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{{Infobox hockey team
|city=Montreal, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
|league=AHAC, CAHL, ECAHA, QAHA
|operated={{Start date|1884}} to 1932
|arena=[[Victoria Skating Rink (Montreal)|Victoria Rink]] (1884–1925), [[Montreal Forum]] (1925–1932)
|championships=Montreal Carnival: [[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments#1885|1885]], [[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments#1887|1887]] AHAC: 1888–1894 [[Stanley Cup]]: [[1893 AHAC season|1893]], [[1894 AHAC season|1894]], [[1902 CAHL season|1902]], [[1903 CAHL season|1903]] [[Allan Cup]]: 1930
}}
[[File:Montreal-Hockey-Club-1885.jpg|Members of the Montreal Hockey Club of 1885, posed with the Birks Trophy. From left to right: W. D. Aird, T. L. Paton, D. McIntyre, F. L. Barlow, W. C. Hodgson, F. M. Larmonth, R. F. Smith|right|thumb|200px]]
The '''Montreal Hockey Club''' of Montreal, [[Canada]] was a senior-level men's amateur [[ice hockey]] club, organized in 1884.<ref>{{cite book
|title=Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game
|last=Farrell
|first=Arthur
|year=1899
|page=51}}</ref> They were affiliated with '''[[Montreal Amateur Athletic Association]]''' (MAAA) and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team was the first to win the [[Stanley Cup]], in 1893, and subsequently refused the cup over a dispute with the [[Montreal Amateur Athletic Association]]. The club is variously known as 'Montreals', 'Montreal AAA' and 'Winged wheel'<ref>The Metropolitan. - Apr 13, 1895</ref> in literature.

The team played in several early ice hockey leagues, including the [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada]] from 1886 until 1898, winning its championship seven times. The team competed in purely amateur leagues until 1906. After two seasons of playing with professionals, the club left its league, the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]] to continue playing in amateur competition. It would go on to win the [[Allan Cup]] in 1930, the successor of the Stanley Cup as the trophy given to Canadian amateur hockey champions. In 1932, the club would leave the MAAA association and become the [[Royal Montreal Hockey Club|Montreal Royals]], eventually becoming a 'semi-professional' team in the [[Quebec Senior Hockey League]].

==History==
Prior to the Club's formal organization, a group of hockey enthusiasts from the 'Montreal Football Club' would play as the 'Montreal Hockey Club', as far back as 1877. The group was captained by James Creighton before he moved to Ottawa, and would play at the [[Victoria Skating Rink]].<ref>{{cite news
|work=Montreal Daily Witness
|date=February 2, 1877
|title=Hockey Match
|page=3
}}</ref>

The Club was organized formally as an affiliate of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association on November 28, 1884.<ref name="gz-1935-article">{{cite news
|work=Montreal Gazette
|date=January 22, 1935 |page=12 |title=Turning Back Hockey's Pages
|author=MacDonald, D. A. L. }}</ref> The first president of the team was Thomas Fraser and the first team was composed of T. L. Paton in goal, Fred M. Larmonth, point; W. D. Aird, coverpoint; W. C. Hodgson, D. McIntyre, R. F. Smith and F. W Barlow, forwards. Several of the players were members of the Montreal Lacrosse Club. The team played its first game on January 20, 1885 against McGill University,<ref name="gz-1935-article"/> winning 2–1.<ref>{{cite news
|work=Montreal Gazette
|date=January 21, 1885
|title=HOCKEY: M. A. A. A vs. McGill
|page=8}}</ref>

The club would be a founding member of the Montreal-based [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada]] (AHAC) in 1886. The team held the Amateur Hockey Association title from 1888 until 1894. After the AHAC disbanded in 1898, the club continued in the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League]], winning the league title in 1902.

The [[Stanley Cup]], as it would later be known, was to be presented to the Montreal Hockey Club on May 15, 1893, as its initial champions. At the time, the Montreal Hockey Club was in a dispute with its parent organization, the [[Montreal AAA|Montreal Amateur Athletic Association]] (MAAA). The MAAA was split on whether to accept the trophy. The hockey club was adamant about refusing the trophy, while other arms of the MAAA accepted. Thus, the trophy was accepted by the MAAA, but with none of the hockey officials of the hockey club present.

[[Image:MHC team photo 1888.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Montreal Hockey Club, 1888 Front Row: G.S. Lowe, A.A. Hodgson, J. Virtue, A. Cameron, T.L. Paton Back Row: W.C. Hodgson, J. Stewart]]
After accepting the trophy, the hockey club remained adamant about returning the trophy that was presented to them. In the end, the MAAA investigated into why its hockey club wanted to refuse and return the trophy, even though such an action would damage the reputation of the MAAA. It was believed that the people who were in charge of running their team were, in fact, not representative of the team itself, and when the hockey club asked for a loan of $175 in start-up expenses for the 1894 season, it was flatly refused (the first time the MAAA refused anything to the hockey club). Inexplicably, the hockey club reversed its position, and the next few months saw a gradual schism between the MAAA and the club. The inscription on the Cup when it was successfully defended in 1894 only stated "Montreal". The MAAA, at one point, considered the hockey club to have seceded from the organization that bore them. The issue was resolved in later years, after various attempts at reconciliation.

[[Image:First Stanley Cup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Montreal Hockey Club in 1893 as the first Stanley Cup champions]]
The Club won Stanley Cup challenges in March 1894, March 1902 and February 1903. The 1902 team was known as the "Little Men of Iron"<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=STC&year=1901-02Mar Legends of Hockey web site description.]</ref> and its players became the core of the very successful [[Montreal Wanderers]] which was a ''professional'' club.

