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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1907–08 ECAHA season
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| league = [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]]
| sport = [[ice hockey]]
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| duration = December 29, 1907 – March 7, 1908
| no_of_teams = 6
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| season = 1907–08
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| league_champs = [[Montreal Wanderers]]
| league_champ_name = Champion
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| top_scorer = Russell Bowie (31 goals)
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| seasonslist = [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]]
| seasonslistnames = ECAHA
| prevseason_link = [[1907 ECAHA season]]
| prevseason_year = [[1907 ECAHA season|1907]]
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| nextseason_link = [[1909 ECHA season]]
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The '''1907–08 ECAHA season''' was the third season of the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]] (ECAHA). lasted from . Teams played a ten-game schedule. The [[Montreal Wanderers]] would win the league championship with a record of eight wins, two losses.

==League business==
{{Emergence of the NHL}}

===Executive===

* Dr. George Cameron, Montreal (President)
* Joe Power, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
* Patrick J. Baskerville, Ottawa (2nd Vice-President)
* W. P. Lunny, Shamrocks (Secretary-Treasurer)

The Nationals applied for a franchise but did not get three-fourths approval.

Mr. Baskerville demanded better protection be given visiting teams at Quebec,
as stones had been thrown at the Senators on their last visit.

===Rule Changes===

* Teams could now openly pay players. Players would have to declare their professional or amateur status. The Victorias would remain strictly amateur.<ref>Coleman, p. 151</ref>

==Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game==

The first All-Star game in [[ice hockey]] was played on January 2, 1908, before 3,500 fans at the Montreal Arena between the [[Montreal Wanderers]] and a team of All-Stars players from the teams the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]]. It was held in memory of [[Montreal Wanderers]] player Hod Stuart, who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1907. The sale of tickets, from 25 cents to $1, raised $2,000 for Mr. Stuart's widow and two children.<ref>{{cite book |title=The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |year=2000 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=Toronto |pages=1–4 |isbn=0-00-200058-X}}</ref>
{|- class="wikitable"
|-
! Wanderers (10)
! All-Stars (7)
|-
|
* Riley Hern, goal,
* Art Ross, point,
* Walter Smaill, cover-point,
* Frank Glass, rover,
* Ernie Russell, centre,
* Cecil Blatchford, right wing,
* Ernie Johnson, left wing
||
* Percy LeSueur, goal, (Ottawa)
* Rod Kennedy, point (Victorias)
* Frank Patrick, cover-point (Victorias)
* Joe Power, rover (Quebec)
* Grover Sargent, centre (Montreal)
* Eddie Hogan, right wing (Quebec)
* Jack Marshall, left wing (Shamrocks)
|}

==Regular season==
Russell Bowie of Victorias led the scoring championship with 31 goals. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Mr. Bowie would lead scorers.

There was a large amount of player turnover. For the Wanderers, Hod Stuart of Wanderers had died in the off-season, Lester Patrick had moved west, and new players would include Art Ross from Brandon, Tom Hooper of Kenora and Ernie Russell formerly of Montreal HC.

For Ottawa, Harry Smith and Hamby Shore moved to Winnipeg. This was Cyclone Taylor's first season for Ottawa and Tom Phillips and Marty Walsh joined the team.

Montreal Shamrocks signed up Didier Pitre and Jack Laviolette from the International League.

Quebec Bulldogs had three Power brothers in the lineup: Joe, Charles aka 'Chubby' and 'Rocket'.

Montreal Victorias signed Frank Patrick of McGill and Billy Gilmour of Ottawa.

On January 28, the Wanderers played Renfrew Creamery Kings of the Federal League in Brockville, Ontario, for a bet of $400, (Wanderers expenses were provided). Wanderers played without three of their players from winning the Stanley Cup (Blatchford, Glass and Smail) and lost 11–5 to Renfrew.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Globe |title=Renfrew beat Wanderers |page=9 |date=January 29, 1908}}</ref>

===Highlights===

Ottawa opened their new Arena, hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the actual game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Cyclone Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured, and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.

