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{{Short description|1870s–1939 ice hockey club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada}}
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The '''Victoria Hockey Club''' of [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada was an early men's amateur [[ice hockey]] club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874,<ref name="Montreal Gazette Dec 31 1939">{{cite news
The '''Victoria Hockey Club''' of [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada was an early men's amateur [[ice hockey]] club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874,<ref name="Montreal Gazette Dec 31 1939">{{cite news
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|work=Montreal Gazette
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|date=December 31, 1939
|date=December 31, 1939
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|title=After the Puck
|title=After the Puck
|date=November 22, 1899
|date=November 22, 1899
|page=9}}</ref> or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after [[McGill Redmen|McGill University]]. The club played at its own rink, the [[Victoria Skating Rink (Montreal)|Victoria Skating Rink]] in Montreal. The club was winners of the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1895 and held it until 1899, except for a period in 1896. The club remained amateur, splitting from the ranks of teams turned professional in 1908. The amateur hockey club was the first winner of the [[Allan Cup]] and continued to play until 1939, when it folded after its 65th season.<ref name="Montreal Gazette Dec 31 1939"/> The club often also fielded junior and intermediate teams.
|page=9}}</ref> or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after [[McGill Redmen|McGill University]]. The club played at its own rink, the [[Victoria Skating Rink (Montreal)|Victoria Skating Rink]] in Montreal. The club was winners of the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1895 and held it until 1899, except for a period in 1896. The club remained amateur, splitting from the ranks of teams turned professional in 1908. The club was the first winner of the [[Allan Cup]] and continued to play until 1939, when it folded after its 65th season.<ref name="Montreal Gazette Dec 31 1939"/> The club often also fielded junior and intermediate teams.


==Team history==
==Team history==
Interest in ice hockey at the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, dates to at least 1874, and is attributed to the efforts of [[James George Aylwin Creighton|James Creighton]] then a judge of skating at the club, in organizing his friends to play on the rink with sticks and skates from his home province of [[Nova Scotia]]. In 1875, the [[First indoor ice hockey game|first recorded organized hockey game]] took place at its rink, the Victoria Skating Rink, which had opened in 1862, between skating club members and [[McGill University]] students. Until 1883, there was only exhibition matches against other teams in Montreal. Tournaments would begin in 1883 at the Montreal Winter Carnival.
Interest in ice hockey at the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, dates to at least 1874, and is attributed to the efforts of [[James George Aylwin Creighton|James Creighton]] then a judge of skating at the club, in organizing his friends to play on the rink with sticks and skates from his home province of [[Nova Scotia]]. In 1875, the [[First indoor ice hockey game|first recorded organized hockey game]] took place at its rink, the Victoria Skating Rink, which had opened in 1862, between skating club members and [[McGill University]] students. Until 1883, there was only exhibition matches against other teams in Montreal. Tournaments would begin in 1883 at the Montreal Winter Carnival.


On January 10, 1882, the Victoria Hockey Club held what was described as its 'first annual meeting', whereby it elected its president James G. Monk. Other directors included George W. Gardner as vice-president, secretary-treasurer was Charles Lamothe.<ref>{{cite news |work=Montreal Gazette |title=A Hockey Club |date=January 11, 1882 |page=3}}</ref> Hockey was played with both balls and pucks during this period. According to McGill hockey club member W. L. Murray, by 1881 it was normally played with a square puck, made by slicing a rubber ball. According to Murray, the Victoria club of the 1880s is credited with eliminating the square edges and playing with a round puck.<ref>{{cite news |work=Montreal Gazette |title=McGill Man Tells of How First Rules for Hockey Were Written |date=December 17, 1936 |page=17 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0b0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oZgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=1883%20montreal%20winter%20carnival&pg=5799%2C2185856}}</ref>
On January 10, 1882, the Victoria Hockey Club held what was described as its 'first annual meeting', whereby it elected its president James G. Monk. Other directors included George W. Gardner as vice-president, secretary-treasurer was Charles Lamothe.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Gazette|location=Montreal |title=A Hockey Club |date=January 11, 1882 |page=3}}</ref> Hockey was played with both balls and pucks during this period. According to McGill hockey club member W. L. Murray, by 1881 it was normally played with a square puck, made by slicing a rubber ball. According to Murray, the Victoria club of the 1880s is credited with eliminating the square edges and playing with a round puck.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Gazette|location=Montreal |title=McGill Man Tells of How First Rules for Hockey Were Written |date=December 17, 1936 |page=17 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0b0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oZgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=1883%20montreal%20winter%20carnival&pg=5799%2C2185856}}</ref>


