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 (OHA) as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost.

1891 AHAC season
LeagueAmateur Hockey Association of Canada
SportIce hockey
DurationJanuary 7, 1891 – March 5, 1891
Number of teams6
1891
ChampionsMontreal Hockey Club

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
Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club†
8
8
0
0
28
7
Ottawa Hockey Club
1
0
1
0
0
3
Montreal Shamrocks
2
0
2
0
2
9
Montreal Victorias
2
0
2
0
2
6
Montreal Crescents
2
0
2
0
3
10
Quebec Hockey Club
1
0
1
0
0
0

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.

Schedule and results

Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies)

Date Home Score Visitor Score Location Match type
December 19Montreal Hockey Club3McGill1--Exhibition
January 2Montreal Hockey Club1Montreal Crescents2Crystal rinkExhibition[1]
January 7Montreal Hockey Club--Quebec----Challenge[2]
January 17Ottawa3McGill2--Exhibition[3]
January 19Montreal Hockey Club4Montreal Victorias1Crystal rinkChallenge
January 28Montreal Hockey Club4Montreal Shamrocks1Crystal rinkChallenge
January 29Montreal Victorias3Montreal Crescents1--Exhibition
January 31Ottawa1Montreal Victorias0--Exhibition[3]
February 4Montreal Hockey Club2Montreal Crescents1Crystal rinkChallenge
February 9Montreal Victorias6McGill5--Exhibition
February 12Montreal Hockey Club2Montreal Victorias1Crystal rinkChallenge
February 21Montreal Hockey Club3Ottawa0Crystal rinkChallenge[3]
February 27Montreal Hockey Club5Montreal Shamrocks1Crystal rinkChallenge
March 5Montreal Hockey Club8Montreal Crescents2Crystal rinkChallenge

Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.[2]

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Tom Paton Montreal6611.0
Robert Jones Victorias2603.0
Albert Morel Ottawa1303.0
James McKenna Shamrocks2904.5

Source: Ultimate Hockey

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored

Name Club GP G
Kingan, Alexander Montreal 7 5
Lowe, George Montreal 6 4
McNaughton, Archie Montreal 6 3
Cafferty, Thomas Shamrocks 2 1
Cameron, Allan Montreal 6 1
Lee, Sam Montreal 1 1
Kinghorn, James Victorias 1 1
McQuisten, Stewart Crescents 2 1
Warden, W. Montreal 2 1

Source: Ultimate Hockey

17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics

See also

References
  • Weir, Glen (1991). Ultimate Hockey. Stoddart Publishing.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
Notes
  1. "A Practice Game". Montreal Herald. January 3, 1891. p. 2.
  2. "Did Not Take Place". Montreal Herald. January 8, 1891. p. 2.
  3. "A Good Record At The Capital", The Globe, p. 3, March 23, 1891
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