On January 18, Quebec would defeat Montreal 18–5, with Chubby Power scoring six.

Russell Bowie would score five in a game three times, Marty Walsh would have the biggest game, scoring seven, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice, Herb Jordan would score six and five, and Jack Marshall would score five twice.

===Final standing===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Games Played
! Wins
! Losses
! Ties
! Goals For
! Goals Against
|-
| [[Montreal Wanderers]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>8</center>
| <center>2</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>63</center>
| <center>52</center>
|-
| [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Hockey Club]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>7</center>
| <center>3</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>86</center>
| <center>51</center>
|-
| [[Quebec Bulldogs|Quebec Hockey Club]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>5</center>
| <center>5</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>81</center>
| <center>74</center>
|-
| [[Montreal Shamrocks]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>5</center>
| <center>5</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>53</center>
| <center>49</center>
|-
| [[Montreal Victorias]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>4</center>
| <center>6</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>73</center>
| <center>78</center>
|-
| [[Montreal Hockey Club]]
| <center>10</center>
| <center>1</center>
| <center>9</center>
| <center>0</center>
| <center>53</center>
| <center>105</center>
|}

==Stanley Cup challenges==

Wanderers played in three challenges, during the season against Ottawa Victorias and after the season, against Winnipeg and Toronto. All games were played at the Montreal Arena.

===Wanderers vs. Ottawa===
During the season, Wanderers would play a challenge against the [[Ottawa Victorias]] of the [[Federal Amateur Hockey League]]. On January 9–13, the Wanderers would win 9–3, 13–1 (22–4). Eddie Roberts broke his collarbone in the first game and was replaced by Gerard. Only 500 attended the second game.<ref name="Coleman, p. 161">Coleman, p. 161</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ January 9
|-
! Victorias
! 3
! at
! Wanderers
! 9
|- align="center"
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
| style="width:4em" | Pos
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Billy Hague || || G || align="left"| William "Riley" Hern ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Charles Ross || || P || align="left"| Art Ross || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Melford Milne || || CP || align="left"| Tom Hooper||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Ed Roberts || 1 || RO || align="left"| Frank "Pud" Glass || 3
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Alf Young || || C || align="left"| Ernie Russell || 4
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Robert Harrison || 1 || RW || align="left"| Walter Smaill ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Fraser || 1 || LW || align="left"| Ernie "Moose" Johnson ||
|- align="center"
| colspan="5" | Referees – James Power & D. Brown
|}<ref name="Coleman, p. 161"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ January 13
|-
! Victorias
! 1
! at
! Wanderers
! 13
|- align="center"
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
| style="width:4em" | Pos
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Billy Hague || || G || align="left"| William "Riley" Hern ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Charles Ross|| || P || align="left"| Art Ross || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Ryan || || CP || align="left"| Tom Hooper ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Eddie Gerard || || RO || align="left"| Frank "Pud" Glass || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Harry Manson || 1 ||C || align="left"| Ernie Russell || 6
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Robert Harrison || ||RW || align="left"| Cecil Blachford || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Fraser || ||LW || align="left"| Ernie "Moose" Johnson || 4
|- align="center"
| colspan="5" | Referees – James Power & D. Brown
|}<ref name="Coleman, p. 161"/>

