1891 AHAC season


The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season by beating the Montreal Crescents 8-2. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost.

Season

The Dominion Hockey Club did not return to put on a challenge. The Shamrock Athletic Association mounted their first challenge. The Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play.

Overall challenge record

Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
TeamGPWLTGFGA
Montreal Hockey Club†8800287
Ottawa Hockey Club101003
Montreal Shamrocks202029
Montreal Victorias202026
Montreal Crescents2020310
Quebec Hockey Club101000

Quebec lost to Montreal by default on January 7. As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.
† National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated.

Results

Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition
Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.

Player Stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored
NameClubGPG
Alexander KinganMontreal HC75
George LoweMontreal HC64
Archie McNaughtonMontreal HC63
Thomas CaffertyShamrocks21
Allan CameronMontreal HC61
Sam LeeMontreal HC11
James KinghornVictorias11
Stewart McQuistenCrescents21
William WardenMontreal HC21

Source: Ultimate Hockey
17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
NameClubGPGASOGAA
Tom PatonMontreal HC6611.0
Robert JonesVictorias2603.0
Albert MorelOttawa HC1303.0
James McKennaShamrocks2904.5

Source: ''Ultimate Hockey''