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1924–25 WCHL season
Professional ice hockey league season
Professional ice hockey league season
The 1924–25 WCHL season was the fourth season for the Western Canada Hockey League. With the collapse of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), two teams, the Vancouver Maroons and Victoria Cougars joined the WCHL. Six teams played 28 games each.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Tigers | ||||||
| Edmonton Eskimos | ||||||
| Regina Capitals | ||||||
| Saskatoon Crescents | ||||||
| Vancouver Maroons | ||||||
| Victoria Cougars |
Map of teams
Regular season
Final Standings
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Tigers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 80 | 34 |
| Saskatoon Crescents | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 103 | 75 | 33 |
| Victoria Cougars | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 63 | 32 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 97 | 109 | 29 |
| Vancouver Maroons | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 91 | 103 | 24 |
| Regina Capitals | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 82 | 123 | 16 |
Playoffs
League championship
;Bracket
||Saskatoon Crescents|1|3|4|Victoria Cougars|3|3|6 ||Calgary Tigers|1|0|1|Victoria Cougars|1|2|3
;Semi-final The Victoria Cougars defeated the Saskatoon Crescents in the WCHL semi-final.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6 | Saskatoon | 1 | **Victoria** | **3** |
| March 10 | Victoria | 3 | Saskatoon | 3 |
| *Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 6–4* |
Source: Coleman(1966)
;Final The Victoria Cougars then defeated the Calgary Tigers in the WCHL final.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14 | Victoria | 1 | Calgary | 1 |
| March 18 | Calgary | 0 | **Victoria** | **2** |
| *Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 3–1* |
Source: Coleman(1966)
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1925 Stanley Cup Finals
The Victoria Cougars faced the National Hockey League champion Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-5 series for the Stanley Cup. Victoria defeated Montreal, 3 games to 1, marking the only time since the inception of the NHL in 1917 that the NHL champion did not win the Cup and the final time this would happen.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | **Victoria Cougars** | **5** |
| March 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Victoria Cougars** | **3** |
| March 27 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **4** | Victoria Cougars | 2 |
| March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Victoria Cougars** | **6** |
Source: Coleman(1966)
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Maroons | 28 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 17 | |
| Calgary Tigers | 24 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 23 | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 63 | |
| Saskatoon Crescents | 27 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 79 | |
| Victoria Cougars | 28 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 43 | |
| Vancouver Maroons | 27 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6 | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 33 | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 28 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | |
| Regina Capitals | 20 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 6 | |
| Saskatoon Crescents | 28 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 48 |
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hap Holmes | Victoria | 28 | 63 | 3 | 2.3 | |
| George Hainsworth | Saskatoon | 28 | 75 | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | ||
| Hal Winkler | Calgary | 28 | 80 | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Hec Fowler | Edmonton | 8 | 29 | 1 | 3.6 | |
| Bill Tobin | Edmonton | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | ||
| Herb Stuart | Edmonton | 17 | 68 | 1 | 4.0 | |
| Charlie Reid | Vancouver | 17 | 72 | 1 | 4.4 | |
| Red McCusker | Regina | 28 | 123 | 4.4 |
Source: Coleman(1966)
References
- {{cite book| last=Coleman
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