Early Canadian Seasons (1875-1886)

This is a list of early ice hockey games played in Canada between 1875 and 1886. The Montreal Winter Carnival organized the first ice hockey tournament in the country (and the world) in 1883.

All games listed below were played in Quebec, save for the March 10, 1886, game between Queen's University and Royal Military College, which took place in Kingston, Ontario.

1875

 * March 3, 1875: Victoria SC (Creighton) - Victoria SC (Torrance) 2:1
 * March 16: Montreal Victorias - Montreal FC 5:2

1876

 * February 5: Montreal HC - Montreal Victorias 1:1
 * February 24: Blues - Reds 3:2
 * March 29: Montreal FC - McGill 6:0

1877

 * January 31: McGill - Montreal Victorias 2:1
 * February 1: Montreal Victorias - Montreal HC 3:1
 * February 15: McGill - Montreal HC 2:1
 * February 19: Montreal HC - McGill 1:0
 * February 26: Metropolitan Club - St. James' Club 3:0
 * March 1: McGill - Montreal Victorias 2:1
 * March 19: Montreal HC - McGill 1:0

1878

 * January 26: McGill - Montreal Victorias 2:0
 * January 26: McGill - Montreal Victorias 1:0
 * February 5: McGill - Montreal AAA 2:0

1879

 * January 15: Bachelors - Benedicts 5:2
 * February 28: McGill - Britannia Club 6:0
 * March 6: Montreal Victorias - McGill 2:0

1880

 * January 20: St. George's Hockey Club - Montreal Victorias 5:2
 * February 21: Lorne HC beat Crescent HC (Quebec City)

1881

 * January 22: Quebec HC - Montreal Victorias 2:0
 * February 6: Montreal Victorias - Quebec HC 4:1
 * February 19: Victoria SC (Gardner) - Victoria SC (Boyd) 1:1
 * February 23: McGill Science - McGill Arts 4:1
 * February 26: Quebec HC - Lorne HC 4:3

1882

 * January 20: McGill - Quebec HC 0:0
 * January 21: Victoria HC - Quebec HC 0:0
 * January 28: Quebec HC beat Quebec HC II
 * February 16: Quebec HC - Victoria HC 2:0

1883

 * Competitions
 * 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival

1884

 * Competitions
 * 1884 Montreal Winter Carnival


 * Other games
 * January 14: McGill - Montreal Victorias 1:0
 * January 16: McGill - Montreal Crystals 2:0
 * January 17: Montreal Snowshoe Club - St. George Snowshoe Club 1:0
 * January 23: McGill - Montreal Victorias 2:0
 * January 28: Montreal Victorias - Montreal Crystals 7:2
 * February 2: McGill beat Victoria College
 * February 4: Montreal Victorias White Bands - Montreal Victorias St. Georges Cross 3:3
 * February 20: No. 4 Company 8th Royal Rifles tied Quebec Hockey Club
 * March 3: Montreal Victorias - Montreal Crystals 2:0
 * March 5: No. 4 Company 8th Royal Rifles - Quebec Hockey Club 2:1
 * March 7: Montreal Victorias II - McGill University II 2:1
 * March 11: Montreal Crystals - Montreal Crystals II 4:2
 * March 14: Montreal Crystals - McGill 1:0
 * March 18: Montreal Crystals II - Montreal Victorias II 3:1
 * March 19: Montreal Crystals - Montreal Victorias 1:1
 * March ?: Montreal Crystals - Montreal Wanderers 1:0

1885

 * Competitions
 * 1885 Montreal Winter Carnival


 * Other games
 * January 6: No. 4 Company 8th Royal Rifles - Quebec Hockey Club 7:0
 * January 16: Montreal Victorias - Montreal Crystals 3:1
 * January 20: Montreal AAA - McGill 2:1
 * January 26: Mixed Team #2 - Mixed Team #1 2:1
 * January 27: Ottawa HC - Montreal Victorias 2:1
 * January 30: McGill - Montreal FC 2:0
 * February 6: Montreal AAA - Montreal Victorias 1:0
 * March 6: Montreal Crystals - Montreal Victorias 1:0 OT
 * March 11: St. James Hockey Club - Metropolitan Hockey Club 1:0
 * March 14: Windsor Hotel Hockey Club - Wolesley Hockey Club 1:0
 * March 16: Montreal Crystals - Montreal Victorias 1:0

1886

 * Competitions
 * 1886 Dominion Championship


 * Other games
 * January 25: Montreal Victorias - McGill 8:0
 * February 10: St. James Hockey Club - Metropolitan Hockey Club 4:0
 * February 11: Montreal Victorias II - Park Avenue Hockey Club 3:1
 * February 26: Park Avenue Hockey Club beat Montreal Victorias II
 * March 9: Montreal AAA II - Montreal Victorias II 4:2
 * March 10: Queen's University - Royal Military College Cadets 1:0
 * March 15: Montreal Crystals - Montreal AAA 5:0
 * March 17: Park Avenue Hockey Club - Montreal Victorias II 2:1
 * March 20: Quebec HC - Montreal Victorias 4:1
 * March 24: Montreal Victorias - Montreal Crystals 4:1
 * March 25: Thistles Hockey Club - Hawthornes Hockey Club 2:1 OT
 * April 5: Montreal Crystals II - Hawthornes Hockey Club 5:0
 * April 6: Hawthornes Hockey Club - Thistles Hockey Club 3:1