The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL, founded in 1921, was a major professional Ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada The PCHA was considered to be a 'major' league of ice hockey and was important in the development of the sport of professional ice hockey through its innovations.
The league was started by the Patrick family, professional hockey players from Montreal, building new arenas in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C After a few years of play, the league was accepted by the Stanley Cup trustees as being of a high enough standard that teams from its league were accepted for Stanley Cup challenges. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Starting in 1915, the league entered into an agreement where the Stanley Cup was to be contested between the National Hockey Association and the PCHA after the regular seasons were finished. The National Hockey Association (NHA(officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited) was a professional Ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario The league struggled to make money, and various teams moved into different cities in an attempt to be successful financially. Eventually, the league, to survive, merged with the WCHL in 1924.
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The PCHA was founded on December 7, 1911 by Frank Patrick and Lester Patrick, brothers who were star hockey players in Quebec and Ontario. The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC was an amateur men's Ice hockey league founded in 1886 in existence until 1898 The Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898 replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey The Federal Amateur Hockey League was a Canadian men's senior-level Ice hockey league that played six seasons from 1904 to 1909 The International Professional Hockey League (IPHL was the first fully professional ice hockey league operating from 1904 to 1907 The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA was a men's amateur later professional Ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons The Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL sometimes referred to as the Trolley League, was a professional Ice hockey league in Canada. The Canadian Hockey Association was an early men's professional Ice hockey league The National Hockey Association (NHA(officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited) was a professional Ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario The National Hockey League was created with the demise of its predecessor league the National Hockey Association (NHA in 1917 The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL, founded in 1921, was a major professional Ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank Patrick (b Frank Alexis Patrick December 21, 1885 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - d Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick ( December 30, 1883 – June 1, 1960) born in Drummondville Quebec Canada, was a In the off-season they helped their father run a lumber business in British Columbia.
The league began with three teams: the New Westminster Royals, the Victoria Aristocrats, and the Vancouver Millionaires, which played in the flagship Vancouver Arena with a seating capacity of 10,500. The New Westminster Royals were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in New Westminster British Columbia. The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA (and after its merger with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Western Hockey League The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association Denman Arena was the main sports Arena located in downtown Vancouver British Columbia. The league owned all the teams and held all the player contracts, and played under the seven-man rules that had been abandoned in the National Hockey Association. The National Hockey Association (NHA(officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited) was a professional Ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario Frank Patrick managed and played for the Vancouver team, while Lester Patrick managed and played in Victoria. The Patricks raided the NHA for players, although with only three teams and no substitutes, the entire league only had 23 players under contract (including two reserves in case of injury). In 1912, the PCHA signed Cyclone Taylor, a marquee name whose arrival was a hit with west coast fans. Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE ( June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian Professional
The league did not challenge for the Stanley Cup the first year. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion In 1913, the PCHA and the NHA came to an agreement where the champions of each league would face each other for the Stanley Cup. The leagues also agreed to recognize each other's player suspensions and reserve clauses. The reserve clause is a term formerly employed in North American professional Sports Contracts The reserve clause, contained in all standard player In the 1914–15 season, Vancouver defeated the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-five series to become the PCHA's first Stanley Cup champions. The Ottawa Senators (officially the Ottawa Hockey Club) were an amateur later professional senior men's Ice hockey team based in Ottawa from 1883
The league expanded into the United States in 1914 (Portland, Oregon) and again in 1915 (Seattle, Washington). Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers In 1916, the Portland Rosebuds became the first American team to play for the Stanley Cup and the following year the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American team to win the Cup—forever changing the mandate of the Cup, which had initially been to recognize the top hockey club in Canada. The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional Ice hockey team based in Seattle Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from
Relations with the NHA turned sour in 1915, with the Patricks accusing the league of reneging on their agreement. In retaliation, the PCHA again went on a raid for NHA players, particularly ones with the Toronto Blueshirts. This article is about a predecessor club of the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts Five players from Toronto became the core of the new Seattle team.
In 1918, the PCHA introduced playoffs for the first time. Until that year, the team with the best record over the season had been declared the champion and challenged for the Stanley Cup. With the creation of playoffs, it was the winner in the post-season who would be league champion.
In 1921, the Western Canada Hockey League, another western major league of hockey, was formed, and the Stanley Cup playoffs was modified to include teams from the WCHL. The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL, founded in 1921, was a major professional Ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada The following two years, which would turn out to be the last two years of the PCHA, the league played interleague games with the WCHL. In the last year of the PCHA, all three remaining teams finished with losing records.
In 1924, the Seattle Metropolitans folded, and the two remaining teams in Vancouver and Victoria joined the WCHL (renamed the Western Hockey League), putting an end to the PCHA. The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional Ice hockey team based in Seattle Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from The Victoria Cougars would win the Stanley Cup in 1925, but this win would be the last by a non-NHL team, and the last by a team from the west for a long time.
