1912–13 NHA season

1912–13 NHA season
LeagueNational Hockey Association
SportIce hockey
DurationDecember 25, 1912 – March 5, 1913
Number of games20
Number of teams6
Regular season
Top scorerJoe Malone (43)
O'Brien Cup
ChampionsQuebec Bulldogs
  Runners-upMontreal Wanderers
NHA seasons
February 22, 1913 game between Quebec Bulldogs and Montreal Canadiens.

The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the Stanley Cup. They played and defeated the Sydney Millionaires in a challenge after the regular season.

League business

The Arena Gardens was completed in Toronto and the two dormant NHA franchises started play as the Toronto Hockey Club ('Torontos' or 'Blue Shirts') and the Toronto Tecumsehs ('Indians'). The Arena Gardens hosted a pre-season exhibition match between the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers, at which a brawl broke out and Sprague Cleghorn would be charged with assault.[1]

For this season the NHA teams played again with six skaters, abandoning the position of rover. It was agreed that from February onwards, the teams would play with seven. However, after several games at the start of February played with the rover, the decision was made to abandon the rover position permanently.

The Stanley Cup trustees decided prior to this season that all future Stanley Cup challenges would take place after the end of the regular season.

The Montreal Canadiens adopted a 'barber pole' style of jersey similar to the Ottawas with a CAC logo, prompting complaints from the Ottawas. The Ottawas' complaints were resolved with the Canadiens introducing a second jersey of solid red, with a wide blue stripe around the chest and the letter 'C' as a logo, used only when playing Ottawa.[2] The solid red jersey with a wide blue stripe would be adopted full-time the following season and is the basis for the Canadiens jersey design to this day.[2]

Regular season

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Final standings

National Hockey Association
GP W L T GF GA
Quebec Bulldogs 20 16 4 0 112 75
Montreal Wanderers 20 10 10 0 93 90
Toronto Hockey Club 20 9 11 0 86 95
Montreal Canadiens 20 9 11 0 83 81
Ottawa Senators 20 9 11 0 87 81
Toronto Tecumsehs 20 7 13 0 59 98

[3]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


Stanley Cup challenges

Sydney vs. Quebec

Joe Malone scored 9 goals in the first game. He was not in the lineup for the second game.[4]

March 8, 1913
Sydney 3 at Quebec 14
Toby McDonald G Paddy Moran
George Trenouth 1 P Joe Hall
Alfred McDonald Capt. CP Harry Mummery 1
Ken Randall 1 C Joe Malone 9
Bill Dunphy RW Rusty Crawford 3
Jim Fraser LW Tommy Smith
Joe Tetreault 1 sub Billy Creighton 1
March 10, 1913
Sydney 2 at Quebec 6
Toby McDonald G Paddy Moran
George Trenouth 1 P Joe Hall 3
Alfred McDonald Capt. CP Harry Mummery
Ken Randall C Tommy Smith 1
Bill Dunphy RW Billy Creighton 2
Jim Fraser LW Jack Marks
Jim Wilkie 1 sub

Quebec wins series 20–5

Post-season exhibition series

After the season a series was arranged between Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers and Quebec to play in New York. Ottawa and Montreal played first, with the winner to play-off against Quebec. After the Wanderers defeated Ottawa 10–8 (3–2, 7–6), the Wanderers won the two-game series against Quebec 12–10 (9–5, 3–5).

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 8, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 3–2 Ottawa St. Nicholas Rink, New York
March 10, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 7–6 Ottawa
March 13, 1913 Montreal Wanderers 9–5 Quebec
March 15, 1913 Quebec 5–3 Montreal Wanderers
Sources
  • "WANDERERS TAKE GAME FROM OTTAWA; Canadian Hockey Teams Make Thrilling Spectacle on Ice in St. Nicholas Rink". New York Times. March 11, 1913. p. 9.
  • "CANADIAN HOCKEY THRILLS AT RINK; Wanderers of Montreal Defeat Quebec Team in Brilliant Match, 9 to 5". New York Times. March 14, 1913. p. 10.
  • "WANDERERS WIN HOCKEY SERIES; St. Nicholas Rink Packed for Final Canadian Game Won by Quebec". New York Times. March 16, 1913. p. S2.

