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1891 AHAC season

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

Season

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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

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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.[citation needed]

† National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated.

Schedule and results

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

Date Home Score Visitor Score Location Match type
December 19 Montreal Hockey Club 3 McGill 1 -- Exhibition
January 2 Montreal Hockey Club 1 Montreal Crescents 2 Crystal rink Exhibition[1]
January 7 Montreal Hockey Club -- Quebec -- -- Challenge[2]
January 17 Ottawa 3 McGill 2 -- Exhibition[3]
January 19 Montreal Hockey Club 4 Montreal Victorias 1 Crystal rink Challenge
January 28 Montreal Hockey Club 4 Montreal Shamrocks 1 Crystal rink Challenge
January 29 Montreal Victorias 3 Montreal Crescents 1 -- Exhibition
January 31 Ottawa 1 Montreal Victorias 0 -- Exhibition[3]
February 4 Montreal Hockey Club 2 Montreal Crescents 1 Crystal rink Challenge
February 9 Montreal Victorias 6 McGill 5 -- Exhibition
February 12 Montreal Hockey Club 2 Montreal Victorias 1 Crystal rink Challenge
February 21 Montreal Hockey Club 3 Ottawa 0 Crystal rink Challenge[3]
February 27 Montreal Hockey Club 5 Montreal Shamrocks 1 Crystal rink Challenge
March 5 Montreal Hockey Club 8 Montreal Crescents 2 Crystal rink Challenge

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

Player statistics

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Goaltending averages

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

Name Club GP GA SO GAA
Tom Paton Montreal 6 6 1 1.0
Robert Jones Victorias 2 6 0 3.0
Albert Morel Ottawa 1 3 0 3.0
James McKenna Shamrocks 2 9 0 4.5

Source: Ultimate Hockey

Scoring leaders

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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, William Montreal 2 1

Source: Ultimate Hockey

17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics

See also

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References

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  • 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. ^ a b "Did Not Take Place". Montreal Herald. January 8, 1891. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b c "A Good Record At The Capital", The Globe, p. 3, March 23, 1891
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AHAC Champions

1891
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