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1902 CAHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1902 CAHL season |
| league | Canadian Amateur Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | January 5 – March 1, 1902 |
| no_of_teams | 5 |
| season | 1902 |
| league_champs | Montreal Hockey Club |
| league_champ_name | Champions |
| top_scorer | Archie Hooper (17 goals) |
| seasonslist | Canadian Amateur Hockey League |
| seasonslistnames | CAHL |
| prevseason_link | [1901 CAHL season](1901-cahl-season) |
| prevseason_year | [1901](1901-cahl-season) |
| nextseason_link | [1903 CAHL season](1903-cahl-season) |
| nextseason_year | [1903](1903-cahl-season) |
| conf1-runner-up = | conf2-runner-up = | finals_runner-up =
The 1902 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season was the fourth season of the league. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Montreal HC were the league champion with a record of six wins and two losses. After the season, Montreal HC challenged the Winnipeg Victorias for the Stanley Cup title and were victorious.
League business
Executive
- George R. James, Montreal (President)
- A. D. Scott, Quebec (1st vice-president)
- N. Charles Sparks, Ottawa ( 2nd vice-president)
- Harry Trihey, Shamrocks(Secretary-Treasurer)
New fines were added for being more than 15 minutes late for a game and forfeiting.
The clubs demanded an increase in gate receipts share from 33% to 40% and a higher number of free tickets from the Montreal Arena owners, but settled for the increase in tickets only.
Source: Coleman, p. 68
Season
The Shamrocks team, which had won the Stanley Cup only two seasons prior, was completely new. While Fred Scanlan went to Winnipeg, Harry Trihey, Arthur Farrell, Frank Wall, Frank Tansey, James McKenna and Jack Brannen all retired from competitive ice hockey. The team sank to the bottom of the standings.
Highlights
Montreal would win the league led by their big line of Archie Hooper, Jack Marshall, Jimmy Gardner and Charlie Liffiton. The players would earn their nickname of the 'Little Men of Iron', winning the Stanley Cup in a challenge with Winnipeg. Hooper would score nine goals against the Shamrocks on January 5, on his way to winning the scoring title.
Final standing
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 | |||||
| Ottawa Hockey Club | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| Montreal Victorias | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 25 |
| Quebec Hockey Club | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 34 |
| Montreal Shamrocks | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 62 |
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 5 | Victorias | 4 | **Ottawa HC** | 5 | |
| 5 | **Montreal HC** | 14 | Shamrocks | 0 | ||
| 11 | Ottawa HC | 1 | **Shamrocks** | 2 | ||
| 11 | **Victorias** | 9 | Quebec HC | 5 | ||
| 18 | **Montreal HC** | 4 | Ottawa HC | 2 | ||
| 18 | **Quebec HC** | 6 | Shamrocks | 2 | ||
| 22 | **Victorias** | 3 | Montreal HC | 2 | ||
| 25 | Ottawa HC | 1 | **Quebec HC** | 2 | ||
| 25 | Shamrocks | 2 | **Victorias** | 9 | ||
| Feb. | 1 | Quebec HC | 2 | **Montreal HC** | 3 | |
| 1 | Shamrocks | 0 | **Ottawa HC** | 12 | ||
| 8 | **Montreal HC** | 7 | Quebec HC | 1 | ||
| 8 | **Ottawa HC** | 3 | Victorias | 2 | ||
| 12 | **Victorias** | 8 | Shamrocks | 2 | ||
| 15 | Quebec HC | 0 | **Ottawa HC** | 8 | ||
| 15 | **Montreal HC** | 5 | Shamrocks | 4 | ||
| 22 | **Ottawa HC** | 3 | Montreal HC | 1 | ||
| 22 | Shamrocks | 3 | **Quebec HC** | 7 | ||
| 26 (†) | **Montreal HC** | 3 | Victorias | 0 | ||
| Mar. | 1 | **Quebec HC** | 3 | Victorias | 1 |
† Montreal HC clinches league championship.
