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1917–18 PCHA season
Can-Am pro ice hockey league season
Can-Am pro ice hockey league season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1917–18 PCHA season |
| league | Pacific Coast Hockey Association |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | December 28, 1917–March 8, 1918 |
| no_of_teams | 4 |
| season | Regular season |
| league_champs | Seattle Metropolitans |
| league_champ_name | League leader |
| top_scorer | Cyclone Taylor (Vancouver) |
| finals | Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Vancouver Millionaires |
| finals_runner-up | Seattle Metropolitans |
| seasonslist | List of PCHA seasons |
| seasonslistnames | PCHA |
| prevseason_link | 1916–17 PCHA season |
| prevseason_year | 1916–17 |
| nextseason_link | 1919 PCHA season |
| nextseason_year | 1919 |
| finals_runner-up = Seattle Metropolitans
The 1917–18 PCHA season was the seventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 28, 1917, until March 8, 1918. The season was reduced to 18 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off to the Vancouver Millionaires. The Millionaires then played in the Stanley Cup Finals series against Toronto, the NHL champions. Toronto won the best-of-five series 3-2 to win the Cup.
League business
The Spokane franchise folded and the league operated with three teams again. The players were distributed to the other teams.
The league decided to split the schedule with each half's winners playing for the championship. This was revised so that the first and second teams played off for the championship. Previously, playoffs were only held when teams tied for first place. Devised by Frank Patrick as a "second-chance" to increase interest in the league, the idea eventually spread to all North American professional sports.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Rosebuds | ||||||
| Seattle Metropolitans | ||||||
| Vancouver Millionaires |
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against
''Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in '''bold'''''
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Seattle Metropolitans** | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 65 |
| **Vancouver Millionaires** | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 60 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 75 |
Source: Coleman(1966)
Playoffs
The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans, taking a two-game total-goals series 3-2 on a 1-0 win over Seattle in the second game.
Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 2 |
| March 14 | **Vancouver** | **1** | Seattle | 0 |
Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3-2.
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1918 Stanley Cup Finals
Vancouver travelled to Toronto for the Stanley Cup Finals. The playing rules alternated between the NHL's six-man and the PCHA's seven-man rules. All games were won by the team whose rules were being played. Vancouver won the PCHA games 6–4 and 8–1 but lost the NHL rule games 5–3, 6–3, and 2–1.
| Game-by-Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Rules Used | Location | Torontos wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 20 | Toronto | 5–3 | Vancouver | NHL | Arena Gardens |
| 2 | March 23 | Vancouver | 6–4 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 3 | March 26 | Toronto | 6–3 | Vancouver | NHL | |
| 4 | March 28 | Vancouver | 8–1 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 5 | March 30 | Toronto | 2–1 | Vancouver | NHL |
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 28 | Vancouver | 2 | Portland | 4 | |
| Jan. | 1 | Portland | 0 | Seattle | 1 (OT 19'57") | |
| 4 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 3 (OT 5'35") | ||
| 8 | Seattle | 4 | Portland | 8 | ||
| 11 | Vancouver | 2 | Seattle | 5 | ||
| 14 | Portland | 1 | Vancouver | 4 | ||
| 16 | Vancouver | 1 | Portland | 0 (OT 12'38") | ||
| 18 | Portland | 5 | Seattle | 2 | ||
| 22 | Seattle | 5 | Vancouver | 4 | ||
| 25 | Seattle | 3 | Portland | 2 | ||
| 28 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 4 | ||
| 30 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 4 (OT 23'10") | ||
| Feb. | 4 | Seattle | 5 | Vancouver | 6 (OT 10'45") | |
| 6 | Portland | 3 | Seattle | 9 | ||
| 8 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 8 | ||
| 11 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | ||
| 13 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 3 | ||
| 15 | Seattle | 2 | Portland | 4 | ||
| 18 | Seattle | 1 | Vancouver | 8 | ||
| 21 | Portland | 2 | Seattle | 6 | ||
| 22 | Vancouver | 1 | Portland | 2 (OT 20'20") | ||
| 25 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 9 | ||
| 27 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 2 (OT 22'20") | ||
| March | 1 | Seattle | 3 | Portland | 1 | |
| 4 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 8 | ||
| 6 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 4 (OT 2'58") | ||
| 8 | Seattle | 6 | Portland | 9 |
Source: Coleman 1966.
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Millionaires | 18 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 0 | |
| Seattle Metropolitans | 18 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 9 | |
| Seattle Metropolitans | 18 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 24 | |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 57 | |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |
| Portland Rosebuds | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 18 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Seattle Metropolitans | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 18 | 60 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Norman Fowler | Seattle | 18 | 65 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Tom Murray | Portland | 18 | 75 | 4.2 |
Source: Coleman(1966)
References
Notes
Bibliography
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