In 1886, the club helped to found the [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada]] (AHAC). The team played in this league from 1887-1898. It was during this period that the team had its greatest success, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1895, December 1896, 1897, 1898 and February 1899. They also won the AHAC league in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898. In 1894, the team participated in the first [[Stanley Cup]] playoff, losing 3–2 to Montreal in the semi-final.
In 1886, the club helped to found the [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada]] (AHAC). The team played in this league from 1887–1898. It was during this period that the team had its greatest success, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1895, December 1896, 1897, 1898 and February 1899. They also won the AHAC league in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898. In 1894, the team participated in the first [[Stanley Cup]] playoff, losing 3–2 to Montreal in the semi-final.


The team resigned from the AHAC in 1898 over the proposal to allow the [[Ottawa Capitals]] into the league, and helped form the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League]] (CAHL) in which they played from 1899-1905. The CAHL itself folded in 1905 and the team helped found the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]]. The league allowed amateurs and professionals to play against each other openly. The Victorias played in the league for two years as a purely amateur team leaving the ECAHA after the 1908 season to focus on amateur play.
The team resigned from the AHAC in 1898 over the proposal to allow the [[Ottawa Capitals]] into the league, and helped form the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League]] (CAHL) in which they played from 1899–1905. The CAHL itself folded in 1905 and the team helped found the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association]]. The league allowed amateurs and professionals to play against each other openly. The Victorias played in the league for two years as a purely amateur team leaving the ECAHA after the 1908 season to focus on amateur play.


[[Image:Montreal Victorias Hockey Club 1897.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Stanley Cup]] champions, 1897.<ref name="Farrell 1899"/>]]
[[Image:Montreal Victorias Hockey Club 1897.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Stanley Cup]] champions, 1897.<ref name="Farrell 1899"/>]]
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In 1908, the new [[Allan Cup]] was awarded to the Victorias as the top amateur team at the time. The Victorias remained active in senior-league amateur play in the [[Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union]] until 1913. From 1913–1923, the club was a member of the [[Montreal City Hockey League]]. The club then joined the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League]]. Later the team played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association.
In 1908, the new [[Allan Cup]] was awarded to the Victorias as the top amateur team at the time. The Victorias remained active in senior-league amateur play in the [[Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union]] until 1913. From 1913–1923, the club was a member of the [[Montreal City Hockey League]]. The club then joined the [[Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League]]. Later the team played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association.


In 1924, as a part of a 50th anniversary, the Victorias played an exhibition match against the Parkdale Canoe Club of Toronto at the then-new [[Montreal Forum]]. The game was the first amateur ice hockey game at the new venue. The game was held on December 13, 1924 and was a fund-raising event for the Club.<ref>{{cite news |work=Montreal Gazette |title=Vics To Celebrate 50th Anniversary |date=November 22, 1924 |page=19}}</ref> The Victoria Skating Rink was closed in 1925<ref name="1925-sale">{{cite news
In 1924, as a part of a 50th anniversary, the Victorias played an exhibition match against the Parkdale Canoe Club of Toronto at the then-new [[Montreal Forum]]. The game was the first amateur ice hockey game at the new venue. The game was held on December 13, 1924 and was a fund-raising event for the Club.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Gazette|location=Montreal |title=Vics To Celebrate 50th Anniversary |date=November 22, 1924 |page=19}}</ref> The Victoria Skating Rink was closed in 1925<ref name="1925-sale">{{cite news
|work=Montreal Gazette
|work=The Gazette|location=Montreal
|title=Victoria Skating Rink Property Sold
|title=Victoria Skating Rink Property Sold
|page=4 |date=September 5, 1925}}</ref> and the Victorias moved to [[Mount Royal Arena]] and the Forum.
|page=4 |date=September 5, 1925}}</ref> and the Victorias moved to [[Mount Royal Arena]] and the Forum.


