1893 AHAC season


The 1893 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 7 until March 17. The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Crystals 2-1 to claim the league and Canadian champion for the sixth season in a row and was awarded the new Stanley Cup without any competition by virtue of their status as AHAC champion.

Executive

On December 15, 1892, the AHAC elected its officers for the season:
  • President - F. M. S. Jenkins, Ottawa
  • 1st Vice. Pres. - J. Crathern, Victorias
  • 2nd Vice. Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
  • Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal
  • Council - A. Ritchie, Crystals; G. Carpenter, Shamrocks; M. Costigan, McGill; A. Z. Palmer, Ottawa Rebels; J. Farwell, Sherbrooke

Season

Ottawa and Quebec got into a dispute. Quebec protested their loss on January 21 in Quebec and refused to play in the return match until the protest was decided. The return match was scheduled for February but was not played until March 17. At the same time, Ottawa was in a dispute with the Ontario Hockey Association over the location of the final match for the Ontario championship. In the end, Ottawa seceded from the Ontario association.

Final standing

Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
TeamGPWLTGFGA
Montreal Hockey Club87103818
Ottawa Hockey Club86204922
Montreal Crystals83502534
Quebec Hockey Club82512346
Montreal Victorias81612035

Results

MonthDayVisitorScoreHomeScoreLocation
Jan.7Ottawa HC3Victorias4Victoria Rink
Jan.13Quebec HC3Crystals8Crystal Rink
Jan.14Montreal HC2Ottawa HC4Rideau Rink
Jan.14Quebec HC1Victorias1Victoria Rink
Jan.18Crystals3Victorias1Victoria Rink
Jan.21Ottawa HC5Quebec HC3Quebec Skating Rink
Jan.23Montreal HC7Victorias5Victoria Rink
Jan.28Victorias2Ottawa HC7Rideau Rink
Jan.28Montreal HC3Quebec HC2Quebec Skating Rink
Feb.3Ottawa HC4Crystals3Crystal Rink
Feb.4Victorias3Quebec HC4Quebec Skating Rink
Feb.10Quebec HC2Montreal HC9Victoria Rink
Feb.11Crystals1Ottawa HC11Rideau Rink
Feb.18Crystals3Quebec HC8Quebec Skating Rink
Feb.18Ottawa HC1Montreal HC7Victoria Rink
Feb.23Victorias3Crystals4Crystal Rink
Mar.3 Crystals2Montreal HC2Victoria Rink
Mar.4 Montreal HC6Victorias1Victoria Rink
Mar.10 Montreal HC2Crystals1Crystal Rink
Mar.17Quebec HC0Ottawa HC14Rideau Rink

† Game awarded to Montreal because Crystals refused to continue.
†† Montreal clinches league championship.
Source: Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1.

Player Stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored
NameClubGPG
Haviland RouthMontreal HC712
A.E. SwiftQuebec HC811
Richard BradleyOttawa HC811
Dave BrownCrystals710
Chauncey KirbyOttawa HC810
Shirley DavidsonVictorias68
Billy BarlowMontreal HC77
George LoweMontreal HC56
William MurrayCrystals76
Archie HodgsonMontreal HC86

;Source:
Coleman pp. 9–10

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
NameClubGPGASOGAA
Tom PatonMontreal HC81802.3
Albert MorelOttawa HC82212.8
Herbert CollinsCrystals83414.3
Robert JonesVictorias83504.4
Harry PattonQuebec HC73204.6
Frank StockingQuebec HC114014.0

Championship

Montreal HC won the championship for placing first in the regular season. This was Montreal HC's third straight championship since the Championship Trophy was inaugurated in 1891. According to the terms for the trophy, Montreal HC was allowed to keep the Trophy. A new version was struck for following seasons. The version won by Montreal is on display in the collection of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
As champions of the AHAC, the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup was to be awarded to Montreal as its inaugural champion. On May 15, 1893, Sheriff John Sweetland finally presented the trophy to the MAAA president J. A. Taylor during the MAAA annual meeting. Each player received a souvenir gold ring as a gift of the MAAA. Disputes between the Montreal HC and the MAAA kept the Cup in the MAAA hands until it was accepted by the Club on February 23, 1894.

Stanley Cup engraving

  • ^ Unknown who played Center, Rover, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards
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