1902 CAHL season

The 1902 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season lasted from January 5 until March 1. Teams played an eight game schedule. The Montreal HC were the league champion with a record of six wins and two losses.

Executive

 * George R. James, Montreal (President)
 * A. D. Scott, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
 * N. Charles Sparks, Ottawa ( 2nd Vice-President)
 * Harry Trihey, Shamrocks(Secretary-Treasurer)

New fines were added for being more than 15 minutes late for a game and forfeiting.

The clubs demanded an increase in gate receipts share from 33% to 40% and a higher number of free tickets from the Montreal Arena owners, but settled for the increase in tickets only.

Source: Coleman, p. 68

Highlights
Montreal would win the league led by their big line of Art Hooper, Jack Marshall, Jimmy Gardner and Charlie Liffiton. The players would earn their nickname of the 'Little Men of Iron', winning the Stanley Cup in a challenge with Winnipeg. Art Hooper would score 9 goals against the Shamrocks on January 5th, on his way to winning the scoring title.

Winnipeg vs. Montreal
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias. In game one of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shutout Montreal, 1–0. However, Montreal shutout Winnipeg in game two, 5–0, and then held on to a 2–1 victory in game three. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.

Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored 3 goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored 3 for Montreal.