In 1927, the Victorias became the first North American club team to tour in Europe. In [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], the club played exhibition games against an all-Sweden team, winning 17–1. Next, the Victorias defeated [[IK Gota]] 5–0, Djurgardens IF 6–2, Sodertalje SK 6–0 and IK Gota again 19–3. The team next played in Sodertalje, defeating Sodertalje IF 8–1. The club then played in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], defeating an all-Czechoslovakia team 8–0 and [[Berliner SC]] 13–0. The team then moved to [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], where it defeated [[Wiener EV]] 8–0 and 7–0. In [[Milan]], [[Italy]], the club defeated a combined team of [[HC Davos]] and [[EHC St. Moritz]] 18–0 and defeating [[HC Milano]] 15–2. In [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]], the team played Davos again, winning 9–0. The final stop on the tour was [[London]], [[England]], where the Victorias defeated an all-England side 14–1.<ref>{{citation |title=SIHR Journal |contribution=MONTREAL VICTORIAS EUROPEAN TOUR 1927 |pages=72–82 |last=Giden |first=Carl |last2=Houda |first2=Patrick |last3=Nordmark |first3=Birger |volume=XIII |issue=Fall 2009}}</ref>
In 1927, the Victorias became the first North American club team to tour in Europe. In [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], the club played exhibition games against an all-Sweden team, winning 17–1. Next, the Victorias defeated [[IK Göta]] 5–0, [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]] 6–2, [[Södertälje SK]] 6–0 and IK Göta again 19–3. The team next played in [[Södertälje]], defeating Södertälje IF 8–1. The club then played in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], defeating an all-Czechoslovakia team 8–0 and [[Berliner SC]] 13–0. The team then moved to [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], where it defeated [[Wiener EV]] 8–0 and 7–0. In [[Milan]], [[Italy]], the club defeated a combined team of [[HC Davos]] and [[EHC St. Moritz]] 18–0 and defeating [[HC Milano]] 15–2. In [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]], the team played Davos again, winning 9–0. The final stop on the tour was [[London]], [[England]], where the Victorias defeated an all-England side 14–1.<ref>{{citation |title=SIHR Journal |contribution=MONTREAL VICTORIAS EUROPEAN TOUR 1927 |pages=72–82 |last=Giden |first=Carl |last2=Houda |first2=Patrick |last3=Nordmark |first3=Birger |volume=XIII |issue=Fall 2009}}</ref>


The club won a second Allan Cup in [[1928 Allan Cup|1928]].
The club was an Allan Cup finalist in [[1928 Allan Cup|1928]], losing to the [[University of Manitoba]] team.


The Victoria Hockey Club ceased activities in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|
The Victoria Hockey Club ceased activities in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|
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===Logo and uniforms===
===Logo and uniforms===
The team's logo was that of the Victoria Skating Club, a yellow or white 'V' in cursive. The team's sweaters were maroon in colour, and the team was sometimes nicknamed the "Maroons" by the [[Montreal Gazette]] in its reporting.<ref>{{cite news |work=Montreal Gazette |title=Vics Show Class |date=December 24, 1906 |page=2}}</ref>
The team's logo was that of the Victoria Skating Club, a yellow or white 'V' in cursive. The team's sweaters were maroon in colour, and the team was sometimes nicknamed the "Maroons" by the [[Montreal Gazette]] in its reporting.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 24, 1906 |title=Vics Show Class |page=2 |work=[[Montreal Gazette|The Gazette]] |location=Montreal}}</ref>


==Season by season record==
==Season by season record==
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|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 1883 || [[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments|MWC]] || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ||align="left"|
| 1883 || [[Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments|MWC]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || - || 2 || 3 || - ||align="left"|


