The 1920–21 PCHA season was the tenth

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of the

Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional ice hockey league in Western Canada and the Western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). The PCHA was cons ...

. Three teams played 24 games each. The

Vancouver Millionaires The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926. Based in Vancouver, British Co ...

won the league championship, but lost the

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to the

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of the

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Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

The Aristocrats signed

Frank Fredrickson Sigurdur Franklin Fredrickson (Sigurður Franklín Friðriksson; June 3, 1895 – May 28, 1979) was an Icelandic Canadian, Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player and aviator. As a player and coach, he was significant to both the amateur and profess ...

who had starred in the Olympics. He scored for Victoria in his first game.

Mickey MacKay Duncan McMillan "Mickey" MacKay (May 25, 1894 – May 30, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre and Rover (ice hockey), rover who played primarily in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHL) and Western Canada ...

returned to play after a year's layoff with a broken jaw. Bernie Morris returned to regular-season play after missing the previous season due to his arrest in the United States for alleged draft dodging. Morris spent nearly a year at Alcatraz before he was freed. On March 4, a special "Moose Johnson Night" was held to honour

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who had played ten years in the league. Presentations to Johnson were made before the game. The game itself went to sixty minutes of overtime before the teams agreed to leave the score a draw.

Cyclone Taylor Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor (June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. A cover-point and rover, he played professionally from 1906 to 1922, and is acknowledged as one of the ...

scored the final goals of his career in the final game on March 11. He scored a hat-trick in an 8–11 loss to Victoria.

Final standings

''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals against''
''Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold'' Source: Coleman(1966)

Playoffs

PCHA Championship

Vancouver defeated Seattle in a two-game total-goal series 7–0, 6–2 (13–2) to win the league championship and advance to the Stanley Cup series. Source: nhl.com
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Stanley Cup Championship

The

finals took place in

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between the Millionaires and

of the

, alternating between PCHA and NHL rules. Ottawa won the series 3–2. The attendance per game during the series averaged 10,000 people which was a record for its time. It was an extremely hard fought and close series as all games were decided by only one goal.

Schedule and results

Source: Coleman(1966).

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending averages

''GP = Games played; GA = Goals allowed; SO=Shutouts; GAA=

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'' Source: Coleman(1966)

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

Hockey Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:1920-21 PCHA season Pacific Coast Hockey Association seasons 2

PCHA The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional ice hockey league in Western Canada and the Western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). The PCHA was cons ...

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

PCHA Championship

Stanley Cup Championship

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending averages

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links