 2 |
| 7 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 4 |
† Birthday of the Champion.
Player statistics
Goaltending averages
Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Chittick | Ottawa | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Frank Stocking | Quebec | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | |
| Robert Jones | Victorias | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | |
| J. Drysdale | Shamrocks | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | |
| G. Hamilton | Montreal | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | |
| Herbert Collins | Montreal | 6 | 25 | 4.1 |
Scoring leaders
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougall, Robert | Victorias | 6 | 10 |
| McKerrow, Clare | Montreal | 6 | 8 |
| Davidson, Shirley | Victorias | 7 | 8 |
| Swift, Albert E. | Quebec | 8 | 8 |
| Westwick, Harry | Ottawa | 8 | 8 |
| Drinkwater, Graham | Victorias | 8 | 7 |
| Smith, Alf | Ottawa | 8 | 7 |
| Doyle, Pat | Quebec | 8 | 6 |
| Gillilan, David | Victorias | 3 | 5 |
| Mussen, Adurey | Montreal | 5 | 5 |
See also
References
- Coleman, Charles L. (1966), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
- Podnieks, Andrew Lord Stanley Cup, Fenn Publishing Company, Ltd. 2004
- McKinley, Michael (1993), The Official Book Hockey Hall of Fame Legends, p. 66
- Bringall, Richard (2011), The Forgotten Heroes – Winnipeg Hockey Heritage, p. 28
- Notes
| Preceded by 1895 |
AHAC seasons 1896 |
Succeeded by 1897 |
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