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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
Montreal Victorias
7
6
1
0
27
7
Montreal HC
1
0
1
0
2
5
Montreal Crystals
5
2
3
0
7
12
Ottawa HC
1
0
1
0
1
5
McGill University
2
0
2
0
1
9

† National Champion

Source: Ultimate Hockey

AHAC challenges[]

Date Team Score Team Score Location
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



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