The 1921–22 PCHA season was the 11th

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of the professional men's ice hockey

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 ...

league. Season play ran from December 5, 1921, until February 24, 1922. The season was enlarged to 24 games per team. The

Seattle Metropolitans The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, playing in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1915 to 1924. During their nine seasons, the Metropolitans were the PCHA's most successful franchise, a ...

were the regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off with

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 ...

League business

The league introduced the

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rule this season to counter deliberate fouls when a player had a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Three dots, 35 feet from each net were painted on the ice from which players would shoot on the goalkeeper. Play started two weeks earlier to accommodate the playoffs against the

Western Canada Hockey League The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921–22 WCHL season, 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925 and disbanded in 1926. ...

(WCHL).

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Lester Patrick Curtis Lester Patrick (December 31, 1883 – June 1, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA; Western Hockey League (WHL) after ...

twice subbed for goaltender Norman "Hec" Fowler when Fowler was sent off for fighting. His style of getting to his knees to make a save earned him the nickname of the ''Praying Colonel''. Ernie "Moose" Johnson played the last game in his career on January 18. He scored the final goal in his career on January 13.

Frank Foyston Frank Corbett "Flash" Foyston (February 2, 1891 – January 19, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Foyston was a member of Stanley Cup championship teams three times: with the Toronto Blueshirts in 1914, the Seattle Met ...

had the best one-game performance of the season, scoring five goals against Vancouver on January 11.

Jack Adams John James "Jolly Jack" Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouv ...

though led the league in scoring with 25 goals in 24 games.

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'' Source: Coleman(1966).

Playoffs

The Millionaires won the two-game total-goals series against Seattle 1-0, 1-0 (2-0) The Millionaires then played against the

champion Regina in a two-game total-goals series for the right to play the NHL champion. Vancouver won the series 1-2, 4-0 (5-2). The Millionaires then played the Toronto St. Pats in the

1922 Stanley Cup Finals The 1922 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto St. Patricks and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. The St. Pats defeated Vancouver three games to two in th ...

. The St. Pats won the best-of-five series three games to two to win their second

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and the only one while the team was named the St. Pats. Five years later the St. Pats were renamed as the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

Schedule and results

Source: Coleman(1966).

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending averages