1888 AHAC season

The 1888 AHAC season was the second season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in a series format. The Montreal Hockey Club would win a playoff against the Montreal Victorias to win the Canadian championship for the first time.

1888 AHAC season
LeagueAmateur Hockey Association of Canada
Sportice hockey
DurationJanuary 13, 1888 – March 12, 1888
Number of teams4
1888
ChampionMontreal Hockey Club

League business

The league at its annual meeting of November 9, 1887, decided to change the method of play for the season to a 'series' between the teams of the AHAC. Each team would play every other team twice. Ottawa did not attend and did not participate in the season.[1]

Executive
  • President: J. J. Arnton, Victorias
  • 1st Vice president: J. A. Stewart, Montreal
  • 2nd Vice president: H. A. Budden, McGill
  • Secretary-treasurer: W. E. Stenvenson, Victorias
  • Council: A. L. Shanks, McGill; D. A. Elliott, Crystals; A. Shearer, Victorias; L. Barlow, Montreal

Source: Kitchen 2000, p. 11

Regular season
Montreal Victorias in 1888.

Ottawa would not return this season to challenge.

Overall record
Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club†
6
5
1
0
23
6
Montreal Victorias
6
5
1
0
24
9
Montreal Crystals
6
2
4
0
18
14
McGill University
6
0
6
0
4
40

† National Champion

Playoff
  • March 15 - Montreal HC 2, Montreal Victorias 1, at Crystal Rink[2]

The playing of the game was tarnished with some scandal. The AHAC council convened to set the date of the playoff. Two players for the Victorias, Ashe and J. J. Arnton Jr. were injured, and the council set the date for the playoff before the players were recovered. The deciding vote for the date was cast by J. Stewart, who played for the Montreal HC team.[1] Hodgson of Montreal scored the first goal at 4½ minutes, followed two minutes by a goal of Campbell for the Vics. 5½ minutes later Hodgson lifted a shot past Arnton in the Vic's goal to put Montreal ahead to stay. The Vics protested that the goal was off-side to no avail. There was no more scoring in the match. The Montreal Daily Herald reporter praised referee Hamilton of the McGill Club, noting that both side broke the off-side rule often.[2]

Schedule and results
Date Visitor Score Home Score Location
January 13Montreal Hockey Club4Montreal Crystals1Crystal Rink
January 18Montreal Victorias8McGill1Victoria Rink
January 23Montreal HC5McGill0Crystal Rink
January 27Montreal Victorias3Montreal Crystals1Crystal Rink
February 3Montreal Victorias3Montreal HC1Victoria Rink
February 10Montreal Crystals4McGill1Crystal Rink
February 15Montreal HC3Montreal Crystals1Crystal Rink
February 22Montreal Victorias6McGill2Crystal Rink
February 27Montreal HC2Montreal Victorias1Crystal Rink
March 2Montreal HC8McGill0Crystal Rink
March 7Montreal Victorias3Montreal Crystals2Victoria Rink
March 12Montreal Crystals9McGill0Crystal Rink

Source: "Before the Trail of the Stanley Cup"[1]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders
Name Club GP G
Elliot, D.A. Crystals68
Campbell, Jack Victorias78
Virtue, James Montreal78
Ashe, Fred Victorias55
Kinghorn, James Victorias75
Lee, Sam Crystals44
Hodgson, Archie Montreal54
Shearer, Andy Victorias74

Goaltender averages

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

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Scanlan, Robert Crystals1101.0
Paton, Tom Montreal7721.00
Crathern, J.C. Victorias5601.2
Arnton, Tom Victorias2412.0
Higginson, A.G. Montreal1202.0
Virtue, William Crystals4902.2
Norris, Jack Crystals1404.0
Shanks, A. McGill52905.8
McCaffrey, Ed McGill1606.0

Montreal HC 1888 AHAC champions

Players

  Forwards
  • Findlay, Jack,
  • Hodgson, Archie, (also played cover point)
  • Hodgson, Billy,
  • Low, George S.,
  • Virtue, James
  Defencemen
  • Cameron, Allan,
  • McNaughton, Archie
  • Stewart, James A.
  Goaltenders
  • Paton, Thomas L.


Source: Kitchen 2000, p. 11

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References
  1. Kitchen 2000, p. 11.
  2. "Sporting Intelligence". Montreal Daily Herald. March 16, 1888. p. 8.
  • Kitchen, Paul (2000), "Before The Trail of the Stanley Cup", in Diamond, Dan (ed.), Total Hockey, pp. 8–15, ISBN 1-892129-85-XCS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Weir, Glen (1991). Ultimate Hockey. Stoddart Publishing.
Preceded by
Montreal Crystals
1887		 Montreal Hockey Club
AHAC Champions
1888		 Succeeded by
Montreal HC
1888–89
Preceded by
1887		 AHAC seasons
1888		 Succeeded by
1888–89
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