===Wanderers vs. Winnipeg===
Wanderers defeated Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a two-game series 11–5, 9–3 (20–8) March 10–12.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ March 10
|-
! Maple Leafs
! 5
! at
! Wanderers
! 11
|- align="center"
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
| style="width:4em" | Pos
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Winchester || || G || align="left"| William "Riley" Hern ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| J. A. Forrester || || P || align="left"| Art Ross || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Barney Holden (Capt.) || || CP || align="left"| Walter Smaill || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Hamilton Hamby Shore || || F || align="left"| Frank "Pud" Glass || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Lorne Campbell || || F || align="left"| Bruce Stuart || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Harry Kennedy || 4 || F || align="left"| Cecil Blachford Capt. || 3
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Fred Lake || 1 || F || align="left"| Ernie "Moose" Johnson || 2
|-
| colspan="5" | Referees – James Power & Kirby
|}<ref name="Coleman, p. 162">Coleman, p. 162</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ March 12
|-
! Maple Leafs
! 3
! at
! Wanderers
! 9
|- align="center"
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
| style="width:4em" | Pos
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Winchester || || G || align="left"| William "Riley" Hern ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| J.A. Forrester || || P || align="left"| Art Ross ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Barney Holden Capt. || || CP || align="left"| Walter Smaill || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Hamilton Hamby Shore || 2 || F || align="left"| Frank "Pud" Glass ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Lorne Campbell || || F || align="left"| Bruce Stuart || 4
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Harry Kennedy || || F || align="left"| Cecil Blachford Capt. ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Fred Lake || 1 || F || align="left"| Ernie "Moose" Johnson || 4
|-
| colspan="5" | Referees – Kirby & Henry
|}<ref name="Coleman, p. 162"/>

===Wanderers vs. Toronto===
They would then play [[Toronto Professionals]] of the [[Ontario Professional Hockey League]] and defeat them 6–4 on March 14 on two late goals by Ernie Johnson and Bruce Stuart.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ March 14
|-
! Toronto
! 4
! at
! Wanderers
! 6
|- align="center"
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
| style="width:4em" | Pos
| style="width:9em" |
| style="width:3em" | G
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Chuck Tyner || || G || align="left"| William "Riley" Hern ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Con Corbeau || || P || align="left"| Art Ross ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Rowley Young || 1 || CP || align="left"| Walter Smaill ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Bert Morrison || || F || align="left"| Frank "Pud" Glass|| 2
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Edouard Newsy Lalonde || 2 || F || align="left"| Ernie Russell || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Bruce Ridpath* Capt. || 1 || F || align="left"| Cecil Blachford Capt.|| 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Wally Mercer || || F || align="left"| Ernie "Moose" Johnson || 1
|- align="center"
| align="left"| Jack Marks || || sub || align="left"| Bruce Start || 1
|-
| colspan="5" | Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie
|-
|}<ref>Coleman, p. 163</ref>
*Bruce Ridpath was Playing-Manager-Coach-Captain of 1908 Toronto Professionals who were sometimes nicknamed the Toronto Maple Leafs
<ref name="Coleman, p. 162"/>

==Schedule and results==
;1907
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month
! Day
! Visitor
! Score
! Home
! Score
|- align="center"
|Dec.
|| 29 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 10 || align="left" | Montreal || 4
|}

