1912–13 PCHA season
The 1912–13 PCHA season was the second season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 10, 1912, until March 18, 1913. Like the previous season, teams were to play a 16-game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria Aristocrats club would be the PCHA champions. After the season the club would play, and win, an exhibition series against the Quebec Bulldogs, NHA champions.
| 1912 PCHA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast Hockey Association |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | December 10, 1912, until March 18, 1913 |
| Number of teams | 3 |
| 1912–13 | |
| Champion | Victoria Senators |
| Top scorer | Tommy Dunderdale (29 points) |
Offseason
The Patricks signed Cyclone Taylor from the Ottawa Senators, replacing Newsy Lalonde who returned to the Montreal Canadiens. Taylor signed with the Vancouver Millionaires on November 19, 1912.[1]
Regular season
The PCHA moved two games east of the Rockies, on March 17 in Calgary, Alberta, and on March 18 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The final game of the season, between Victoria and New Westminster was cancelled. Victoria won the championship and formally asked to play for the Stanley Cup, but was turned down due to the PCHA season ending several weeks later than the eastern leagues' season finished.
Highlights
On January 14, 1913, the PCHA held a speed skating competition among PCHA players. Ken Mallen was the victor, defeating Cyclone Taylor and Si Griffis. Griffis defeated Ernie Johnson to challenge Mallen.
Tommy Dunderdale won the overall scoring championship with 24 goals in 15 games. The top one-game performance was on March 17, when Eddie Oatman scored five goals in a game against Vancouver. On January 31, Lester Patrick, a defenseman, scored four goals in one game versus New Westminster.
The PCHA tried out NHA-style six-man hockey on February 15, in a game between New Westminster and Vancouver, but reverted to seven-man play for the rest of the season.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Senators | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 56 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 89 |
| New Westminster Royals | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 74 |
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 10 | New Westminster | 2 | Vancouver | 7 |
| 13 | New Westminster | 4 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 17 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 27 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 5 (14:15 OT) | |
| Jan. | 4 | New Westminster | 5 | Vancouver | 10 |
| 9 | New Westminster | 2 | Victoria | 3 (12:45 OT) | |
| 17 | Vancouver | 3 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 21 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 25a | Victoria | 1 | New Westminster | 3 | |
| 28 | New Westminster | 2 | Vancouver | 8 | |
| 31 | New Westminster | 3 | Victoria | 7 | |
| Feb. | 4 | Victoria | 7 | Vancouver | 4 |
| 7 | Vancouver | 3 | New Westminster | 2 (5:45 OT) | |
| 11 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 7 | |
| 15 | New Westminster | 5 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 18 | Victoria | 1 | New Westminster | 6 | |
| 21 | New Westminster | 1 | Victoria | 8 | |
| 25 | Victoria | 6 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 28 | Vancouver | 3 | New Westminster | 11 | |
| Mar. | 4 | Vancouver | 5 | Victoria | 4 |
| 7 | Victoria | 1 | New Westminster | 0 | |
| 17b | Vancouver | 7 | New Westminster | 11 | |
| 18c | Vancouver | 6 | New Westminster | 10 | |
| d | Victoria | - | New Westminster | - | |
- a Played in Vancouver
- b Played in Calgary
- c Played in Regina
- d Cancelled
A game between Victoria and New Westminster was cancelled at the end of the season.
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay, Bert | Victoria | 15 | 56 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Lehman, Hugh | New Westminster | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | |
| Parr, Allan | Vancouver | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | |
| Smith, Foxy | New Westminster | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dunderdale | Victoria Senators | 15 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 36 |
| Carl Kendall | Vancouver Millionaires | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 21 |
| Smokey Harris | Vancouver Millionaires | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 61 |
| Frank Patrick | Vancouver Millionaires | 14 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 17 |
| Lester Patrick | Victoria Senators | 15 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 12 |
| Cyclone Taylor | Vancouver Millionaires | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
| Jack McDonald | Vancouver Millionaires | 16 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| Ran McDonald | New Westminster Royals | 12 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| Charles Tobin | New Westminster Royals | 13 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Eddie Oatman | New Westminster Royals | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 46 |
References
- Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
- Kotylo, Len (2006). "Cyclone Taylor: The View from the Pacific Coast". SIHR Journal. Toronto, Ontario: Society for International Hockey Research (2006): 16–17.
- Kotylo(2006), p. 16
| Preceded by 1912 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1912–13 |
Succeeded by 1913–14 PCHA season |