Player Stats
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals Scored
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Hooper | Montreal HC | 8 | 17 |
| Russell Bowie | Victorias | 7 | 13 |
| Jack Marshall | Montreal HC | 8 | 11 |
| Rat Westwick | Ottawa HC | 8 | 11 |
| Bruce Stuart | Ottawa HC | 8 | 9 |
| Blair Russel | Victorias | 8 | 9 |
| Charlie Liffiton | Montreal HC | 8 | 8 |
| Harold Henry | Ottawa HC | 8 | 6 |
| Edward Stuart | Victorias | 6 | 6 |
| Percy Lemesurier | Quebec HC | 4 | 5 |
Goaltending averages
Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Nicholson | Montreal | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Bouse Hutton | Ottawa | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Archie Lockerby | Victorias | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | |
| Fred Munro | Victorias | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | |
| Paddy Moran | Quebec HC | 7 | 46 | 6.5 | |
| Patrick O'Reilly | Shamrocks | 8 | 62 | 7.8 |
Exhibitions
The Ottawa Hockey Club travelled to New York after the season for an exhibition series. Ottawa defeated the Hockey Club of New York 4–3 on March 21, 1902. Ottawa lost to the New York Athletic Club 6–3 on March 23. Both games were at the St. Nicholas Rink.
Stanley Cup challenges
Winnipeg vs. Montreal
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias. In game one of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shut out Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shut out Winnipeg in game two, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in game three. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.
Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored three goals, including the series clincher. Archie Hooper also scored three for Montreal.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location | Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1902 | Winnipeg Victorias | 1–0 | Montreal HC | Winnipeg Auditorium | |
| March 15, 1902 | Montreal HC | 5–0 | Winnipeg Victorias | ||
| March 17, 1902 | Montreal HC | 2–1 | Winnipeg Victorias |
| Montreal | 0 | Winnipeg | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Nicholson | G | Art Brown | |
| Tom Hodge | P | Rod Flett | |
| Dickie Boon, Capt | CP | Magnus Flett | |
| Archie Hooper | RO | Fred Cadham | |
| Jack Marshall | C | Burke Wood | |
| Charles Liffiton | RW | Tony Gingras | |
| Jimmy Gardner | LW | Fred Scanlan | |
| Billy Bellingham | Spare | Dan Bain, Capt. | |
| Roland Elliot | Spare | Charles Johnston | |
| George Smith | Spare | ||
| Referee- W. MacFarlane |
| Montreal | 5 | Winnipeg | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Nicholson | G | Art Brown | |
| Billy Bellingham | P | Rod Flett | |
| Dickie Boon, Capt | CP | Magnus Flett | |
| Archie Hooper | 2 | RO | Fred Cadham |
| Jack Marshall | 2 | C | Burke Wood |
| Charles Liffiton | 1 | RW | Tony Gingras |
| Jimmy Gardner | LW | Fred Scanlan | |
| George Smith | Spare | Dan Bain, Capt. | |
| Roland Elliot | Spare | Charles Johnston | |
| Referee- W. MacFarlane |
| Montreal | 2 | Winnipeg | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Nicholson | G | Art Brown | |
| Billy Bellingham | P | Red Flett | |
| Dickie Boon | CP | Magnus Flett | |
| Archie Hooper | 1 | RO | Fred Cadham |
| Jack Marshall | 1 | C | Burke Wood |
| Charles Liffiton | RW | Tony Gingras | |
| Jimmy Gardner | LW | Fred Scanlan | |
| George Smith | Spare | Dan Bain, Capt. | |
| Roland Elliot | Spare | Charles Johnston | |
| Referee- W. MacFarlane |
Stanley Cup engraving
| Billy Nicholson |
|---|
- † Did not play-on team picture
non-players=
- Harry L. Shaw (President), Clarence McKerrow (Manager-Coach)
- Allan Cameron Jr. (Vice President), Paul Lefebvre (Trainer)
- Harry Herbert Marsden (H. H. M.) Andrews (Director), Charles G. Chitty (Director),
- Harry C. Dewitt (Hon. Secretary/Treasurer)
References
Bibliography
Notes
before = Winnipeg Victorias January 1902 | after = Montreal Hockey Club January 1903 | title = Montreal Hockey Club 1902 Stanley Cup Champions | years = 1902| before = 1901 CAHL season | after = 1903 CAHL season | title = CAHL seasons | years = 1902|
References
- (March 22, 1902). "Ottawa Wins At Hockey". New York Times.
- (March 23, 1902). "Canadians Lost At Hockey". New York Times.
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