The team played two seasons with professional players, in 1907 and 1907–08, in the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]], and after that no longer competed for the Stanley Cup, which was for professional teams. The club then joined the
[[Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union]], competing for the [[Allan Cup]], the championship for senior amateur teams in Canada, and winning it in 1930.

On October 11, 1932, the directors of the MAAA announced the turning over of the hockey club in its entirety to E.S. Hamilton and Ogilvie at a meeting of the Province of Quebec Hockey Association. The club was to be renamed the Royal Hockey Club or [[Royal Montreal Hockey Club|Montreal Royals]], independent of the association. The junior club operated by the M.A.A.A was also transferred.<ref>{{cite news |work=Ottawa Citizen |title=Royal Hockey Club Replaces Wheelers |date=October 12, 1932 |page=9}}</ref>

== Season-by-season record ==

{| cellpadding=5
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''Year''' ||'''League''' || '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''PTS''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' ||'''PIM''' || '''Finish''' || '''Playoffs'''
|-
|'''1885''' || independent || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || Won '''[[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments|Montreal Winter Carnival]]'''
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|1886 || independent || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || Won '''[[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments#1886 Burlington Winter Carnival|Burlington Winter Carnival]]'''
|-
|[[1887 AHAC season|1887]] || [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada|AHAC]] || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 5 || -- || -- || Won '''Montreal Winter Carnival'''
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''[[1888 AHAC season|1888]]''' || AHAC || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 12 || 23 || 9 || -- || -- || '''AHAC champions'''
|-
|'''[[1888–89 AHAC season|1888–89]]''' || AHAC || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 21 || 7 || -- || -- || '''AHAC champions'''
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''[[1890 AHAC season|1890]]''' || AHAC || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 33 || 17 || -- || -- || '''AHAC champions'''
|-
|'''[[1891 AHAC season|1891]]''' || AHAC || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 18 || 4 || -- || -- || '''AHAC champions'''
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''[[1892 AHAC season|1892]]''' || AHAC || 6 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 21 || -- || -- || '''AHAC co-champions''' Lost to Ottawa in first challenge of season; defeated Ottawa (1–0) in final challenge to regain championship
|-
|'''[[1893 AHAC season|1893]]''' || AHAC || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 38 || 18 || -- || 1st || '''AHAC champions''' '''Awarded Stanley Cup'''
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''[[1894 AHAC season|1894]]''' || AHAC || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 25 || 15 || -- || 1st (four-way tie)|| '''AHAC champions''' '''Won Stanley Cup''' Defeated Victorias (3–2), Ottawa(3–1) in playoff.
|-
|[[1895 AHAC season|1895]] || AHAC || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 8 || 33 || 22 || -- || 2nd || defeated Queen's University 5-1 in Stanley Cup Challenge game. Following the game the Stanley Cup was the awarded to Montreal Victorias as 1895 AHAC Regular Season Champions. Montreal HC has never been recognized as a Stanley Cup champion in 1895.
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1896 AHAC season|1896]] || AHAC || 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4 || 24 || 33 || -- || 4th || --
|-
|[[1897 AHAC season|1897]] || AHAC || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 31 || 26 || -- || 3rd || --
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1898 AHAC season|1898]] || AHAC || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 34 || 21 || -- || 2nd || --
|-
|[[1899 CAHL season|1899]] || [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League|CAHL]] || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 6 || 30 || 29 || -- || 4th || --
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1900 CAHL season|1900]] || CAHL || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 34 || 36 || -- || 2nd || --
|-
|[[1901 CAHL season|1901]] || CAHL || 8 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 28 || 37 || -- || 4th || --
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''[[1902 CAHL season|1902]]''' || CAHL || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 39 || 15 || -- || 1st || Defeated [[Winnipeg Victorias]] 2–1 in best-of-three challenge. '''Won Stanley Cup'''
|-
|'''[[1903 CAHL season|1903]]''' || CAHL || 8 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 8 || 34 || 19 || -- || 3rd || Defeated Winnipeg Victorias in best-of-three challenge 8–1, 2–2(abandoned), 2–4, 4–1 to win '''Stanley Cup Challenge.''' Lost Stanley Cup by placing third.
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1904 CAHL season|1904]] || CAHL || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 6 || 34 || 49 || -- || 3rd || --
|-
|[[1905 CAHL season|1905]] || CAHL || 10 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 14 || 54 || 42 || -- || 3rd || --
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1906 ECAHA season|1906]] || ECAHA || 10 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 6 || 49 || 63 || -- || 5th || --
|-
|[[1907 ECAHA season|1907]] || ECAHA || 10 || 3 || 7 || -- || 6 || 58 || 83 || -- || 4th ||
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|[[1907–08 ECAHA season|1907–08]] || ECAHA || 10 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 2 || 53 || 205 || -- || 6th || --
|-
|1908–09<ref>{{cite news |work=The Globe |date=March 8, 1909 |title=Cliffsides Are Champions |page=7}}</ref> || [[Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union|IPAHU]] || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 6 || -- || -- || -- || 3rd ||
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|1909–10<ref>{{cite news |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=February 21, 1910 |page=8 |title=Interprovincial Standings}}</ref> || IPAHU || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 2 || -- || -- || -- || 4th ||
|}

Starting in 1908, the Montreal Hockey Club played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association and the Inter-provincial Amateur Hockey Union leagues.

==References==
<references/>

{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Canada]]

Montreal Hockey Club - Revision history

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