|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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| [[1893 AHAC season|1893]] || AHAC || 8 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 3 || 20 || 35 || 5th ||align="left"| --
| [[1893 AHAC season|1893]] || AHAC || 8 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 3 || 20 || 35 || 5th ||align="left"| --
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| |[[1894 AHAC season|1894]] || AHAC || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 36 || 20 || 1st(tie) ||align="left"| Lost 3–2 to [[Montreal HC]] in Stanley Cup playoff.
| |[[1894 AHAC season|1894]] || AHAC || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 36 || 20 || 1st(tie) ||align="left"| Lost 3–2 to [[Montreal Hockey Club|Montreal HC]] in Stanley Cup playoff.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| |[[1895 AHAC season|1895]] || AHAC || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 35 || 20 || 1st ||align="left"| '''Won Stanley Cup as AHAC champions.'''
| |[[1895 AHAC season|1895]] || AHAC || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 35 || 20 || 1st ||align="left"| '''Won Stanley Cup as AHAC champions.'''
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===Stanley Cup Winners for 1895===
===Stanley Cup Winners for 1895===
[[Robert Jones (ice hockey)|Robert Jones]] (goal), Jim Fenwick (goal), [[Hartland MacDougall]] (goal), Harold Henderson (point), Ronald Elliot (point), William Pullan (point), [[Mike Grant (ice hockey)|Mike Grant]] ([[Cover point|cover point]]-Captain),
[[Robert Jones (ice hockey)|Robert Jones]] (goal), Jim Fenwick (goal), [[Hartland MacDougall]] (goal), Harold Henderson (point), Ronald Elliot (point), William Pullan (point), [[Mike Grant (ice hockey)|Mike Grant]] ([[cover point (ice hockey)|cover point]]-Captain),
[[Graham Drinkwater]] (rover), [[Shirley Davidson]] (forward), [[Robert MacDougall]] (forward), Norman Rankin
[[Graham Drinkwater]] (rover), [[Shirley Davidson]] (forward), [[Robert MacDougall]] (forward), Norman Rankin
(forward).
(forward).


;Non players
;Non players
W. Jack (President), [[Frederick Edmund Meredith|Fred Meredith]] (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer), G.R. Hooper (Director).
Watson Jack (President), [[Frederick Edmund Meredith|Fred Meredith]] (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer), G.R. Hooper (Director).


The team was awarded the Stanley Cup as [[1895 AHAC season|1895]] champions of the [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada|A.H.A.C.]] regular season.
The team was awarded the Stanley Cup as [[1895 AHAC season|1895]] champions of the [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada|A.H.A.C.]] regular season.
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;Non-players
;Non-players
W. Jack(President), [[Frederick Edmund Meredith|Fred Meredith]] (Hon. President), W. Grant (Vice President), F.H. Wilson (Hon. Vice President), P.M. Desterneck Secretary/Treasurer)
Watson Jack(President), [[Frederick Edmund Meredith|Fred Meredith]] (Hon. President), W. Grant (Vice President), Frank Howard Wilson (Hon. Vice President), P.M. Desterneck Secretary/Treasurer)


In December 1896, the club won the Stanley Cup from the Winnipeg Victorias in a Stanley Cup challenge, then won the [[1897 AHAC season]] to retain the Cup.
In December 1896, the club won the Stanley Cup from the Winnipeg Victorias in a Stanley Cup challenge, then won the [[1897 AHAC season]] to retain the Cup.
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==See also==
==See also==
{{wikisource|Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game/The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal}}
{{wikisource|Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game/The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal}}
{{Commons category|Montreal Victorias}}
* [[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
* [[List of Stanley Cup champions]]


==References and notes==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
;General
* {{Cite book| author=Colman, Charles L|title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1896–1926 inc}}
* {{Cite book| author=Colman, Charles L|title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1896–1926 inc}}
* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. {{ISBN|1-55168-261-3}}.
* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. {{ISBN|1-55168-261-3}}.
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 17 July 2024

Victoria HC
Full nameVictoria Hockey Club
Founded1874 (1874), 1877 (1877), 1881 (1881)
Folded1939
Based inMontreal, Quebec, Canada
ColorsMaroon & White
   
A photo of the club taken in 1881 in Quebec.[1]

The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874,[2] 1877[3] or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. The club was winners of the Stanley Cup in 1895 and held it until 1899, except for a period in 1896. The club remained amateur, splitting from the ranks of teams turned professional in 1908. The club was the first winner of the Allan Cup and continued to play until 1939, when it folded after its 65th season.[2] The club often also fielded junior and intermediate teams.

Team history

[edit]

Interest in ice hockey at the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, dates to at least 1874, and is attributed to the efforts of James Creighton then a judge of skating at the club, in organizing his friends to play on the rink with sticks and skates from his home province of Nova Scotia. In 1875, the first recorded organized hockey game took place at its rink, the Victoria Skating Rink, which had opened in 1862, between skating club members and McGill University students. Until 1883, there was only exhibition matches against other teams in Montreal. Tournaments would begin in 1883 at the Montreal Winter Carnival.