This new league would also not last long, as the WHL was unable to match the NHL's American expansion and its player salaries, which led the Patrick brothers to sell players or, in the case of the Portland Rosebuds and the Victoria Cougars, the team itself. The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA (and after its merger with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Western Hockey League The expansion Chicago Black Hawks bought the Rosebud players for a reported $15,000, while the expansion Detroit team bought the Victoria players for $25,000 and named itself the Detroit Cougars in tribute; this team became the present-day Detroit Red Wings. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions
Teams
| Season | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | New Westminster Royals, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | New Westminster Royals |
| 1912–13 | New Westminster Royals, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Victoria Aristocrats |
| 1913–14 | New Westminster Royals, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Victoria Aristocrats |
| 1914–15 | Portland Rosebuds, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Vancouver Millionaires† |
| 1915–16 | Portland Rosebuds, Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Portland Rosebuds‡ |
| 1916–17 | Portland Rosebuds, Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Spokane Canaries | Seattle Metropolitans† |
| 1917–18 | Portland Rosebuds, Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires | Vancouver Millionaires‡‡ (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1919 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Seattle Metropolitans (two-game playoff against Vancouver ) |
| 1919–20 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Seattle Metropolitans (two-game playoff against Vancouver ) |
| 1920–21 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Vancouver Millionaires (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1921–22 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Millionaires, Victoria Aristocrats | Vancouver Millionaires (two-game playoff against Seattle) |
| 1922–23 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Maroons, Victoria Aristocrats | Vancouver Maroons(two-game playoff against Victoria ) |
| 1923–24 | Seattle Metropolitans, Vancouver Maroons, Victoria Cougars | Vancouver Maroons(two-game playoff against Seattle ) |
† Stanley Cup Champions. The 1912 PCHA season was the first season of the now defunct men's professional Ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league which was founded on The New Westminster Royals were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in New Westminster British Columbia. The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA (and after its merger with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Western Hockey League The 1912–13 PCHA season was the second season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1913–14 PCHA season was the third season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. The 1915–16 PCHA season was the fifth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional Ice hockey team based in Seattle Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from The 1916–17 PCHA season was the sixth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Spokane Canaries were a former hockey team in Spokane Washington. The 1917-18 PCHA season was the seventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1919 PCHA season was the eighth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1919–20 PCHA season was the ninth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1920–21 PCHA season was the tenth season of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The 1921-22 PCHA season was the eleventh season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The 1922-23 PCHA season was the twelfth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association The 1923-24 PCHA season was the thirteenth and last season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA (and after its merger with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Western Hockey League
‡ League champion, but not considered Stanley Cup champion. [1]
‡‡ Vancouver inscribed their name on the Cup for defeating Seattle, but lost in the Cup final to Toronto.
All-Star teams and other awards
- 1913–14 - Hugh Lehman, New Westminster, goal; Ernie Johnson, New Westminster, and Frank Patrick, Vancouver on defence; Cyclone Taylor, Vancouver, rover; and Tom Dunderdale, Victoria, Eddie Oatman, New Westminster, and Dubbie Kerr, Victoria, forward. Frederick Hugh Lehman (October 27 1885 – April 6 1961 was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey goaltender Ernie Johnson may refer to Ernie Johnson (shortstop (1888–1952 Ernie Johnson (pitcher (born 1924 Ernie Johnson Frank Patrick (b Frank Alexis Patrick December 21, 1885 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - d Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE ( June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian Professional Tommy Dunderdale ( May 6, 1887 - December 15, 1960) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward. Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. Edward Cole "Eddie" Oatman ( 1889-06-10 – 1973-11-05) was a professional Ice Hockey player for 30 years (1909 - 1939 Albert "Dubbie" Kerr (June 19 1888-September 17 1941 was a Canadian professional hockey player
- 1914–15 - Hugh Lehman, Vancouver, goal; Ernie Johnson, Portland, and Lester Patrick, Victoria on defence; Cyclone Taylor, Vancouver, rover; and Mickey Mackay, Vancouver, Eddie Oatman, Portland, and Frank Nighbor, Vancouver, forward. Frederick Hugh Lehman (October 27 1885 – April 6 1961 was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey goaltender Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Ernie Johnson may refer to Ernie Johnson (shortstop (1888–1952 Ernie Johnson (pitcher (born 1924 Ernie Johnson The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick ( December 30, 1883 – June 1, 1960) born in Drummondville Quebec Canada, was a Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE ( June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian Professional Edward Cole "Eddie" Oatman ( 1889-06-10 – 1973-11-05) was a professional Ice Hockey player for 30 years (1909 - 1939 Julius Francis "Frank" Nighbor ( January 26, 1893 in Pembroke Ontario &ndash April 13, 1966) was a Canadian
- 1916–17 - Frank Foyston, Seattle - most valuable player
See also
References
- ^ Until this time, the team that won the league championship of the league of the defending Stanley Cup holder, would be automatically be awarded the Stanley Cup. Frank Corbett "The Flash" Foyston ( February 2, 1891 – January 19, 1966) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey This is a list of Stanley Cup champions, including finalists and challengers This is a list of seasons by Ice hockey leagues that pre-dated the National Hockey League (NHL This is a list of Ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the World; parentheses denote year of establishment For this year, Portland could be considered Stanley Cup holder, but, as playoffs with the NHA were scheduled, the old rules were no longer applied. This rule was made formal for the next season.
External links
- Internet Hockey Database - standings and statistics
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