The 1887 AHAC season was the inaugural season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges. The Montreal Crystals won the final challenge of the season to win the Canadian championship and first league championship.
League Business[]
The AHAC was organized on December 8, 1886
- Messrs. J. G. Monk, J. Arnton and J. Muir, Montreal Victorias
- Thomas D. Green and Hamilton, Ottawa
- C. H. Macnutt, Holden and Wylde, McGill College
- E. Sheppard and Wm. Barlow, Montreal AAA
- R. Laing and McCaffrey, Crystals
</ref> of various hockey clubs met at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal at the instigation of the Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal. The first executive was composed of:
- President—Mr. Thomas D. Green, Ottawa.
- First Vice-president—Mr. J. Arnton, Victorias.
- Second Vice-President—Mr. R. Laing, Crystals.
- Secretary-treasurer—Mr. E. Stevenson, Victorias.
- Council—Messrs. James Stewart, Crystals; J. G. Monk, Victorias; H. A. Budden, McGill; E. Sheppard, M.A.A.A., and Percy Myles, Ottawa.
Regular season[]
The season's final match, held in the Victoria Rink on March 11 ended 3–2 for Montreal Crystals over the Montreal Victorias. The Vics had won the previous four meetings between the clubs. The Crystals changed their lineup, replacing F. Dowd, R. Laing and J. McGoldrick. The Crystals took the early lead on two goals by S. McQuisten. The Vics appeared to score a goal, but it was ruled to be too high and did not count. In the second half, D. Brown, one of the replacements, scored the third for Crystals before two goals by T. Arnton made it close.
Overall Record[]
Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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Montreal Victorias | ||||||
Montreal HC | ||||||
Montreal Crystals† | ||||||
Ottawa HC | ||||||
McGill University |
† National Champion
Source: Ultimate Hockey
AHAC challenges[]
Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Location |
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Tournament | |||||
January 7 | Montreal Crystals | 3 | McGill | 1 | Crystal Rink |
January 14 | Montreal Crystals | 0 | Montreal Victorias | 4 | Crystal Rink |
January 21 | Montreal Victorias | 5 | Montreal HC | 2 | Victoria Rink |
January 27 | Montreal Victorias | 5 | Ottawa HC | 1 | Victoria Rink |
February 4 | Montreal Victorias | 3 | Montreal Crystals | 0 | Victoria Rink |
February 12 | Montreal Victorias | 6 | McGill | 0 | Victoria Rink |
February 24 | Montreal Victorias | 2 | Montreal Crystals | 1 OT | Victoria Rink |
March 11 | Montreal Victorias | 2 | Montreal Crystals | 3 | Victoria Rink |
Montreal Crystals final champions of the season.
Source: Montreal Gazette
Scoring Leaders[]
Name | Club | GP | G |
---|---|---|---|
Swift, Arthur | Victorias | 4 | 7 |
Hodgson, Billy | Montreal | 4 | 4 |
Craven, J. | Victorias | 6 | 4 |
Campbell, Jack | Victorias | 7 | 3 |
Dowd, Frank | Crystals | 3 | 2 |
McQuisten, Sam | Crystals | 3 | 2 |
Findlay, Jack | Montreal | 4 | 2 |
Arnton, Jack | Victorias | 5 | 2 |
Shearer, Andy | Victorias | 7 | 2 |
Goalkeeper Averages[]
Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arnton, Jack | Victorias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Norris, Jack | Crystals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
Boon, G. | Crystals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
Craven, J. | Victorias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
Hutchinson, W. | Montreal | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 |
Arnton, Tom | Victorias | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.83 |
Norris, J. | Crystals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
Shanks, A. | McGill-Crystals | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
Holden, D. | McGill | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
References[]
- Weir, Glen (1991). Ultimate Hockey. Stoddart Publishing.
Preceded by first season |
AHAC seasons 1887 |
Succeeded by 1888 |
Ottawa Hockey Club • Ottawa Senators (original) Seasons |
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