The 1898
Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season was the twelfth and final season of the league. Each team played 8 games, and
Montreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. ...
were again first with an 8–0 record, to retain the
Stanley Cup. This was their fourth-straight league championship. The league would dissolve prior to the next season.
League business
Executive
* J. A. Findlay, Montreal (President)
* J. S. Dunbar, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.)
* G. P. Murphy (2nd Vice-Pres.)
* F. Howard Wilson (Sec.-Treasurer)
* W. Snow, E. Hinchy, E. Farwell, E. Blurty, G. Tanguay (Council)
The
Ottawa Capitals
The Ottawa Capitals were the competing clubs of the Capital Amateur Athletic Association (CAAA) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Association competed in ice hockey, lacrosse and other athletics.
Perhaps best known are the early amateur senior men' ...
applied to join the league, but were turned down because they had not won an intermediate-level championship.
Season
Highlights
The game of February 12, 1898, between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because
Fred Chittick, the regular goalkeeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of
Harvey Pulford
Ernest Harvey Pulford (April 22, 1875 – October 31, 1940) was a Canadian athlete at the turn of the twentieth century, winning national championships in ice hockey, lacrosse, football, boxing, paddling and rowing. A highly regarded defenceman w ...
and
Weldy Young, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.
Final standing
Exhibition tours
Shamrocks tour New York
From February 14 through 19th, the Shamrocks toured New York city, playing teams of the
Amateur Hockey League. They played the
New York Hockey Club
The New York Hockey Club, also known as the Hockey Club of New York, was an amateur ice hockey team from Manhattan in New York City. The New York Hockey Club played in the American Amateur Hockey League between 1897 and 1917 and won one championshi ...
twice and the
Brooklyn Skating Club
The Brooklyn Skating Club was an amateur ice hockey team from Brooklyn in New York City. The Brooklyn Skating Club played in the American Amateur Hockey League between 1896 and 1906 and won the championship title in 1898–99.
History
The ice ho ...
once. The Shamrocks split the two with New York 2–1 and 0–1
[New York Times Feb 18 1898] at the Lexington Avenue Ice Palace. The series was considered close however in the second game play turned rough and several Montreal players were ejected; Desse Brown (Montreal) and Billy Russell (New York). Benny Phillips of New York would score the only goal and assists were rewarded to DeCasanova and Russell.
The Shamrocks also defeated Brooklyn 4–3 at the Clermont Avenue Rink.
Victorias tour New York
The first game was dubbed by the American media as establishing the amateur international championship, between the top American team, The
New York Athletic Club
The New York Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in New York state. Founded in 1868, the club has approximately 8,600 members and two facilities: the City House, located at 180 Central Park South in Manhattan, and Traver ...
and the top Canadian team the Montreal Victorias.
After the season, the Victorias visited New York, first playing the New York Athletic Club at the
St. Nicholas Rink, winning 6–1 on March 4. The game was in attendance of 3000 people. The game was noted as the Victorias were able to 'disarm' their opponents illustrating stealing the puck from the opposing players through stick-handling. Montreal scorers were (2 goals each) Macdougall, Davidson, Drinkwater to Fenwicks single goal
On March 5, the Victorias defeated the
St. Nicholas Skating Club 8–0.
Playoffs
There were no playoffs as the Victorias won first place exclusively.
Stanley Cup challenges
Victorias vs. Ottawa
Prior to the season, Victorias would play
Ottawa Capitals
The Ottawa Capitals were the competing clubs of the Capital Amateur Athletic Association (CAAA) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Association competed in ice hockey, lacrosse and other athletics.
Perhaps best known are the early amateur senior men' ...
of the
CCHA in a single-elimination game on December 27, 1897, winning 15–2.
It was originally scheduled as the first best-of-three challenge, but the series ended after the first game because the Victorias clearly was the superior team with a 15–2 victory and the Ottawa team withdrew its challenge.
Referee – J. A. Findlay
Umpires – M. J. Polan, A. McKerrow
Source: ''Ottawa Journal''
No challenges were played after the season.
Schedule and results
† Victorias clinch league championship.
Player statistics
Goaltending averages
Scoring leaders
Source: Coleman(1966), pp. 41–43
Stanley Cup engraving
1898 Montreal Victorias
See also
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Stanley Cup Champions
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List of pre-NHL seasons
Prior to the first season of the National Hockey League (NHL), which commenced on December 19, 1917, there had been many seasons of ice hockey played by various amateur and professional leagues, often held contemporaneously, going back to the 188 ...
References
Bibliography
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Notes
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1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
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