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1891 AHAC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1891 AHAC season |
| league | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | January 7 – March 5, 1891 |
| no_of_teams | 6 |
| season | 1891 |
| league_champs | Montreal Hockey Club |
| league_champ_name | Champions |
| seasonslist | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| seasonslistnames | AHAC |
| prevseason_link | [1890 AHAC season](1890-ahac-season) |
| prevseason_year | [1890](1890-ahac-season) |
| nextseason_link | [1892 AHAC season](1892-ahac-season) |
| nextseason_year | [1892](1892-ahac-season) |
| conf1-runner-up = | conf2-runner-up = | finals_runner-up = 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
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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Results
Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies)
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Exhibition play** | ||||||||
| Dec. 19 | McGill | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 3 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Jan. 2 | **Crescents** | 2 | Montreal HC | 1 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Jan. 17 | McGill | 2 | **Ottawa HC** | 3 | Rideau Rink | |||
| Jan. 29 | Crescents | 1 | **Victorias** | 3 | Victoria Rink | |||
| Jan. 31 | Victorias | 0 | **Ottawa HC** | 1 | Rideau Rink | |||
| Feb. 9 | McGill | 5 | **Victorias** | 6 | Victoria Rink | |||
| **AHAC Challenge play** | ||||||||
| Jan. 7 | Quebec HC | -- | Montreal HC | -- | -- | |||
| Jan. 19 | Victorias | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 4 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Jan. 28 | Shamrocks | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 4 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Feb. 4 | Crescents | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 2 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Feb. 12 | Victorias | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 2 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Feb. 21 | Ottawa HC | 0 | **Montreal HC** | 3 | newspaper=The Globe | date=March 23, 1891 | page=3 | title=A Good Record At The Capital}} |
| Feb. 27 | Shamrocks | 1 | **Montreal HC** | 5 | Crystal Rink | |||
| Mar. 5 | Crescents | 2 | **Montreal HC** | 8 | Crystal Rink |
Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.{{cite news
Player Stats
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored
| Name | Club | GP | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kingan | Montreal HC | 7 | 5 | |
| George Lowe | Montreal HC | 6 | 4 | |
| Archie McNaughton | Montreal HC | 6 | 3 | |
| Thomas Cafferty | Shamrocks | 2 | 1 | |
| Allan Cameron | Montreal HC | 6 | 1 | |
| Sam Lee | Montreal HC | 1 | 1 | |
| James Kinghorn | Victorias | 1 | 1 | |
| Stewart McQuisten | Crescents | 2 | 1 | |
| William Warden | Montreal HC | 2 | 1 |
Source: Ultimate Hockey
17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics
Goaltending averages
Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Paton | Montreal HC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Robert Jones | Victorias | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Albert Morel | Ottawa HC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| James McKenna | Shamrocks | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
Source: Ultimate Hockey
References
;Notes
before = Montreal HC 1890 | after = Montreal HC 1892 | title = Montreal Hockey Club AHAC Champions | years = 1891| before = 1890 AHAC season| after = 1892 AHAC season | title = AHAC seasons | years = 1891|
References
- (January 3, 1891). "A Practice Game". Montreal Herald.
- (March 23, 1891). "A Good Record At The Capital". The Globe.
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