;1908
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month
! Day
! Visitor
! Score
! Home
! Score
|- align="center"
|rowspan=12 valign=top| Jan.
|| 4 || align="left" | Ottawa || 1 || align="left" | Quebec || 8
|- align="center"
| 4 || align="left" | Victorias || 8 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 6
|- align="center"
| 8 || align="left" | Wanderers || 7 || align="left" | Montreal || 3
|- align="center"
| 11 || align="left" | Wanderers || 2 || align="left" | Ottawa || 12
|- align="center"
| 11 || align="left" | Quebec || 6 || align="left" | Victorias || 12
|- align="center"
| 15 || align="left" | Victorias || 5 || align="left" | Wanderers || 7
|- align="center"
| 18 || align="left" | Ottawa || 3 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 4 (2' overtime)
|- align="center"
| 18 || align="left" | Montreal || 5 || align="left" | Quebec || 18
|- align="center"
| 22 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 1 || align="left" | Wanderers || 3
|- align="center"
| 25 || align="left" | Victorias || 9 || align="left" | Ottawa || 14
|- align="center"
| 25 || align="left" | Quebec || 8 || align="left" | Wanderers || 13
|- align="center"
| 29 || align="left" | Victorias || 13 || align="left" | Montreal || 7
|- align="center"
|rowspan=14 valign=top| Feb.
|| 1 || align="left" | Ottawa || 14 || align="left" | Montreal || 7
|- align="center"
| 5 || align="left" | Wanderers || 5 || align="left" | Victorias || 6 (10' overtime)
|- align="center"
| 8 || align="left" | Quebec || 5 || align="left" | Ottawa || 11
|- align="center"
| 8 || align="left" | Montreal || 3 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 9
|- align="center"
| 12 || align="left" | Victorias || 4 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 7
|- align="center"
| 13 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 3 || align="left" | Quebec || 7
|- align="center"
| 15 || align="left" | Ottawa || 10 || align="left" | Victorias || 4
|- align="center"
| 15 || align="left" | Wanderers || 8 || align="left" | Quebec || 6
|- align="center"
| 19 || align="left" | Montreal || 5 || align="left" | Wanderers || 8
|- align="center"
| 22 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 2 || align="left" | Ottawa || 5
|- align="center"
| 22 || align="left" | Quebec || 8 || align="left" | Montreal || 6
|- align="center"
| 26 || align="left" | Montreal || 7 || align="left" | Victorias || 4
|- align="center"
| 29 || align="left" | Ottawa || 2 || align="left" | Wanderers || 4
|- align="center"
| 29 || align="left" | Victorias || 8 || align="left" | Quebec || 9 (3' overtime)
|- align="center"
|rowspan=3 valign=top| Mar.
|| 4 || align="left" | Wanderers || 6 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 4
|- align="center"
| 7 || align="left" | Ottawa || 14 || align="left" | Montreal || 6
|- align="center"
| 7 || align="left" | Quebec || 6 || align="left" | Shamrocks || 7
|-
|}

==Player statistics==

===Goaltending averages===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=90| Name
!width=75| Club
!width=25| GP
!width=25| GA
!width=25| SO
!width=25| Avg.
|-
| Billy Nicholson
||Shamrocks || 10 || 49 || || 4.9
|-
|Percy LeSueur
||Ottawa || 10 || 51 || || 5.1
|-
|Riley Hern
||Wanderers || 10 || 52 || || 5.2
|-
|Nathan Frye
||Victorias || 1 || 7 || || 7.0
|-
|Paddy Moran
||Quebec || 10 || 74 || || 7.4
|-
|Robinson
||Victorias || 9 || 71 || || 7.9
|-
|Chuck Tyner
||Montreal || 1 || 9 || || 9.0
|-
|Dave Finnie
||Montreal || 5 || 48 || || 9.6
|-
|Archie Lockerby
||Montreal || 4 || 48 || || 12.0
|-
|}

===Leading scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=90| Name
!width=75| Club
!width=30| GP
!width=30| G
|-
||Bowie, Russell
||Victorias || 10 || 31
|-
||Walsh, Marty
||Ottawa || 9 || 28
|-
||Phillips, Tom
||Ottawa || 10 || 26
|-
||Power, Charles
||Quebec || 10 || 23
|-
||Jordan, Herb
||Quebec || 8 || 22
|-
||Russell, Ernie
||Wanderers || 9 || 21
|-
||Marshall, Jack
||Shamrocks || 9 || 19
|-
||Eveleigh, Joe
||Montreal || 8 || 16
|-
||Power, Joe
||Quebec || 10 || 13
|-
||Smith, Alf
||Ottawa || 9 || 13
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>
;Bibliography
*{{cite book
| author=Coleman, Charles L.
| title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
|year=1966
|publisher=NHL |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |editor=Hockey Hall of Fame |year=2004 |title=Lord Stanley's Cup |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=1-55168-261-3 |ref=harv}}

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before = [[1907 ECAHA season#Montreal Wanderers - March 1907 Stanley Cup champions|Montreal Wanderers<br>March 1907]] |
after = [[1909 ECHA season#1909 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup Champions|Ottawa HC<br>1909]] |
title = [[List of Stanley Cup champions|Montreal Wanderers<br>Stanley Cup Champions]] |
years = 1908|
}}
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before = [[1907 ECAHA season]] |
after = [[1909 ECHA season]] |
title = [[List of pre-NHL seasons|ECAHA seasons]] |
years = 1907–08|
}}
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