Quebec series in Victoria, B.C.

Quebec travelled to Victoria, British Columbia to play an exhibition series with the Victoria Senators. The Senators had requested a challenge series with Quebec, but would not travel to Quebec City, but would play a series in Toronto. Bulldogs would not agree to defend the Cup on any other ice than their home rink. The Senators would win the best-of-three series.[5]

  • March 24, 7-5 for Victoria; March 27, 6-3 for Quebec; March 29, for 6-1 Victoria to win exhibition Series 2-1
March 24, 1913 - Game One
Quebec 5 at Victoria 7
Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay
Harry Mummery P George "Goldie" Prodgers
Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 1
Rusty Crawford Capt. 1 R Skinner Poulin 2
Joe Malone Capt. 2 C Tommy Dunderdale Capt. 1
Jack Marks 1 RW Bobby Rowe 1
Tommy Smith 1 LW Bob Genge 2
Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW
Billy Creighton -P/RW spare Walter Smaill LW

Game one was played with 7 players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules.

March 27, 1913 - Game Two
Quebec 6 at Victoria 3
Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay
Harry Mummery 1 P George "Goldie" Prodgers 1
Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 1
Joe Malone Capt. 2 C Tommy Dunderdale Capt.
Rusty Crawford 2 RW Bob Genge
Jack Marks 1 LW Skinner Poulin
Tommy Smith -LW 2 Sub Walter Smaill -LW 1
Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW
Billy Creighton -P/RW spare Bobby Rowe -RW

Game two was played with 6 players on a side without a Rover position under NHA rules.

March 29, 1913 - Game Three
Quebec 1 at Victoria 6
Paddy Moran G Bert Lindsay
Harry Mummery P George "Goldie" Prodgers
Joe Hall CP Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach 2
Rusty Crawford R Bobby Genge 2
Joe Malone Capt. C Tommy Dunderdale Capt. 2
Jack Marks RW Bobby Rowe
Tommy Smith 1 LW Skinner Poulin
Walter Smaill LW-sub
Jeff Malone -C spare Jack Ulrich -RW
Billy Creighton -P/RW spare

Game three was played with seven players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules. Victoria won the series two games to one.

Tecumsehs in Boston

The Tecumsehs travelled to Boston to play an exhibition series against New Glasgow of Nova Scotia.[6]

Schedule and results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Dec. 25 Canadiens 9 Toronto 5
28 Ottawa 3 Quebec 7
28 Toronto 5 Canadiens 8
28 Wanderers 7 Tecumsehs 4
31 Quebec 3 Wanderers 1
Jan. 1 Toronto 1 Ottawa 7
1 Canadiens 4 Tecumsehs 3
4 Ottawa 7 Canadiens 3
4 Tecumsehs 5 Quebec 3
4 Wanderers 3 Toronto 5
8 Ottawa 1 Tecumsehs 4
8 Toronto 5 Quebec 10
8 Canadiens 4 Wanderers 3
11 Ottawa 5 Wanderers 11
11 Canadiens 3 Quebec 4
11 Toronto 2 Tecumsehs 5
15 Wanderers 1 Ottawa 9
15 Tecumsehs 1 Toronto 6
15 Quebec 4 Canadiens 5
18 Canadiens 6 Ottawa 0
18 Quebec 4 Tecumsehs 2
18 Toronto 1 Wanderers 3
22 Tecumsehs 4 Ottawa 3 (7' overtime)
22 Quebec 3 Toronto 6
22 Wanderers 4 Canadiens 3
25 Ottawa 9 Toronto 5
25 Wanderers 10 Quebec 6
25 Tecumsehs 4 Canadiens 5 (17' overtime)
29 Tecumsehs 2 Wanderers 6
29 Quebec 5 Ottawa 3
Feb. 1‡ Toronto 2 Wanderers 3
1‡ Quebec 5 Tecumsehs 4 (4' overtime)
1‡ Canadiens 1 Ottawa 2
5‡ Ottawa 0 Toronto 2
5‡ Wanderers 3 Quebec 4
5‡ Tecumsehs 5 Canadiens 4
8‡ Quebec 4 Ottawa 1
8 Tecumsehs 2 Wanderers 1
8‡ Canadiens 3 Toronto 5
12 Tecumsehs 0 Ottawa 11
12 Quebec 11 Toronto 2
12 Wanderers 4 Canadiens 6
15 Ottawa 3 Canadiens 2
15 Wanderers 3 Toronto 10
15 Tecumsehs 0 Quebec 8
19 Ottawa 2 Wanderers 8
19 Canadiens 2 Quebec 4
19 Toronto 7 Tecumsehs 3
22 Wanderers 3 Ottawa 9
22 Tecumsehs 3 Toronto 5
22 Quebec 7 Canadiens 6
26 Ottawa 3 Tecumsehs 4
26 Toronto 4 Quebec 6
26 Canadiens 4 Wanderers 5
Mar. 1 Canadiens 3 Tecumsehs 1
1 Toronto 2 Ottawa 3
1 Quebec 6 Wanderers 4
5 Ottawa 6 Quebec 8
5 Wanderers 10 Tecumsehs 3
5 Toronto 6 Canadiens 2

‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Name Club GPI W L T Min GA SO GAA
Benedict, Clint Ottawa 10 2 1 0 275 16 1 3.49D
Moran, Paddy Quebec 20 16 4 0 1204 75 1 3.73A
Vezina, Georges Canadiens 20 9 11 0 1217 81 1 3.99B
Boyce, Art Wanderers 18 9 8 0 966 67 4.16
LeSueur, Percy Ottawa 18 7 10 0 934 65 0 4.18D
Holmes, Harry Toronto 15 6 7 0 779 58 1 4.47E
Nicholson, Billy Tecumsehs 20 7 13 0 1228 98 0 4.79C
Marchand, Ray Toronto 8 3 4 0 421 37 0 5.27E
Cadotte, Bert Wanderers 6 1 2 0 234 23 0 5.90
  • A – Moran's record includes 4 minutes of overtime.
  • B – Vezina's record includes 17 minutes of overtime.
  • C – Nicholson's record includes 28 minutes of overtime.
  • D – Benedict and LeSueur shared duties in eight games.
  • E – Holmes and Marchand shared duties in three games.

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G PIM
Joe Malone Quebec Bulldogs 20 43 34
Tommy Smith Quebec Bulldogs 18 39 30
Harry Hyland Montreal Wanderers 20 27 38
Frank Nighbor Toronto Blueshirts 19 25 9
Newsy Lalonde Montreal Canadiens 18 25 61
Didier Pitre Montreal Canadiens 17 24 80
Punch Broadbent Ottawa Senators 20 20 15
Scotty Davidson Toronto Blueshirts 20 19 69
Don Smith Montreal Canadiens 20 19 52
Skene Ronan Ottawa Senators 20 18 39

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1913 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran.

The following Bulldogs players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team.

1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs

Players

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Philippe-Auguste Choquette (president/owner),
  • Mike Quinn (Vice President/Manager), Dave Beland (trainer)
  • J. Eugène Matte (Treasurer), Barney J. Kaine (secretary)
  • Louis A. Lagueux, Charles Fremont, W.L. MacWilliam (directors)††
  • Camélien Joseph Lockwell, Fred Hill, Arthur Derome, R.J.G. Goss (directors)††
  • † – Missing from both team pictures
  • †† – first name remains unknown
  • (There are two pictures for 1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs – more common picture included the Manager, Trainer, and 10 players. The other picture included 10 players and 12 non-players.)


See also

References

Bibliography

  • Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL.
  • Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.

Notes

  1. ^ "Cleghorn fined $50" Ottawa Citizen. Dec. 30, 1912 (p. 5).
  2. ^ a b "Jerseys and Logos 1909-1946". ourhistory.canadiens.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 239.
  4. ^ Coleman, pg. 125
  5. ^ Zweig 2012, p. 283.
  6. ^ "Tecumsehs Were Beaten". The Montreal Gazette. March 24, 1913.
Preceded by Quebec Bulldogs
Stanley Cup Champions
1913 		Succeeded by
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