1920–21 Hamilton Tigers season

The 1920–21 Hamilton Tigers season was the first season of play for the new Hamilton Tigers team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Tigers finished in last place in both halves of the season and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team previously had played in Quebec City, where they were known as the Quebec Bulldogs, but had been sold to Hamilton interests in 1920. Joe Malone led the team in scoring, with 28 goals in 20 games.

1920–21 Hamilton Tigers
League4th NHL
1920–21 record6–18–0
Team information
General managerPercy Thompson
CoachPercy Thompson
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Malone (28)
AssistsJoe Malone (9)
Goldie Prodgers (9)
Joe Matte (9)
Goals against averageHoward Lockhart (5.45)

Offseason

The NHL transferred the Quebec franchise to Hamilton, where it was named the Tigers, a nickname used by a multitude of sports teams in the city.[1] Contemporary newspaper coverage often referred to the senior team of the same name in the OHA as the "Tigers", while the NHL team would either be nameless or simply referred to as "professionals".[2]

Regular season
1921 Hamilton Tigers

Noting that the Quebec Athletics finished in last place in 1919–20, the league encouraged the other teams to provide players to Hamilton to improve the team's competitiveness. Toronto provided Babe Dye but recalled Dye after the first game and loaned Mickey Roach. Montreal provided Billy Coutu in exchange for keeping Harry Mummery. Ottawa did not provide any players willingly. Sprague Cleghorn and Harry Broadbent were eventually ordered by the league to report to Hamilton, but neither did. Cleghorn played some games with Toronto before returning to Ottawa.[3]

Joe Malone missed the start of the season due to business commitments keeping him in Quebec.[4] He joined the team in January 1921, having missed four games.[5] He scored 28 goals in 20 games for the Tigers to place fourth in the league in goal-scoring.[6] However, the team won only three games in each half of the schedule to finish last, with a record of 6 wins and 18 losses.[7]

Final standings
First Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators10820164923
Toronto St. Patricks10550103947
Montreal Canadiens1046083751
Hamilton Tigers1037063438
Second Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto St. Patricks141040206653
Montreal Canadiens14950187548
Ottawa Senators14680124852
Hamilton Tigers14311065894

[8] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Note: Teams that qualified for playoffs highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1920–21 NHL Records [9]
Team HAM MTL OTT TOR
Hamilton —3–51–72–6
Montreal 5–3—5–33–5
Ottawa 7–13–5—4–4
Toronto 6–25–34–4—

Playoffs

The Tigers did not qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WDecember 22, 19205–0Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)1–0–0
2LDecember 27, 19201–3@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–1–0
3WDecember 29, 19206–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)2–1–0
4LJanuary 3, 19214–5Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)2–2–0
5LJanuary 6, 19211–5Ottawa Senators (1920–21)2–3–0
6WJanuary 8, 19213–2 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)3–3–0
7LJanuary 12, 19212–4Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)3–4–0
8LJanuary 15, 19214–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)3–5–0
9LJanuary 19, 19213–4@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)3–6–0
10LJanuary 22, 19215–7Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)3–7–0
Second half
11LJanuary 26, 19213–10@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)0–1–0
12LJanuary 29, 19211–2Ottawa Senators (1920–21)0–2–0
13WFebruary 2, 19216–5Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)1–2–0
14LFebruary 5, 19213–7Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–3–0
15LFebruary 9, 19214–7@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–4–0
16LFebruary 12, 19214–6Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)1–5–0
17LFebruary 16, 19215–10@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)1–6–0
18LFebruary 19, 19214–5@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)1–7–0
19WFebruary 23, 19217–4Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)2–7–0
20LFebruary 26, 19216–13@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)2–8–0
21WFebruary 28, 19216–2Ottawa Senators (1920–21)3–8–0
22LMarch 2, 19211–7Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)3–9–0
23LMarch 5, 19213–4 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)3–10–0
24LMarch 7, 19215–12@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)3–11–0

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe MaloneC/LW20289376
Goldie ProdgersF/D24189278
Mickey RoachC1498170
Joe MatteD21691529
Billy CoutuD24841295
Thomas McCarthyRW231011110
George CareyRW206178
Eddie CarpenterD2121317
Moylan McDonnellD221232
Babe DyeRW12020
Leo ReiseD62028
Jack CoughlinRW20000
Howard LockhartG240000
Ed LowreyC50000
Fred McLeanD10000
Charles PletschD10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Howard Lockhart14542461801325.451
Team:14542461801325.451

[10]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Transactions

Trades
Date From Tigers To Tigers
November 11, 1920 To Montreal Canadiens
Harry Mummery,
Jack McDonald,
Dave Ritchie		 Jack Coughlin,
Goldie Prodgers,
Joe Matte,
Billy Coutu (loan)
December 4, 1920 To Toronto St. Patricks
 Babe Dye (loan)
December 24, 1920 To Toronto St. Patricks
Babe Dye		  
December 30, 1920 To Ottawa Senators (original)
 Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (loan)
January 4, 1921 To Montreal Canadiens
Punch Broadbent,
Sprague Cleghorn
(players did not report)		 cash
January 25, 1921 To Toronto St. Patricks
Sprague Cleghorn (did not report)		  

Source: "Hockey Transactions Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

See also

References
  1. Wesley & Wesley 2005, p. 25
  2. Wesley & Wesley 2005, p. 40
  3. Coleman, pp. 378–379
  4. Wesley & Wesley 2005, pp. 13–14
  5. Wesley & Wesley 2005, p. 37
  6. Coleman, p.381
  7. Wesley & Wesley 2005, p. 43
  8. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  9. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. "1920-21 Hamilton Tigers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

Bibliography
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1964), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926 inc., Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, OCLC 957132
  • Wesley, Sam; Wesley, David (2005), Hamilton's Hockey Tigers, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, ISBN 978-1-55028-887-2
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