On January 10, 1882, the Victoria Hockey Club held what was described as its 'first annual meeting', whereby it elected its president James G. Monk. Other directors included George W. Gardner as vice-president, secretary-treasurer was Charles Lamothe.[4] Hockey was played with both balls and pucks during this period. According to McGill hockey club member W. L. Murray, by 1881 it was normally played with a square puck, made by slicing a rubber ball. According to Murray, the Victoria club of the 1880s is credited with eliminating the square edges and playing with a round puck.[5]

In 1886, the club helped to found the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). The team played in this league from 1887–1898. It was during this period that the team had its greatest success, winning the Stanley Cup in 1895, December 1896, 1897, 1898 and February 1899. They also won the AHAC league in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898. In 1894, the team participated in the first Stanley Cup playoff, losing 3–2 to Montreal in the semi-final.

The team resigned from the AHAC in 1898 over the proposal to allow the Ottawa Capitals into the league, and helped form the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in which they played from 1899–1905. The CAHL itself folded in 1905 and the team helped found the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. The league allowed amateurs and professionals to play against each other openly. The Victorias played in the league for two years as a purely amateur team leaving the ECAHA after the 1908 season to focus on amateur play.

Stanley Cup champions, 1897.[1]

In 1908, the new Allan Cup was awarded to the Victorias as the top amateur team at the time. The Victorias remained active in senior-league amateur play in the Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union until 1913. From 1913–1923, the club was a member of the Montreal City Hockey League. The club then joined the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League. Later the team played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association.

In 1924, as a part of a 50th anniversary, the Victorias played an exhibition match against the Parkdale Canoe Club of Toronto at the then-new Montreal Forum. The game was the first amateur ice hockey game at the new venue. The game was held on December 13, 1924 and was a fund-raising event for the Club.[6] The Victoria Skating Rink was closed in 1925[7] and the Victorias moved to Mount Royal Arena and the Forum.

In 1927, the Victorias became the first North American club team to tour in Europe. In Stockholm, Sweden, the club played exhibition games against an all-Sweden team, winning 17–1. Next, the Victorias defeated IK Göta 5–0, Djurgårdens IF 6–2, Södertälje SK 6–0 and IK Göta again 19–3. The team next played in Södertälje, defeating Södertälje IF 8–1. The club then played in Berlin, Germany, defeating an all-Czechoslovakia team 8–0 and Berliner SC 13–0. The team then moved to Vienna, Austria, where it defeated Wiener EV 8–0 and 7–0. In Milan, Italy, the club defeated a combined team of HC Davos and EHC St. Moritz 18–0 and defeating HC Milano 15–2. In Davos, Switzerland, the team played Davos again, winning 9–0. The final stop on the tour was London, England, where the Victorias defeated an all-England side 14–1.[8]

The club was an Allan Cup finalist in 1928, losing to the University of Manitoba team.

The Victoria Hockey Club ceased activities in 1939.[9]

Logo and uniforms

[edit]

The team's logo was that of the Victoria Skating Club, a yellow or white 'V' in cursive. The team's sweaters were maroon in colour, and the team was sometimes nicknamed the "Maroons" by the Montreal Gazette in its reporting.[10]

Season by season record

[edit]
Montreal Victorias in 1888.
Montreal Victorias around 1905.

Except for 1887–88, season play prior to 1892–93 was arranged in challenges. The Victorias also participated in exhibitions or tournaments.

Season League Games W L T Pts GF GA Standing Playoffs
1883 MWC 3 0 1 2 - 2 3 -
1884 MWC 3 2 1 0 - 1 1 - Won tournament. One win by default.
1887 AHAC 6 5 1 0 - 21 7 - Defeated by Crystals in final challenge of season.
1887 MWC 3 2 1 0 - 7 2 - Lost to Montreal HC in final.
1888 AHAC 7 5 2 0 - 25 11 1st(tie) Lost to Montreal HC in playoff.
1889 AHAC 1 0 1 0 - 1 6 - --
1889 MWC 2 2 0 0 - 5 3 - Won tournament.
1890 AHAC 3 0 3 0 - 4 8 - --
1891 AHAC 2 0 2 0 - 2 6 - --
1892 AHAC Did not participate in AHAC challenges
1893 AHAC 8 1 6 1 3 20 35 5th --
1894 AHAC 8 5 3 0 10 36 20 1st(tie) Lost 3–2 to Montreal HC in Stanley Cup playoff.
1895 AHAC 8 6 2 0 12 35 20 1st Won Stanley Cup as AHAC champions.
1896 AHAC 8 7 1 0 14 41 24 1st Lost Stanley Cup in challenge to Winnipeg Victorias.
1897 AHAC 8 7 1 0 14 48 26 1st Won Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Winnipeg.
Defended as AHAC champions.
1898 AHAC 8 8 0 0 16 53 33 1st Defended Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Ottawa Capitals
Defended as AHAC champions
1899 CAHL 8 6 2 0 12 44 23 2nd Defended Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Winnipeg Victorias

Lost Stanley Cup to CAHL league champions Montreal Shamrocks.

