The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 8, 1914 until March 9, 1915. The schedule was made for each team to play 18 games, but like the previous three seasons, one game was cancelled. The Vancouver Millionaires club would be the PCHA champions. After the season the club played off against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions for the Stanley Cup, winning the series and becoming the first west-coast team to win the Cup.
League business[]
The franchise of the New Westminster Royals was transferred to Portland, Oregon and renamed the "Rosebuds."
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Millionaires | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 71 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 83 |
| Victoria Aristocrats | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 64 | 116 |
Results[]
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 8 | Vancouver | 6 | Portland | 3 |
| 11 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 15 | Portland | 8 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 18 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 26 | Victoria | 1 | Portland | 8 | |
| 29 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 3 (12:06 OT) | |
| Jan. | 5 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 3 (11:00 OT) |
| 8 | Victoria | 2 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 12 | Portland | 3 | Victoria | 4 (3:35 OT) | |
| 15 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 5 | Portland | 10 | |
| 22 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 10 | |
| 29 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 12 | |
| Feb. | 2 | Portland | 5 | Victoria | 6 (18:20 OT) |
| 5 | Portland | 8 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 2 | Portland | 3 | |
| 12 | Vancouver | 6 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 16 | Vancouver | 5 | Portland | 0 | |
| 19 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 23 | Portland | 3 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 13 | |
| 27 | Portland | 3 | Vancouver | 11 | |
| Mar. | 2 | Vancouver | 14 | Victoria | 11 |
| 4 | Victoria | 1 | Portland | 9 | |
| 6 | Victoria | 2 | Portland | 6 | |
| 9a | Victoria | Vancouver |
- a Cancelled
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.
Goalkeeper Averages[]
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman, Hugh | Vancouver | 17 | 71 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Mitchell, Mike | Portland | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | |
| Lindsay, Bert | Victoria | 17 | 116 | 6.8 |
Scoring Leaders[]
Playoffs[]
The champion Vancouver Millionaires hosted the finals against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions. Vancouver would win the series and become the first west-coast team to win the Cup.
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Rules Used | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22 | Vancouver Millionaires | 6–2 | Ottawa Senators | PCHA | Denman Arena, Vancouver |
| 2 | March 24 | Vancouver Millionaires | 8–3 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | |
| 3 | March 26 | Vancouver Millionaires | 12–3 | Ottawa Senators | PCHA | |
| Millionaires win best-of-five series 3 – 0 | ||||||
Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions[]
- Goaltender: Hugh Lehman
- Defence:
- Lloyd Cook
- Silas Griffis (Captain),
- Frank Patrick (President/defence-Playing-Manager-Coach),
- Jim Seaborn
- Ken Mallen
- Centers:
- Cyclone Taylor‡
- Mickey MacKay
- Johnny Matz
- Wingers::
- Barney Stanley
- Frank Nighbor
- Non-players:
- None- Defenseman Frank Patrick was Owner/President/Manager-Coach. He ran the whole team.
‡ Played Rover a position between both Defences and behind the Centre.
- Engraving-notes=
The Senators had the words "Ottawa/NHA Champions/1914–15" engraved on the base of the trophy's original bowl even though they did not win the Cup finals. This was similar to the practice prior to the NHA-PCHA agreement when the trophy was officially passed on to the winner of the league championship of the previous Cup champion's league. The previous Cup winner was the 1913–14 NHA champion Toronto Blueshirts.
After the finals, "Vancouver B.C./1914–15/Defeated Ottawa/3 Straight Games" was added to the Cup. Eight players' names and the manager's name were also engraved inside the bowl along the fluted sides.
Two players were left off the Stanley Cup, even though there was room. Kenny Mallen played 14 of 16 regular season games, and two of three games in the finals. Mallen's name was left off by mistake. Jean Matz was left off, because he only played one game.
Game Ads[]
References[]
Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc..
| Preceded by 1913–14 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1914–15 |
Succeeded by 1915–16 PCHA season |
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