The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. The season ended with a four-way tie, necessitating a playoff to decide the league and Stanley Cup championships. The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Ottawa Hockey Club in the final playoff game to claim the title.

1894 AHAC season
LeagueAmateur Hockey Association of Canada
SportIce hockey
DurationJanuary 5 – March 10, 1894
Number of teams5
1894
ChampionsMontreal Hockey Club
AHAC seasons
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1895 →

Executive

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League executive Watson Jack.
  • President - Watson Jack, Victorias
  • First Vice Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
  • Second Vice Pres. - Weldy C. Young, Ottawa
  • Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal

Season

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Highlights

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In two games players scored five goals. In the opening game, in which Montreal soundly defeated Quebec 7–0, Haviland Routh scored five. On January 20, Bert Russel of Ottawa scored five.

Final standing

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Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club
8
5
3
0
25
15
Ottawa Hockey Club
8
5
3
0
24
16
Montreal Victorias
8
5
3
0
36
20
Quebec Hockey Club
8
5
3
0
26
27
Montreal Crystals
8
0
8
0
10
43

Playoffs

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The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems for the AHA governors and the Cup's trustees since there was no tie-breaking system in place. After long negotiation and the withdrawal of Quebec from the championship situation, it was decided that a three-team tournament would take place in Montreal, with Ottawa getting a bye to the finals (being the sole "road" team). The Montreal HC defeated the Montreal Victorias, 3 – 2.[1] Five days later on March 22, 1894, Montreal successfully defended their title with a 3 – 1 win over Ottawa. The OHA champion Osgoode Hall challenged for the Cup, but this was abandoned due to the lack of natural ice.[2]

Game one: Montreal Hockey Club vs. Montreal Victorias

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Ice conditions were described as not very good. The game was considered exciting, however, with Haviland Routh and Billy Barlow starring.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 17, 1894 Montreal Hockey Club 3 – 2 Montreal Victorias Victoria Rink

Game one rosters

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Montreal HC Goals Pos. Goals Victorias
Herbert Collins G Gordon Lewis
Allan Cameron P Mike Grant
George James CP William Pullan
Billy Barlow 2 F 1 Shirley Davidson
Clare Mussen F 1 Robert MacDougall
Archie Hodgson 1 F Norman Rankin
Haviland Routh F Reg Wallace
Referee: Weldy Young, Ottawa

Game two: Ottawa Hockey Club vs. Montreal Hockey Club

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The final was close and in doubt until Billy Barlow scored the winning goal at 9'00" of the third quarter.

According to the Globe report of the game:

"Team play was marred by the softness of the ice. Rough and foul play was frequent, both defences indulging freely in tripping and slashing. Young of Ottawa was injured by James in the second half and although he finished the game without apparent distress, fainted dead away at the end of it. After the match the victors were carried off the rink."[3]
Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 22, 1894 Montreal Hockey Club 3 – 1 Ottawa Hockey Club Victoria Rink

Game two rosters

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Ottawa Goals Pos. Goals Montreal HC
Albert Morel G Herbert Collins
Harvey Pulford P Allan Cameron
Weldy Young CP George James
Chauncey Kirby 1 F Haviland Routh
Bert Russel F Clare Mussen
Joe McDougall F 2 Archie Hodgson
Sam McDougall F 1 Billy Barlow
Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec

Schedule and results

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Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 5 Quebec 0 Montreal 7
6 Crystals 1 Ottawa 6
6 Quebec 3 Victorias 7
13 Victorias 3 Montreal 4
13 Ottawa 1 Quebec 4
18 Crystals 1 Montreal 3
20 Victorias 1 Ottawa 5
20 Quebec 4 Crystals 1
27 Ottawa 4 Montreal 1
27 Crystals 4 Quebec 8
Feb. 3 Quebec 3 Montreal 2
9 Ottawa 3 Crystals 1
10 Montreal 1 Victorias 2
17 Ottawa 2 Victorias 3
24 Montreal 5 Ottawa 1
24 Victorias 3 Quebec 4
Mar. 2 Montreal 2 Crystals 1
3 Quebec 0 Ottawa 2
7 Crystals 0 Victorias 6
10 Victorias 11 Crystals 1

Player statistics

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Goaltending averages

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Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Herbert Collins Montreal 8 15 1 1.875
Albert Morel Ottawa 8 16 1 2.00
Gordon Lewis Victorias 6 13 1 2.16
Robert Jones Victorias 1 3 3.00
Frank Stocking Quebec 8 27 3.375
James "Shiner" White Crystals 2 8 4.00
Hartland MacDougall Victorias 1 4 4.00
Alexander Clapperton Crystals 4 18 4.50
Carpenter Crystals 1 6 6.00
Kearns Crystals 1 11 11.00

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = games played, G = Goals scored.

Name Club GP G
Bert Russel Ottawa 8 10
Albert Swift Quebec 8 10
Haviland Routh Montreal 8 8
Billy Barlow Montreal 8 8
Norman Rankin Victorias 5 6
Shirley Davidson Victorias 8 6
Chauncey Kirby Ottawa 8 6
Arthur D. Scott Quebec 8 6
K. Davidson Quebec 4 5
Sam McDougall Ottawa 7 5

Stanley Cup engraving

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1894 Montreal Hockey Club

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Players

  Defencemen

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Harry L. Shaw (Manager/Secretary-Treasurer)
  • James Taylor (President of the Hockey Club) (missing from team picture)
  • ^Unknown who played Center, Rover, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Montreal
  • -- 1894 --

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. pp. 13–18.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. pp. 12, 50. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Montrealers Victorious". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 1894-03-19. p. 8.
  2. ^ "History of the Stanley Cup". Ottawa Citizen. March 10, 1911. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Montreallers Champions". The Globe. March 23, 1894. p. 6.
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Preceded by Montreal Hockey Club
Stanley Cup Champions

1894
Succeeded by
Preceded by AHAC seasons
1894
Succeeded by