1900 CAHL 8 2 6 0 4 44 55 4th --
1901 CAHL 8 4 3 1 9 45 32 2nd --
1902 CAHL 8 4 4 0 8 36 25 3rd --
1903 CAHL 8 6 2 0 12 48 33 2nd --
1904 CAHL 8 5 3 0 10 75 48 2nd --
1905 CAHL 10 9 1 0 18 64 32 1st Did not play challenge for Stanley Cup
1906 ECAHA 10 6 4 0 12 76 73 3rd --
1907 ECAHA 10 6 4 0 12 101 70 3rd --
1907–08 ECAHA 10 4 6 0 8 73 78 5th --
1908–09 IPAHU - - - - - - - - -
1909–10 IPAHU 6 4 2 0 8 - - 1st(tie) Lost playoff to Ottawa Cliffsides for league title[11]
1935–36 QAHA 22 8 9 5 64 80 22 5th --
1936–37 QAHA 22 7 12 3 58 65 18 6th --
1937–38 QAHA 22 8 11 3 63 74 21 6th --
1938–39 QAHA 22 5 15 3 66 79 16 6th --
  • 1883–1892: Total Hockey and other sources.
  • 1893–1908: (Source: Coleman(1966)
  • 1935–39: Point totals include 4 point games against McGill (Source: Ottawa Citizen)

Notable players

[edit]

The following players were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame:

Stanley Cup Winners for 1895

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Robert Jones (goal), Jim Fenwick (goal), Hartland MacDougall (goal), Harold Henderson (point), Ronald Elliot (point), William Pullan (point), Mike Grant (cover point-Captain), Graham Drinkwater (rover), Shirley Davidson (forward), Robert MacDougall (forward), Norman Rankin (forward).

Non players

Watson Jack (President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer), G.R. Hooper (Director).

The team was awarded the Stanley Cup as 1895 champions of the A.H.A.C. regular season.

Montreal Victorias 1897 Stanley Cup champions

[edit]

Gordon Lewis(goal), Harold Henderson(point), Hartland MacDougall(point), Mike Grant(cover point - Captain), Graham Drinkwater(rover), Robert MacDougall(forward), Shirley Davidson(forward), Ernie McLea, (forward), Cam Davidson(forward), Jack Ewing(forward), Harry Messy (forward), David McLellan(forward), Percival Molson(forward)

Non-players

Watson Jack(President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President), W. Grant (Vice President), Frank Howard Wilson (Hon. Vice President), P.M. Desterneck Secretary/Treasurer)

In December 1896, the club won the Stanley Cup from the Winnipeg Victorias in a Stanley Cup challenge, then won the 1897 AHAC season to retain the Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Farrell, Arthur (1899). Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game.
  2. ^ a b McNeil, Marc (December 31, 1939). "Casual Closeups". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 16.
  3. ^ "After the Puck". The Globe. November 22, 1899. p. 9.
  4. ^ "A Hockey Club". The Gazette. Montreal. January 11, 1882. p. 3.
  5. ^ "McGill Man Tells of How First Rules for Hockey Were Written". The Gazette. Montreal. December 17, 1936. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Vics To Celebrate 50th Anniversary". The Gazette. Montreal. November 22, 1924. p. 19.
  7. ^ "Victoria Skating Rink Property Sold". The Gazette. Montreal. September 5, 1925. p. 4.
  8. ^ Giden, Carl; Houda, Patrick; Nordmark, Birger, "MONTREAL VICTORIAS EUROPEAN TOUR 1927", SIHR Journal, vol. XIII, pp. 72–82
  9. ^ Secrétariat au loisir et au sport (2003). "Chronologie du sport québécois" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  10. ^ "Vics Show Class". The Gazette. Montreal. December 24, 1906. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Interprovincial Standings". Ottawa Citizen. February 21, 1910. p. 8.
General
  • Colman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1896–1926 inc.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
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